Sports

Thomas hoisting the Claret Jug may still be unlikely, but an early clubhouse lead has him in contention at Royal Troon The post 2024 Open Championship takeaways: Justin Thomas stuns with hot start, Scottie Scheffler lurks after Round 1 first appeared on OKC Sports Radio.

Getty Images The Oakland A’s will soon call up shortstop Jacob Wilson, one of their top prospects, almost exactly a year after he was drafted, Martín Gallegos of MLB.com reports.  In January of this year, our own R.J. Anderson ranked Wilson as the No. 3 prospect in the A’s system, two spots behind Mason Miller, who […]

Russell Westbrook is about as chaotic as basketball players come, and there’s something to be said for chaos in small doses. The Los Angeles Clippers of last season were slow, mechanical and largely orderly. James Harden pretty famously sticks to a small number of shots. Kawhi Leonard has his spots as well. Most of the […]

Abner Haynes, a former AFL star and standout halfback for the Kansas City Chiefs, has passed away at the age of 86.  A member of the Chiefs Ring of Honor, Haynes was the first player to earn AFC Player of the Year honors, doing so in 1960. Haynes was also tabbed as the league’s Rookie of […]

For the first time since 2008, the United States men will be taking part in the soccer tournament at the Olympics after qualifying via the Concacaf U-20 championship in 2022. The United States won that tournament and two players from that roster will also represent the United States in Paris — Paxten Aaronson and Jack McGlynn. […]

In the world of combat sports, where the bizarre and obscene are often more expected than feared, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see or hear something that actually shocks you. That’s why Wednesday’s interaction involving Mike Perry stood out in such a unique way.  Perry (0-1 in boxing, 14-8 in MMA), a former UFC journeyman […]

College basketball’s recruiting hierarchy is more jumbled than ever. Among the programs that finished in the top five of the 247Sports Team Rankings for the Class of 2024 were Rutgers and Missouri, neither of which have been historically known for elite recruiting prowess.  In an era when transfer talent has become the focus of roster […]

DeMeco Ryans offered a touching tribute to his former teammate Jacoby Jones, who died earlier this month at the age of 40.  Ryans, who is entering his second season as the Houston Texans‘ head coach, was Jones’ teammate for five seasons in Houston from 2007-11.  “Just extending my sincere condolences to the Jones family,” Ryans said, […]

The Cubs and Dodgers will kick off the season with an international series Jul 18, 2024 at 1:47 pm ET • 2 min read Getty Images On Thursday, the final day of the 2024 MLB All-Star break, Major League Baseball revealed the 2025 regular-season schedule. Each team’s individual schedule is available on their official sites, […]

Getty Images Plenty of players followed legendary quarterback Tom Brady when he decided to sign with the Buccaneers in 2020. Rob Gronkowski came out of retirement to win a Super Bowl with his New England Patriots teammate, while the Bucs also scored on notable names such as Leonard Fournette and Antonio Brown. Another player who […]