Author: Mikesportz
Rafael Nadal gave his tennis farewell after a career in which he won 92 ATP titles, including 22 Slams, making him the second most successful player in history in this category, behind Novak Djokovic. After more than two decades, the Spaniard ended his professional career in the Davis Cup in Malaga, losing to Botic Van De Zandschulp. In addition to his place in the history of tennis and sport in general, the Spanish legend has accumulated a huge total prize money, to which have been added over the years the revenues deriving from sponsorships with the most important world brands…
Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers will utilize the NCAA Transfer Portal this offseason with an “aggressive” approach over the next few months. There are holes to fill on the current roster with the program needing to use the portal to reel in immediate impact players for the 2025 season. With the regular season finale in the rearview mirror, members of LSU’s 2024 roster have revealed their intentions to depart Baton Rouge, which has opened up scholarships this offseason. As of Saturday morning, 10 Tigers have announced their intentions to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal: – Rickie Collins: Redshirt-Freshman Quarterback-…
As Florida State (2-10, 1-7 ACC) was putting together the touches on a historically awful season on the field, head coach Mike Norvell began making changes to his coaching staff. On Sunday, November 10, a statement was released announcing the firings of receivers coach Ron Dugans, offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Alex Atkins and defensive coordinator Adam Fuller. “I appreciate the work these three men have provided over the last five years with me at Florida State,” Norvell said. “They are all great men with families who also have poured into our program. We had many great moments together here, and…
The transfer portal will open for business on Monday, and there are some pressing needs Florida Football will need to address, wide receiver being the biggest among them. But, and this is a good thing, not every group needs to be addressed, and these are three groups that the Gators will be able to get away with not being addressed in the portal. Running back Florida is losing Montrell Johnson next season, but the Gators have a solid stable of running backs where Jadan Baugh will be the headliner heading into 2025. Behind him, the Gators still have Treyaun Webb,…
The Alabama Crimson Tide look to be in a good spot to make the 12-team College Football Playoff entering championship weekend. Alabama was ranked No. 11 in the updated CFP rankings, released Tuesday night. As of the committee’s penultimate rankings, Kalen DeBoer’s team has the final at-large playoff berth after beating the Auburn Tigers 28-14 in last Saturday’s Iron Bowl, and after the Miami Hurricanes fell 42-38 in an upset loss at Syracuse. But one question seems to be lingering: what happens to Alabama if Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers knock off the SMU Mustangs in the ACC title game Saturday…
The transfer portal opens in just a few days, and Kentucky football is already set to lose a couple of important players in wide receiver Dane Key and defensive lineman Keeshawn Silver. Several other depth players have announced their pending departure as well. Key is an especially big loss. Over the past three seasons, he has been a go-to receiver for whoever was under center for the Wildcats. His size and hands will make him a sought after player in the portal, and a likely future NFL player. Related: Every recruit to sign with Kentucky on National Signing Day The…
Thomas C. Settles III will deliver the keynote address at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast. The event will be held at 8 a.m. Jan. 17 in the Grand Hall of UGA’s Tate Student Center. Settles is senior pastor of Calvary Bible Church, chaplain for the University of Georgia football team and campus director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he committed himself to full-time Christian ministry during his sophomore year at Morehouse College. After graduating, he enrolled in the Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, where he received his Master of Divinity. Settles is…
A Tennessee Vols defender is reportedly expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal. According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, Vols redshirt freshman linebacker Jalen Smith is set to enter the transfer portal. Smith is a former four-star recruit from Loganville, GA who signed with Tennessee during the 2023 recruiting cycle. Smith finished the 2024 regular season with 34 total tackles. The Georgia native saw extensive action in Tennessee’s win against Kentucky in November, totaling nine tackles while playing 34 snaps. Smith was the Vols’ highest graded linebacker (78.3 per Pro Football Focus) in Tennessee’s win against the Wildcats. Smith is the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — It’s almost basketball time in the Bluegrass! It’s been an offseason of change for Kentucky basketball, with the departures of Kyra Elzy and John Calipari. However, Big Blue Nation has welcomed Kenny Brooks and Mark Popeas the new faces of the women’s and men’s basketball teams, respectively. As the halfway point of the football season approaches, Wildcat fans are ready to welcome basketball action into their weekly lives. Big Blue Madness, presented by Ronald McDonald House Charities, will be returning for its 19th season, and tickets will be going on sale on Ticketmaster starting at…
Four more LSU football players are expected to enter the transfer portal, sources confirmed to The Advocate. Freshman linebacker Xavier Atkins, junior cornerback Jyaire Brown and freshman cornerback Bernard Causey are all set to enter the portal Atkins played in seven games, briefly earning a role in the rotation, but did not play in LSU’s last three games. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. Atkins finished with three tackles. He was a four-star recruit from Humble, Texas, ranked No. 334 overall in the country, according to the 247Sports composite. Brown, who spent part of his upbringing in New…