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In loss to Warriors, Ime Udoka sends message to Rockets by benching three starters After falling behind by 24 points, Rockets starters Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, and Dillon Brooks were pulled from Thursday’s loss to Golden State and didn’t return — even when the game got close. HOUSTON — Though it didn’t result in a win, Rockets head coach Ime Udoka sent a clear message by benching most of his usual starters in Thursday’s 105-98 home loss (box score) to Golden State at Toyota Center. “Could be mentally and physically fried, certain people, certain players,” said Udoka, who didn’t…
One Area the Rockets Need to Improve on After All-Star Break If the Houston Rockets don’t improve their free throw shooting soon, it will continue to cost them games. The Houston Rockets lost to the Golden State Warriors for the third time in four games on Thursday, 105-98. The Rockets trailed the Warriors by as many as 24 points before a furious fourth-quarter comeback came up just short. There were several reasons Houston to Golden State Thursday. The Rockets only shot 33% from 3-point range, which has been an issue all season. The team turned the ball over 20 times,…
Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers will look for any possible way to improve throughout the NFL offseason. After coming up short in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, the team wants to take another step forward in 2025. In order to do that, the Packers will need to improve their roster. They will also need to get the absolute most out of their coaching staff. With that in mind, Green Bay has officially made a coaching staff move on Friday afternoon. According to a report from NFL insider Tom Pelissero, Luke Getsy has officially been hired by Green…
GREEN BAY – Former Packers athletic trainer Pepper Burruss will be recognized this summer as a Pro Football Hall of Fame Award of Excellence recipient for 2025. Burruss is one of three former NFL athletic trainers to be selected for the June 25-26 ceremony in Canton, Ohio, along with Ed Block and John Norwig, bringing the total to 14 athletic trainers so honored. All three also were recently chosen as the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society’s (PFATS) Hall of Fame inductees for 2025. Beginning a 42-year NFL career with the New York Jets in 1977, Burruss came to the Packers…
Ralph Mann surprisingly would once qualify Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the category of “running jumpers”—non-strategic, relying solely on speed and athleticism without a hint of an idea of which leg they’ll use to clear the hurdle, or worse, either stutter-step or overstride as they allowed themselves too much or too little a room. And then, there were “technicians” who would have the number of steps they’d take at the start, middle, and all the way to the end figured out to the T. When they first met in 2018, this was Mann’s initial assessment of Sydney: “Sydney had problems. She couldn’t…
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone leads 15 athletes now signed with Grand Slam Track League Fifteen athletes have been confirmed for the Grand Slam Track spearheaded by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Paris Olympic star and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tops the list of 15 elite athletes who have registered for the Grand Slam Track League next season. The Grand Slam Track spearheaded by four-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world champion Michael Johnson, will debut from April – September 2025, kicking off with four meets, also known as ‘Slams’ with $12.6 million available in prize money. It is expected that 96 athletes will be involved with…
Houston Rockets’ Jalen Green Spotted Meeting with Lakers Officials—$220M Deal in the Works? Houston Rockets fans are fuming after star guard Jalen Green was reportedly seen in a private meeting with Los Angeles Lakers executives, fueling rumors of a potential $220 million contract deal. Sources claim Green was spotted dining with Lakers GM Rob Pelinka at a high-end Los Angeles restaurant, sparking speculation that the Lakers are preparing a blockbuster offer to lure him away from Houston. While no official agreement has been announced, insiders believe the Lakers are aggressively pursuing Green as their next franchise player. Rockets fans have…
Blake Alderman, Gaby Urrutia and Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported on Thursday night the Miami Hurricanes are expected to hire Florida secondary coach Will Harris for a defensive backs role. Miami previously hired Zac Etheridge from Houston as their cornerbacks coach. Harris began his coaching career at Northwestern Oklahoma State as the defensive backs coach. After a season each at Humboldt State in California and Dixie College (now Utah Tech), Harris was hired by Brent Brennan as the secondary coach at San Jose State in 2016, spending two seasons with the team. JALEN MILROE JOINS GOJO AND GOLIC — 0207 Miami’s Mario Cristobal reportedly…
There’s no outrunning the past—especially when there’s a paper trail to prove it. And for Brian Kelly? His journey so far and his accolades have only made LSU’s 2025 outlook even stronger. He’s turning past setbacks into fuel for what could be a serious run. With the Tigers finishing 2024 with a not-so-bad 9-4 record, it looks like Kelly is gearing up for his shot at redemption. Enter Josh Pate, who just broke down LSU’s future trajectory on The Josh Pate CFB Show. And let’s just say—things are shaping up pretty well for Kelly as he puts his faith in the power…
Comparing anyone to Cam Newton is a dangerous proposition, but On3’s JD Pickell believes LaNorris Sellers could very well be worthy of such praise, at least to some degree. While Pickell was sure to mention how good Newton was back when he played for the Auburn Tigers, he also mentioned something that the South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback has just like the former NFL MVP: the ability to do things no one else on the football field can