New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees will miss a few weeks of playtime after he suffered a collapsed lung multiple rib fractures during the team’s 27-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Brees suffered three fractured ribs during the Saints game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the previous week. The injury occurred when Brees was
According to ESPN, the Phoenix Suns are finalizing a deal to land All-Star guardz Chris Paul from the Oklahoma City Thunder. The blockbuster trade will send Paul and Abel Nader to the Suns for Kelly Oubre Jr., Ricky Rubio, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque and a 2020 first-round pick. Paul, 35, is joining his fifth NBA team since entering the NBA in 2005.
Matt Prater made a 59-yard field goal which brought the Detroit Lions to a 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday. QB Matthew Stafford finished 24 of 33 for 276 yards and threw three touchdown passes without a turnover for the first time this season. The Lions had lost nine games previously, including games to the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers
The world’s No. 1 ranked golfer, Dustin Johnson made history on Sunday and took home his first green jacket with an Augusta course-record 20-under par at The Masters. The 36-year-old led the tournament after 36 holes and separated himself from the pack by turning in his second round of 65 (seven under par) on the weekend. Johnson entered
With coronavirus cases in the United States reaching an all-time high this week, the Ivy League announced Thursday that it is shutting down its entire 2020-21 winter sports season. The league wrote in a statement posted to Twitter: “With the health and well-being of student-athletes and the greater campus community in mind, The Ivy
On Thursday, Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman won the NL MVP award, along with Chicago White Sox slugger José Abreu who earned the AL MVP. Freeman got 28 of the 30 first-place ballots in voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts got the other two firsts to finish second and
The Oklahoma City Thunder has promoted assistant coach Mark Daigneault to be the team’s next head coach. Daigneault joined Billy Donovan’s staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season. Prior to joining the NBA’s Thunder, Daigneault spent five seasons as head coach of the Thunder’s G League affiliate, the
San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan is stepping away from coaching after spending last season as an assistant coach with his former team. The 44-year-old Hall of Famer will continue to provide player development guidance as he did after he retired following the 2015-16 season. Duncan earned 15 selections each to the All-NBA, All-Defensive
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers added veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and three other player to the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list. Offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins, running back Jaylen Samuels and linebacker Vince Williams were also added to the list. Each player will be isolated for five days and will not be allowed to attend
UFC featherweight champion Amanda Nunes has been forced to withdraw from her planned UFC 256 title defense on December 12th due to injury. Nunes is unbeaten in her last 11 fights, stretching back to a 2014 loss to Cat Zingano. Over that time, she’s picked up wins over Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm, and a pair of decisions over
