They might just end up being the three words that turned the tide for Major League Baseball -- or at least for the players who seemingly moved ahead of the league in the public relations game between the two sides earlier this week. It has already become a T-shirt, and with the sides now talking again, the simple hashtag #WhenandWhere could go down as the game-changer. The … [Read more...]
Dismantling the Buffalo Sabres
Who are the Buffalo Sabres? This isn't meant to be a "Jeopardy!" answer to "This National Hockey League team has had six head coaches, four general managers and zero playoff appearances since 2011," although that would be applicable. This is a legitimate question: Who are they? What style do they play? Is the roster built for a hard-checking strategy or for finesse? What is … [Read more...]
How Mikkel LesPierre helped fight the coronavirus as he prepared to return to the ring
Up Third Avenue, down Broadway and across the uneven cobblestone streets of chic SoHo, New York City's vibrant streets were eerily desolate. On his drive to work, Mikkel LesPierre couldn't believe how the coronavirus turned one of the busiest cities in the world into a scene out of an apocalyptic movie. And that was just the calm before the nightmarish scenes the boxer would … [Read more...]
Curtis Blaydes, Alexander Volkov set to kick-start key stretch for UFC heavyweights
Curtis Blaydes has won three fights in a row, the past two by knockout, and has just one loss in his past 10 trips inside the Octagon. Alexander Volkov has been a winner in five of his six bouts since he joined the UFC roster in 2016. Runs of success such as those typically position a fighter for a championship fight. But when Blaydes and Volkov meet in a UFC Fight Night main … [Read more...]
McLaren considering sale of a minority stake in F1 team
McLaren is considering selling a minority stake in its once-dominant Formula One team to raise funds to help the company weather the COVID-19 crisis, Sky News reported on Wednesday. Ahead of the start of the season, Haas boss Guenther Steiner opens up on the future-proofing measures taken by F1 to ensure the long-term stability of the sport after the pandemic. Listen to the … [Read more...]