The NBA has finally returned. The league tips off Tuesday, Oct. 21 with a doubleheader featuring the Houston Rockets against the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, with the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors in the nightcap. For teams, a new season presents a blank slate as they all chase the same thing: the […]

TORONTO — As the last century came to a close, New York Yankees fans wanted for very little: They won four World Series titles from 1996-2000, establishing an extended era of greatness that was sorely lacking from 1978 through the mid-’90s. Yet there was always one unfinished task: Winning one for Donnie Baseball. Don Mattingly, […]

TORONTO – More than three decades after Joe Carter touched them all, George Springer gave the Toronto Blue Jays another home run for the ages, vaulting them into the World Series for the first time since they won their second consecutive championship in 1993. Springer’s momentous, go-ahead three-run home run flipped Game 7 of this […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder can be seen as the current gold standard for building a championship team. This new era began when Billy Donovan left to coach the Chicago Bulls, and Mark Daigneault took over. The Thunder won 22 games in Daigneault’s first season in 2020 and have increased their win total over the past […]

TORONTO — George Springer has heard almost everything from opposing fan bases throughout his career, the price every clutch postseason performer pays as their career goes on. It has been laid on even thicker in road games since the 2019 revelation of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scheme. So when he was asked before Game 7 […]

With more than 40% of the season behind us, there are only two ways to improve your rosters — waiver wire and trades. Evaluating a fantasy trade can be a daunting task. Most managers value their players more than they’re actually worth. That’s where the Week 8 fantasy football trade value charts come in. You can also check out […]

The Los Angeles Lakers begin the 2025-26 season, hosting the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with the expectation of being a true contender in a tough Western Conference. Luka Dončić and LeBron James headline the Lakers’ roster, but it will be the depth the organization has put around the two superstars that will […]