Ben Clarke

The Denver Nuggets’ star center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the 2023-24 season. This is the third time that Jokic has won MVP honors in the past four seasons. Jokic became the ninth player in NBA history to receive MVP honors at least three times. He joins the list of basketball greats that includes Kareem...

The Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid, Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov, and Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon were unveiled on Tuesday as finalists for the 2023-24 Hart Memorial Trophy. The Hart Memorial Trophy is essentially the MVP award in the NHL, given to a player who was considered the most valuable to his team in the past season. The winner is determined...

The Philadelphia Phillies will have to play out a significant chunk of the 2024 campaign without their star shortstop, Trea Turner. Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Turner said that he is dealing with a hamstring strain, which will sideline him for at least six weeks. Turner got hurt while going from second base to home plate during Friday’s 4-3 win...

Five-time All-Star forward Kevin Love is not ready to walk away from professional basketball just yet. In a recent conversation with the Sun-Sentinel, Love said that he isn’t thinking about retirement at the moment. Love re-signed on a one-year deal with the Miami Heat this past summer and currently holds a $4 million player option for the 2024-25 season. It...

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed star tight end Travis Kelce to a new two-year extension. The agreement almost guarantees that Kelce will retire with the franchise he helped win three Super Bowls in the past five years. Reportedly, Kelce’s extension is worth $34.25 million and makes him the highest-paid tight end in the league. As part of the extension,...

The Los Angeles Lakers have avoided getting swept by the Denver Nuggets for the second consecutive postseason. Facing elimination and another embarrassment in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Nuggets on Saturday night, the Lakers displayed a remarkable resilience and came up with a 119-108 win. Prior to Saturday, the Lakers lost 11 consecutive games against the Nuggets....

The Cincinnati Bengals’ All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson has asked to be traded. According to player’s agent Harold Lewis, Hendrickson is looking for a long-term deal, something the Bengals are unwilling to give him at the moment. Hendrickson initially signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Bengals in 2021. After outperforming his contract to a large margin in his...

After earning his first All-Star selection, the Philadelphia 76ers’ point guard Tyrese Maxey received recognition for his outstanding 2023-24 campaign. On Tuesday, Maxey was unveiled as the recipient of the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. Maxey received 51 first-place votes and a total of 319 points from the panel of voters. Chicago Bulls’ Coby White came in second with 32...

Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who won the NFL Most Valuable Player award in 2016, announced his retirement from professional football. Ryan signed a one-day deal with the Falcons in order to retire as a member of the franchise. He made the news official through a video statement in which he said that his “childhood dream has officially come...

The Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points as his team defeated the Orlando Magic 97-83 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff clash. This is Mitchell's fifth consecutive game in which he scored at least 30 points, thereby tying 1 that Mitchell has scored at least 30 points, tying Alex English for the sixth-longest streak in NBA...