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Russell Steinberg is a lifelong sports fan, current dog dad and competitive reality TV connoisseur. Once he realized his diminutive stature wouldn’t get him to the NBA, he pivoted to writing and has been with Us Weekly since 2024 while retaining his NCAA eligibility just in case. Now a senior sports writer, Russell embraces all that the sports world has to offer, from a game’s quirks to its biggest bombshells. In a past life, he crisscrossed the sports world, covering everything from the Final Four to Monster Jam. His byline has also appeared at Boardroom, SLAM Magazine, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from New York University in 2012 where, against the advice of many, he double majored in journalism and history.

How the NHL Honored Claude Lemieux and Late Reporter Jessi Pierce Ahead of 2026 Stanley Cup Finals

NHL Honors Late Claude Lemieux and Jessi Pierce Before Stanley Cup Finals

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman met with the media before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Tuesday, June 2, using the time to pay tribute to former player Claude Lemieux and reporter Jessi Pierce. “It’s appropriate to reflect on the people we’ve lost — those who thrilled us, and those who contributed to building […]

NFL Great Larry Fitzgerald Writes Emotional Letter After Fathers Death

NFL Great Larry Fitzgerald Writes Emotional Letter After Father’s Death

Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald Jr. penned an emotional note to his father, beloved sportswriter, Larry Fitzgerald Sr., after his death at age 71. “My father was a man of strength, love and encouragement,” Fitzgerald Jr., 42, wrote via Instagram, alongside a family statement and pair of photos of the duo on the golf course. […]

Wife of Dodgers Pitcher Speaks Out After Their Children Receive Death Threats

Wife of Dodgers Pitcher Speaks Out After Their Children Receive Death Threats

The wife of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tanner Scott is calling out fans who have sent harassing messages and death threats to her family based on her husband’s performance on the field. “When did it stop being a game?” Maddie wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday, May 31, according to the New York Post. […]

Drake Mayes Wife Ann Michael Reflects on Whirlwind Since He Turned Pro

Drake Maye’s Wife Ann Michael Reflects on ‘Whirlwind’ Since He Turned Pro

Ann Michael Maye, wife of New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, became an overnight celebrity during New England’s run to the Super Bowl last football season — something she could not have seen coming just two years ago. “It’s all been such a whirlwind,” Ann Michael, 22, told reporters at her and Drake’s annual MayeDay […]

Former IndyCar Driver Ricky Treadway Dead at 56 After Motorcycle Accident

Former IndyCar Driver Ricky Treadway Dead at 56 After Motorcycle Accident

Former IndyCar driver Ricky Treadway has died following a motorcycle accident. He was 56. According to multiple reports, Treadway was involved in a motorcycle accident prior to his death. Further information regarding the accident was not made available at the time of publication. Treadway, who raced in the 2001 and 2002 seasons, was the son […]

University of Toledo Pole Vaulter Eva Moran 19 Dead After Car Accident

University of Toledo Pole Vaulter Eva Moran, 19, Dead After Car Accident

University of Toledo pole vaulter Eva Moran has died after being involved in a three-vehicle car accident in Marion County, Ohio, on Friday, May 29, the school has confirmed. She was 19. Moran was entering her sophomore season with the Rockets and pursuing a degree in health sciences. “The University of Toledo community is heartbroken […]

Spurs Fan Fighting for His Life After Suffering Head Injury Celebrating Game 6 Win over Thunder Jose Luis Rodriguez III

Spurs Fan ‘Fighting for His Life’ After Suffering Injury During Celebration

The family of a 17-year-old San Antonio Spurs fan says the teen is “fighting for his life” after he suffered a fall while celebrating the team’s Thursday, May 28, Game 6 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jose Luis Rodriguez III, who goes by Joey, was sitting on the passenger-side window of a truck when […]

What to Know About the Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White Drama on Indiana Fever

What to Know About the Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White Drama on Indiana Fever

Now in her third WNBA season, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is beginning to face some criticism she did not encounter through her first two years. With the Fever just 4-4 through eight games and coming off a brutal loss to the expansion Portland Fire, fans and media have sensed that internal tensions in Indiana […]

Ball State Freshman Football Player Dead at 18 Days After High School Graduation Gavin Yates-Lysons

Ball State Football Freshman Dead at 18, Days After High School Graduation

Ball State football player Gavin Yates-Lyons has died at age 18 after a shooting at a parking garage in Tallahassee, Florida, the school confirmed on Sunday, May 31. “We mourn the passing of Gavin Yates-Lyons,” the Cardinals football program said in a statement shared via X. “We extend sincere condolences to his family, friends, coaches, […]

Serena Williams Is Making a Stunning Return to Tennis at 44 Years Old Report

Serena Williams Confirms Her Stunning Return to Tennis at 44 Years Old

UPDATE 6/1/26, 11:20 a.m.: Tennis great Serena Williams is back. Days after reports surfaced that the 44-year-old legend would return alongside world No. 9 Victoria Mboko at the Queen’s Club Championships in London, Williams made it official. “Queen’s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter,” Williams said in a statement to […]

NHL Legend Claude Lemieux Dead at Age 60: What to Know About His Death

NHL Legend Claude Lemieux Dead at Age 60: What to Know About His Death

Hockey fans around the world are mourning the loss of Claude Lemieux, the four-time Stanley Cup champion who died on May 28, 2026, at age 60. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to Us Weekly that the NHL legend died by suicide at a family-owned furniture business in Florida — just three days […]

Rams Puka Nacua Breaks Silence After Rehab Stint Moment for Me to Learn

Rams’ Puka Nacua Breaks Silence After Rehab Stint: ‘Moment for Me to Learn’

Los Angeles Rams star Puka Nacua opened up about his personal growth during his first press conference since leaving rehab and being accused of biting a woman. Nacua, 25, called his rehab stint “a moment for me to learn from some of the situations I was putting myself in and then also having just an […]

NFL Networks Jamie Erdahl Reveals the Reason Behind Absence From GMF

NFL Network’s Jamie Erdahl Reveals the Reason Behind Absence From ‘GMF'

Good Morning Football host Jamie Erdahl is opening up about why she was away from NFL Network for part of March. “A great man is gone,” she wrote via Instagram on Thursday, May 28, alongside a trio of photos of her father. “3 days after the Super Bowl, my Dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. […]

Was Claude Lemieux Related to Mario Lemieux

Was Claude Lemieux Related to Mario Lemieux? Breaking Down His Family Tree

The NHL world was rocked by the sudden death of hockey legend Claude Lemieux by apparent suicide at age 60. “The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the greatest big-game Players in hockey history,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement on Thursday, […]

Olympian Gael Da Silva Dead at 41 Survived by Wife and Kids

Olympian Gael Da Silva Dead at 41 After Car Crash, Survived By Wife and 3 Kids

Former French Olympic gymnast Gaël Da Silva died in a car accident at age 41 on Tuesday, May 26, the French Gymnastic Federation confirmed in a post via Instagram. No further information about Da Silva’s death has been made available. French outlet L’Équipe was first to report the news. Da SIlva, nicknamed Gaou, competed for […]

President Trump Honors Late NHL Legend Claude Lemieux

President Trump Honors Late NHL Star Claude Lemieux: ‘A Friend to the Family’

President Donald Trump reflected on his relationship with Claude Lemieux in a statement remembering the late NHL star on Thursday, May 28. “Claude Lemieux, a true Legend of the Game, and one of the fiercest competitors Hockey has ever seen, has passed away,” Trump, 79, wrote via Truth Social. “Claude was a friend to the […]

NHL Alum Chris Nilan Shares Picture With Claude Lemieux Taken Days Before His Death

NHL Alum Chris Nilan Shares Photo With Claude Lemieux Taken Days Before Death

Chris Nilan, one of Claude Lemieux’s former teammates on the Montreal Canadiens, has shared a photo with the NHL legend, taken just days before his unexpected death at age 60. “You never know when you’re going to see someone for the last time,” wrote Nilan, 68, via X on Thursday, May 28, alongside a photo […]

Joe Rogan Disapproves of UFC Freedom 250 at White House

Joe Rogan Disapproves of UFC Freedom 250 at White House: ‘I Don’t Like It’

UFC Freedom 250 is just weeks away from making its White House debut on the South Lawn, but the event does not have the support of Joe Rogan, a UFC commentator and prominent ally of President Donald Trump. “The White House thing is odd. I don’t like it,” Rogan, 58, told his guests, UFC fighter […]

NHL Legend Claude Lemieux Was Found Dead By His Son in Furniture Store Warehouse

NHL’s Claude Lemieux Was Found Dead By His Son in Furniture Store Warehouse

NHL legend Claude Lemieux’s body was found by his adult son early Thursday morning, May 28, at the family’s furniture store in Florida, Us Weekly can confirm. His family became concerned when he didn’t return home, prompting one of his adult sons to check on him, according to the police report obtained by Us. Lemieux, […]

Eagles Jalen Hurts Breaks Silence on Rumored Feud With Teammate AJ Brown

Eagles’ Jalen Hurts Breaks Silence on Rumored Feud With Teammate A.J. Brown

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is pushing back against the notion that there’s bad blood between him and teammate A.J. Brown after he missed the wide receiver’s wedding earlier this month. The topic arose on Wednesday, May 27, when Hurts, 27, met with the media following the Eagles’ practice. A reporter asked the NFL star […]

Chargers Coach Jim Harbaugh Reacts to QB Justin Herbert Skipping Practice to Hang With Madison Beer

Chargers Coach Reacts to Justin Herbert Skipping Practice for Madison Beer

While some criticized Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert for skipping voluntary practices to support his girlfriend, Madison Beer, on tour, his head coach was just fine with it. “I was happy he went to support Madison on her music tour,” Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters during a Wednesday, May 27, press conference. […]

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