by Roger Barkley | Feb 19, 2026
Francisco Lindor, the longest-tenured New York Mets player, says he appreciates Steve Cohen’s declaration this that there will never be a team captain under his ownership. “I respect it. This is definitely a Steve, front-office type decision. At the end of...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 19, 2026
For the first time in the 30-year-history of Major League Soccer, the starting World Cup goalkeeper for the U.S. men’s national team is expected to come from the domestic league, which kicks off its 2026 season on Saturday. Think about it. The top American keeper at...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 19, 2026
Ever wonder what truly goes into an album from an artist like Braison Cyrus? We’re not just talking about the finished product. Today, we’re pulling back the curtain for an exclusive, unfiltered look at his new album, track by track, from his own mouth. Get...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 18, 2026
The 2026 Daytona 500 was full of chaos and drama. From a 20-car wreck to a daring move on the final lap and a crash at the finish line, this iteration of The Great American Race had everything. It’s one thing to see it play out on the screen; it’s another...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 18, 2026
Bruce Meyer has been elected as the new executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association in a unanimous vote, according to a report from ESPN on Wednesday. Meyer succeeds Tony Clark, who stepped down from his position as the MLBPA’s executive...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 18, 2026
SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Major League Baseball Players Association was still without an acting executive director when MLBPA officials began their annual spring training visits with teams on Wednesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon, that had changed. One day after Tony...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 18, 2026
Dan Hurley was displeased with UConn’s effort on defense in his team’s 91-84 loss to Creighton on Wednedsay. “The defense has been a joke,” Hurley said in the postgame press conference. “It was a game of just really bad individual...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 17, 2026
All the free throws, the timeouts, the fouls and even a coach’s challenge made the end of Tuesday’s highly anticipated game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 7 Purdue felt somewhat anticlimactic, a sluggish march across the finish line.When the buzzer finally sounded —...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 17, 2026
Acaden Lewis scored 21 points, including five in the overtime, as Villanova knocked off Xavier 92-89 on Tuesday night. Lewis also contributed seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals for the Wildcats (21-5, 12-3 Big East Conference). Tyler Perkins scored 17 points...
by Roger Barkley | Feb 17, 2026
This is college football. At some point, the games pause, but the news and drama never does. Here’s an offseason tracker for buzz across the college football landscape. Four-star prospect de-commits from Michigan Peter Bourque, a four-star quarterback out of...
