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Dane Fife gets back to Indiana Hoosiers to join coach Mike Woodson’s staff

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

New Indiana coach Mike Woodson is bringing a particularly Hoosiers flavor to his new staff in the wake of recruiting previous star Dane Fife as associate head coach Monday. Fife spent the keep going 10 seasons dealing with Tom Izzo’s…

MLB All-Star Game moved to Denver after event pulled out of Atlanta because of state’s restrictive voting laws

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

Major League Baseball intends to move its All-Star Game to Denver after the league reported Friday that it was pulling the game out of Atlanta in dissent of the state’s new prohibitive voting laws. The league is scheduled to declare…

Stanford Cardinal’s Tara VanDerveer elected Naismith women’s basketball coach of the year

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

For the third time in her career, Stanford Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer was named the Naismith women’s college basketball coach of the year. She previously won the award in 1990 and 2011. VanDerveer, 67, is in her 35th season with…

NBA player P.J. Tucker defends Kevin Durant in a dispute with Michael Rapaport

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

NBA player P.J. Tucker is agreeing with Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. Durant was uncovered by Michael Rapaport for utilizing homophobic slurs in a private Instagram discussion. The two were reviling and throwing insults at one another and the previous…

Gonzaga opens as biggest Final Four top pick in NCAA competition history

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

The No. 11-seeded UCLA Bruins are the last sweethearts staying in the NCAA men’s basketball competition and acquired a spot in the Final Four through Tuesday’s thrilling 51-49 success over the Michigan Wolverines that happened generally due to Michigan’s offensive…

PGA Tour includes third South Carolina event to supplant canceled RBC Canadian Open

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

The PGA Tour is getting back to South Carolina for a third time this year, adding an event in the Palmetto State for June to take the spot of the canceled RBC Canadian Open. The tour declared the expansion Tuesday.…

Angels include Tony Watson, Steve Cishek

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

The Los Angeles Angels added a pair of relievers three days before their opener, consenting to $1 million, one-year contracts with left-hander Tony Watson and side-arming right-hander Steve Cishek on Monday night. Watson was delivered from a minor league contract…

Chicago Bears re-sign cornerback Artie Burns to a 1-year agreement

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

The Chicago Bears brought back a vital veteran in the optional with the signing of cornerback Artie Burns to a one-year agreement. Burns joined the Bears last offseason, inking a one-year deal to go after the beginning cornerback spot inverse…

Edwin Diaz anxious to silence any New York Mets’ concerns for real

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

Edwin Diaz actually has three days of spring training to consider, however concedes the possibility of entering Thursday night’s game to ensure a Mets lead is enticing. It will be Mets-Nationals, Opening Night, and with Jacob deGrom scheduled to begin,…

Jordan Nixon performs buzzer-beater to send Texas A&M Aggies to Sweet 16, assigns triumph to late HS coach

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Raeesa Sayyad |

In the round of the NCAA women’s competition up until this point, Texas A&M guard Jordan Nixon hit a running, twisting floater as the buzzer sounded to beat Iowa State in additional time, 84-82, and give the Aggies a spot…