Author name: Carol Acevedo

One of the marks of a true NBA superstar is that they almost always find a way to get their points. They could have a horrible shooting night, get into foul trouble or struggle with turnovers, but more often than not they’re going to finish with 20-25 points. So when you look through the box […]

A fan was ejected from TD Garden during the Boston Celtics’ 124-90 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday following a verbal exchange with Wizards guard Marcus Smart, who played for the Celtics for the first nine seasons of his NBA career. Smart did not see the floor in the game, but he and the

All-Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a long-term contract extension worth $500 million over 14 seasons, Ken Rosenthal reports. The current 2025 season had been Guerrero’s walk year, which means the deal removes Guerrero from the 2025-26 class of free agents.  Guerrero’s contract, which includes no deferrals,

Geno Auriemma’s tenure at UConn is one of the greatest in coaching history, in any sport at any level. Entering his 40th season at the helm of the Huskies, Auriemma had already compiled one of the all-time coaching resumes, but it had been eight years since his last national championship in 2016 and the depth

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having one of the greatest scoring seasons in NBA history, and a big part of that is his ability to get to the free-throw line, where he’s shooting 90%. His 8.8 free-throw attempts per game are second in the league behind Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, and he’s taken 15

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson returned to action Sunday and scored 15 points in a 112-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns after missing the past month with a right ankle sprain.  Brunson, who was cleared for basketball activities before last Wednesday’s loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers, then practiced Friday at Georgia Tech ahead of Saturday’s

If the Denver Nuggets are going to advance in a rough Western Conference playoff landscape, they’re going to need star guard Jamal Murray to be at full strength. It appears that may not be the case, however, as the right hamstring injury that has sidelined Murray for the past five games may be worse than

Sunday marked a monumental day in the history of professional hockey, as Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin became the NHL’s all-time leader in goals scored, surpassing Wayne Gretzky when he scored the 895th goal of his career against the New York Islanders. The record puts an exclamation mark on Ovechkin’s future Hall of Fame career,

Lionel Messi was back on the scoresheet for Inter Miami on Sunday, notching the team’s equalizer in the first half of their MLS game against Toronto FC thanks to an impressive strike with his left foot. Telasco Segovia waves his way around Toronto’s defense in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time before passing the

The problem with trying to make any grand declarations at this point in the Fantasy Baseball season is, you’re usually trying to make those declarations based on the strength of one or two performances, and that’s an easy way to get things wrong. But here’s the other problem: If you wait until you have enough