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By Doug Russell It was a game that began ugly for the Brewers and never got any better. Jack Marisnick, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, and Willson Contreras all homered for the Cubs, who jumped out to a 10-0 lead after two innings and cruised to a 15-2 win in the series opener between the two NL Central foes. Milwaukee starter Brett Anderson left with right knee discomfort after throwing just 11 pitches. He was charged with three earned runs and the loss after Josh Lindblom struggled to contain ...

By Justin Cooper Apr 23, 2021 Aside from the QBs expected to be taken within the first few picks, no other player has had more hype surrounding him than Florida TE Kyle Pitts. Ben Maller thinks that Pitts is the real deal and would be a huge asset to the team that drafts him. Listen below to Ben break it all down & tune in LIVE on weekdays 2-6am ET!  

By Outkick the Coverage w/ Clay Travis Apr 23, 2021 One of the biggest stories in the intersection of sports and politics in recent weeks has been Major League Baseballs decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta due to new voting bills passed in the state of Georgia. Clay Travis is joined by Congressman Jim Jordan from Ohio, to discuss this decision by MLB. Jordan explains why he has taken the step of writing a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred for a detailed explanation of this d...

By Outkick the Coverage w/ Clay Travis Apr 21, 2021 We are now 8 days away from the NFL Draft, and theres a team in the top 5 that has a major decision to make. The Cincinnati Bengals are sitting there at 5, and they essentially have two options with their pick. Many consider the smart move to be protecting Joe Burrow by drafting offensive tackle Penei Sewell out of Oregon. Others are predicting Burrow reunites with his explosive LSU pass catcher JaMarr Chase. Clay Travis has some interesting ...

By Justin Cooper Apr 21, 2021 Steph Curry has been on quite the tear lately with 11 straight games of 30 points or more and it has many people talking MVP for the Warriors star. However, Ben Maller doesnt like the odds considering who else is in the running. Listen below to hear Big Ben explain why Steph isnt winning MVP & listen LIVE on weekdays 2-6am ET!  

Within two weeks, it was the Arabs who had to beg for peace. Heres What You Need To Remember: By the end of the October War, Israel had recovered from its initial setbacks and gone on to defeat its opponents on the battlefield. The same could be said of the U.S. military in World War II, which suffered humiliating defeats in the early years of this war, only to emerge victorious in 1945. The shrill cry of the shofar—rams horn—blowing on the morning of October 6, 1973, did more than herald...

By Doug Russell Apr 20, 2021 No matter who you were rooting for, it was a game that deserved a better ending. The Milwaukee Bucks took the upstart Phoenix Suns to overtime Monday night at Fiserv Forum only to lose in overtime 128-127 on a questionable foul call with less than one second remaining in the extra period. As the Suns’ Devin Booker dribbled toward the Phoenix bench, Milwaukee’s Jrue Holiday briefly lost his balance. When he tried to recover, teammate P.J. Tucker arrived to help ...

By Outkick the Coverage w/ Clay Travis Apr 20, 2021 Clay Travis is joined on this Tuesday morning by newly crowned National Champion Scott Drew of Baylor. Drews Baylor Bears dominated in their Final Four run and played spoiler to many brackets as they blew out previously undefeated Gonzaga in the National Title game. Clay asks Drew to go back in time and detail the struggles of taking over a program that had just gone through a major scandal, and how difficult those first few years were with l...

By Outkick the Coverage w/ Clay Travis Apr 16, 2021 Its Friday, and theres a big bank question thats being asked by Clay Travis. How much money would you need to take a punch to the face from Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald? Donald is being accused by a Pittsburgh man, who says Aaron punched him in the face at a club. Theres a gnarly photo circulating, numerous stitches near the mans swollen shut eye, and allegedly the man suffered a concussion. Aaron Donald is one of the last people a...

Apr 16, 2021 When Giannis Antetokounmpo misses one game, Bucks fans generally think it is simply a matter of load management. When he misses three or four games, perhaps many feel he is just resting for the playoffs. But when he misses six? Fortunately for Bucks fans starting to hit the panic button on their two-time reigning NBA MVP’s balky left knee, Antetokounmpo was able to return to the lineup Thursday night in Milwaukee’s 120-109 win at Atlanta over the surging Hawks (30-26). Antetok...