Author: Mikesportz
The Budapest Worlds silver medalist and ’23 No. 1 Ranker, Anna Hall showed all, not least herself, she’s back in business. (JEFF COHEN) AFTER WHAT SHE termed a “small knee procedure” in late January, Anna Hall wasn’t the Anna Hall of 2023. But her mindset had to be the same as in last year’s U.S. Championships: “Let’s qualify, be conservative, safe, get through, and then get back to work.” Some 6 months post-surgery, she passed with flying colors, winning by 158 points at 6614.
I stayed off social media for most of the weekend, but wouldn’t you know it, the first few things I read when I got into my office Monday morning was the little beef between two teammates. Cowboys safety Malik Hooker was a guest on Keyshawn Johnsons’ podcast Thursday called All Facts No Brakes. He spoke for nearly an hour, and Johnson asked him about a whole host of Dallas Cowboys topics. Yet the one that is causing more pointless drama is what he said about Micah Parsons uhhh and the podcasting stuff.
The opening of the NBA offseason has been relatively quiet for the Miami Heat. Perhaps a bit too quiet. The team brought back forward Kevin Loveand lost free-agent guard Delon Wright to the Bucks. Neither move was earth-shattering, and given the way the rest of the Eastern Conference has shaped up, there is some concern about how far back from the top of the conference the Heat have slid. The loss of Wright, though, could mean an opportunity for incumbent point guard Patty Mills to stick around on a low-cost deal. That’s the view from beat reporter Ira Winderman of…
LeBron James has opted out of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for next season, his agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, but he’s not expected to a free agent for long. According to Paul, James is willing to work with the Lakers on a new deal that would come in below the maximum three-year, $162 million deal he is eligible for in order to open up the full $12.9 million mid-level exception to allow general manager Rob Pelinka to sign an “impact player.”
Happy Birthday… Enjoy the whole rest of the month won’t you — a birthday wish by an IG user for Juanita Vanoy seems to be coming true. Notably, Michael Jordan‘s ex-wife turned 65 on June 13. And the celebrations that started during the birthday week do not seem to have stopped just yet. The most recent instance has been her outing with her 31-year-old daughter. Jasmine Jordan shared a photo of the outing with her mother on her Instagram story. “CHEERS TO THE GREATEST MAMA OF ALL TIME @iamtheonlyonejuanita… This Gemini said we STILL #outside,” she captioned. Meanwhile, Juanita re-shared…
Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky has soared above the rest of her peers tonight, clinching the BET’s Sportswoman of the Year award. In an arena packed with athletic giants, Reese’s victory isn’t just a testament to her prowess but a resounding statement of her arrival. The contenders for this prestigious award read like a who’s who of women’s sports royalty. Among them were basketball dynamo A’ja Wilson, tennis prodigy Coco Gauff, rising rap star and hoopster Flau’jae Johnson, high school sensation JuJu Watkins, tennis ace Naomi Osaka, sprint queen Sha’Carri Richardson, and gymnastics legend Simone Biles. It’s a roll…
SARASOTA, Fla. — Tucker Davidson didn’t know Drew French all that well when the two spent time together in Atlanta during parts of the 2021 and ‘22 seasons. But the left-hander didn’t need to in order to tell that French — the Braves’ bullpen coach at the time — was destined for a higher job in baseball someday. “I knew immediately of meeting him. Just being able to talk ball with him in the bullpen, I knew it was a stopping point for him,” said Davidson, a non-roster invitee in Orioles camp this spring. “Getting to learn under Rick Kranitz…
2024 Tennessee college football season preview with quick breakdowns, the best players, keys to the season, and prediction with projected win total. It’s an interesting time for Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel. It’s a bit of a rebuilding year in Heupel’s fourth season, but there’s a reasonable expectation to make it into the College Football Playoff, anyway, because it’s Tennessee, and it seems like that’s what it’s supposed to do. Start with this – Heupel has been an unquestioned success. For all the great things Tennessee has done over the decades – like being the first ever BCS National Champion…
HOUSTON – After a stunning 17-5 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday, which gave the O’s two wins in three games that series, their road show has arrived in Houston for a weekend series against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. The Orioles (49-25) are on a 107-win pace after winning back-to-back series from Philadelphia and New York. Overall they have won four of their past five, 10 of 13, 15 of 21 and 20 of their last 27 games. They are now 24-11 on the road and score 5.6 runs per game in road contests…
The Edmonton Oilers enter free agency with very little wiggle room under the cap and some real issues despite reaching Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. What’s more, the organization is facing some uncertainty on and off the ice. How many of the productive free agents can management return while staying cap-compliant Brown, 30, recorded four goals and 12 points in 71 games with the Oilers last season. He added two goals and six points in 19 playoff games during the Oilers’ run to the Stanley Cup Final before they were eliminated by the Florida Panthers. …