The Leagues Cup is going to suck, and it could have been so much cooler
The new tournament between MLS and Liga MX sides is a naked money grab that wastes a decent opportunity.For at least the last decade, MLS teams have been using Liga MX opponents as a sort of measuring...
View ArticleThe NFL’s best remaining free agents
Many of the top names have already agreed to deals, but as free agency officially begins, these are the top names available.The NFL’s official start to their new league year is here, but due to the...
View ArticleCouldn’t Be Me: Help, I want out of my boring rebound relationship
In this week’s advice column, we explore rebound relationships, and how to recognize when they’re keeping you from exploring your full self. Welcome to Couldn’t Be Me, a weekly advice column where I...
View ArticleNo, the Warriors’ Game 1 NBA Finals loss doesn’t prove they NEED Kevin Durant
Of course he’d help, but the Warriors don’t need their superstar to return to clean up their Game 1 mistakes.The Golden State Warriors’ 2019 NBA Playoffs run has been defined by the players the team...
View ArticleShould Odell Beckham Jr. show up for the Browns’ voluntary workouts?
In this week’s mailbag, retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz discusses when “voluntary” means “mandatory,” and whether he’s ever thought about coaching.It’s time for my weekly mailbag article! It was a...
View ArticleBlues home favorites on odds for Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final
The Boston Bruins hope to take back their series lead on Saturday night against the St. Louis Blues, but the home side is favored in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.The Boston Bruins had an 8-0 winning...
View ArticleWarriors underdogs at Raptors on Game 2 NBA Finals odds
The Golden State Warriors will face the Toronto Raptors as small odds underdogs at sportsbooks on Sunday as they try to even up the NBA Finals at 1-1.The Golden State Warriors are 11-7 straight up and...
View ArticleThe Marc Gasol trade was Masai Ujiri’s other ‘high-risk’, high-reward...
The Raptors’ general manager gets praise for the Kawhi Leonard trade, but getting Marc Gasol was just as important.We spend a lot of time raving about the biggest trade of Masai Ujiri’s career, the one...
View ArticleOklahoma State’s Samantha Show is your new queen of bat flips
Oklahoma State pitcher Sam Show is lighting up the Women’s College World SeriesCalling it a bat flip is a gross understatement. When Oklahoma State’s Samantha Show hit her second home run of the day —...
View ArticleThe Stanley Cup playoffs tracker
The St. Louis Blues are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 49 years, battling a Boston Bruins team that is back in the championship round for the first time since 2013.One year after...
View ArticleThe Warriors are getting challenged and having fun
TORONTO — Throughout their five-year run as the NBA’s most hunted team, the Golden State Warriors have found themselves in a few difficult spots. Not many of them, mind you, but enough to understand...
View ArticleWhy the Raptors’ defense is built to stop the Warriors
The Warriors have never faced a defense like this, and it’s showing.TORONTO — After a Game 1 loss in which his team’s offense was completely flummoxed in half-court situations, Golden State Warriors...
View ArticleIs Kemba Walker slipping off the table?
We have that and more in Sunday’s NBA newsletter.We interrupt this NBA Finals series to bring you some commentary on one of the more interesting free agents this summer, Kemba Walker. Walker, you may...
View ArticleRuiz upsets Joshua: ‘Everybody that bet on me is gonna make some serious money’
Boxing had its biggest upset in 16 years.Professional boxing’s heavyweight division has a host of classic upsets over the years. Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson, Hasim Rahman stunning Lennox...
View ArticleA tired, tidy and altogether fitting Champions League final
Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Tottenham might not have been a game for the ages, but the Reds can afford to be a little dull sometimesWas it the greatest European Cup final of all time? No. But did it,...
View ArticleWarriors players are dropping like flies and they’re still winning
The Warriors’ have hit the injury bug, and maybe it doesn’t even matter. The Golden State Warriors have been whacked with a plague of injuries no team in the NBA Finals has any business overcoming. But...
View ArticleThe Spelling Bee is broken. Here are 5 easy steps to fix it.
We’ll never see another tie if officials follow my plan.On Thursday night the Scripps National Spelling Bee was forced to make the unprecedented decision of crowning eight co-champions after it was...
View Article6 good minutes is all the Warriors need
The Raptors are dominating the NBA Finals but for six minutes in Game 2, but those six minutes changed everything.For five minutes and 40 seconds to open the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals,...
View Article2019 women’s World Cup teams, ranked by how much fun they are to watch
The best teams aren’t necessarily the ones you want to watch early in the tournament. These teams are the most fun.In an ideal world, you’d probably like to watch every game of the 2019 women’s World...
View ArticleThe Patriots’ 2019 schedule, sorted by 9 types of revenge games
For one reason or another, every Patriots opponent will have revenge on its mind this year.Welcome to Revenge Week at SB Nation NFL, where we are celebrating the dish that’s best served cold. You can...
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