The Spun

By Matt Audilet On Wednesday, Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon became the first active player in MLB history to endorse a gambling sportsbook — agreeing to a partnership with Colorado-based bookmaker MaximBet. Before the league’s new collec…

By Tzvi Machlin It’s been 24 hours since reports first emerged that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel has requested a trade. One person who decided to weigh in on the matter is former Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell. Taking to Twitter, …

By Alek Arend College football will implement several new rules this upcoming season, including one to address the targeting penalty. Under previous rules, players who were called for targeting in the second half would need to sit out the first half of…

By Chris Rosvoglou The Detroit Lions have a serviceable quarterback on their roster in Jared Goff, but they may consider taking a signal-caller in this year’s draft. As of now, the Lions own a pair of first-round picks. They also have one of the top pi…

By Matt Audilet The Buffalo Bills have reportedly signed former Tennessee Titans offensive lineman David Quessenberry on a one-year deal, per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter. Quessenberry started all 17 games for the Titans this past season. Quessenberr…

By Chris Rosvoglou Two of the greatest athletes in recent memory could become Chelsea FC’s next owners. That’s right, Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton and tennis legend Serena Williams are pledging millions of dollars in a bid to buy the club. Hamilt…

By Matt Audilet Arch Manning’s recruitment process has been one of the most followed and heavily-publicized recruiting journeys in recent memory. As the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2023 class, the nephew of Peyton and Eli has college football fanbases…

By Hunter Hodies The sports world got some shocking news on Wednesday night as longtime Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright called it a career. There were no rumors going into the offseason that Wright was contemplating retirement, but it didn’…

By Hunter Hodies There’s an interesting trade idea being floated around that features two very prominent San Francisco 49ers players. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been on the block since their season ended, but receiver Deebo Samuel joined him on We…

By Daniel Bates After 520 wins as the head coach of the Villanova Wildcats, Jay Wright is calling it a career. The latest move in a massive changing of the guard in college basketball. On Wednesday night, The Athletic’s Shams Charania first got word of…