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Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Premier League, MLS, US Soccer, UFC

Watch: Minor leaguer completes home run trot on routine flyout

The most gut-wrenching near-home-run of Thursday night happened at Yankee Stadium when New York Yankees All-Star slugger Aaron Judge came within several

Experts predicting Colts to upset Chiefs in Week 3?

On paper, the Week 3 matchup between the 2-0 Kansas City Chiefs and 0-1-1 Indianapolis Colts held at Lucas Oil Stadium seems to be a mismatch in favor of the visitors. 

Chad Johnson thinks Steelers should stick with Mitchell Trubisky over Kenny Pickett

Per ESPN stats, Trubisky will enter the weekend 28th among eligible quarterbacks with a 77.7 passer rating, 19th with a 43.8 total QBR, and 32nd out of 33 signal-callers with an average of 5.5 yards per pass attempt.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones walks back criticism of Browns WR Amari Cooper

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones offered some strong criticism of star wide receiver Amari Cooper shortly after the January playoff

Are Buccaneers violating NFL rules by not putting Tom Brady on injury report due to finger?

Brady seemed to have a "reportable injury" while speaking with broadcaster Jim Gray during Monday's show.

Should Yankees bench Aaron Judge so Apple TV+ doesn't get historic home run?

If the Yankees truly want their fans to be able to watch Judge make history on their own network, this certainly would be a bold way to do it.

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin wants one more Stanley Cup over personal records

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin remarked roughly 12 months ago that he was trying "to not think about" possibly matching the all-time NHL goals record of 894 held by living legend Wayne Gretzky.

Giants' Saquon Barkley: Cowboys' Micah Parsons 'playing like the best player in the league'

Barkley began Thursday leading the entire NFL with 236 rushing yards, while Parsons shared the league lead with four sacks across two games.

Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich: Tom Brady was mad at himself when he threw tablet

Cameras picked up Brady violently throwing a sideline tablet as his offense failed to find the end zone throughout the first half. 

Colin Cowherd compares Cowboys' Dak Prescott to Vikings' Kirk Cousins

"The difference is you mock Kirk Cousins and you coddle Dak Prescott. They are the same player, one is just more popular. One is cooler," Cowherd said.

Pirates' pitcher who gave up 60th HR to Aaron Judge wants 'cleared out' of record books

On Tuesday night, New York Yankees All-Star slugger Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run of the season off of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Wil Crowe to equal a mark famously reached by legend Babe Ruth during the 1927 campaign.

Penn State selling 'Chad Powers' merchandise after Eli Manning skit

Manning hilariously went undercover as a walk-on candidate at Penn State and now the university is capitalizing on the viral visit.

Giants HC Brian Daboll 'glad' Kenny Golladay is frustrated over playing time

New York Giants veteran wide receiver and 2021 big-money acquisition Kenny Golladay made it clear Wednesday that he's upset over his lack of playing time

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would welcome a QB controversy

Per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Jones teased he wouldn't mind Rush playing well enough in Prescott's absence to create somewhat of a quarterback controversy for head coach Mike McCarthy. 

Bart Scott: Joe Burrow partly to blame for Bengals' 0-2 start

The defending AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals began the 2022 NFL season with narrow three-point losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys that count all the same in the standings.

Tom Brady: Aaron Rodgers has 'been a great player in the same place for a long time'

While nothing's for sure, logic suggests this Sunday's contest will be the last regular-season matchup between the future Hall of Famers.

Eagles OC on Jalen Hurts becoming an MVP candidate: 'We saw it in the spring'

Hurts is off to an impressive start in 2022 and his offensive coordinator is not surprised.

Czech government: Russian players unwelcome for upcoming NHL games

Nashville forward Yakov Trenin and San Jose forwards Alexander Barabanov and Evgeny Svechnikov are the three players who most likely will be impacted by the Czech government's declaration.

Former teammate calls Brett Favre out over alleged welfare scandal

Former NFL quarterback Sage Rosenfels spent time as Favre's teammate during the 2009 season and took to Twitter to bash the "Gunslinger" without ever mentioning him by name.

Damien Woody defends Mitchell Trubisky, bashes Steelers offensive line

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin vowed following this past Sunday's 17-14 loss to the New England Patriots that dropped the Steelers to 1-1 that

Pirates pitcher defends walking Yankees' Aaron Judge in blowout

Pittsburgh Pirates left-handed pitcher Eric Stout defended his actions when speaking with reporters after what became a 14-2 blowout loss for Pittsburgh. 

Lack of No. 1 WR biggest problem with Giants offense?

Despite sitting at 2-0 on the young 2022 season, the New York Giants haven't garnered much respect from pundits, and one analyst suggests New York's lack of a true No. 1 WR is the cause.

Buck Showalter retrieves baseball after Mets set single-season record for most hit batters

The Mets set a new modern MLB single-season record for most hit batters with 106 on Wednesday after outfielder Mark Canha was hit twice and infielder Luis Guillorme was beaned once in today's 6-0 defeat by the Brewers.

MLB collector Zack Hample missing Yankees' Aaron Judge chase historic home runs

Well-known MLB collector Zack Hample will not be at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night when Aaron Judge attempts to at least tie the all-time American League single-season record of 61 home runs set by Yankees legend Roger Maris in 1961. 

Bears QB Justin Fields on postgame remark controversy: 'I respect every fan that we have'

Justin Fields received quite a bit of criticism after he said a loss "hurts more in the locker room than for Bears fans" because fans "aren't putting in any work" to earn victories on the field.