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Pat Hoberg is a well-respected Major League Baseball umpire, who received a perfect score in a 2022 World Series game. Hoberg was investigated and disciplined by MLB for violating the league’s gambling rules, although it wasn’t revealed what the umpire had done wrong. Hoberg is preparing an appeal for his case, while MLB is holding him out of games until that. While many major sports l...

Cody Simpson is mostly known as an actor and musician from Australia, who has dated a string of high-profile celebrities, including Miley Cyrus and Kylie Jenner. Simpson is also an excellent swimmer, attempting to make the Australian swim team for the Paris Olympics. His bid will come down to his favorite event, the 100m butterfly, after Simpson failed to make it through the 100m freestyle...

UFC star Conor McGregor is slated to make his return to the octagon at UFC 303 on June 29 to face Michael Chandler at welterweight. This fight has been in the works for over two years, and the two were coaches in the 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, a press conference for UFC 303 was canceled on June 3, and Ariel Helwani believes the fight is “very much in limbo”. Conor Mc...

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) in Saudi Arabia was established to invest the country’s funds into various industries. Sports has become a major target for the PIF, as they have taken over Newcastle United in the English Premier League, lured many big names to their soccer league, and established LIV Golf. This potential boxing venture would amalgamate the biggest boxing companies in the ...

Competitive-eating king Joey Chestnut has dominated the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, winning the last eight in a row and 16 overall. He would have been an overwhelming favorite to win his 17th title, but Chestnut is banned from the 2024 edition. He has a deal with Impossible Foods, which is a rival of Nathan’s Hot Dog. Chestnut wanted to promote the new vegan hot dog from Impossible Fo...

The USA women’s national basketball team heads to Paris this summer for the Olympics, having won seven straight gold medals. Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark, who has bee a massive marketing boost for the WNBA this season, was left off the team. In an ESPN report, Clark said she’s “not disappointed” with being left off the team, and she’ll have a three-week rest after a grueling period o...

The NFL started offering their “Sunday Ticket” package back in 1994 as a way for out-of-market fans to watch their team every week. A class-action suit that has been in the works since 2015 will finally go to court as the NFL is accused of working with its network partners to inflate prices. The plaintiffs in the suit are looking for $7.1 billion, but the number could go up to $21.3 billio...

The NBA has almost finalized an 11-year medial deal with NBC, Amazon, and Disney worth close to $76 billion. Disney is going to pay about $2.6 billion a year to keep the NBA Finals, up from their previous price of $1.5 billion. This leaves Turner Sports out in the cold after airing NBA games since 1989, leaving “Inside the NBA” without a home. The NBA has done an impressive job at gene...

The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on May 3, 2024, after coaching the team for two seasons, amassing a 90-74 record. Ham took the team to the conference finals in his first year, but was let go after a first-round exit this season. ESPN analyst JJ Redick was thought to be the front-runner. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Lakers are targeting Connecticut head coac...

Manchester City just finished another successful season in the English Premier League, winning their fourth title in a row and sixth in the last seven years. However, City has started legal action against the Premier League, claiming that the Associated Party Transaction rules are “unlawful”. City is still also awaiting its hearing for 115 charges levied by the Premier League for breaching...

Tucupita Marcano is a 24-year-old shortstop from Venezuela, playing for the San Diego Padres, but is currently on the disabled list with a knee injury. He has been banned for life after Major League Baseball accused him of making bets on the Pittsburgh Pirates when Marcano played for them last season. Four other players were banned for a year as they wagered on baseball, but not on their t...

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson were slated to square off in a massive boxing match in Arlington, Texas on July 20th Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday, May 26th, which has caused their fight to be postponed. Jake’s older brother, Logan, has tweeted that he could step in for Tyson if the fight is officially called off. The boxing world was prepari...

Bronny James, the son of NBA star LeBron James, declared for the draft and entered the NCAA transfer portal in March. While he was thought to be outside looking in at being selected, James had a strong NBA combine and has moved into the fringes of the draft. James’ agent, Rich Paul, announced on Tuesday that the USC guard would forgo his college eligibility and remain in the NBA Draft. ...

Scottie Scheffler was charged with four counts stemming from an incident with a police officer outside of Valhalla Golf Club at the PGA Championship on May 17th. Scheffler was charged with a felony assault of a police officer, and three other misdemeanors. Prosecutors revealed they didn’t have enough evidence to pursue the case, and the charges have been dismissed with prejudice, which mea...

The NFL is looking to expand their International Series, and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates is reportedly on the agenda for a regular-season game. The Middle East has drastically tried to improve their worldwide image in recent years, getting involved in many different sports. There will be concerns about sports washing in the United States, but the money might be too good to pass u...

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is preparing for his fight with Jake Paul on July 20th in Arlington, Texas, to be shown on Netflix. On a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday, May 26th, Tyson suffered a “medical emergency” that caused paramedics to help as soon as it landed. Reports suggest it was an ulcer flare-up, but his issue wasn’t the reason there was a two-hour de...