Being an NHL goalie has become an increasingly punishing task in a league where shot volume and scoring are on the rise. The solution? Tandems.
By the numbers: Primary goaltenders were in vogue earlier this century. Now, every goalie with 20-plus starts has a teammate who has started at least six games, too.
University of Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was in the Travis County Jail on Monday morning after being charged with third-degree felony assault on a family member, Axios confirmed with the Travis County sheriff's office.
By Monday evening he had been suspended indefinitely without pay by the university.
When Steve Cohen bought the Mets in 2020 and became by far MLB's richest owner, everyone knew he would splurge on talent. But few could have predicted quite this level of spending.
Why it matters: The Mets' 2023 payroll has already swollen to a record $345 million, plus an additional $76.2 million in luxury tax. Those tax payments alone exceed what about a dozen teams are expected to spend on their entire rosters next season.
Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, as long as they do not compete under their nations’ flags or colors, Susanne Lyons, chair of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) board of directors, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Monday.
Why it matters: Lyons was backing an idea proposed by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach last week to allow the athletes to compete despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Belarus' support of the invasion.
Driving the news: "If she wants to play, it will be for her to share. She has the holidays to rest and decide what's next without any pressure," Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, told ESPN.
As pickleball continues to surge in popularity, Major League Pickleball — the buzzy pro circuit that counts LeBron James, Tom Brady and Kevin Durant among its team owners — is gearing up to make a splash.
Driving the news: MLP has finalized the format and schedule for 2023, which will see the league double its number of teams (12 to 24) and events (three to six), while ushering in promotion and relegation, Axios has learned.
