Author: Mikesportz
Thursday night, J.J. Redick will be back at his day job (well, one of his day jobs) — part of the broadcast team for the NBA Finals between Dallas and Boston. That may not be his day job for long. NBC Sports reported this week that the buzz around Redick becoming the Lakers’ next head coach was growing louder. Now Shams Charania of The Athletic takes it a step further, saying the Lakers are “zeroing in” on Redick as their next coach. The Los Angeles Lakers are zeroing in on JJ Redick as the front-runner to be the franchise’s next…
Nick Pivetta’s performance in latest Red Sox win: The Red Sox moved to eight games above .500 for the first time in 2024 with a 6-5 win over the Marlins on Thursday. While the game ended up being a much more dramatic affair — requiring 12 innings before the Red Sox finally clinched the win — the tone was set early by starter Nick Pivetta. Pivetta, 31, put together 6.2 no-hit innings before Miami finally broke through. He finished his night with seven scoreless innings (yielding just one hit and two walks), striking out 10 in the process. “Pivetta was…
The Lakers have been linked to multiple big names this offseason, with the idea of adding a potential third star. Los Angeles still has LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the roster but lacks quality depth around the two stars. Since the beginning of time, the Lakers have been a star-driven franchise, so adding another player isn’t out of the realm of possibility. One of the biggest names on the trade block for Los Angeles has been point guard Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks. Young has been linked to the Lakers for some time now but no deal has…
The Heat have signed undrafted former Colorado State guard Isaiah Stevens, Miami announced in a team press release. According to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link), Stevens’ new contract is an Exhibit 10 deal. The six-footer, a five-time All-MWC honoree during his tenure with the Rams, finished his college career as Colorado State’s all-time leading scorer (with 2,350 career points) and passer (863 career assists), while also making the most three-pointers (253) in team history.
After joining the staff in 2020, Teresa Weatherspoon will no longer be an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The team is parting ways with the 57-year-old, who reportedly turned down other chances in hopes of greater opportunities in New Orleans, per Charania. Weatherspoon joined the organization as a player-development coach in 2019 before being promoted to assistant coach. During her tenure, she was lauded as someone to watch in the running to become the NBA’s first female head coach. The former WNBA star is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and…
Khyree Jackson died with two others as the result of being hit by a drunk driver last night. He was the Vikings 4th round draft pick in April. Worked his butt off to make it into the NFL and never made it to his first game. He was 24. This is tragic news. Khyree Jackson is a American football cornerback who currently plays for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Here is a brief history about him: – Born on August 14, 1997, in Detroit, Michigan – Played college football at Alabama State University -…
DL Kingsley Keke (24 years old): His rapidly improving ability to be an interior disruptor could be very valuable for new defensive coordinator Joe Barry. QB Jordan Love (22): He is dripping in talent, but no one really knows if he can play. Yet. LB Kamal Martin (22): There were real flashes of playmaking ability as a rookie, but can he become more consistent as a bigger part of the linebacker puzzle in Year 2? CB Eric Stokes (22): The Packers’ first-round pick in 2021 might feature prominently on this list by this time next year. OL Jon Runyan Jr.…
As the offseason chugs along, the Los Angeles Lakers had themselves a solid start by selecting Dalton Knecht, a projected top-10 pick out of Tennessee who fell to them at No. 17 in the 2024 NBA Draft. With JJ Redick taking the helm as head coach, he is looking to integrate a new system and philosophies that complement this new NBA playstyle. Redick hinted in his introductory press conference that he wants L.A. to shoot more 3-pointers after finishing dead last in attempts this past season. So being able to draft a player like Knecht will aid the Lakers in…
McDermott had cited the hijackers while stressing the importance of communication. Upon realising how his message was being interpreted, McDermott said he called a second team meeting an hour later to apologise to his players. He planned to do so again with his current team on Thursday, after an article posted on the Substack page of NFL writer Tyler Dunne, citing numerous unnamed sources, revealed what McDermott had said at the meeting during training camp in 2019. “Not only was 9/11 a horrific event in our country’s history, but a day that I lost a good family friend,” McDermott said…
Former first lady Michelle Obama is the only Democrat that could beat Donald Trump in a head-to-head race in November, according to a new poll. The poll, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, found that the former first lady was the only Democrat with a lead on Trump in a hypothetical match-up, garnering 50 per cent support to his 39 per cent. Only four per cent of respondents said they would not vote at all. The survey also found that President Joe Biden and Trump are neck-and-neck in a head-to-head match-up, each receiving 40 per cent of the vote, while eight per cent…