The New York Giants officially announced that star running back Saquon Barkley will miss the entire season due to a torn ACL. The Giants organization released the following statement on Monday: “Giants running back Saquon Barkley underwent an MRI of his right knee this morning at Hospital for Special Surgery. The results of the
Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was named the NHL‘s best player for the 2019/20 regular season. Draisaitl won both the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award, the league announced Monday afternoon. The Hart Trophy is awarded to the NHL’s most valuable players as voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The
Bryson DeChambeau won the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N.Y. DeChambeau shot a final-round 67, and was the only player to break par in the last round and finished at 6-under. He topped 21-year-old Matthew Wolff by six shots for his first major championship. DeChambeau became only the third player to finish the event under
Houston Astros’ Justin Verlander suffered an elbow injury in late July during a game against the Seattle Mariners, and over the weekend the star pitcher announced that he will undergo Tommy John surgery, officially ending his season. Verlander made the announcement with a video, saying in part, “I’m going to handle this the
The Chicago White Sox are heading to the playoffs after their 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday afternoon.The White Sox clinched their first postseason spot since 2008, and just the second since the Sox won the World Series in 2005. Chicago opened the game with a three-game lead over the second-place
The Los Angeles Dodgers said on Thursday that left-hander Caleb Ferguson will undergo Tommy John surgery and as a result will be out for the season, Ferguson has been outstanding this season, with an 0.63 ERA during his first 15 outings. However the 24-year-old was removed from Tuesday’s game at San Diego with elbow discomfort. The procedure
Quarterback Peyton Manning leads the list of 14 first-year eligible players for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Manning is the NFL’s only five-time Most Valuable Player. He is joined on the list of Modern Era nominees with running back Steven Jackson; wide receivers Calvin Johnson, Wes Welker and Roddy White; tight end Heath
Los Angeles Lakers’ star LeBron James made history on Wednesday when he was named to an All-NBA team for the 16th time in his 17-year NBA career. James breaking a tie he held with Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most total selections in NBA James is one of five players — alongside
