The Celtics’ rivals handed them a championship one bad trade at a time

The West is a tightly contested affair, with teams poking each other and scattering aprons. The East has more superstar divas among its first- and second-round losers than it has 50-win teams. If 2023-24 turns out well, the next few years will see Boston facing off against the rest of the NBA. For the 2023-24 […]
Scottie Scheffler’s rivals only can hope he comes back down to earth

PINEHURST, N.C. — The bad news for the 155 players other than Scottie Scheffler competing in the U.S. Open this week at Pinehurst No. 2 is that Brian Gillis isn’t in town. The players seeking their third major championship this year might consider inviting the Louisville Metro police detectives who arrested Scheffler last month at […]
Joey Chestnut’s eating rivals heartbroken over his Nathan’s ban

Shocking news has hit the hot dog-eating world, and no one can quite accept it. Joey Chestnut, the world’s number one competitive eater, will not be competing in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th due to a partnership with Impossible Foods. It’s an irreplaceable emptiness, say rivals who fill their bellies. “It’s […]
Yankees finally sit Aaron Judge while on pace that rivals his 2022 self

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — And for his 68th game, Aaron Judge was rested. The Yankees’ star captain was left out of the starting lineup for the first time this season, but the team still managed to win the series opener against the Royals, 4-2, at Kauffman Stadium. Trent Grisham started in center field and Jamai […]
The Caitlin Clark Effect Is So Great That It’s Making Her WNBA Rivals Outright Delusional

The hate on greatness is real! We all once made fun of the WNBA and women’s basketball overall, but over the past couple of years, we’ve seen a rise in popularity courtesy of Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark. However, if you ask ex-LSU Tigers star and Chicago Sky loud-mouth Angel Reese, she’ll tell you that […]
RFK Jr. steps up Trump attacks as rivals angle for Libertarian support

WASHINGTON — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday launched his most scathing attack of the campaign against former President Donald Trump. Both Kennedy and the presumptive Republican nominee are seeking to win over the libertarian base. Kennedy, 70, largely avoided criticizing Trump directly, instead aiming his harshest words at Biden, who has […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson joins ex-Trump rivals at former president’s ‘hush money’ trial

House Speaker Mike Johnson and two former 2024 Republican presidential candidates on Tuesday supported former President Donald Trump in his “hush money” trial in Manhattan. Johnson (R-Louisiana), the 45th president, has dismissed the “fraud” case surrounding a $130,000 payment made by Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen to porn actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. was […]
Backers of anti-Israel radicals are funding Dem rival’s Senate run, red-state Republican says

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has accused his Senate opponent, Democratic candidate Rep. Colin Allred (Texas), of supporting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic demonstrations at universities across the country. They accused the government of receiving financial support from the same powerful family that exists in the country. Between April 18 and May 3, police arrested or detained more […]
Nikki Haley to thank rivals, but Trump’s last GOP rival not expected to endorse former president

Two months after ending her bid for the White House, Nikki Haley plans to gather with some of the biggest donors to the Republican presidential campaign early next week, sources confirmed to Fox News. The two-term South Carolina governor, who later served as U.N. ambassador in former President Trump’s administration, used a two-day gathering Monday […]
India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase | India elections 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals have accused India of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid low turnout in the second phase of the world’s largest election. About one billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general election, which begins on April 19 and ends on June 1, with votes scheduled […]