Author: Mikesportz

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge continues to show his appreciation for the play of his teammate Juan Soto. Judge thinks it’s a treat to see other teams and their fans pine for Soto, including the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. “He just finds a way to impact the game every single day,” Judge said, per ESPN. “He’s always focu sed on the team, which is something I always love. Like, he’s here for us and that can be tough when it’s your third team and you’re about to be a free agent.” Judge and Soto are leading the Yankees on offense, as the team holds a 83-61 record…

Bill Belichick enacted his next media event by making his inaugural appearance on ESPN’s “Manningcast” during “Monday Night Football” for the first time during the 2024 season. The former New England Patriots head coach joined Super Bowl champion quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning. Belichick got the best of Peyton on the way to multiple championships with the Patriots. He cannot say the same for the younger Manning brother. The former New York Giants quarterback won both of his championships against Belichick’s Patriots in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. As a result, Belichick flashed the peace sign on TV and steered…

World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson has revealed her emotions and mindset following her thrilling victory at the Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland. A month after a disappointing silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Richardson bounced back to claim the top spot in the 100-meter final. Initially trailing behind Saint Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred, who had defeated her in Paris, Richardson staged a remarkable comeback in the final stretch of the race to clinch first place with a time of 10.84 seconds on the challenging wet track, just four-hundredths of a second ahead of Alfred. “This is probably the funniest…

WNBA rookie of the year candidate Caitlin Clark said a season-ending injury to Angel Reese is devastating and “never anything you want to see.” Clark reacted to Reese’s situation prior to the Indiana Fever’s 104-100 overtime win Sunday over the Atlanta Dream. “It’s definitely sad whenever you see anyone go down with an injury, especially people that you came into this league with,” Clark said, via the Indianapolis Star. “You want to see her finish out this year. Obviously, she’s had a historic year, and she’s done some incredible things. For me, getting to play against her, her motor is up there — if…

In a recent interview with USA Today Sports, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal shared his thoughts on the hype surrounding Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark in the WNBA. O’Neal was asked about Clark taking over the WNBA landscape and turning into one of the biggest stars in the league at just 22 years old. The basketball Hall of Famer believes everyone is trying to hype up Caitlin Clark and they need to “calm down.” O’Neal said Clark needs to earn her reign in the WNBA. The current NBA analyst thinks while Clark is great, she “ain’t that great yet.” “You gotta…

The pundits have had nothing but good things to say about Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever now that they’re in the midst of an absolute tear. The Fever are coming off a 104-100 overtime victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday, September 8, which marked their eighth win in 10 games played since the mid-season Olympic break. One analyst who has jumped on the Indiana hype train is ESPN’s Monica McNutt, who incidentally, wasn’t exactly the biggest Caitlin Clark fan earlier in the season. In fact, the former NCAA star took a lot of flack when she covered one…

As The Daily Hoosier reported last week, class of 2025 top-40 center Eric Reibe moved up his IU official visit two weeks to Sept. 20. Today, On3’s Joe Tipton is reporting Reibe will now visit Oregon the weekend previously set for the IU visit, Oct. 4-6.  That visit was moved up as well. The 7-foot Reibe visited Kansas and UConn over the last two weekends.  All of those visits were/will be full weekend official visits. Meanwhile, Jake Weingarten of Stock Risers reported on Monday IU coach Mike Woodson will visit Reibe in person this week, along with Creighton, Oregon and Kansas.  Reibe attends Bullis School…

Kyle Schwarber’s home run on Monday evening was a lot like the 279 that preceded it. The Philadelphia Phillies star blasted a 447-foot long ball to deep right center field that was a no doubter the instant it left his bat. But home run number 280 carried special significance in IU circles. With his Monday evening bomb, Schwarber now has more Major League Baseball home runs than any former Indiana University baseball player.  He passed Ted Kluszewski, whose previous mark of 279 home runs stood for 63 years.  Kluszewski hit his last MLB homer on Sept. 26, 1961. The home…

Biles’ U.S. Open Confession BY MICHAEL GALLAGHER ATHLON SPORTS UPDATED SEPTEMBER 06, 2024 2:55 PM It’s evident USA gymnast Simone Biles and tennis star Serena Williams think highly of one another. So when Biles was asked during her recent appearance at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships who her ideal doubles partner would be, of course, Williams was her choice. Video of Biles’ admission blew up over social media, and word got back to Williams of what the 27-year-old gymnast said. And naturally, Williams responded with the perfect retort on her Instagram page. “I used to want to be a Gymnast…

Jordan Addison overcame one ankle injury from camp to make it to Week 1, but he suffered another ankle injury Sunday in Minnesota’s 28-6 win at the New York Giants. Addison was on the injury report and limited early last week before fully participating Friday. He was officially targeted a total of four times in the second quarter by Sam Darnold and produced catches for 16, 13 and 6 yards during Minnesota’s 99-yard touchdown drive to go up 14-3. Addison also drew a 36-yard pass interference penalty in the first quarter on a third-and-8. The infraction moved the ball to…