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Russell Steinberg is a lifelong sports fan, current dog dad and competitive reality TV connoisseur. Once he realized his diminutive stature wouldn’t get him to the NBA, he pivoted to writing and has been with Us Weekly since 2024 while retaining his NCAA eligibility just in case. Now a senior sports writer, Russell embraces all that the sports world has to offer, from a game’s quirks to its biggest bombshells. In a past life, he crisscrossed the sports world, covering everything from the Final Four to Monster Jam. His byline has also appeared at Boardroom, SLAM Magazine, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from New York University in 2012 where, against the advice of many, he double majored in journalism and history.

Travis Kelce Supports Ryan Clark After He Was Laid Off During ESPN Broadcast

Travis Kelce Supports Ryan Clark After He Was Laid Off During ESPN Broadcast

Travis Kelce is among the thousands who have publicly expressed their support for Ryan Clark in the wake of his unceremonious, on-air termination from ESPN. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end liked a video that Clark, 46, shared via Instagram on Tuesday, July 21, where he addressed his live broadcast firing. “Proof of Life…” Clark […]

Stefon Diggs Accuser Claims Texts Prove NFL Star Planned Alleged Attack

Stefon Diggs’ Accuser Claims Texts Prove NFL Star Planned Alleged Attack

The man who accused Stefon Diggs of sexual assault claims he has text messages and phone records that show the former New England Patriots star coordinated a physical assault against him. TMZ Sports reported on Tuesday, July 21, that Christopher Griffith filed court docs saying he planned to add new allegations to his lawsuit against […]

ESPN Shockingly Lays Off Analyst Karl Ravech After 30 Years Report

ESPN Shockingly Lays Off Analyst Karl Ravech After 30 Years: Report

ESPN has reportedly parted ways with longtime anchor and play-by-play man Karl Ravech after more than three decades with the network. Ravech, 61, joined ESPN in 1993 and became one of the main voices of the company’s baseball coverage. A regular on SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight, Ravech also worked the Little League World Series, College […]

Man Arrested for Hannah Rapps Death Has Hit and Run Reckless Driving History

Man Arrested for Hannah Rapp’s Death Has Hit and Run, Reckless Driving History

The man arrested for manslaughter in connection to the death of boxer Hannah Rapp has a history of facing legal trouble for his alleged actions behind the wheel. Charles Medina is accused of fatally striking Rapp with his vehicle while she was riding her bike in College Station, Texas on Saturday, July 18. She was […]

Olympic Cyclist Toshiaki Fushimi Dead After Crashing During Race in Japan

Olympic Cyclist Toshiaki Fushimi Dead After Crashing During Race in Japan

Olympic medalist Toshiaki Fushimi died on Sunday, July 19, one day after being involved in a crash during a race in Japan. He was 50. Fushimi crashed during the Matsusaka Keirin tournament, with footage shared via social media appearing to show him attempting to avoid another collision ahead of him. Off camera, he reportedly struck […]

Jheney Wallace Dead Basketball Player Had WNBA Aspirations

College Basketball Player With WNBA Goals Dead at 20 in Rollover Car Crash

A college basketball player who dreamed of one day playing professionally has died after she was involved in a rollover crash in southern California’s Cajon Pass. Jhenéy Wallace, a rising sophomore at Victor Valley College, was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday, July 15, when authorities found the Hyundai Veloster she was traveling in […]

Wayne Rooney Calls Out Crap World Cup Halftime Show Featuring Justin Bieber

Wayne Rooney Calls Out ‘Crap’ World Cup Halftime Show Featuring Justin Bieber

The 2026 FIFA World Cup final ended in thrilling fashion, with Spain slipping by Argentina, 1-0, in extra time on Sunday, July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. But if you ask English soccer legend Wayne Rooney, the halftime show failed to provide its own share of entertainment. “I thought the best part was when […]

Lionel Messi Accused of Snubbing President Trump in Viral World Cup Moment

Lionel Messi Accused of Snubbing President Trump in Viral World Cup Moment

Lionel Messi was in tears after his Argentina team lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, and as he processed the loss, some think he snubbed the President of the United States. After the match, which played out in New Jersey on Sunday, July 19, President Donald Trump joined […]

Lamine Yamals Girlfriend Ines Garcia Santos Poses With World Cup Trophy

Lamine Yamal’s Girlfriend Ines Garcia Santos Poses With World Cup Trophy

Soccer phenom Lamine Yamal was on top of the world on Sunday, July 19, as his Spanish national team won the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and his loved ones were on-hand to celebrate with him. That included his girlfriend, model Inés García Santos, who had a chance to pose with the trophy on the pitch […]

Who Won the World Cup Results From Final Showdown Between Spain and Argentina

Who Won the World Cup? Results From Final Showdown Between Spain and Argentina

The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday, July 19, with Spain and Argentina squaring off in East Rutherford, New Jersey. After a tied match at 0-0 at the end of scheduled time, Spain emerged the victor — and squashed Lionel Messi‘s World Cup reign — securing their second World Cup […]

Lionel Messis Photo With Baby Lamine Yamal Goes Viral Before World Cup Final

Lionel Messi's Photo With Baby Lamine Yamal Goes Viral Before World Cup Final

A photo of a 20-year-old Lionel Messi holding Spanish soccer star Lamine Yamal as a baby has resurfaced in the days before the two face each other in one of the biggest matches of their lives. Barcelona-based photographer Joan Monfort took the famous picture in 2007 as part of a photoshoot for UNICEF. In the […]

World Series of Poker Player Seen on Ring Camera After Allegedly Being Robbed

World Series of Poker Player Seen on Ring Camera After Allegedly Being Robbed

A World Series of Poker player who claimed he was hogtied and robbed of his winnings was spotted on a Ring camera video begging for help after the alleged incident. “Please help me,” Jared Griener can be heard saying on the video, exclusively obtained by KSNV on Wednesday, July 15. “Someone just broke into the […]

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Inside Tiger Woods' Bond With Girlfriend Vanessa Trump's Daughter Kai

Tiger Woods‘ relationship with Vanessa Trump has quickly become a family affair — and her daughter Kai Trump is right in the middle of it. Rising golf star Kai, who is the eldest granddaughter of President Donald Trump, is the eldest child of Vanessa and ex-husband Donald Trump Jr. The exes, who share four other […]

Big Brother 28s Ashley Shares Her Theory on the Houses Missing Condoms

Big Brother 28’s Ashley Shares Her Theory on the House’s Missing Condoms

Big Brother 28 live feeders know that a few condoms in the house seem to have disappeared. But not to worry — evicted houseguest Ashley Trail thinks she knows what happened to the paraphylictics, as they are known in Big Brother parlance. “There was a little mystery in the house, in the storage room, where […]

Prosecutors Reveal Shocking Details Around Arrest of Dwyane Wades Son Zaire

Prosecutors Reveal Shocking Details Around Arrest of Dwyane Wade’s Son Zaire

New details have emerged surrounding the domestic violence arrest of Zaire Wade, the eldest son of Basketball Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade. Zaire, 24, was arraigned in a Pasadena, California courtroom on Thursday, July 16, where prosecutors revealed they found and confiscated an unregistered gun in his home during the arrest, according to LA Magazine. […]

Hilton Worker Fired for Allegedly Sending Racist DM to WNBAs Chelsea Gray

Hilton Worker Fired for Allegedly Sending Racist DM to WNBA's Chelsea Gray

The man accused of sending Las Vegas Aces star Chelsea Gray a racist Instagram direct message has been fired from his position with Hilton Grand Vacations, according to a statement from the company. “The person responsible for posting this information is no longer with the company,” Hilton Grand Vacations said in a Tuesday, July 14, […]

Video Emerges of ESPN Analyst Matt Millers Car Crash as Controversy Mounts

Video Emerges of ESPN Analyst Matt Miller’s Car Crash as Controversy Mounts

Video has emerged of the car accident that cost ESPN’s Matt Miller his left arm. The footage, obtained by The California Post on Tuesday, July 14, shows the moment that Miller’s Ford Bronco veered over the centerline, colliding with a truck and careening off the road into a patch of grass. The accident occurred on […]

Englands Jude Bellingham and Girlfriend Ashlyn Castros Relationship Timeline

England’s Jude Bellingham and Girlfriend Ashlyn Castro’s Relationship Timeline

As England moved through the group stage and into the knockout rounds of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, fans noticed star Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend, model and influencer Ashlyn Castro, as one of the soccer star’s most consistent supporters. The two have kept their relationship relatively private, commenting on each other only briefly. Bellingham has referred […]

Stefon Diggs Accuser Shades Cardi B After She Calls Him Light-Skinned Albino

Stefon Diggs’ Accuser Shades Cardi B After She Calls Him ‘Light-Skinned Albino’

Christopher Blake Griffith, the man accusing NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs of sexual assault, fired back at Cardi B after she dragged him in a social media rant, accusing him of changing his story about what allegedly happened. “I have too much respect for Bardi (and women in general) for me to [say] anything disparaging […]

Kansas Basketball Alum Lagerald Vick Charged With Attempted Murder

Kansas Basketball Alum Lagerald Vick Charged With Attempted Murder

Former University of Kansas basketball player Lagerald Vick has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in Tennessee following his Saturday, July 11, arrest. Vick, 29, was arrested for his alleged role in a July 4 incident that occurred in his Memphis home, in which the former NCAA player is accused of allegedly shooting a man […]

Puka Nacuas Ex Girlfriend Says ESPNs Ryan Clark Nearly Drove Her to Suicide

Puka Nacua’s Ex Girlfriend Says ESPN’s Ryan Clark Nearly Drove Her to Suicide

Hallie Aiono, ex-girlfriend of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, said she is “healing” after false allegations about her personal life, including from ESPN’s Ryan Clark, nearly drove her to suicide. “While I was trying to figure out how I was going to bring my son into the world, three grown men decided to […]

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