Author: JamesMcGhee

Play daily, vote smart and help shape the 2025 All-Star roster: your favorite players are counting on you! Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KONAMI) and Major League Baseball (MLB) have partnered to introduce a special in-game event within eBaseball™: MLB PRO SPIRIT (MLB PRO SPIRIT), allowing fans to directly participate in the 2025 MLB All-Star fan ballot. This initiative provides an interactive platform for fans to influence the programming of the All-Star Game while creating their own roster of in-game stars. From June 4-26, players can vote for All-Stars daily via the official MLB ballot. By playing MLB PRO SPIRIT, users…

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Thunder guard Nikola Topić calls a play during a preseason game against the Hornets on October 5, 2025 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Nikola Topić will miss at least four weeks after undergoing testicular surgery on Monday. The team said the 20-year-old Serbian guard would be re-evaluated within a maximum of six weeks. Topić was the 12th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and missed the entire season while recovering from a torn ACL. He played in Summer League this year and started Sunday’s preseason…

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The 2025 Bears can never be counted out.Saturday’s overtime win over the Packers was the sixth time this season the Bears won against a team they trailed in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. They are the first team in NFL history to win six games after trailing after the two-minute warning.AdvertisementOn Saturday, the Bears scored a field goal to cut the Packers’ lead to 16-9 with 1:59 left. They then recovered an onside kick, leading to a touchdown pass from Caleb Williams to Jahdae Walker that sent the game into overtime. Williams then hit DJ Moore for…

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Getty Images THE NHL sent two memos regarding guidelines on what teams should do regarding special initiatives and themed evenings, according to a report from ESPN. The first memo caused some “confusion,” leading the league to send out another memo to clarify its policies.Throughout the 2022-23 season, the NHL has been criticized for its handling of special initiatives, especially when it comes to Pride Nights. Hoping to avoid a similar situation in 2023-24, the league sent a memo last week titled “Special Playing and Training Initiatives” to each team.However, this note did not have the desired effect. For some teams,…

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List of United Cup players and nations: teams from all countries competing originally appeared on Sports news. Add The Sporting News as Favorite source by clicking here.The United Cup will once again whet our appetite ahead of the Australian Open with some of the world’s best players coming to Sydney and Perth.AdvertisementWith stars such as Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur, Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu in action, the tournament promises to be a real cracker.Will the United States triumph again after winning two of the three editions in 2023 and 2025?Sports news lists all nations and their players for the…

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By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected] Within a short period of time setting a new career high on SaturdaySpaniard Santi Aldama repeated a 37-point performance on 13/21 on the field, including seven triples, lifting Finnish boss Tuomas Iisalo and the Memphis Grizzlies on the Utah Jazz137-128, at the Delta Center on Tuesday. “It feels really good to see the ball go through the hoop, but you just have to try to be aggressive and be patient. That’s what the coaches always talk about. Sometimes it’ll be me, sometimes another teammate, but as long as we’re winning, that’s what matters to me,” he…

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For the Atlanta Braves, 2025 was an avalanche of disappointment.Entering the season on a seven-year playoff streak, the Braves were considered championship contenders, the National League’s best chance to topple the heavyweight Dodgers. With a strong core of experienced position players, the reigning NL Cy Young in Chris Sale and two superstars returning from injury in Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider, Atlanta began the season with a 93.4% playoff odds, according to FanGraphs.AdvertisementInstead, a depleted and injury-plagued Braves club cruised to a shocking 76-86 record and fourth-place finish in an NL East loss.Fortunately, the autopsy is quite simple. Key…

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Austin Reaves returned from a strained left calf that kept him sidelined for three games, but the LakersThe second-leading scorer did nothing to address the team’s most glaring weakness.The Lakers defense collapsed 132-108 defeat at the Suns on Tuesday at the Mortgage Matchup Center, giving up a season-high field goal percentage (59%), tying their mark for most points allowed this season. Led by a combined 17-of-29 shooting from star guard Devin Booker (21 points) and Dillon Brooks (25 points), the Suns easily eclipsed the 56.5 percent they shot against the Lakers on Dec. 1.AdvertisementThe Lakers (19-9) lost consecutive games for…

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Wide receiver DK Metcalf’s two-game suspension provides the Steelers with a significant contract hammer. Apparently they won’t throw it away.Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Steelers “have already reaffirmed their commitment to Metcalf for 2026 and beyond. »AdvertisementThe report does not specify whether the Steelers will seek reimbursement of $1.5 in signing bonus for 2025.Pelissero and others say Metcalf’s future guarantees are automatically voided. Although Metcalf’s contract states that guarantees “shall be null and void” in the event of a suspension for conduct detrimental to the league, the usual approach is for the team to affirmatively void the…

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