With a 32-6 win over the Carolina Panthers over the weekend, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South Division title. This is the Bucs’ first division title since 2007 and their first back-to-back 11-win seasons in franchise history. Coach Bruce Arians stated, “We wanted to hang three banners this year.” “We…
Due to COVID-19 outbreaks, both the Fenway Bowl between Virginia and SMU and the Military Bowl between Boston College and East Carolina have been cancelled. Over 40 Boston College players were unable to play in Monday’s Military Bowl against East Carolina. Virginia’s players tested positive for COVID-19, preventing the team from travelling to the Wasabi…
Multiple sources told ESPN that the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association had agreed not to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympic men’s hockey competition in Beijing. After NHL players did not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the NHL and NHLPA negotiated Olympic participation in 2022 and 2026 into the…
After nine seasons as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, Paul Maurice announced his resignation, citing “the law of diminishing returns” as the reason for his resignation. Before Friday night’s home game against the Washington Capitals, assistant coach Dave Lowry has volunteered to serve as the team’s interim head coach for the remainder of the…
The National Football League announced on Friday that three games will be cancelled this weekend owing to an increase in Covid-19 cases among players and as the virus’s new omicron strain spreads across the country. The NFL’s decision, which is the first postponement of professional football games this season, comes as the NHL announced it…
The NBA has postponed the next two Chicago Bulls games due to a COVID-19 outbreak that has sidelined ten of the team’s players. This will allow the team to begin regaining health and preventing further spread. The NBA has rescheduled the Bulls-Pistons game on Tuesday in Chicago and the Bulls-Raptors game on Thursday in Toronto…
Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl winner, surpassed Drew Brees for the most pass completions in NFL history in the Buccaneers’ “biggest game of the year” against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Just before halftime, Brady threw an off-balance pass to wide receiver Mike Evans for a 20-yard completion at the Buffalo 3-yard line, securing…
The leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada announced Wednesday that they will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced at a news conference in Sydney that the government would retain its official officials at home, despite the fact that Australian…
Mark Whipple has resurfaced at Nebraska in the same job under head football coach Scott Frost, just one day after leaving as offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh. Whipple, 64, announced his retirement on Tuesday after his third season as head coach at Pitt, where he coached Heisman Trophy contender Kenny Pickett. In 2021, the Panthers were…
The Heisman Trophy finalists were named on Monday: Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. Three quarterbacks led the nominees during a 2021 season in which there was no apparent front-runner until November and which was marked by outstanding defensive performances. Quarterbacks have…