Author: Mikesportz
In a sense, Jonathan Bender was supposed to be what Tyrese Haliburton currently is for the Indiana Pacers. Bender was billed as the next face of the franchise in Indianapolis. He was selected No. 5 overall in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. In a draft day deal, he was then shipped to Indiana for veteran big man Antonio Davis. Bender entered the NBA from Picayune Memorial High School in Mississippi. Former Pacers $22 Million Forward Signs With Western Conference Squad Bender joined an elite team coached by Larry Bird, It featured the likes of Reggie Miller, Chris…
The Indiana Pacers were devastated by Tyrese Haliburton’s injury during Game 7 of the NBA Finals. He tore his Achilles tendon just seven minutes into the game, ending any shot they had of winning the title. Now, Haliburton will miss all of next season because of the injury. It has been just over a month since he suffered the injury, and he is still in a cast and using a scooter to get around. Just because Haliburton won’t be playing next season doesn’t mean that he won’t be a big part of what the Pacers are going to do. More…
The Indiana Pacers plan to sign rookie guard Taelon Peter to a two-way contract. The Pacers selected Peter with the 54th overall selection in the 2025 NBA Draft. The first-year player comes to Indiana from Liberty University, where he played his fifth and final season of college basketball. At Liberty, Peter was one of the most efficient play finishers in the NCAA ranks. He canned 45.3% of his 170 three-point attempts while knocking down 75.6% of his two-point looks. Few players combined his athleticism and jump shooting ability, which is why he was a draft-worthy prospect despite coming off the…
Ahead of the coming 2025-26 NBA campaign, the Cleveland Cavaliers look primed to be in the mix for the 2026 NBA title. They largely have the same roster intact that won 64 games a season ago and was the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2025 NBA Playoffs. While rotation pieces Ty Jerome and Isaac Okoro are gone, veterans Lonzo Ball and Larry Nance Jr. are in, and Cleveland still has the makings of a championship contender. But just because the Cavaliers look like championship contenders on paper doesn’t mean the coming season will be smooth sailing…
Athletics Ireland is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our esteemed Life Vice President Maeve Kyle RIP, aged 96, a true pioneer of Irish sport and one of our most iconic and inspirational athletes. A native of Kilkenny, Maeve Kyle broke new ground for women in Irish athletics. She made history as Ireland’s first female Olympian in track and field, representing the country with distinction at the Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960, and Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games. At the Tokyo Games, she reached the semifinals in both the 400m and 800m. Maeve went on to win a bronze medal…
J.J. McCarthy is currently the NFL’s great unknown. The 22-year-old is coming off missing his rookie season with a torn meniscus to a team that won 14 games and was on the precipice of claiming the top seed in the NFC in his absence. He suffered multiple setbacks throughout his recovery process, but now, entering training camp, he appears fully healthy and ready to take the reins of the offense. With the roster in a similar, if not improved, state from their sectional campaign last year, McCarthy will have pressure to produce out of the gates. One national reporter…
Former Chelsea star Gary Cahill has been speaking on why pre-season is so important for both players and the coaching staff. The Blues are coming to the end of their pre-season tour of America and have their final against Spanish giants Real Madrid on Tuesday. It’s been a mixed tour to date which has seen Chelsea win one of their opening four games and concede ten goals in the process, but there have been some positives to take. Whilst the Blues clearly haven’t won as many matches as they would have liked, pre-season isn’t about results it’s about…
On Wednesday at ACC Media Days, Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos doubled down on his comment earlier in the summer that Alabama does “not have Nick Saban to save them” and that he “doesn’t see (Alabama) stopping me” in the Seminoles’ season opener against the Crimson Tide on August 30th in Tallahassee.Read More: Seminoles QB: ‘We Stand on What I Said” About Alabama Castellanos took the podium in Charlotte, North Carolina, at ACC Media Days, where he said, “I stand on what I said.” Castello corrected himself and added, “Well, we stand on what I said. I said what I…
Former Alabama football staff member Charles Kelly isn’t sure if former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban will return to coaching. Kelly does know there is one important decision-maker who will ultimately have a say if Saban will return to the coaching ranks, Saban’s wife Terry. “Coach Saban, I’m sure there’s days that he’s missing it because he was so good at what he did. Coach, he enjoyed the relationships that he had not only with his players but his coaching staff. Coach was always excited the first day we came back from vacation, you could tell he was ready to…
Georgia Bulldogs QB Commit Jared Curtis Expected to Make Nearly $1 Million in 2026 Georgia Bulldogs quarterback commit Jared Curtis is expected to make nearly $1 million during his first season with the team. Georgia Bulldogs quarterback commit Jared Curtis is expected to make nearly $1 million during his first season with the team. The Georgia Bulldogs are building their recruiting class for the 2026 cycle and have already added a litany of highly talented prospects. One of the biggest names in the class is quarterback Jared Curtis, a 5-Star quarterback from Nashville, Tennessee. Curtis joined the Bulldogs’ class in…