UFC's Justin Gaethje would be willing to help Kash Patel train FBI agents: 'I love representing this country'
New FBI Director Kash Patel has a willing participant, UFC fighter Justin Gaethje, to help improve agents' fitness. In a teleconference with the FBI’s 55 field offices on Wednesday, Patel said he wants the FBI and UFC to form a relationship that would lead to programs to enhance fitness among the agents, ABC News reported. UFC fighter Justin Gaethje is down to help Patel achieve that goal.
NY Rangers fans boo Canadian national anthem as Toronto Maple Leafs visit Madison Square Garden
The national anthem wars between the United States and Canada are not over yet. While it has been faint, playful sports banter in the past, things took a serious turn last month amid political tensions between the two countries. It began at an Ottawa Senators game on Feb. 1, when the fans booed the "Star-Spangled Banner" upon the Minnesota Wild's visit. The next day, Toronto Raptors fans booed the anthem when the Los Angeles Clippers came to town.
Washington Capitals to honor DCA plane crash victims with helmet decal
Saturday marks one month to the day that 67 people were killed after a commercial plane collided with a helicopter while landing at the DCA airport in Washington, D.C. Among those were members of the figure skating community, coming back from a tournament in Kansas. During their home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Washington Capitals will honor the victims with a decal on their helmets; Tampa Bay players, too, will wear them.
Lakers' LeBron James explains why he sides with players who don’t want to be ‘face of’ NBA
LeBron James has been the face of the NBA for his entire 22-year career and knows the territory that comes with it. James, 40, said that he understands players not wanting to succeed him because of the media attention that comes with it. "Why do you wanna be the face of a league when all the people that cover our game and talk about our game on a day-to-day basis s--- on everybody?" James asked reporters after the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. "That responsibility — it’s just weird. It’s weird energy from the people that … I don’t know." Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards recently said he does not want to be the next face of the NBA and just wants to focus on basketball.
Trump says he will pardon Pete Rose, delivers scathing statement to MLB on his Hall of Fame candidacy
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post late Friday night that he will "be signing a complete pardon" of MLB's all-time hit king, Pete Rose. Rose died last year before ever seeing himself make the Hall of Fame; writers have never been given the option to vote for him, as the Baseball Writers Association of America and Hall of Fame followed suit with MLB's lifetime ban of Rose in 1989 for gambling.
Deebo Samuel next team odds: Lynch says 49ers will seek trade; Commanders rise
Deebo Samuel is not officially leaving San Francisco, but the process of finding a new team has begun. The 49ers recently granted Samuel and his agent permission to find a trade partner, which signals that the 2021 Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro selection more than likely won't be in red and gold come next season. Where could the star wideout end up?
A lucky bounce off some bamboo helped earn golfer Brian Campbell the biggest paycheck of his career – and changed his life
When you’ve played 186 tournaments in your career without a win, perhaps you’re due a lucky break. That’s precisely what happened to American golfer Brian Campbell at the Mexico Open on Sunday, leading to what he calls a “completely life-altering” victory. Going up against South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter in a sudden death playoff to win the tournament, Campbell skewed his tee shot on the par-five 18th into the trees, instantly causing his heart to sink. But then fate intervened. Rather than landing out of bounds, his ball miraculously bounced off the trees and back onto the rough – an astonishing lifeline for his hopes of winning of the tournament.
76ers shut down Joel Embiid for rest of NBA season due to nagging knee injury
Joel Embiid's stellar 2022-23 season, which culminated with the Philadelphia 76ers center receiving NBA MVP honors, seems like a distant memory. The seven-footer's pro basketball career has been hampered by injuries, with knee issues contributing to his latest setback. On Friday, the Sixers announced that the seven-time NBA All-Star would be forced to watch games from the sidelines for the rest of the season due to a left knee injury.
Top MLB prospect Samuel Basallo launches ball over scoreboard in Spring Training
The Samuel Basallo hype train made a stop at Ed Smith Stadium on Thursday. Basallo, the No. 1-ranked catching prospect in Major League Baseball and the No. 13-ranked prospect overall, blasted a home run over the center field scoreboard that landed in the outfield of one of the back fields during the Baltimore Orioles' Spring Training game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Basallo called the home run one of the "top three" longest hits of his career, according to The Baltimore Sun, with the ball having traveled just under 500 feet.
Top MLB prospect Samuel Basallo launches ball over scoreboard in Spring Training
The Samuel Basallo hype train made a stop at Ed Smith Stadium on Thursday. Basallo, the No. 1-ranked catching prospect in Major League Baseball and the No. 13-ranked prospect overall, blasted a home run over the center field scoreboard that landed in the outfield of one of the back fields during the Baltimore Orioles' Spring Training game against the Toronto Blue Jays.