Author: Mikesportz
College World Series Finals for the third time in four years. As the Vols prepare for Omaha, fans are not only cheering for their team but also curious about the man steering the ship. Vitello’s success on the field is matched by his impressive earnings, reflecting his value to the University of Tennessee. Vitello’s contract is a lucrative one. Starting with a $350,000 base salary, he earns this amount just for holding the position. On top of that, he receives an additional $1,150,000 in “Supplemental Pay,” a figure tied to the university’s broadcast and consultation deals. This brings his guaranteed…
CHICAGO – It’s done. The Chicago Bears have signed first overall pick Caleb Williams to his rookie contract, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday. This comes just hours after the Bears signed No. 9 overall pick Rome Odunze to a four-year deal and on the same day the Bears rookie class reported for training camp. According to ESPN, Williams is signing a four-year, fully-guaranteed contract worth $39 million. The deal includes a $25.5 million signing bonus and a fifth-year team option, Schefter said. Williams was named the Bears’ starting quarterback for the 2024 season on the first day of rookie camp.
The Arizona Cardinals have had drama for a number of offseason in a row. Now, it is another teams turn to deal with it as the San Francisco 49ers and their star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk have come to the point where he has requested a trade. The fact that the Niners and Aiyuk have not had talks about the contract since May tells you that the Niners know they are not going to meet his demands in terms of contract and they are comfortable allowing him to play out his rookie deal and making an adjustment next offseason
DeeLos Angeles Lakers power forward, Christian Wood, is having a season in 2023-24, being a player who mainly contributes off the bench, or sometimes doesn’t even play for the team. However, it seems that before improving, things will worsen for the 28-year-old player. Lakers forward Christian Wood allegedly threatens woman while looking for his child Over the weekend, a woman with the Instagram handle @himynamesteee mentioned that she was babysitting her friend’s child, Yasmine López, when Christian Wood showed up at 5 AM demanding that she hand over the child in question. She accused Wood of wanting to assault her…
If the Bulls raised doubts at the beginning of the 2023-24 season, going into the next season the situation has worsened noticeably. In a summer designed more with a view to the long term, the account is simple: they have lost Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan and have added Josh Giddey. Do they improve? Obviously not, but that is exactly the plan, one that can give a huge opportunity to a young talent like Julian Phillips.
After looking at the Chicago Bears offensive line, running backs and tight ends, it’s time to check out the team’s wide receiver unit, and boy is it a good one. By combining Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze with DJ Moore, the Bears quickly created a top-5 unit in the NFL. We’ll get to Allen and Odunze but, first, let’s start with Moore, who is coming off a career year in his first season in Chicago. Across 17 games last season, Moore set new personal bests in catches (96), receiving yards (1,364) and touchdown catches (8) while also ranking among the league…
Kim Caldwell, hired Sunday as head women’s basketball coach of the Volunteers, led Marshall to a 26-7 record, the Sun Belt Conference championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1997 this season in her lone season with the Thundering Herd. The victory total was the most in program history. For her effort, Caldwell was voted winner of the Furfari Award, named for longtime sports writer Mickey Furfari and presented by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Caldwell won the award twice before, in 2019 and 2022, while coach at Glenville State, where she won an NCAA Division II national…
Kim Caldwell coached the Marshall University women’s basketball team to a 26-7 record and the NCAA Tournament to win the Furfari Award as the state’s top college coach. (Photo by AJ Henderson) The premier college coach in West Virginia leads a program at the University of Tennessee. Kim Caldwell, hired Sunday as head women’s basketball coach of the Volunteers, led Marshall to a 26-7 record, the Sun Belt Conference championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1997 this season in her lone season with the Thundering Herd. The victory total was the most in program history. For her effort,…
DALLAS (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey unofficially opened the league’s first football season as 16-team league Monday in a massive hotel ballroom in North Texas, a new setting for SEC Media Days at a time when everything about college sports seems to be in flux. “It’s time to update your expectations for what college athletics can be,” Sankey said, kicking off the four-day event. The powerhouse SEC, which boasts 13 college football national champions since 2006, now includes Texas and Oklahoma. It’s one of many changes going into effect this year in college football, with plenty more to…
The FirstBank Female Basketball Team, the Elephants Girls on Sunday defeated MFM Queens in the finals of Sam Oguche Basketball competition. With the victory, the Elephant Girls once again proved their team as a force to be reckoned with in the Nigeria basketball circle The match, dubbed a one-sided affair by fans, commenced on a fast pace with the former African Champions dominating their opponent in the first quarter by 16-6.