Author: Mikesportz
“I’m a guy who wants more. I’ve always wanted more. I have 14 world championship rings and I want a Super Bowl ring. And so how can I help them achieve that?” said the NBA legend, The investment group included Wall Street titan Josh Harris, defense billionaire Mitchell Rales, Harris’ longtime partner David Blitzer, and Johnson himself. Washington Commanders’ 6.05 billion-Dollar Sale Set a New Record The sale of the Washington Commanders for 6.05 billion dollars has set a new record as the largest transaction for a sports franchise, surpassing the previous record of 4.65 billion dollars set by the…
Who has the best group of receivers in the NFC North? It’s a tough question. Three of the four teams have big-time star power and a compelling case to be in the top spot. That’s why it’s shocking to see that ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky put none of those three teams atop his ranking. He somehow has the Packers in first, followed by the Vikings, Bears, and Lions. As an attempt to explain himself, he clarified that tight ends are included and he wanted five above-average pass catchers. It’s close for me between Chicago and Minnesota for the top spot, but…
Simone Biles is officially having the best summer ever! Following her record-breaking and historic performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the most decorated gymnast ever is now the recipient of one of the most coveted items in all of fashion: an Hermés bag. In a post on Threads, Biles shared the news of her good fortune courtesy of her parents. “My parents bought me my hermes bag,” the seven-time gold medalist wrote. “Don’t be mad at me, be mad at your parents,” she added
Nigeria’s hurdling queen Tobi Amusan wrote a beautiful birthday message to American speedster Sha’Carri Richardson, which many now suggest may be the beginning of a brewing sismance. From one track queen to another, Tobi Amusan penned a lovely birthday message to the world’s fastest woman Sha’Carri Richardson
Mindful of placing 2nd to Marco Arop’s negative-split run to Worlds gold in ’23, Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a blistering pace from the gun and held off the Canadian by 0.01 as a record 7 went sub-1:43. EXPECTATIONS RAN HIGH for a fast 2-lap final, with a number of very fast performances this season, including a Diamond League blazer across townat Stade Charléty that put 4 men in the all-time top 10. Favored Djamel Sedjati of Algeria said that he wanted a WR in the final and the other contenders braced themselves for anything. In the end, the race was indeed…
The connection between Manchester United and Ajax became even stronger on Tuesday as the Red Devils confirmed the signings of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui and the Dutch club were happy to point it out. The defensive pair have actually signed from Bayern Munich in a £60m deal, but both featured for Ajax under United manager Erik ten Hag when he was in charge of the Dutch giants. Since Ten Hag was appointed as Manchester United manager in 2022 he has been very keen on bringing in players he has worked with previously. This has seen the Red Devils…
Tavon Austin, who played in 113 NFL games for four franchises from 2013-21, formally announced his retirement from football on Tuesday. Austin, 34, last played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, hauling in 24 receptions for 213 yards and a touchdown over seven games. He spent part of the 2022 campaign on the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad and was out of the league last season. The eighth overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft spent his first five seasons with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams before moving on to the Dallas Cowboys (2018-19), Green Bay Packers (2020) and Jaguars. A…
Mike McCarthy has a lot to deal with before the Dallas Cowboys’ season campaign starts. They have to resolve the contracts of CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott first. However, it sounds like the training camp had a lot of risers who displayed a lot of potential. The two headliners? Well, these were rookie standouts, Tyler Guyton and Cooper Beebe. The Cowboys are in big trouble if they don’t fix these woes involving Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. These two have been the biggest producers for Mike McCarthy’s offense. Losing them or just having their production dip would mean trouble for…
As a result, Erik ten Hag has made multiple additions to his team throughout the transfer window. This summer, it was reported that Man United wanted to sign former Ajax players de Ligt and Mazraoui from Bayern Munich. The duo progressed through the Dutch club’s academy when ten Hag was manager of the club. On Tuesday, the signing of de Light and Mazraoui was confirmed by Man United ready for their opening day clash against Fulham on Friday night. With more of ten Hag’s former players now reuniting with him at Old Trafford, United in Focus examines every former Ajax…
Bam Adebayo ‘s numbers at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris won’t stand out as he was relegated to being a bit player on a stacked Team USA. He averaged 6.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 16.1 minutes per game. However, he was a plus-32 across the US’s six contests, more accurately showing his impact on the team’s run to a fifth-consecutive Gold Medal. His best game came against South Sudan when he was the best player on the floor. He scored 18 points in 21 minutes on 8-of-10 shooting and 2-of-3 from three. He added seven rebounds,…