Ben Clarke

Brazilian attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho managed to turn his loan stint with Aston Villa into a permanent transfer. The Premier League side confirmed the news on Thursday. Coutinho joined Villa on a loan deal in January from La Liga giants Barcelona. He made an immediate impact, scoring four goals and assisting for three more in 16 appearances. This prompted the...

The San Jose Sharks' legendary center Patrick Marleau announced his decision to retire from professional hockey. Marleau is bowing out after playing 23 seasons in the NHL with Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Marleau last played during the 2020-21 NHL campaign, when he scored four goals and dished five assists in 56 games with the Sharks. He spent...

The Miami Dolphins continue adding to their backfield under new head coach Mike McDaniel. The most recent running back to head to Miami will be veteran Sony Michel, who joins the franchise on a one-year deal. Michel, who is coming off a Super Bowl-winning run with the LA Rams, will reportedly earn $2.1 million in 2022. https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1524037436946272256 Michel played all 17 games...

The Seattle Sounders have lost their key midfielder Joao Paulo for the remainder of the 2022 MLS season. The news was confirmed by the team's head coach Brian Schmetzer, who told reporters on Thursday that Paulo is dealing with a torn ACL. Paulo suffered the injury in the first half of Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions League finals game against Pumas UNAM....

Kylian Mbappe still hasn't decided on his next move despite recent reports that the French striker agreed to a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe is set to become a free agent in the summer and he was previously linked with a move to Real Madrid. The news about Mbappe's agreement with PSG came from Le Parisien. According to the...

The Dallas Mavericks' phenom Luka Doncic didn't disappoint in his NBA playoffs second-round debut. Facing the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the 2022 Western Conference semis, Doncic scored 45 points while also adding 12 rebounds and eight assists. He also did that while being guarded by the NBA Defensive Player of the Year finalist Mikal Bridges. https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/1521345643075100672 Unfortunately for the...

After getting burned a couple of times, the Philadelphia Eagles decided they won't risk it by taking a wide receiver in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. So instead, they traded for one. The Eagles announced that they had acquired Pro Bowl wideout A.J. Brown from the Tennessee Titans on draft night. In exchange, they sent their No....

The reigning NBA champions Milwaukee Bucks have punched their ticket for the second round of the 2022 NBA playoffs after beating the Chicago Bulls 116-100 on Wednesday night and closing out their series in five games. The Golden State Warriors also took care of the business on the same night, handing a gentlemen's sweep to Denver Nuggets with a...

Thanks to a win at the Barcelona Open over the weekend, 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz cracked the Top 10 of the ATP rankings. This made him the youngest tennis player to do so since 2005 and his fellow Spaniard and Grand Slam record-holder Rafael Nadal. Alcaraz started the last week on No. 11, but the Barcelona win got him enough points...

The Phoenix Suns' task of overcoming the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2021-22 NBA playoffs became a lot harder on Wednesday. The Suns not only lost Game 2, but will also have to play their next two games against the Pelicans without their best player Devin Booker. Booker reportedly has a hamstring strain, which he suffered...