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Ole Gunnar Solksjaer had made his first signing as the head man at Manchester United, signing Swansea City winger Daniel James for a reported transfer fee of $19.1 million. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1138815758052581384 The 21-year-old Wales native made his senior team debut with the Championship side in the 2018-19 season, appearing in 38 total games. He impressed in his senior debut, scoring 5 total...

After an agonizing seven-game series against the Boston Bruins, the St. Louis Blues lifted the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history on Wednesday night. The Blues defeated the Bruins 4-1 to complete one of the most unlikely title-runs in professional sports history. St. Louis found itself in last place in the Western Conference in January, and made...

The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are currently deadlocked in a tie for first place in the NL East with a 37-29 record. While the Phillies started off the majority of the first two months in the first place, the Braves have stormed back to tie them in first place in recent days. While many considered the Phillies as the...

The Golden State Warriors claimed a crucial 106-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors in a do-or-die Game 5. But that doesn’t mean that all news was good news for Steve Kerr and the two-time champions. Kevin Durant, who had been out since the Warriors’ Western Conference semi-final series against the Houston Rockets in early May, collapsed in the second quarter,...

One of the most anticipated events of this summer in the sports world is the Copa América, which kicks off next weekend on June 14. This competition puts South America’s top national teams against one another in order to crown a champion of the CONMEBOL field of teams. Outside of Europe, South America is undoubtedly the strongest soccer continent on...

In a fitting turn of events, the Portuguese national men’s soccer team won the inaugural UEFA Nations League tournament with a 1-0 win over the Netherlands on Sunday evening. https://twitter.com/uefaeuro/status/1137820378057859072?s=21 Why was this a fitting result? Well, in addition to being the reigning champions of the Euro Cup, Portugal also hosted the tournament and won the final at the Estádio do...

After a topsy-turvy 2018, former Spain and Real Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui has found a new home. The 52-year-old head man inked a deal to become Sevilla FC’s manager next season. https://twitter.com/sevillafc_eng/status/1135844194663227392?s=21 The deal, in fact, will keep the Basque coach in Sevilla until the summer of 2022. Lopetegui will get back on his feet with a team that finished in 6th...

The Toronto Raptors took control of Game 3 of the NBA Finals with a crucial win in Oakland on Wednesday night. https://twitter.com/raptors/status/1136479177123684353?s=21 Toronto’s 123-109 win was a crucial victory that could end up defining both the series and their season. The Warriors, who were without three important players in Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, and Kevan Looney, were simply left behind by the...

The Philadelphia Phillies were dealt a huge blow on Wednesday when they learned that star outfielder Andrew McCutchen would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. McCutchen suffered the injury in a game against the San Diego Padres on Monday when he came up lame during a run-down play. The Phillies initially did not give any sort of...

The US Men’s National Soccer team lost in a disappointing matchup with Jamaica in a tuneup for this summer’s Gold Cup. The Stars and Bars dropped their match to the Caribbeans by a 0-1 final in a match played on home turf in Washington, DC. https://twitter.com/usmnt/status/1136437385833721856?s=21 The United States pressed Jamaica throughout the match, but their efforts were not ultimately rewarded with...