Author: Mikesportz
Preseason play has begun in the NBA, and the Los Angeles Lakers might have struck gold in rookie Dalton Knecht. Most people throughout the Volunteer State knew that when his name was called on draft night this Spring, but the Lakers are learning how good Knecht is and how great he could be in real-time. The former Tennessee basketball superstar lit up the scoreboard throughout the NBA Summer League, playing like an NBA veteran at times. He kept up the scoring streak on Friday night in the Lakers’ preseason opener. Knecht played 25 minutes off the bench and shot 7-for-13…
Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry is entering his 16th season in the NBA. Selected seventh overall by Golden State in the 2009 NBA draft, Curry has become one of the greatest players in league history. Recently leading Team USA in scoring at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Curry added a gold medal to his extensive list of basketball achievements. Now an Olympic gold medalist, Curry also has four NBA championships, two league MVP awards, 10 All-Star and All-NBA selections, a Finals MVP award and more. Throughout his rise to superstardom, Curry has had his wife Ayesha Curry alongside him. The…
over the crossbar of the goalpost and drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty. When Lions Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson did that, it wasn’t a penalty. At halftime of the Seattle-Detroit game, the receiver known as Megatron was inducted into the team’s ring of honor. “That was for Calvin,” Williams said of his penalty. “He used to do that back in the day. It’s his birthday. He’s getting honored a lot, so I did that for him – and some people in the facility who thought I couldn’t make the dunk, so I had to get up…
LAS VEGAS — Five-star class of 2025 shooting guard Braylon Mullins of Greenfield-Central sits down with Peegs.com at the Wooten Top 150 camp to go in depth on his recruitment. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard discusses his three finalists of Indiana, UConn and North Carolina, what the key appeal is about each one, and how he’ll make his decision — as well as his rise from barely nationally ranked to national top-20 prospect and strong contender to be a McDonald’s All-American.
World number six Coco Gauff dominated unseeded Czech player Karolina Muchova to win the China Open – the eighth WTA title of her career and first since January. The American fourth seed had struggled with her serve earlier in the week and was forced to battle back from a set down in her three previous matches en route to her first final since winning in Auckland at the start of the year. But the 2023 US Open champion showed little sign of that fragility as she claimed a 6-1 6-3 win in one hour and 17 minutes. Gauff jokingly put…
Getty Images Image caption, Coco Gauff lost to Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals in Beijing last year Published 5 October 2024 Fourth seed Coco Gauff came from a set and a break down to beat Paula Badosa to reach her first China Open final. The 20-year-old American dug deep to come through 4-6 6-4 6-2. Spaniard Badosa, ranked 19th in the world but a former world number two, had looked in a good position when she served at 4-3 up in the second set. But Gauff broke and rattled off the next four games to set up a decider, eventually…
Simon Biles is actually Simone Biles, the renowned American artistic gymnast. Simone Biles does not have any children. She is engaged to Jonathan Owens, a safety for the Houston Texans (NFL), and they announced their engagement on May 24, 2022. However, Simone Biles is a proud advocate for foster care and adoption. She was herself a foster child before being adopted by her grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles. Would you like to know more about: – Simone Biles’ career achievements? – Her advocacy work? – Her relationship with Jonathan Owens? – Her gymnastics training and routines? Yes, Simone Biles…
The current best player on the Tennessee basketball team is Zakai Zeigler ¹. He’s a senior point guard who has been making waves in the SEC. Zeigler was named the 2024 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and has been recognized as one of the top defensive players in the country, being a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year award ¹. He’s also a talented playmaker, leading the SEC in assists per game in back-to-back years ¹. Some of his notable achievements include: – *Career Highs*: 26 points (twice), 9 rebounds, 14 assists, and 5 steals…
LEAD NBA Legend Michael Jordan Just Sued Nascar. The Sport (and the Business of the Sport) Will Never Be the Same A recently filed federal antitrust suit shows Nascar must have ‘made it personal’ for Michael Jordan How did Michael Jordan arguably become (especially if I’m doing the arguing) the greatest NBA player of all time? Hard work. Remarkable drive. Relentless focus. And an ability to turn slights, snubs, and insults — sometimes real, more often manufactured — into competitive fuel. Jordan’s ability to manufacture an enemy — to take it personally — was a running theme in The Last Dance documentary. Jordan against the Pacers? “It became personal…
Angel Reese does not have a child. The American professional basketball player, born on May 6, 2002, in Randallstown, Maryland, has focused on her education and basketball career ¹. Reese played college basketball at LSU and Maryland, leading LSU to its first national championship and setting the NCAA single-season record in double-doubles and the SEC single-season record in rebounds ¹. She was selected by the Chicago Sky with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and named an WNBA All-Star in her rookie season ¹. There’s no information available about her having a child. Angel Reese is making…