Month: July 2021

Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Minders staking out hotels to keep participants from coming into contact with ordinary Japanese or visiting restaurants to sample the sushi.

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras hit a go-ahead home run against the Diamondbacks, but fans at home didn’t get a chance to watch the most important part. Marquee Sports Network already doesn’t get many rave reviews from the Chicago area, and this won’t help matters. With the Cubs trying to come from behind and win […]

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out for Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Finals due to the league’s health and safety protocols. Thanasis Antetokounmpo will be unavailable for the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Finals due to being placed inside of the league’s healthy and safety protocols. Antetokounmpo is […]

It looks like we may finally get to see fans again for Fight Night cards, beginning with UFC Vegas 31. It’s been about two years since UFC fans were able to enter the UFC APEX for events like UFC Fight Nights or Dana White’s Contender Series shows (if you don’t count contest winners). It looks […]

Lockdown has many Sydneysiders trying their hand at learning some new skills, but Sharks legend Paul Gallen might want to rethink his latest foray into the world of extreme sports.

The Tokyo Olympic Village beds are made of cardboard to prevent athletes from being intimate. If you ever wanted to see a what a mashup of a BYU dormitory and living on skid row would look like, well, the Tokyo Olympic Village has a cardboard bed for you! There will be no touching on these cardboard beds fit […]

There was no drama this time, and Tadej Pogacar is all but guaranteed to win a second straight Tour de France.

The Mets may have dodged a huge obstacle involving their star pitcher Jacob deGrom and his injured arm. The New York Mets have had an interesting 24 hours. On Friday, they were involved in a bench-clearing altercation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. On top of that, Francisco Lindor hit the IL and their star pitcher Jacob […]

Max Verstappen out-dragged Lewis Hamilton at the start of Formula One's experimental first sprint qualifying race to take the pole for the British Grand Prix and spoil the homecoming of the seven-time champion.

The Atlanta Braves could make a few low-key trades after having already dealt for outfielder Joc Pederson and catcher Stephen Vogt in recent days. If the Atlanta Braves are to make a few more trades before the deadline, they will be of the low-key variety, similar to what they got from the Chicago Cubs in outfielder […]