The league and the Player’s Association have agreed to extend the play-in tournament format through the 2021-2022 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The play-in tournament was introduced for the 2020-21 season, and it gave the teams that finished ninth and 10th in the final regular season standings in each conference an opportunity to qualify […]
Belnavis, an African American who joined Miller Brewing Company in the late 1970s and managed the company’s sports marketing department, first broke into NASCAR in the 1980s when he signed NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison to a sponsorship contract. Belnavis would go on to serve in multiple other roles throughout NASCAR, most notably […]
Between Green and Aroldis Chapman’s recent struggles, the Yankees enter the All-Star break with some big question marks in the bullpen. …Read the full story
However, in a bit of good news for the Bucks, there is some belief that their superstar would be given the green light for a possible Game 7 if the Hawks were to extend the series that far, which would indicate that there is optimism about his availability in the NBA Finals if the Bucks […]
He’ll cede table-setting duties to Enrique Hernandez in Monday’s series opener with a lefty on the hill for Kansas City, but Chavis at least appears to have supplanted Danny Santana as Boston’s preferred option at second base. …Read the full story
It might seem natural to rail against the flawed process – which almost seems rigged for certain candidates each year – and get caught up in the hypocrisy of it all. Many a column has been written about the NFL’s hiring processes for coaches and general managers, which continue to lead to one outcome – […]
Bryson DeChambeau posted a 23-under par to win last year’s edition, while Nate Lashley won with a score of 25-under par in the inaugural event two years ago. Before locking in any Rocket Mortgage Classic 2021 picks, be sure to see the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model […]
Primo played 22.4 minutes per game on an Alabama team that won the SEC regular season and postseason titles, flashing potential in spurts with his shooting ability to go with his great positional size. A deadeye shooter, his stroke looked pure as ever and his defensive prowess as a pressure point at the lead guard […]
It’s been quite the tumultuous offseason for the Green Bay Packers after seeing their stellar 2020 campaign derailed in January. Adams is entering the final year of a deal that will pay him $12.25 million in base salary, and coming off a season that saw him rack up 1,374 receiving yards and a career-high 18 […]
At this time the team has not put out a press release or statement about the decision, nor has there been a corresponding roster move. After an impressive collegiate career at Baylor, during which she was named Big 12 Player of the Year in her senior season, the Fever had high hopes for Cox as […]
I was able to do a lot of really good things in the past 13-14 weeks since surgery. The 30-year-old produced seven goals and 19 points over 27 games, as the team certainly missed his leadership on and off the ice despite making it to the Conference Finals. …Read the full story
Los Angeles Lakers minority owner Philip Anschutz is selling his 27 percent stake in the team to Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, two of the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico. In other words, it made him the likeliest future owner of the team if the […]
Nakatani is a tall, tough fighter who gave Lopez a fair amount of trouble in their 2019 fight despite losing wide on the scorecards. There has been talk from many — though not from Lomachenko — that a return to 130 pounds would be the best career move as Lomachenko moves toward the back end […]
The National Women’s Soccer League closed out Week 6 action with big goals and a shake-up in the league standings. The look at the offense is possibly a glimpse at how the team could line up moving forward with the Olympics on the horizon, as Purce and Onumonu connected for the opening goal. Racing Louisville […]
The New York Jets made another big offseason addition on Friday, as they reportedly agreed to terms with former Washington Football Team right tackle Morgan Moses on a one-year deal. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported last week that the Jets and Moses were making progress on a potential multi-year deal, but nothing official immediately came from […]
Manaea finished with his seventh straight start of three or fewer runs, and he has lowered his ERA from 4.40 to 2.91 since a disastrous two-inning, seven-run appearance against Boston on May 13. …Read the full story
Magic Johnson signed LeBron James when he was president of the Los Angeles Lakers, and while he left before the trade was consummated, he laid the groundwork for the Lakers to acquire Anthony Davis as well. You can’t allow him to say, ‘Hey man I don’t want to play center.’ No no no no no, […]
This week, a large group of tight ends from around the NFL descended on Nashville for the first annual Tight End University retreat. Uzomah, Colby Parkinson, Anthony Firkser, Chris Manhertz, Ross Dwelley, Dominique Dafney, Charlie Woerner, Daniel Helm, Will Dissly, Alex Ellis, Luke Stocker, Eli Wolf, Delanie Walker, and Levine Toilolo are all in attendance. […]
Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals will tip-off in Los Angeles, and as I write this, the Los Angeles Clippers are underdogs to the Phoenix Suns. Meanwhile, the Clippers will still be missing Kawhi Leonard, and even though he’s expected to play, Marcus Morris is dealing with a knee injury. It also happened in […]
While Simmons was hardly the only issue for the 76ers, he scored only five points in Game 7 of that series and was held to single digits in each of the final three games. Tynes, Pippen made it clear that because of those scoring issues, he didn’t even think Simmons should have been in the […]