Author: Lucky Wilson | KGTO Writer

8:08 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As discussions between Ben Simmons‘ side and the Philadelphia 76ers have gained momentum in recent days, 76ers coach Doc Rivers said Monday night that from “day one” Philadelphia has wanted Simmons to come back and play for the team, and that his teammates will welcome him back if […]

The NFL sent the Las Vegas Raiders additional Jon Gruden emails to review, on top of the one that surfaced last week and others Gruden recently confirmed to ESPN, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The NFL is actively monitoring the situation and waiting to see how the team will handle the matter, sources […]

USATSI An argument over Texas A&M defeating Alabama on Saturday resulted in a deadly shooting at a home in Bessemer, Alabama. According to AL.com, police say the two men involved were fighting over which team was superior when things escalated and turned deadly.   Lt. Christian Clemons said the homeowner asked the men to leave the […]

USATSI The Philadelphia Phillies continued to overhaul their coaching staff on Monday, hiring former Washington Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long to the same role, according to Brittany Ghiroli and Matt Gelb of The Athletic.  Long is an intuitive fit with the Phillies, as he has connections to both manager Joe Girardi and superstar outfielder Bryce […]

Week 5 turned out to be a disastrous slate for injuries and will force many Fantasy owners to scramble to fill roster holes. It began when Russell Wilson suffered a finger injury on Thursday, and now he will miss action for the first time in his career after undergoing surgery. Fantasy players were scouting replacements […]

There are 13 FBS teams who are undefeated through the first six weeks of the college football season. Four of them — Georgia, Iowa, Cincinnati and Oklahoma — hold the top four spots of the AP Top 25. Four more — Michigan, Michigan State, Kentucky and Oklahoma State — are all ranked between eighth and […]

2:11 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Supporting both quarterback Josh Allen and a good cause? Count Buffalo Bills fans in. Before and after the Bills’ Week 4 win over the Houston Texans, Allen represented his high school, wearing a gray Firebaugh Eagles sweatshirt. Upon seeing photos of Allen’s look, Bills fans immediately wanted […]

LOS ANGELES — Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker will undergo surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb, sources told ESPN on Monday. Horton-Tucker, who turns 21 next month, signed a three-year, $32 million extension in the offseason, providing the team an ascending talent among a roster mostly comprised of accomplished veterans. The third-year wing […]

For the first time since January 2020, someone other than the Kansas City Chiefs is the consensus favorite to win the Super Bowl. The defending-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved atop the odds to win the Super Bowl this week at U.S. sportsbooks. The Buccaneers are 11-2 to win the Super Bowl at Caesars Sportsbook, followed […]

Anything can happen in postseason baseball, which can wreak havoc on carefully crafted MLB DFS lineups on sites like FanDuel or DraftKings. Tampa Bay outfielder Kevin Kiermaier was the 22nd-most expensive outfielder on DraftKings and 17th on FanDuel on Sunday, and could have returned top-10 production had it not been for a freak incident in […]