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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March 16, 2021 | NBA

LeBron James becomes part owner of Boston Red Sox

Major League Baseball must approve the move before it becomes official.

March 16, 2021 | New York Mets

Francisco Lindor reiterates he'll hit free agency if not extended before Opening Day

Lindor has repeated this stance since the Mets traded with the Cleveland Indians for his services and right-hander Carlos Carrasco in January.

March 16, 2021 | Tennis

Rafael Nadal out of Miami Open with back problem

Nadal hasn't played a competitive match since falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinal round of the Australian Open.

March 16, 2021 | NFL

Former first-round bust Takkarist McKinley signing one-year deal with Browns

It's the latest development in the saga of the 2017 first-round draft pick who recorded 13 sacks across his first two seasons but then underwhelmed so much that the Falcons declined the fifth-year option attached to his contract.

March 16, 2021 | Toronto Blue Jays

Blue Jays top pitching prospect Nate Pearson may go on IL with groin strain

The Blue Jays right-hander just can't catch a break.

March 16, 2021 | New Orleans Saints

Saints' Sean Payton expects QB competition between Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill

Barring what appears to be an unexpected transaction, it appears Brees' immediate successor is already on the New Orleans roster.

March 16, 2021 | NHL

19-year-old Russian hockey player dies after being struck by puck

Upcoming Kontinental Hockey League games will start with a moment of silence in Timur Faizutdinov's memory.

March 16, 2021

Leading scorer Myreon Jones reportedly among five Penn State players to enter transfer portal

The Penn State Nittany Lions hiring Purdue Boilermakers assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry as new men's basketball head coach apparently couldn't stop the inevitable.

March 16, 2021 | AC Milan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to Sweden team after five-year hiatus

brahimovic is his country's record goalscorer and tallied 62 goals in 116 international appearances before calling time on his Sweden career after the group stage of Euro 2016.

March 15, 2021

Wolverhampton goalkeeper Rui Patricio conscious after scary collision with teammate

Wolverhampton Wanderers suffered a 1-0 Premier League defeat to reigning top-flight champions Liverpool on Monday, but most were talking about the status

March 15, 2021 | College Basketball

Six referees ruled out of NCAA men's tournament due to COVID-19

Earlier in the day, UConn announced that women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19 and won't be able to return to the Huskies until March 24 at the earliest.

March 15, 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Four-time All-Pro TE Rob Gronkowski staying with Bucs on one-year deal

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero added that Gronkowski's latest agreement is worth $8 million at the start and includes incentives to get up to the $10 million figure.

March 15, 2021 | NFL

Pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue joining Raiders on two-year, $26M deal

Pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue will have a new NFL home for the third time in under six months.

March 15, 2021 | NFL

All-Pro Corey Linsley agrees to five-year, $62.5M deal with Chargers

Center Corey Linsley, a First-team All-Pro selection for the 2020 NFL season, is leaving the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field for the West Coast.

March 15, 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers

Does Collin Sexton think Kevin Love 'stole' money from Cavaliers?

Sexton may or may not have temporarily vented frustrations about his missing teammate.

March 15, 2021

UConn coach Geno Auriemma tests positive for COVID-19

The 66-year-old, who received his second coronavirus vaccine shot last Wednesday, is currently not experiencing any symptoms.

March 15, 2021 | NFL

Browns sign S John Johnson to three-year, $33.75M deal

The Cleveland Browns began March needing to improve all aspects of their defense if they are to compete with the likes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo in the AFC, and they took a step in the right direction by signing former Rams safety John Johnson on Monday.