Author: Mikesportz
Analyst Believes Rockets Made Mistake at Trade Deadline The Houston Rockets may not have performed optimally at the trade deadline. The Houston Rockets were rather quiet at the NBA Trade Deadline last month, opting not to make a major move to improve the roster. However, that may be a decision that the Rockets could come to regret. Bleacher Report writer Andy Bailey believes that the Rockets should have traded Fred VanVleet and draft picks for a star. “From the moment the Houston Rockets signed Fred VanVleet to his three-year, $128.5 million contract in 2023, it felt like he was destined…
Breaking:No.1 American Player Malachi Moreno Commits to Kentucky, Setting New Record!! Malachi Moreno, the No. 1 American player, has committed to the University of Kentucky, making history and setting a new record. This highly anticipated decision has sent shockwaves throughout the college basketball world, and fans are eager to learn more about this talented young player. Who is Malachi Moreno? Malachi Moreno is a 6-foot-11 center from Georgetown, Kentucky, who has been ranked as the No. 1 center and No. 28 overall prospect in the class of 2025 by On3 Industry Ranking.¹ He attends Great Crossing High School, just…
The Houston Rockets have become one of the most surprising teams in all of the NBA this season, as the unassuming group of athletic young studs mixed with several key veteran mentors has broken out to become the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference with a 37-23 record. Houston’s stars like Alperen Şengün, Jalen Green and the rising Amen Thompson have propelled the squad to a likely guaranteed playoff berth this season, but their lack of experience and a true go-to scorer could lead to their ultimate demise come postseason. In order to correct these potential issues for next…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Houston Rockets signed third-year forward David Roddy to a two-way contract Monday, the day before the NBA’s deadline to sign two-way players. Roddy fills the Rockets’ third and final two-way spot, an opening created Sunday when Houston upgraded Nate Williams to a st Roddy most recently was on a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers but was waived Feb. 28 when the 76ers signed Jalen Hood-Schifino to a two-way instead. Roddy was a first-round pick out of Colorado State in the 2022 NBA draft, selected No. 23 overall by the 76ers on behalf of the Memphis Grizzlies. The 6-foot-4…
Alex Bregman’s $120 million contract has Red Sox acting like big-market team again The Boston Red Sox stopped operating like a small-market team. Alex Bregman stopped demanding $200 million. The Detroit Tigers stopped from adding another year. The Chicago Cubs stopped from subtracting a year. The Houston Astros stopped cold in their tracks. Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings. And just like that, Bregman, a two-time World Series champion, two-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner, is now a Red Sox infielder after spending his entire career with the Astros. Bregman, who dropped his demands…
Alex Bregman’s arrival at the Boston Red Sox created a conflict between him and Rafael Devers, due to the controversy over which of the two players should play at third base for the team. Bregman, who has won some accolades for his work as a third baseman, did not have the best of receptions from Devers, who immediately came out to say that “I play third base”, making it clear that he would not give up his position following the arrival of the former Houston Astros player. This statement may have created an uncomfortable situation between Devers and the team’s…
David Taylor is a man of his word, and he recently proved it. After devoting more than a decade to the Olympics and winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he was ready to compete for the U.S. again at the 2024 Olympics. But things suddenly changed at the U.S. Olympic trials when he lost two straight matches against Aaron Brooks, another product of Penn State University, eliminating him from contention again. And decided to retire from wrestling, but he didn’t bow out of wrestling completely; Taylor accepted a new phase in his life! Prior to the trials, Taylor…
Penn State news, notes, and updates for March 3 include postseason results for future Nittany Lion wrestlers, headlines of the day, and more. Penn State tweets of the day Multiple Penn State wrestling signees succeeded in postseason action over the weekend. Minisink Valley senior PJ Duke won his fourth NYSPHSAA state title. He beat Casey Liess by technical fall, 24-8, in the 170-pound final. “PJ’s accomplishment is truly amazing,” Minisink Valley athletic director Tim Bult told the school’s official website . “Only a handful of wrestlers win more than one state title during their high school wrestling careers, and for…
‘Our guys are going to go wrestle great,’ Penn State’s Cael Sanderson says about Big Ten tournament When ol’ Benjamin Franklin wrote that death and taxes are the only things certain in life, he didn’t know about Penn State wrestling. As college wrestling’s Division I postseason begins, it’s a certainty that Penn State will be at its peak at the Big Ten Championships at Northwestern on Saturday and Sunday and at the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia about 12 days later. The No.1-ranked Nittany Lions, winners of 71 straight dual meets spanning five-plus years, are seeking their third straight B1G crown…
LAWRENCE — For as raucous as the crowd inside Allen Fieldhouse got Saturday when things went right for Kansas basketball, fury followed a controversial call with 20.8 seconds left in the second half that went against the Jayhawks. Kansas trailed Texas Tech 76-73 and the Red Raiders had possession of the ball, taking it out of bounds right in front of KU’s bench. Darrion Williams inbounded the ball to Elijah Hawkins, who caught the ball as he moved toward the baseline as Kansas’ Rylan Griffen attempted to make a steal. And while Hawkins slid out of bounds as the play…