Category: Sports

Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12 for the SEC, that much is certain. Just when that jump will happen is still a bit up in the air, though. The original move was slated to happen in time for the 2025 season, but there had apparently been some momentum to try to push that […]

Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo were named Players of the Week for their conferences. The more things change, the more they stay the same. That’s back-to-back Player of the Week awards for Lillard in the Western Conference after he averaged 38.3 points, 6.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds in a 3-1 week. For the two-week stretch, […]

Jaden Rashada signed what was believed to be the biggest NIL deal in history before he committed to Florida in November, and some new details have emerged about the agreement that eventually fell apart. Rashada committed to Florida under the promise of a four-year name, image and likeness deal with a Gators fan-driven NIL fund. […]

“I’ve heard what everyone else has heard: that they’re not happy with me,” the billionaire told ESPN.  “I hear things from people who are maybe more neutral — that they’re taking a lot of heat from their fans,” Cohen said. “I kind of look at that like, you’re looking at the wrong person. They’re putting […]

Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin has a warning for the rest of the league about Shohei Ohtani’s motivation in 2023. In a recent appearance on SiriusXM MLB Network Radio, Nevin said Ohtani was coming back motivated for 2023 in part because he was frustrated at being denied the MVP award last season. “I know […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered a parting shot toward Kyrie Irving after it was learned on Sunday that the Brooklyn Nets are trading Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. As mentioned by Isabel Keane of the New York Post, Pat Kiernan of the NY1 television network asked Adams during an interview on Monday how […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers missed out on perhaps their top trade target, Kyrie Irving, who was just acquired by the Dallas Mavericks in a blockbuster deal. Speaking with ESPN’s Michael Wilbon in an interview that aired Monday, James, Irving’s former teammate, let his disappointment be known. [I’m] definitely disappointed,” said James. “I […]

Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley resigned from his position with the franchise, sources tell Baxter Holmes of ESPN. Rowley had been with the Suns since 2007 and has been the team’s president since 2012. He came under scrutiny following the publication of an ESPN report detailing team owner Robert Sarver‘s history of workplace misconduct […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella said his group is “in the midst of establishing an identity” in a letter sent to the team’s season-ticket holders on Monday. The Flyers currently rank seventh in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, only ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets, with a 21-21-9 record and 51 points through 51 games […]

Don’t tell that to the Chiefs, who need the five-year veteran against the formidable Eagles defense in Sunday’s Super Bowl.  Pro Football Reference’s Hall of Fame Monitor estimates a player’s chances of making the HOF. Based on its metrics, Mahomes has as strong a case for the Hall of Fame as Bob Griese, Warren Moon […]