Ben Clarke

The Minnesota Timberwolves won't be swept in their first-round series against the top-seeded Denver Nuggets after all. Their All-Star Anthony Edwards delivered a huge performance in a 108-114 overtime win on Sunday night to keep the Wolves alive in the playoffs for at least one more game. The Timberwolves had to work hard for their win, failing to close out...

Alexandre Texier is set to return to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2023-24 NHL season after spending a year playing closer to home for personal reasons. A native of Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France, Texier played for Zurich in the Swiss National League following a recommendation of the NHL/NHLPA substance abuse and behavioral health program to step away from Columbus. Texier revealed...

The Dallas Cowboys have decided to activate the fifth-year option for wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, keeping him in Dallas for the 2024 season. The Cowboys made the decision on Thursday, just two weeks before a decision had to be made. Lamb, the team's first-round pick in 2020, will earn a salary of $17.99 million in 2024. After being selected for...

The Phoenix Suns overcame a 13-point deficit in the second quarter to earn a crucial 109-123 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. The Suns vs. Clippers series is now tied at 1-1 and is headed to Los Angeles. https://twitter.com/Suns/status/1648547054476578818 After surprisingly dropping Game 1 at home, the Suns entered Game 2 with a sense of urgency. It was...

Milwaukee Brewers star Corbin Burnes left his team's 7-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night with a left pectoral strain. Burnes picked up the strain in the fourth inning when placing a tag on Eugenio Suarez at the end of a rundown. Despite trying to see out the game, Burnes left in the sixth inning. Still, Brewers manager...

Kylian Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain's all-time leading goalscorer in Ligue 1 on Saturday when he found the back of the net in his team's 3-1 victory over Lens. Mbappe opened the scoring for the reigning Ligue 1 champions in the 31st minute, grabbing his 139th goal in Ligue 1 for the team and thereby surpassing the previous record held by...

The U.S. international right-back Sergino Dest reportedly didn’t impress Seria A side AC Milan enough to turn his loan deal into a permanent transfer. According to influential soccer insider Fabrizio Romano, the Italian club decided not to trigger their buy option clause and will send Dest back to Barcelona at the end of the season. Milan brought Dest in the...

Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has announced his decision to withdraw his offer to buy Premier League club Manchester United from the Glazer family. The founder of social media organisation novaM Group, Zilliacus revealed that he would no longer be willing to participate in the bidding process after The Raine Group, overseeing the takeover on behalf of the Glazer family, requested...

After failing to land a job in NBA through the 2022-23 season, four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins decided to continue his basketball career in Puerto Rico. Cousins signed a deal with the Guaynabo Mets, who play in the country’s top basketball league Baloncesto Superior Nacional. The Mets already confirmed the deal, although the financial side of the agreement remains under wraps.  https://twitter.com/metsbaloncesto/status/1645811414169427971 Cousins...

The Los Angeles Lakers won 108-102 against a short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA's play-in tournament on Tuesday night, ending the regular season in seventh-place in the Western Conference standings and securing a spot in the NBA playoffs. "It took everything out of us to get to where we are, and it took more out of us tonight," Lakers big...