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James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets argues a call with an official during a Dallas Mavericks game, but he's the latest member of the Nets to get flagged under the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols. (Image: Tony Gutierrez/AP)

Brooklyn Nets Add James Harden and 6 Others to COVID-19 List

The Omicron strain has reached Gotham. The Brooklyn Nets are the latest professional sports team to be afflicted with an outbreak of COVID-19, with seven players on the health and safety protocols list, including superstar James Harden. On Monday, forward Paul Millsap tested positive for COVID-19 and went into quarantine. […]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been named Arsenal captain in 2019 by former manager Unai Emery. (Image: Twitter/gunners_today)

Aubameyang Stripped of Arsenal Captaincy, Ruled Out for West Ham Clash

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed Arsenal’s weekend game against Southampton over a breach of discipline. On Tuesday, the club confirmed Aubameyang is no longer the team captain, and said he won’t be part of the squad for the West Ham clash on Wednesday either, fuelling speculation that his future is away from […]

Hard Rock to Buy the Mirage from MGM for $1 Billion

Hard Rock to Buy the Mirage from MGM for $1 Billion

Hard Rock International announced on Monday that it will buy the Mirage Hotel & Casino for $1.075 billion. The Florida-based company will also spend $1.5 billion to remodel the resort, adding another hotel tower. MGM Resorts will net $815 million from the sale after taxes and fees. Hard Rock International […]

Chicago Bulls center Nickola Vucevic wraps up PJ Tucker from the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena in Miami. (Image: Marta Lavandier/AP)

NBA Postpones Two Games, Chicago Bulls Fending Off COVID-19 Surge

The Chicago Bulls have been unable to contain a COVID-19 outbreak over the last week, so the NBA postponed two upcoming games against the Detroit Pistons in Chicago on Tuesday, and against the Toronto Raptors in Canada on Thursday. Alize Johnson tested positive on Monday, which meant the Bulls were […]

Manchester United will not be able to play their away game at Brentford after a COVID-19 outbreak in their squad. (Image: Twitter/manutd)

Manchester United’s Game at Brentford Postponed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Manchester United was supposed to play Brentford on Tuesday, but the match won’t go ahead as scheduled because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the United squad. The Premier League announced its decision through a statement issued late on Monday. “The decision was taken following guidance from medical advisers due to […]

Julianna Pena (right) scored a stunning win over Amanda Nunes (left) to take the women’s bantamweight title at UFC 269 on Saturday. (Image: Chris Unger/Zuffa)

MMA Notebook: Julianna Pena Scores Historic Upset Over Amanda Nunes

Julianna Pena came into her bantamweight title fight as a +650 underdog to reigning champion Amanda Nunes, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. She left UFC 269 as one of the most unlikely new champions in the promotion’s history. Pena scored a third-round submission victory at 3:26 of the second round to […]

Luka Doncic aggravated an ankle injury against the Indiana Pacers on Friday. (Image: Marco Esquondoles/Getty)

Dallas Mavs Injury Report: Luka Doncic to Miss Games with Sprained Ankle

Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks has been nursing a sprained ankle since mid-November and he’ll sit out back-to-back games in hopes that the time off will allow his injury to heal. Doncic initially suffered the ankle injury last month during a victory against the Denver Nuggets. He missed the […]

Loves Only You followed up this April victory at Sha Tin with a farewell conquering of the richest race on the Sha Tin slate: the Hong Kong Cup. The Deep Impact mare will become a broodmare. (Image: Kenneth Chan)

Breeders’ Cup Winner Loves Only You Rides Off With Hong Kong Cup

Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf winner Loves Only You ended her eclectic, globetrotting career by winning the biggest race on Saturday’s Hong Kong International Races card: the HK$30 million Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse. Loves Only You is the daughter of standout sire Deep Impact and the […]

Irad Ortiz Jr. points the way for Life Is Good after his dominant Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile victory last month. The next stop on the colt's race itinerary is the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Jan. 29 at Gulfstream Park. (Image: Skip Dickstein)

Pletcher Points Life Is Good Toward Pegasus World Cup Invitational

Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner and Eclipse Award candidate Life Is Good will open his 4-year-old season in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, a race trainer Todd Pletcher lacks on his Hall of Fame resume. Pletcher won the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational last year with Colonel Liam, […]

Cleveland Browns LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoa tackles Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, which cause an ankle injury. (Image: Getty)

Baltimore Ravens Injury Report: QB Lamar Jackson Carted Off Field (Ankle)

The Baltimore Ravens lost starting quarterback Lamar Jackson to an ankle injury against the Cleveland Browns that saw him carted off the field. Late in the first quarter, Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoa tackled Jackson from behind and rolled his ankle. At the time, the Browns led 10-0. Jackson threw […]

Jerami Grant of the Detroit Pistons went down with a thumb injury against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday evening at the King Smoothie Center. (Image: Getty)

Detroit Pistons Leading-Scorer Jerami Grant Out 6 Weeks (Thumb)

The Detroit Pistons were already the worst team in the NBA before they lost leading scorer Jerami Grant for at least six weeks with a thumb injury. Grant tumbled to the court in the second quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday and that’s when he initially suffered an […]

LA Rams running back Darrell Henderson rushes for a touchdown at SoFi Stadium. (Image: Getty)

LA Rams Send RB Darrell Henderson to the Reserve/COVID-19 List

The Los Angeles Rams will rely on Sony Michel to handle the main workload at running back in Week 14 after they placed starting RB Darrell Henderson on the reserve COVID-19 list on Saturday. The Rams (8-4) head to Arizona (10-2) to play the Cardinals on Monday Night Football. The […]