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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.

Mark Sanchez Speaks Out Amid News He Plans to Plead Guilty in Stabbing Attack

Mark Sanchez Speaks Out Amid News He Plans to Plead Guilty in Stabbing Attack

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is speaking out after reports surfaced that he plans to plead guilty to charges stemming from his October 2025 arrest. “This is a positive development,” Nick Sanchez Jr., Mark’s brother and legal advisor, said in a statement shared with CBS News on Thursday, September 3. “We are finalizing an agreement […]

Aaron Rodgers Wants to Spend Retirement With Pregnant Wife Rest of Family

Aaron Rodgers Wants to Spend Retirement With 'Pregnant Wife,' Rest of Family

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has big plans for retirement alongside his mysterious wife, Brittani. Rodgers, 42, spoke to Adam Schein of SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio in an interview that will air in full on Tuesday, September 8. In it, he was asked what he hopes to be doing after he concluded what is […]

Bryce Harpers Wife Gets Emotional Over Criticism About Husbands Character

Bryce Harper’s Wife Gets Emotional Over Criticism About Husband’s Character

As the wife of a nine-time MLB All-Star, Kayla Harper is used to watching her husband, Bryce Harper, shine in the limelight — and handle the criticisms that come with being a high-profile professional athlete. “It’s not even when people say he sucks, because obviously he doesn’t suck,” Kayla, 33, told host Kristin Cavallari during […]

Coco Gauff Calls Out Influencers Lack of Etiquette at the 2026 US Open

Coco Gauff Calls Out Influencers’ Lack of ‘Etiquette’ at the 2026 US Open

Coco Gauff doesn’t object to the influencers flocking to the US Open — she just wants them to abide by tennis etiquette. “I think it’s great to have a different demographic to the sport,” Gauff, 22, told reporters after her second round win on Thursday, September 3. “I have no problem with influencers. I’ve met […]

Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel Has Awkward Response to Dianna Russini Report

Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel Has Awkward Response to Dianna Russini Report

The Athletic’s investigation into former NFL insider Dianna Russini’s relationship with Mike Vrabel has come to an end — and the New England Patriots head coach wants to move on. “No, I don’t have any reaction,” Vrabel, 51, said during a press conference on Thursday, September 3, when asked if he had any thoughts on […]

Greg Biffles ExWife Wants 10M From Estate After Plane Crash Killed Daughter

Greg Biffle’s Ex-Wife Wants $10M From Estate After Plane Crash Killed Daughter

Greg Biffle’s ex-wife, Nicole Biffle, is suing the late NASCAR driver’s estate over the December plane crash that killed seven people, including the former couple’s daughter, Emma. Greg, his wife Cristina and their son Ryder were killed alongside Emma and three family friends on December 18, 2025, when Greg’s Cessna 550 crashed in Charlotte, North […]

Ex NFL Player Alphonso Smith Jr Dead at 40 After Alarming Social Media Post

Ex NFL Player Alphonso Smith Jr. Dead at 40 After Alarming Social Media Post

Former NFL cornerback Alphonso Smith Jr. reportedly died at age 40 on Wednesday, September 2. Smith died by suicide at a housing community in Florida, according to TMZ, which was first to report his death. Further details about Smith’s death were not immediately available. Smith’s final Facebook post, which came on Wednesday afternoon, appeared to […]

Olympic Gold Medalist Tara DavisWoodhall Shares Video From HeadOn Car Crash

Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall Shares Video From Head-On Car Crash

Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall is recovering from a terrifying car accident, which she caught on video and shared via Instagram. “Last week I was involved in a head-on collision on my way to practice,” Davis-Woodhall, 27, wrote in the caption to her Wednesday, September 2 post. “Luckily I walked away without any major injuries. […]

Olympic Breaker Raygun Says She Brought Shame to Australia After 2024 Games

Olympic Breaker Raygun Says She Brought ‘Shame’ to Australia After 2024 Games

When Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn, better known as Raygun, left Paris after the 2024 Summer Olympics, she was overwhelmed with emotion as the internet roasted her viral performance. “I was cringe, I brought shame and embarrassment on the country,” Raygun, 39, admitted in the Netflix documentary, Raygun: Breaking Badly. “That was rough.” The film chronicles […]

MicahJo Barnett Dead at 20 College President Speaks Out

College President Addresses Questions About Football Player’s Shocking Death

The interim president of William Jewell College has come to the defense of team staff and medical personnel after a football player collapsed during a game and died last week. Interim president Drew Van Horn told ESPN that the team doctor and on-site medical workers immediately began trying to resuscitate MicahJo Barnett, 20, when he […]

NHL Prospect Matthew Mayich Has 0 Chance of Recovery After Collapse at ASU

NHL Prospect Matthew Mayich Has ‘0 Chance of Recovery’ After Collapse at ASU

NHL prospect Matthew Mayich remains hospitalized after collapsing during an outdoor workout at Arizona State University, and a lawyer for his family says there is “zero chance” of recovery. Mayich, 21, was participating in a military-style workout on the Tempe campus on August 20, when he experienced a medical emergency. Since then, attorney Rob Carey […]

Charlie Kirk Shooting Death Investigation Updates on the Case

Charlie Kirk Shooting Death Investigation: Updates on the Case

The investigation into conservative pundit Charlie Kirk’s murder on September 10 is ongoing as the Utah Valley University community, and the entire country, continues to process the day’s tragic events. Kirk, who was 31, was shot and killed while speaking at an event at the university. Video shared on social media showed a bullet appear […]

Broncos Star Jonathon Cooper Pleads Not Guilty to Domestic Violence Charges

Broncos Star Jonathon Cooper Pleads Not Guilty to Domestic Violence Charges

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges after multiple June arrests. Cooper, 28, now awaits trial, scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 10. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Friday, October 30. The sixth-year pro faces a felony charge of second-degree assault by strangulation and three misdemeanors after he […]

Feature Jane Gaudreau Expresses Heartbreaking Reality That Late Sons Will Never Meet Daughter Katies Baby

Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau's Mom 'Still Stuck' 2 Years After Their Deaths

Jane Gaudreau is remembering her sons, hockey stars Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, two years after their deaths. “Over two years have passed and I still feel as heartbroken as I did that day in August when my world fell apart,” Jane wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 31. “The only thing that has really changed […]

Serena Williams Body Double From King Richard Makes Pro Debut at US Open

Serena Williams’ Body Double From ‘King Richard’ Makes Pro Debut at US Open

If young tennis star Thea Frodin reminds you of a young Serena Williams, it’s because she is one — in a manner of speaking. Frodin, 17, will make her US Open singles debut on Tuesday, September 1, five years after being the body double for Demi Singleton, the actress who played a young Williams in […]

Middle School Football Player Dies After Going into Cardiac Arrest During Practice Caden Sorrell

Middle School Football Player, 13, Dies After Cardiac Arrest During Practice

Middle school football player Caden Sorrell has died after going into cardiac arrest during a practice at his school in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Friday, August 28. He was 13. Sorrell died two days after the incident despite what his family called “every effort by his amazing medical team” to try and save his life, […]

Tony Romo Addresses OWI Arrest Reveals Dependence on Pain Meds and Alcohol

Tony Romo Addresses OWI Arrest, Reveals 'Dependence' on Pain Meds and Alcohol

Tony Romo has spoken out for the first time since his arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in July, revealing that nagging injuries from his football career led to a reliance on pain medication and eventually alcohol. Romo, 46, pleaded no contest to the OWI charge in a Wisconsin courthouse on Tuesday, September 1, […]

Naomi Osaka Calls Tennis Her Side Hustle While Raising Daughter Shai

Naomi Osaka Calls Tennis Her ‘Side Hustle’ While Raising Daughter Shai

Naomi Osaka is currently in New York City working on her side hustle — professional tennis. The No. 13 player in the world told reporters at the US Open that she views tennis exactly like that, secondary to being a mother to her 3-year-old daughter, Shai. “I think people forget my main job is to […]

Tom Cruise Pays Tribute to Kyle Busch in Days of Thunder 2 Announcement

Tom Cruise Pays Tribute to Kyle Busch in ‘Days of Thunder 2’ Announcement

Tom Cruise paid tribute to late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch while at Daytona International Speedway, where he announced the long-awaited sequel to his 1990 movie, Days of Thunder. Cruise, 64, sat next to an empty chair, reserved for Busch, at the pre-race driver’s meeting ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday, August 29. […]

ESPNs Kirk Herbstreit Reveals PostSex Secret to Ensure Wife Had All Boys

ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Reveals Post-Sex ‘Secret’ to Ensure Wife Had All Boys

Kirk Herbstreit is the proud father of four boys, and if you ask him, he has his gymnast wife to thank. The ESPN college football analyst explained during a recent appearance on the “Bussin With the Boys” podcast that his wife, Alison Herbstreit, would do a handstand after sex to ensure the resulting baby was a […]

Lindsey Vonn Details Long Road to Recovery 6 Months After Brutal Ski Crash

Lindsey Vonn Details 'Long Road' to Recovery 6 Months After Brutal Ski Crash

Lindsey Vonn wore a green dress and heels while attending the first day of the 2026 US Open, showing barely a trace of the devastating crash that ended her Olympic hopes earlier this year. Vonn, 41, showed only a thin strip of bandaging on her left leg as she walked into the stadium on Sunday, […]

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