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

Twitter/X: @ZacWassink

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June 28, 2018 | Soccer

Biggest disappointments of the 2018 World Cup group stage

The group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was, arguably, the greatest in the history of the tournament. Upsets became the norm. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the two top footballers of their generation, both advanced to the knockout rounds, albeit in different ways.

June 27, 2018

Female athletes who returned to action after giving birth

For the richest athletes in the world, having and raising children is just another part of life. Cristiano Ronaldo probably wouldn't risk missing a Champions League Final over his partner giving birth.

June 21, 2018

The weirdest sports mascots, past and present

A variety of professional and collegiate sports mascots are iconic figures, some of which are famous on their own. The San Diego Chicken, or The Famous Chicken, may be the world's most well-known mascot even though he has no single team affiliation.

June 21, 2018

Athletes celebrate National Handshake Day

There really is a holiday for just about anything. Traditionally, the final Thursday of June is National Handshake Day. How you go about commemorating

June 19, 2018 | NBA

Best and worst dressed prospects from NBA Drafts past and present

Opinions on the best and worst dressed NBA prospects from the past vary per person and the time in which one is reviewing those outfits. Perhaps, five years from now, players listed among the worst dressed draftees will be lauded for taking chances and being unique. One thing that's certain is that future NBA Draft classes are guaranteed to produce fashion shows and give Twitter plenty to talk about.

June 7, 2018 | MLB

Three Up, Three Down: The MLB hot/cold report

Welcome to Three Up, Three Down: The MLB hot/cold report. Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, melting cold snaps around the league. Some players, however, may already be looking forward to those All-Star break vacations and the unofficial halfway point of the campaign.