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Some Major League Baseball team owners can probably expect to receive curated “Stay in Oakland” boxes in the mail from Oakland Athletics fans. The gift boxes include an A’s hat, a baseball card featuring the recipient’s likeness and a note explaining why the owner should vote against the team’s planned …

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss has denied recent claims made by five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman that the two briefly dated during his tenure with the team, instead suggesting that she was tasked with watching over him.  During an appearance on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” Buss was asked …

Seattle Kraken winger Jordan Eberle was taken to the hospital Wednesday after sustaining a “deep cut” to the leg after he was cut by the blade of another player during practice, the team confirmed.  Kraken general manager Ron Francis told The Seattle Times that Eberle, 33, was taken to the …

The 2023 Heisman Trophy race is coming down the home stretch.  After 10 weeks of the college football regular season, a handful of players have made their case for the most prestigious individual award in sports.  The 2023 Heisman Trophy race is coming down the home stretch. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire …

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, and a groaning MetLife Stadium fan base, watched as third-year quarterback Zach Wilson struggled in the team’s 27-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Wilson’s struggles this season, despite the Jets only being one game below .500, have fans wondering why he remains …

Third-year Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has faced some scrutiny over the past couple of weeks. The Falcons have dropped three of their past four games, and second-year quarterback Desmond Ridder was benched in favor of veteran signal caller Taylor Heinicke. Ridder was elevated to the starting position for …

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll announced Wednesday that rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito, who has played the last two weeks in relief for injured quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart, will make his first career start on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.  Daboll said that veteran quarterback …

Tom Brady appeared to get the full Victor Wembanyama experience for the first time. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star posted on his Instagram account a picture of himself with the San Antonio Spurs rookie and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin. The difference in height between Wembanyama, …

LSU star gymnast Olivia Dunne has some extra security around her going into the 2024 season. The measures came after overzealous Dunne fans at the University of Utah created a ruckus when the Tigers were at the school for a meet in January. Dunne had to urge her massive social …

Earl Thomas, a former NFL star who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks, was the target of a $1.9 million identity theft scheme, authorities in Louisiana said Tuesday. Kevin J. Thompson, 38, of New Orleans, was arrested in June on identity theft, forgery, money laundering, credit card fraud, …