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After winning by a 2-0 final in the first leg of their Champions League draw against Juventus, Atlético Madrid was feeling pretty good about their chances to advance to the competition’s quarter-finals. That dream went up in smoke after Juventus and a masterful Cristiano Ronaldo performance led to their defeat by a 3-0 margin in Turin on Tuesday night. Juventus, who...

While the starters on any sports team might get most of the glory, it pays to be a backup sometimes, too. Lou Williams, the Los Angeles Clippers' sixth man and one of the best bench players in the history of the league, set the all-time record for points scored off of the bench in the Clippers' 140-115 win over the...

The Philadelphia Eagles have plugged one of their major defensive holes after agreeing to a three-year contract with defensive tackle Malik Jackson. Jackson joins Philadelphia after spending the past three seasons as a member of the stout Jacksonville Jaguars defense. He played a key role in the interior defensive line and was named to his first career Pro Bowl in...

Reality has begun to set in for the Los Angeles Lakers and coach Luke Walton. The 2018-19 season hasn’t gone to plan for the franchise after signing LeBron James to one of the most consequential free agent contracts in the history of basketball. The Lakers are currently 30-35 and in 11th place in the ultra-competitive Eastern Conference. With only 17 games left...

One of the top defensive players at his position in recent memory in the NFL was surprisingly released by his team on Tuesday. Eric Weddle, who has spent the past four seasons patrolling the free safety position for the Baltimore Ravens, was unexpectedly let go by his former team, saving the team about $7 million. Weddle was considered the “quarterback” of...

After losing 0-2 to Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s chances to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League looked extremely remote. However, despite key injuries to several players and the massive mountain that they had to climb, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s Red Devils accomplished the unthinkable. United won 1-3 at Parc des Princes, and with this result, survived to...

Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham side has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2011 after a solid performance against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening. Tottenham, which held a 3-0 lead in the draw going into Tuesday’s match, won again against the German giants by a 0-1 final at Signal Iduna Park. Despite facing a Dortmund side...

LeBron James’ Lakers were dealt another blow on Monday night after dropping a game to the Clippers. The Clippers defeated the Lakers by a 113-105 final on Monday at the Staples Center. The Clippers move to 37-29 on the season whereas the Lakers drop to their lowest point of the season, four games under .500 at 30-34. The Lakers now find themselves...

After spending the past few years with the San Antonio Spurs, who bought out his contract over the weekend, Pau Gasol is heading to the Bucks. The Spanish center signed a deal to join the Bucks for the rest of the season on Sunday. Milwaukee adds a veteran center with ample playoff experience and two NBA titles under his belt...

It might have taken him a while, but outfielder Bryce Harper finally signed the record-setting contract that he set out for this offseason. Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a 13-year, $330 million dollar contract that will pay the outfielder over $25 million per year through 2030. This is the largest free agent contract signed in the history of...