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Tyrese Haliburton returned to the place where it all began to make one of the plays that will mark him for the rest of his life: his marriage. The rising star of the Indiana Pacers playoffs borrowed the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Arena in Indianapolis, where he displays all his talent, to make his girlfriend of six years, Jade Jones, his wife. With a display of illuminated signs spelling out “Will you marry me” and a path of roses, Haliburton knelt before the love of his life and proposed marriage. The two-time NBA All-Star point guard later shared nine photos and a…
It’s only been a few days since the last news dump, but things are starting to move along as football season gets closer and closer. It’s now less than a month before the Badgers have their first 2025 football game. The NFL training camps are all underway, and there’s some interesting news and nuggets from there. However, first, let’s dive into a really important hoops update that many probably missed, and that’s with 2026 commit Jackson Ball out of New Zealand. Jackson Ball signs NBL deal and is listed as New Zealand’s best NBA prospect There are really two news…
College Football World Reacts to Shocking Alabama, Kalen DeBoer News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Alabama Crimson Tide and head coach Kalen DeBoer are celebrating a huge recruiting win on Tuesday. They were able to flip four-star quarterback Jett Thomalla from Iowa State and give themselves a potential long-term piece of the future. Thomalla, who hails from Omaha, is one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2026 recruiting class. He had originally committed to the Cyclones back on April 18, 2025. He made his decision to commit to Alabama on Tuesday, sparking a huge reaction from the college…
Florida coach Billy Napier is due a hefty buyout if he’s fired during or after the 2024 season. The Gators are 1-2 after losing to Texas A&M, 33-20, at home on Sept. 14. Napier, widely presumed to be on the SEC’s hottest seat this fall outside of Sam Pittman at Arkansas, is signed through the 2028 season on a deal he first inked in December 2021 worth $51.8 million. Napier received $7.1 million during his first season and saw an increase of $100,000 last fall amid a 6-7 finish. Parting ways with Napier early would come with a hefty price…
The Chicago Cubs could be in the market for an upgrade at third base. While Matt Shaw could still be the future at the position, he is not going to help them win right now. Shaw started the season in the big leagues and was sent down after struggling. Even now that he is back, he has not shown much improvement at the plate. Defensively, he has been an asset. He is slashing .200/.278/.283 through 230 trips to the plate. The Cubs could lose Kyle Tucker in free agency, so there is extra urgency to win this season. For…
At noon ET on Monday, tampering became legal in the NFL. Despite the class of free agents being perceived as weak by front offices across the league, it didn’t stop a spending spree from teams itching to remake their rosters. For the first time in a long time, rumors were put to bed as the cash flowed after the tampering began. The market has moved a bunch over the first two days, but Wednesday is when those deals can finally become official. Monday saw plenty of the big names come off the board. Quarterbacks like Sam Darnold and Justin Fields…
Want to talk about the DJ Lagway hype? On3’s Andy Staples released his SEC quarterback rankings. And in that list, the former 5-star quarterback has been placed at the best spot among his competitors in the SEC conference. Lagway was ranked ahead of LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, and Texas’s Arch Manning. The Florida quarterback reeled in some more praise from Gators alumnus Chris Doering. For DJ Lagway, I look at this guy, he is the real deal,” said Doering. So, it’s obvious that Lagway has now turned into an attention magnet. Right now, Billy Napier’s quarterback is…
All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton will remain in Indiana for the foreseeable future after agreeing to an enormous five-year, $260-million maximum contract extension with the Pacers, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The deal became official on July 6. Haliburton, 23, has improved his scoring average in each of his five NBA seasons, including a career-best 20.7 points per game in 2022-23. His assists have trended up as well to an additional career high of 10.4 per game, also set last season. In doing so, Haliburton became only the 15th payer in NBA history to average 20 points and 10 assists in a…
Domani Jackson, a cornerback for Alabama, has reportedly agreed to a three-year contract extension with the team. The deal is worth $36 million, with a maximum potential of $42 million and includes $25 million guaranteed, according to his agent. This extension ensures Jackson’s return to Alabama for the 2025 season. The Miami Dolphins and right tackle Austin Jackson have agreed to a three-year, $36-million extension, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The deal is worth a maximum of $39 million and contains $20.7 million guaranteed, per Rapoport. Jackson has started 12 games for the Dolphins this season, protecting the…
The Tennessee Vols fan base is arguably the best in all of college sports. But while the majority of the Big Orange faithful are passionate and loyal fans who support the program no matter what, there’s a small subset of the fan base, deemed “nega-Vols” by many, that seemingly live to be miserable. You know who I’m talking about — the fire everyone crowd. The fans who tweet negative things at players after a tough game. Every fan base has that group of fans. And that small group of fans is almost always the loudest portion of the fan base.…