President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s game between the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions at Northwest Field in Landover, Maryland. Trump will be in attendance to celebrate the veteran commemoration at halftime of the game, joining Commanders owner Josh Harris in the owner’s suite. Pat McAfee first announced the news, citing “sources.” The Trump administration…
Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering that stemmed from two separate illegal gambling cases. In order to stay free during the trial, his mother’s and stepfather’s home was used as collateral for a $200,000 bond. Jones is one of three…
Oregon teens Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard scored a win in their legal battle against the state’s high school sports association after they stepped down from a medal podium to protest a trans athlete in May. Anderson and Eckard’s lawsuit against the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) alleges the league excluded them from official photos…
The San Diego Padres hired former reliever Craig Stammen to be their new manager, in an unconventional move. Stammen, 41, ended his playing career in August 2023 and spent the past two seasons as an assistant to the major league coaching staff. He has no prior managerial experience at any level of the sport. Stammen…
Last month, the NBA was rocked by a widespread betting investigation. Dozens of individuals with ties to the league, including a current head coach, were arrested on Oct. 23. At the time, the probe was not believed to have involved college basketball players. However, federal investigators led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern…
Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was in a New Jersey court on Friday, a day after being extradited from Dubai to face an attempted murder charge. The charge stems from an event in Miami in May, with the alleged victim just so happening to be the same person who waved a Palestinian flag during…
President Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned former MLB slugger Darryl Strawberry. Throughout his playing career, the former New York Mets star had numerous run-ins with the law fueled by drug and alcohol problems, leading to three separate suspensions from Major League Baseball. A White House official told The Associated Press Friday that the decision comes…
University of Washington women’s soccer player Mia Hamant has died after a months-long battle with Stage 4 kidney cancer, the school announced Thursday. She was 21. Hamant, a California native in her senior year, was diagnosed with Stage 4 SMARCB1-deficient kidney cancer in April after suffering symptoms such as shortness of breath and a persistent…
The Pentagon issued a release this week that essentially said there would be no military-related events at this week’s “Salute to Service” NFL weekend. Meaning activities like flyovers, honor guards and military members unveiling an American flag on the field will not occur throughout the league. The decision for service members to be “prohibited from…
Jordan Binnington, the longtime St. Louis Blues goaltender, offered more details about his thought process in the moments after he allowed Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin’s milestone 900th goal. Binnington contended with some backlash after he put the puck into the back of his hockey gear. A linesman made sure to retrieve the puck from…