LeBron James (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes won’t be the last rich athlete to buy a sports team. Fresh off signing a half-billion-dollar contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes used a chunk of the money to buy a stake in the Kansas City Royals. Being an active professional athlete and a
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Joe Tsai (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images) The Brooklyn Nets owner wants no part in buying the New York Mets. For the past week, New York Mets fans have been following the bidding war for the organization with bated breath. That’s understandable, since they’ve been waiting for years for the Wilpon family to sell the
Tom Brady posts grateful Instagram message to dad on Father’s Day by Mark Powell Webb Simpson wins an RBC Heritage unlike any other by David Salituro ESPYs (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) 2020 ESPYs full results and highlights Like pretty much everything else in the world right now, the ESPYs are being held without fans
What is Juneteenth? Your guide to an American holiday in the spotlight by Raphael Garcia The Whiteboard: Troy Weaver’s first job as GM is to fix Pistons mess by Gerald Bourguet Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images If your company has decided to recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday, you’re not alone. Here are all the
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA – MAY 31: Demonstrators protest death of George Floyd (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) How is the NFL, MLB and NFL world responding to the George Floyd protests? It’s been a difficult week for America as many of the nation has come together to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands
Empty seats (Photo by Friso Gentsch/Pool via Getty Images ) New order will allow foreign-born athletes to enter U.S. The sports world seems to slowly be coming together again and a new order from the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf will allow athletes living outside the U.S to enter the states, even
CHICAGO, IL – FEBRUARY 7: American basketball star Michael Jordan takes batting practice 07 February 1994 with the Chicago White Sox in a bid to play with their baseball team. (Photo credit should read EUGENE GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images) In 1993, Michael Jordan gave up basketball for what seemed like an impossible dream: make it
Nine Mexican-inspired cocktail recipes to make your stay-at-home Cinco de Mayo extra spicy. Cinco de Mayo falls on a Taco Tuesday this year and as fate would have it, the world is under a pretty rigid quarantine forcing the closures of your favorite taquerias and carniceria so you won’t be able to order $2 tacos
“The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season, airs on Sunday. But MJ isn’t the only legendary athlete deserving of such an honor. The Last Dance will be tied for the longest documentary, in terms of hours on air, ESPN has ever produced in their “30 for 30” series,
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the Rose Garden at the White House April 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that he is halting funding for World Health Organization WHO. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MLB teams
Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images Justin Verlander donating paychecks to COVID-19 relief efforts by Phillip Barnard Fight Network signs Adrian Clark as boxing programming consultant by Jeremy C. Herriges During a call with several prominent sports commissioners, President Trump said he believes the NFL season will start on time and hopes to have fans back
Get ready, we could be without sports for another eight weeks, according to a new recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It already feels like it’s been an eternity since we’ve seen a live sporting event (unless you count UFC Brasilia which was the only American sporting event left operating this week). Unfortunately,
Here’s everything you need to know about how the coronavirus is affecting sports & entertainment. It seems like every few minutes something new is being canceled, postponed or altered due to the coronavirus (also referred to as COVID-19). Various sporting entertainment events have taken a hit due to health scares, travel concerns and an overall abundance
From all of the countless fights that have happened throughout time in sports, only a few can be so high on a list. Here are 10 of the biggest brawls in various sports. At the end of the day, it really is just a game. However, when stakes are high with championship aspirations and egos
Atlanta sports. Those two words seldom bring joy or revelry. They are most often associated with pain, anguish, failure and lost opportunities. The story of any longtime Atlanta sports fan is a cautionary tale at best, and at worst, a deep-cutting tome of misery and strife. So you think you have it tough as a
Behold, the first annual FanSided Sports Oscars. Like the Oscars, but for sports. The Super Bowl is over — congratulations to the winners — and March Madness is still at least a month away. But lest you think there isn’t anything sports-related to get mad about online this first week in February, let us direct
The Sports Oscars recognize the best performances of the year — on the court/field/pitch or otherwise — in sports. The Oscars are great if you love film, but if you spend every waking hour watching sports, the award show can be a bit…inaccessible. You know Marriage Story and Joker memes from Twitter, but you might be
With a new decade upon us, we do our best to make some predictions – serious and not – about where sports and entertainment will go in the 2020s. The 2010s delivered some things we thought we’d never see. The Cubs finally won a World Series and we got another trilogy of Star Wars movies.
Nobody wants birds. Here are FanSided’s 12 Days of Christmas, in accordance with the gifts our favorite sports and movies have given us this holiday season. As Andrew Bernard learned the hard way, most of the gifts given in the famous “12 Days of Christmas” are just birds. In fact, if there are any wealthy
Christmas gifts can be incredible, or they can be downright disappointing. For the holiday season, our FanSided staff decided to compare our favorite sports teams, athletes, movies and TV shows to what might be waiting under the tree. From articles of clothing to gift cards to more exciting and unique presents, Christmas gifts can be