The USFL concludes its first season on Sunday. It will have a second season. Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks tells John Ourand of Sports Business Journal that the USFL will return in 2023. It’s the first official confirmation that the four-letter league will be back for a second year. ShanksRead More →
NESN Logo Sign In The Colorado Avalanche made a very unique bit of NHL history on Sunday night at Amalie Arena. The Avs reached hockey’s mountaintop with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Colorado, as is tradition when a teamRead More →
Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp, whose once-promising media career flamed out due to his own misconduct, is back in the news, thanks to some inflammatory things he has said. Sapp, in an apparent effort to resurrect his relevance, recently took shots at quarterback Colin Kaepernick, based on hisRead More →
As the NFL continues to deal with the aftermath of a clumsily-handled investigation of workplace misconduct within the Commanders organization, the league may next have to commission an investigation of the Raiders. The Las Vegas Review-Journal takes a closer look at allegations of misconduct that first emerged after the abruptRead More →
NESN Logo Sign In The Boston Red Sox will try to complete a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field. Rich Hill will toe the rubber for Boston in the club’s final 2022 regular-season game in Cleveland. The veteran left-hander is coming off a winRead More →
Giants rookie edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux spent the offseason program in a red jersey and working on the side with trainers. Thibodeaux’s injury was unknown as Giants coach Brian Daboll declined to say what it was. The mystery is solved, though, as Dan Duggan of TheAthletic.com reports that Thibodeaux hasRead More →
The 49ers were poised to trade quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo until he surprised them with a decision to have surgery on his throwing shoulder. Soon, he’ll be cleared to throw again, following the March procedure. That’s the report from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. Garoppolo will be cleared within the next fewRead More →
NESN Logo Sign In Garrett Whitlock was on track to return to the Red Sox rotation this weekend, but Boston had to seek a different route. The pitcher was placed on the 15-day injured list with hip soreness earlier this month. Whitlock was progressing well and the plan was toRead More →
It rarely happens. As explained in Playmakers, it should happen more often. The best prospects in any given draft, destined to be selected by a potentially hapless franchise, should always consider making a power play in the hopes of landing with a better team. In the past 40 years, however,Read More →
Ed Abramoski, who was the Bills’ head athletic trainer for most of the franchise’s history, has died at the age of 88. Abramoski made such an impact on the Bills that when he retired from the team after 37 years, he was added to the team’s Wall of Fame, aRead More →