Ben Clarke

Houston Rockets are facing another setback in their climb to the top of the Western Conference, with their starting center Clint Capela now out due to a thumb injury. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Capela had an MRI on Monday the team believes he will have to sit between four and six weeks. Clint Capela's injury now means that Houston are now without three...

Veteran defender Liam Ridgewell is putting an end to his stint with Portland Timbers. Ridgewell, who spent the last five MLS seasons with the franchise, mutually agreed to part ways with Timbers, the team has announced. "Liam is quite simply one of the most important and influential signings in Timbers history," - said Timbers owner Merritt Paulson in a statement. "Not only has he...

Philadelphia 76ers delivered an unwelcoming surprise to their fans on Friday night with a 123-121 loss to Atlanta Hawks. While some might say that the 76ers loss to Hawks, who are in a rebuilding stage and sit 12th in the Eastern Conference, got to do with some poor decision making, their young star guard/forward Ben Simmons has another opinion. According to Simmons, he...

There are less and less NFL teams with coaching vacancies each day. After the Green Bay Packers zeroed in on Matt LaFleur, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos all followed and found their new head coaches in the last 48 hours. New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, and Miami Dolphins now remain the only teams in...

Egypt international and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was named African Player of the Year on Tuesday at the CAF Awards held in Dakar, Senegal. This is the second consecutive time Salah wins the award, having claimed the honors in 2018 as well. He was up against his Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal's forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Mohamed Salah also became the fourth player...

Cleveland Indians have decided to address the catching deficiency that was created after they recently traded their All-Star catcher Yan Gomes and top prospect Francisco Mejia. Indians announced on Sunday that they have acquired catcher Kevin Plawecki from the New York Mets, giving up pitcher Walker Lockett and infielder Sam Haggerty in exchange. https://twitter.com/Indians/status/1082000118696554496 "We're excited to add Kevin to our major league catching mix,"...

NBA forward Chandler Parsons and Memphis Grizzlies agreed to part ways on Monday. According to ESPN, the Grizzlies will try to trade the 30-year-old as he still has a contract with them. Parsons became frustrated with the organization after they limited his play time despite recovering from a knee injury on Dec. 21. While speaking to journalist Mark Giannotto late...

Manchester United’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer soared for a record-tying 5th straight win after his side defeated second-tier Reading 2-0 in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday. The win put Ole at the same spot s Matt Busby, the only other Manchester United manager to have won his first five games as a manager. Busby made the record in...

LA Galaxy have finally found their new head coach. The team announced on Wednesday that former Boca Juniors boss Guillermo Barros Schelotto will take over the team for 2019 MLS season. The news was confirmed on Galaxy's official social media. https://twitter.com/LAGalaxy/status/1080524527111593984 "After a comprehensive search, domestically and internationally, we believe Guillermo will be a landmark signing for this club," - said Galaxy general manager...

New York Giants didn't have the best 2018 season, finishing the year with a 5-11 record. Most of the blame for the team's bad performances was aimed towards Giants' quarterback Eli Manning, and many began questioning whether he should remain a starter. Now it seems like New York's front office and coaching staff might share the same doubts. Giants'...