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Baseball legend Willie Mays dies at 93

Baseball legend Willie Mays dies at 93

Bettmann / Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Willie Mays, widely considered to be one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game, has died at 93. “It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away […]

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Baseball community, athletes and more react to Willie Mays’ death: ‘The best there ever was’

Baseball community, athletes and more react to Willie Mays’ death: ‘The best there ever was’

San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds (L) laughs with godfather and Giants legend Willie Mays as Mays was introduced during the Giants Opening Day against the San Diego Padres on April 5, 2002 ,in San Francisco, California. (JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The baseball world is […]

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Rory McIlroy feels ‘resilient’ after US Open loss, taking a few weeks away from golf

Rory McIlroy feels ‘resilient’ after US Open loss, taking a few weeks away from golf

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after finishing the 18th hole during the final round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort, June 16, 2024, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Rory McIlroy came up one stroke short of ending his decade-long major drought […]

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Celtics top Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 to win record 18th NBA title

Celtics top Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 to win record 18th NBA title

Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics lifts the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy after Boston’s 106-88 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 17, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) (BOSTON) — The Boston Celtics bested the Dallas […]

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Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh punch tickets to Paris at US Olympic Swimming Trials

Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh punch tickets to Paris at US Olympic Swimming Trials

Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — The 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials are underway in Indianapolis and Katie Ledecky, the greatest female swimmer in U.S. history, has already made her fourth Olympics team in Paris. Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky punches Olympics ticket to Paris The superstar swimmer […]

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Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce celebrate receiving their third Super Bowl rings

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce celebrate receiving their third Super Bowl rings

Brittany and Patrick Mahomes arrive on the red carpet prior to the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Ring Ceremony at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, June 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (Fernando Leon/Getty Images) (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, along with the rest of the […]

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Jerry West, Hall of Fame Lakers player and executive, dies at 86

Jerry West, Hall of Fame Lakers player and executive, dies at 86

Jerry West #44 of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball up court against the Baltimore Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1972 at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland. West played for the Lakers from 1960-74. (Focus On Sport/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hall of Fame NBA […]

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Man charged in illegal betting scheme involving former NBA player Jontay Porter

Man charged in illegal betting scheme involving former NBA player Jontay Porter

Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors warms up before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers, March 9, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Brooklyn man was charged Tuesday in connection with an illegal sports betting scheme involving Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors player […]

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Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter pleads guilty in gambling case

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter pleads guilty in gambling case

Christian Petersen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player in order to cover gambling debts, according to the Department of Justice. Mizuhara, 39, agreed to plead guilty […]

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MLB shortstop Tucupita Marcano permanently banned for betting on baseball

MLB shortstop Tucupita Marcano permanently banned for betting on baseball

Michael Owens/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pittsburgh shortstop Tucupita Marcano has been permanently banned from MLB for gambling more than $150,000 on baseball, according to the league. Marcano, 24, faced the stiffest penalty of several baseball players penalized by the league on Tuesday. He gambled on at least 25 Pittsburgh […]

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