After nine stellar years with the New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski hung up his cleats this offseason. The man they call “Gronk” is known for two things, really.
One: being the best tight end in NFL history.
Two: having a 13-year-old’s sense of humor.
Both have... Read More
Tuesday night, Houston Astros superstar pitcher Justin Verlander will take the hill for the American League, during the 90th MLB All-Star Game, at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The 36-year-old future hall of famer comes into the evening with a 10-4 record,... Read More
Sunday, the United States Women’s National Team captured its second consecutive World Cup, courtesy of a 2-0 shutout of the Netherlands, at Lyon, France. Captain Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle provided the goals, amid a contest that was viewed by an average of nearly 16 million people, with peak viewership coming in at more than 19 million Americans.
24 hours after... Read More
While the borough of Manhattan has long been the headquarters of numerous professional sports leagues, teams and major media entities, a short distance across the Hudson River resides a pair of adjacent cities that quietly lay claim to yet another remarkable collection... Read More
During the period of days that separated Thursday’s series-clinching victory in Oakland and Monday’s victory parade in Toronto, the NBA champion Raptors stopped through Las Vegas to rejoice in their franchise and country’s first-ever pro basketball title.
The below look... Read More
Monday, an estimated 1.5 million revelers attended the NBA champion Toronto Raptors tickertape parade, which originated at Exhibition Place (west of downtown near the Raptors practice facility) and concluded at Nathan Phillips Square (found in the heart of downtown Toronto seven... Read More
With the Bay Area portion of the 2019 NBA Finals upon us, the Toronto Raptors have set up shop in downtown San Francisco, for what will be a one-week stay in the City by the Bay.
During the club’s extended visit to SF, Toronto is calling The St. Regis San Francisco...Read More
While Raptors superfan/Toronto native Drake has served as the most talked about celebrity at the 2019 NBA Finals, the man formally known as Aubrey “Drake” Graham was outshined at Sunday night’s Game 2 by a man of an even greater worldwide stature.... Read More
Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors evened the 2019 NBA Finals at 1-1, thanks to a 109-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors. After trailing Toronto during much of the... Read More
Tuesday night, the defending champion Golden State Warriors touched down in Toronto, for what will be a five-night stay in Canada’s mega metropolitan area of more than six million residents.
The... Read More
Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves formally announced the hiring of Ryan Saunders as the franchise’s head coach, after the 33-year-old son of late Wolves coach and front office executive Flip Saunders served as an interim sideline boss for the final 42 games of... Read More
On April 9, Magic Johnson shocked the basketball universe upon his abrupt resignation as Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations.
Monday, Magic appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” to offer his opinion regarding what actually went down, during his controversial... Read More
Sunday night, an HBO record of 19.3 million viewers tuned into the series finale of “Game of Thrones.” Though both the final season and final episode have served as sources of controversy to some of the show’s longtime and loyal followers, no one can question the hold this legendary program has had on the American cultural landscape.
Not to be outdone, Bleacher... Read More
Thursday night, the most successful man ever to play NFL football appeared as a guest on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
As part of Tom Brady’s appearance on the LA based late-night show, the greatest QB who ever lived showed off both his enduring throwing accuracy and a slight level of comedy instincts, in a bit that also involved Boston native/Kimmel “rival” Matt Damon.... Read More
