The strongest testament to just how incredible this Manchester City era has been has that their season now carries an air of disappointment. A painful loss in the FA Cup semis against their foil club, Liverpool, plus an even more agonizing defeat in the Champions League semis to Real Madrid, have combined to cast a … Read more
In two appearances on ESPN Thursday morning, Amar’e Stoudemire disclosed he has left the Nets where he was a player development assistant last season and in a swipe at Kyrie Irving, said the superstar’s absence – the result of his refusal to get vaccinated – had hurt the Nets and particularly their chemistry. Although Stoudemire … Read more
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Bob Stoops stopped by a table in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa last week. It was doubling as a workspace. Media had posted up knowing full well that coaches and administrators had to pass by on their way to check in for conference spring meetings. In quiet … Read more
Thursday’s “First Call” provides some updates about potential changes to the ACC football conference. The Penguins-Rangers game at Madison Square Garden was not the only crucial result to track in the NHL playoffs. The upcoming Pirates-Reds series this weekend has a different tone to it than the one they played last weekend. And we check … Read more
In an act of charity toward fans who have no rooting interest in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the NHL held its draft lottery on Tuesday evening, which ended with the Montreal Canadiens winning the first pick and the New Jersey Devils jumping up to second from an expected position of the sixth. For these two … Read more
The NFL will release the 2022 regular season schedule later today – but that means there will be plenty of leaks throughout the day and we will probably know the schedule fairly well before the official release. As we do every year, we will keep track of the latest reports and rumors on the Miami … Read more
Phoenix’s first trip to Dallas during its second-round series against the Mavericks was an eventful one. Before the team flew out last Thursday for Game 3, the Suns were grounded in Arizona for an hour due to storms in Dallas. The delay forced them to practice late in the evening upon arrival and scurry out … Read more
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports The NFL will unveil the league’s complete 272-game 2022 schedule on Thursday night at 5:00 pm PT. It is common for select week-to-week opponent matchups to leak before the official announcement. I’ve created this tracker to collect those leaks as the official schedule release time approaches. As usual, the San Francisco … Read more
So Erling Haaland has reached an agreement to join Manchester City, which to most of his new club’s opponents is like being told that the local tyrannosaurus has grown another molar. The beast was always going to eat you in the end; it doesn’t really matter that it has one more sharp tooth. Manchester City … Read more
Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. You see a ball that has been hit squarely, going back, back, back. You hear it. This is a home run. How could it not be? It’s … Read more
