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The already-wounded Golden State Warriors are set to play on in the NBA Finals without yet another important player. Kevon Looney, the Warriors’ backup center, is set to miss the rest of the Finals with a chest injury. https://twitter.com/warriorspr/status/1135730785757978624?s=21 The specific injury suffered by Golden State’s young center is a costal cartilage fracture, which is a structure that connects the sternum with...

When the Seattle Mariners’ front office decided to go into all-out “sell mode” after a disappointing start to the season, they made sure to let teams know that any and all of their players would be available in trade talks. The first domino of the equation fell on Sunday, when the Mariners agreed to send outfielder Jay Bruce to the...

According to multiple Spanish media reports, FC Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde will be retained by the team for the 2019-20 season despite another disappointing end to this year's campaign. https://twitter.com/GoalNews/status/1134483025872531458 Valverde, who became Barcelona's head coach in the summer of 2017, was heavily criticized by many factions of Barcelona's fanbase after the Catalonian giants blew a 3-0 lead in their...

Brazil's national team is waiting with bated breath to find out the extent of a knee injury that Neymar suffered during training on Tuesday. The star forward limped off of the field in a training session in his home country after feeling pain in his left knee. https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1133712251335204864 The Paris Saint-Germain star went to the ground clutching his knee after feeling the...

The Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors are set to do battle in the NBA Finals, which will begin on Thursday night. The Warriors, who are back-to-back winners of the title and have won 3 of the past 4 championships, will face a challenge from the upstart Raptors, who defeated the #1 seed Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference...

After three long seasons in England's second tier of soccer, one of the country's most historic clubs is back to play in the Premier League next season. The Birmingham-based club, with one of the largest fanbases in all of English soccer, won promotion to the Premier League for the 2019-20 season with a 2-1 win over Derby County in the...

The soccer world was shocked on Thursday when El Chiringuito, a Spanish sports news show, reported that Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is considering accepting an offer that would lead to his departure from Los Blancos. Ramos found himself frustrated during the 2018-19 season, a year in which Real Madrid won no major trophies. In addition, one of the reasons...

FC Barcelona's star goalkeeper will miss today's Copa del Rey Final against Valencia due to a slow recovery from a lingering injury. The German keeper has been sidelined with a knee injury since earlier this month, and his recovery hasn't taken place quickly enough for Barcelona to let him play in the club's final match of the season. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1131250262302253056 Ter Stegen suffered...

After only losing 1 game in their first two playoff series, the Bucks find themselves in an unfamiliar position after the Toronto Raptors' Game 4 win. The Raptors took advantage of a strong night from their bench and the Milwaukee Bucks' defensive fragility to win 120-102 in Toronto and even the Eastern Conference Finals at two games apiece. https://twitter.com/Raptors/status/1131032444268888064 Six players, including...

After offseason disagreement, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have decided to call it quits with legendary defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. The Bucs announced on Monday that they had released McCoy, who spent the past nine seasons as the anchor of Tampa’s defense. Tampa Bay will save $39 million by releasing McCoy, who had three more years left on his contract. With McCoy...