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A routine foul in Saturday’s Lakers-Magic game spiraled into one of the NBA’s most dramatic on-court confrontations this season — and it all hinged on words spoken in a language the referees couldn’t understand. During the third quarter of Saturday’s game in Orlando, Luka Dončić was driving to the rim when Magic center Goga Bitadze […]

Bryson DeChambeau is playing the best golf of his season. But off the course, the 32-year-old says life has been anything but easy. DeChambeau was brought to tears after claiming his second consecutive LIV Golf victory over the weekend, defeating Spain’s Jon Rahm in a playoff at the LIV South Africa event at Midland’s Club […]

After the death of beloved NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, her podcast cohost was left with a tragic opening in her schedule. “Every Monday me and Jessi would sit down to record the Bardown Beauties Podcast,” Kirsten Krull shared via X on Monday, March 23. “This morning my phone buzzed with a notification that the record […]

Golden State Warriors star Moses Moody was stretchered off the court after suffering a gnarly leg injury during a game against the Dallas Mavericks. With 1:13 left in overtime on Monday, March 23, Moody, 23, went up for a wide-open dunk. However, when he attempted to lift off the ground, his left knee crumpled and […]

Jack and Quinn Hughes crashed Connor Storrie‘s Saturday Night Live opening monologue on February 28, but Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid wasn’t laughing along. “I was honestly pretty grumpy all week about the Hughes brothers being there,” Reid, 46, told Glamour in a story published Thursday, March 19. “I felt like it was a damage-control […]

When Nick Swisher played Major League Baseball, fans affectionately called him “Swish.” Now, they can just call him coach. The former World Series champion outfielder hasn’t stepped on an MLB diamond in more than a decade, and has instead embraced life as a father of two girls — and a part-time middle school softball coach […]

Travis Kelce’s new contract came with a surprising wrinkle as he prepares to continue his reign over Chiefs Kingdom.  Kelce, 36, signed a three-year, $54.735 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported on Monday, March 23.  The first year of Kelce’s new contract is worth $12 million, plus an […]

Daniel Robert was doing what pitchers do in spring training — throwing a bullpen session, working his way back to game shape. Then the right-hander collapsed on the mound at BayCare Ballpark, and a routine March afternoon turned into something no one on the field will soon forget. The date was Sunday, March 22. It […]

Jeff Webb, who became a force in conservative politics after pioneering efforts in the cheerleading world, has died at age 76. Webb died on Thursday, March 19, after falling and sustaining a traumatic head injury while playing pickleball two weeks prior, according to Cheer Daily. He was hospitalized with his injuries before his family made […]

UPDATE 3/23/26 at 1:26 p.m. — Becky Skattebo, mother of New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo, is coming to her son’s defense after he apologized for making a “joke” about CTE and asthma. Becky, who suffers from asthma, insisted that her son’s comments were meant to be sarcastic. “If only people knew how many […]

The friends-and-family bus ride to the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, March 21, took a dramatic and frightening turn when a woman was struck by a car in front of the bus. Thankfully, Teesa Mpagi, fiancée of Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr., was there to step in. “Winfield’s […]

The investigation into former head football coach Sherrone Moore’s conduct — and its subsequent fallout — came with a hefty price tag for the University of Michigan. The school has spent at least $6 million looking into Moore’s behavior and the overall culture within the athletic department, according to records obtained by the Detroit Free […]

Beloved NHL reporter Jessi Pierce was a dedicated wife and mother before her tragic death in a house fire. Pierce and her three kids — sons Hudson, 8, and Cayden, 6, and daughter Avery, 4 — were all killed when their single-family home caught on fire in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, on Saturday, March 21. […]

Women’s junior flyweight boxer Isis Sio is in a medically induced coma after suffering a brutal knockout at the hands of Jocelyn Camarillo in the first round of a fight on Saturday, March 21 in San Bernardino, California. Sio, 19, was knocked unconscious in the opening bout of ProBoxTV’s card after taking multiple hits to […]

The firing of a morgue employee in New Jersey has been upheld after he leaked details about the deaths of hockey stars Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. The employee disclosed the deaths of the brothers in a group chat shortly after they were killed in a biking accident in August 2024.  New Jersey Civil Service Commission […]

A GoFundMe page claiming to support NHL reporter Jessi Pierce’s family following the sudden deaths of her and her three kids has raised over $65,000. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of Jessi Hinrichs (Pierce), her three children, and their family dog,” the fundraiser reads. “Jessi had a larger-than-life personality […]

NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, her three children and the family dog were killed in a house fire. She was 37. “The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children,” the NHL said in a statement on Sunday, […]

University of Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux is quite literally reaching new heights in the 2026 NCAA March Madness tournament. Rioux, 20, stands tall at 7-foot-9, making him the tallest athlete to ever compete in the tournament, according to The Athletic. Rioux helped the Florida Gators beat the Prairie View A&M Panthers 114-55 during the […]

Every March Madness brings its share of breakout stars — even Stephen Curry put his name on the map during Davidson’s miracle run to the Elite Eight in 2008. This year, the new household name seems to be Saint Louis Billikens star Robbie Avila. Avila has been a known quantity among college basketball diehards for […]

If you’re scanning the bracket for a potential 15-over-2 upset, circle the Jacksonville Dolphins women’s basketball team. The numbers, the coaching pedigree, and the trajectory of this program all point to a team capable of making noise when they face No. 2 LSU on March 20 at 6 p.m. ET. This is not a feel-good […]