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President Trump had New England Patriots at the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl win.  Trump praised the team for their dramatic come-from-behind win.  ... [Read Full Story]

The Chicago Cubs, in an effort to not devalue their World Series rings, have asked all personnel aside from players to sign papers allowing the Cubs to buy back the ring for $1. The contract states those intending to sell or gift the ring must formally ask permission from the organization. If the Cubs elect not to purchase it, then you are allowed to sell or transfer it to another person. ... [Read Full Story]

Aaron Hernandez, former Patriots tight end, was found hung in his cell Wednesday morning following his acquittal of murder charges  last Friday over the 2012 killing of two men, Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, outside a Boston nightclub. Despite his acquittal, Hernandez was serving a life sentence without parole for killing Odin Lloyd, the boyfriend of his fiancee’s sister, in 2013.... [Read Full Story]

With high playoff hopes being seeded number one, the Blackhawks are  down in the series 3-0 after Monday night’s loss. The Blackhawks have a one more chance to keep this series alive against Nashville if they can pull out a win Thursday, April 20th... [Read Full Story]

Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially enter the Boston Marathon. While entering with initials so the organizers wouldn’t suspect she was female, they quickly spotted her during the race and tried to rip her bib numbers off.  She finished anyway, and returned to the course eight more times, including this year, finishing in 2017 with a time of 4:44:31. ... [Read Full Story]

Arizona high school player is the first female athlete to earn a college football scholarship. Becca Longo is not the first female to play college football, but she’s still made football history. She signed a letter of intent to Adams State University in Colorado next year.... [Read Full Story]

In a series between Florida and Vanderbilt, Gators catcher J.J. Schwarz snaps an aluminum bat while poking a single through that scored 2 runs. The hit and run didn’t matter much for the outcome of the game, which ended in a blowout 20-8 win for Florida against the Commodores.... [Read Full Story]

Since 2011, about a forth of the teams in the NFL have changed up the look of their uniforms. Some redesigns were awesome, some went back to their roots, and some make you scratch your head and wonder “why did they change this?”... [Read Full Story]

You know who you’re rooting for this NBA playoffs, but do you know why you’re rooting against other teams? There’s a good reason to hate every franchise, just in time for the NBA playoffs. ... [Read Full Story]

After seeing wedding bands on Dean Ambrose during his match on Monday Night Raw, and also on Renee during Smackdown Live on Tuesday, marriage rumors started swirling, starting with Dolph Ziggler and Kevins Owens commenting on her ring during Talking Smack. Renee confirmed the marriage on Twitter Wednesday, tweeting out “Marriage is nice, thanks for all the love!”... [Read Full Story]

Dana White does not expect Ronda Rousey to return to the UFC. Rousey was knocked out by Holly Holm in 2015, came back shredded as ever a year later for a title fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 this past December, which she lost in 48 seconds.... [Read Full Story]

Gronkowski played as a hype man for friend Mojo Rawley, and even became a surprise participant at WrestleMania 33 during the Andre the Giant Battle Royal when Mahal  threw a drink on Gronk. This week on Smackdown, Gronkowski sought revenge, and dumped his drink on Mahal. ... [Read Full Story]

He might not be playing for the Cowboys anymore but his teammates are still there for him. Tony Romo suited up for a Maverick’s fan appreciation night as Ezekiel Elliott, Jason Witten, Jason Garrett, Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, Sean Lee, Zack Martin, Doug Free and La’el Collins were in a Cowboys contingent almost 20 deep to watch.... [Read Full Story]

The former tight end, Aaron Hernadez is accused of shooting two men in 2012 after one of them accidentally spilled a drink on Hernandez at a Boston nightclub. The jury has been deliberating for three days in the murder trail. ... [Read Full Story]

The Cubs finally raised their 2016 World Series banner with help from some Hall of Famers. The celebration capped off with a walk off win against the Dodgers. ... [Read Full Story]

Sergio Garcia was in the home stretch neck and neck Sunday battling the U.S. Open champion Justin Rose. On the last hole, Rose botched his tee shot, and left Sergio with a 10 foot shot to win it, which he capitalized on to win the Masters... [Read Full Story]

Tim Tebow smashes his second home run of the season in his third game. He’s gotten two hits and four strike outs in ten at bats.... [Read Full Story]

Chris Simms speaks out, as his father Phil Simms hasn’t responded to calls while on his vacation in Barbados. Chris believes that this decision would have had to been at least approved by Jim Natz, Phil’s broadcasting buddy for most of his career since 1998. Chris also believes CBS handled the decision poorly, having found out about Tony Romo taking his dad’s place from an NFL insider before anyone even told Phil Simms himself. ... [Read Full Story]

Tim Tebow crushes his first minor league home run in his first at bat. He followed that 2 run homer with a ground out and three strike outs. ... [Read Full Story]

Marshawn Lynch has reportedly been seen in the Raiders facility chatting with coaches. Former NFL punter Pat McAfee first reported the meeting for Barstool Sports, but sources have confirmed.... [Read Full Story]

Augusta, GA serves severe weather forced a cancellation of the Par 3 Contest, for the first time since 1960. They have also closed the course for a practice round at the Masters, the first major golf tournament of the year.... [Read Full Story]

The NFL has a new streaming host for part of its Thursday Night Football package.Amazon has won the streaming rights for NFL Thursday Night Football and replacing Twitter.... [Read Full Story]

As his career comes to an end, we look back at the career of Tony Romo. He was more than just a disappointing quarterback, he was an underdog, he was undrafted, and he was always injured. ... [Read Full Story]

The second WWE Superstar to hang up his boots in a week, Goldberg followed suit and gave a goodbye to the WWE Universe Monday night after Raw. Goldberg had left the WWE for 12 years before coming back and winning the Universal Championship title for 28 days. Wrestlemania, which happened this past Sunday, was also the last match for the infamous Undertaker who has retired after 27 years. ... [Read Full Story]

Tony Romo, former Cowboys quarterback, is reportedly throwing in the towel and trading the pigskin for a TV booth. Reports suggest CBS, Fox and NBC are all interested in signing him to be a color commentator, so he has his pick of the litter. His retirement will be official today, but his 14 million won’t be available to the Cowboys til June 1st. ... [Read Full Story]

In a Wrestlemania first, John Cena proposes in the ring to long time girlfriend, Nikki Bella after a win against the Miz and Maryse. Dating since 2012, John Cena had been the one reluctant to get married again. ... [Read Full Story]

Always a pitcher who can hang in the line up hitting wise, the San Francisco Giants’ ace, Madison Bumgarner, is now the first to hit two home runs on Opening Day. Bumgarner’s 2 homer game didn’t help Sunday, with a loss of 6-5 against the Diamondbacks.... [Read Full Story]

With a handful of young players fighting to come up, the New York Yankees may have as many contenders for Rookie of the Year than any other major league team. It’s an impressive group and the years to come look promising for the Yankees. ... [Read Full Story]

The WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will start at 8:00 p.m. ET airing on the WWE Network. If you’re already a subscriber, you’re all set for the entire Wrestlemania weekend, but if you’re not, WWE is offering a free month for new subscribers ($9.99 per month after that).... [Read Full Story]

The 43-year-old Marlins outfielder, Ichiro, has put his retirement rumors to rest. Entering into his 17th year in the MLB, he confesses that he plans to play for another 7 years until he’s 50.... [Read Full Story]