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‘Something He’ll Remember’: Miles Russell Releases Emotional Statement After USGA Overlooked Rules for His Special Father’s Day Gift

Walking up the 18th fairway on Saturday, the eve of Father’s Day, Miles Russell asked his father Joe to take the bag and caddie for the final hole. Joe had no idea it was coming. But Russell had been planning it since that morning, when he quietly contacted USGA rules officials to check if he […] The post ‘Something He’ll Remember’: Miles Russell Releases Emotional Statement After USGA Overlooked Rules for His Special Father’s Day Gift appeared first on EssentiallySports .

NC Courage’s Dani Weatherholt signs one year contract extension through 2026

Today, the North Carolina Courage announced that midfielder Dani Weatherholt has signed a one-year, contract extension through the 2026 NWSL season. Originally, she signed a two-year contract in 2024 with the club and now will enter her third season with NC. “I am very excited to extend my contract with the Courage. When I first signed, I wanted to […]

Ohio head coach Brian Smith on leave; John Hauser named interim

The Mid-American Conference had been a quiet league amidst a chaotic coaching carousel — operating as one of two conferences, along with Conference USA, to not create a head coaching vacancy from the start of the season through November. But on Dec. 1, an unexpected head coaching move was made. Per the university athletic department, […]

Indiana men’s basketball rises in AP Top-25 poll

Indiana men’s basketball made its AP top-25 poll debut under head coach Darian DeVries last week, just sneaking into the rankings at No. 25 after a 5-0 start to the 2025-26 season that included a 100-77 neutral site win over Marquette. The Hoosiers rose further this week, sitting at No. 22 nationally sandwiched between a […]

4 things the Chiefs must do before the season ends

The Kansas City Chiefs were widely expected to field a better team this season than they did in 2024, when they turned in the best record in franchise history — and then became the first team to ever return to the Super Bowl after winning the previous two. But now the team is 6-6 after […]

Flyers vs. Penguins: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

The Philadelphia Flyers are back home and now facing the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins. Both teams are hypercompetitive and in the playoff hunt, performing better than expected — so this might truly be the first Flyers-Penguins game that feels like a Flyers-Penguins game in quite a while. Puck drop:  7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading Rick Tocchet coaches the Philadelphia Flyers. Rick Tocchet used to coach the Vancouver Canuck...

49ers will no longer rotate left guards after recent injury

The San Francisco 49ers planned to continue their rotation at left guard on Sunday, but Ben Bartch ended up leaving with a foot injury. He lasted 21 snaps. According to head coach Kyle Shanahan, Bartch suffered a foot sprain that will require surgery and land Bartch on the Injured Reserve. Bartch might have a Lisfranc […]

December 1 open thread

So, we’re just six days away from the Winter Meetings kicking off for this year. Do y’all envision anything big happening between now and then? Or do you think that we’re going to see all of the action happen during or after the Winter Meetings? Let us know what you think! Here’s a random clip […]

MLB

Minnesota Timberwolves First Quarter Report Card

You hit 20 games in an NBA season and you lose the right to say “it’s early.” The quarter mark is the unofficial line of demarcation. That’s exactly where we stand with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are 12–8 after 20 games, sitting on a record that looks decent on paper and weird as hell once […]

Blackhawks Trade Rumors: 3 Trade Candidates Linked to Chicago

The Chicago Blackhawks have arrived, and now it's on GM Kyle Davidson to fill in the gaps. Their roster is still very young, but with this newfound success comes a need for infusing some veteran talent, preferably players with term left on their contract. The Blackhawks have loads of draft picks, high-end prospects, and young roster players to dangle on the trade market, add that to the $20.4 million in cap space, and Davidson has all the necessary tools to make a splash. Recently, Daily Faceo...

ESPN’s Dick Vitale, Charles Barkley set to broadcast Indiana vs Kentucky

No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball’s first regular season matchup against No. 18 Kentucky in over a decade will feature a star-studded broadcast crew. Legendary ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will team up with basketball icon and fellow broadcaster Charles Barkley for the Hoosiers’ game against the Wildcats on Saturday, December 13, according to an […]

Hawks at Pistons: start time, TV, streaming, radio, game thread

The Atlanta Hawks (13-8) try muster a second wind against the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons (16-4) after a marathon game in Philadelphia last night. Please join in the comments below as you follow along. Where, When, and How to Watch and Listen Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI Start Time: 7:00 PM EDT TV: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast […]

NBA

Coppa Italia Preview: Juventus vs. Udinese

Just as was the case a year ago, the Coppa Italia is popping up on Juventus’ schedule a little earlier than we had become accustomed to in previous seasons. We can almost certainly thank the extended Champions League league phase fixture list for that, with the early days of January providing no bit of respite […]

Yale Takes Magical Run to Treasure State

One of the biggest stories in the FCS right now as the playoffs head into their second weekend is the success of Yale. The Bulldogs, who many didn’t even think had much of a shot to get into the postseason just a few weeks ago, suddenly find themselves in the final 16 still standing. As […]

Detroit Lions place Terrion Arnold on IR

The rough sophomore season for Terrion Arnold continues. According to the NFL transaction wire for Monday, the Detroit Lions have placed Arnold on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury, per the team’s injury report. Earlier in the year, Arnold missed two games with a shoulder injury that was initially believed to be season-threatening. It’s […]

Women’s International Round-Up

Mia Enderby and Faye Kirby both featured for the England U23s in their hard-fought 4-2 loss to the United states, with Kirby playing the full match in the net. Enderby played 78 minutes in a match England could have won had the Young Lionesses been more clinical in front of goal. England had to come […]

Free-Agent Forward Robby Fabbri Signs Professional Tryout

Robby Fabbri is ready to start his NHL comeback. The free-agent forward had been skating with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League to stay ready, and now after a few weeks of negotiations with several Eastern Conference teams, Fabbri has signed a professional tryout agreement with the Charlotte Checkers, the Florida Panthers AHL affiliate.  The Panthers love to bargain shop, and they could see Fabbri as a bottom-six forward, who can help provide some secondary scoring. Fabbr...

Atalanta 2-0 Fiorentina: Player grades and 3 things we learned

Player grades David de Gea—7.5: Not at fault for either goal and I counted 4 very good stops he made among his 7 total. The first was a freak that looped into the top corner by mistake and the second was the rebound from a strong save he’d already made. Was even better on the […]

Enemy Reaction 2025: Minnesota Vikings

The Seattle Seahawks had a somewhat unclean performance against a bottom-dwelling opponent for the second week in a row. However, unlike last week’s 30-24 win over the lowly Tennessee Titans, the Seahawks didn’t have to be sharp across the board to easily handle the Minnesota Vikings. While the offense sputtered at times, the defense was […]