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TENNESSEE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2024 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 – the 27 wins in Heupel’s first three seasons is the best run since Phil Fulmer won 28 games from…
Feb 25, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Royce O’Neale (00) reacts after a play during the second quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports PHOENIX — Ahead of the start of free agency, the Phoenix Suns locked down their biggest name set to hit the open market. Forward Royce O’Neale is set to remain with the Suns after striking an extension to the tune of a four-year, $44 million deal. Phoenix Suns forward Royce O’Neale got paid by the organization.
Following this week’s 2024 NBA Draft, the league has released its schedule for the NBA 2K25 Summer League in Las Vegas. The Dallas Mavericks will play in four games between July 14 – 19, including a game facing off against the finals foe Boston Celtics, before any remaining matchups are determined. The schedule is as follows: If the Mavericks were to be one of the top four teams after these games they will advance to a playoff to determine the champion. Otherwise, they will play in a final fifth game to wrap up their time in Vegas. This summer will…
Louie Hinchcliffe booked his spot at the Paris Olympics as he won the 100metre title at the UK Athletics Championships in a time of 10.18seconds. In his last appearance at these championships two years ago, he failed to make it out of the heats. Disillusioned with sprinting, he toyed with walking away from the sport altogether before relocating to the University of Houston some nine months ago.
The NFL took a big loss in court this week. A jury found the league broke antitrust laws by selling their “Sunday Ticket” package only on DirecTV and at an inflated price to preserve local ratings for games on FOX and CBS. The total verdict puts the NFL on the hook for $4.8 billion in damages, split between the residential class ($4.696 billion) and commercial class ($97 million; bars, restaurants, etc.). Under anti-trust law that $4.696 billion figure gets tripled to $14.088 billion. The NFL is of course fighting the verdict. A post-trial motions hearing conducted by Judge Philip Gutierrez…
Mazi Smith was the No. 28 overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft as the Dallas Cowboys finally appeared to take the defensive tackle position seriously. Unfortunately, his rookie season wound up being a disappointment. Smith hardly saw the field, and when he was out there, he didn’t do anything significant. He was often slow off the snap and played underweight—although that was said to be due to Dan Quinn’s preference. Heading into his second season, Smith is penciled in as the starter, but that’s due to the lack of options rather than anything he put on film. With this…
There’s no franchise with a longer NFL tenure than the Chicago Bears. Though not quite as long as its history, the club’s search for a bona fide Bears franchise quarterback has been a lengthy and fruitless endeavor. For the first time in the Common Draft Era (since 1967), the Bears selected a player with the No. 1 overall pick, choosing USC quarterback Caleb Williams. Williams has already made history with his selection alone, but the Bears are hoping he’s the answer for their seemingly endless search for an authentic franchise QB. A closer look thanks to NFL Research, shows just…
The San Francisco 49ers have been dealing with contract negotiations between themselves and star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk for some time. There has been a stalemate between the two sides over the amount, as Aiyuk believes he is worth more than what San Francisco has been willing to offer so far. He will be entering the final year of his rookie contract and is scheduled to make $14.1 million this season. But after seeing what some of the other elite wide receivers have been getting around the NFL, Aiyuk seems to be holding his ground. Read More: Brandon Aiyuk Calls…
It’s not every day you get an autograph for the ages by one of the premier coaches in college sports. Knoxville native and diehard Vols fan Larrmosha Hollis struck gold when Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello signed a “V” on her chest during the parade honoring the team’s first national title. Coach asked me, ‘Where do you want me to sign it?’ and I yelled, ‘Anywhere!’ And he signed right there. Now the world’s going crazy over my picture. It’s great,” Hollis told Knox News. In a matter of minutes after the signing, Hollis saw the moment replayed on TV…
The San Francisco 49ers should, barring a 2020-like swarm of injuries, boast yet another top-notch defense in 2024. However, as general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan have always said, the Niners will never cease to upgrade all positions possible when possible. One of the few areas of the defense where there remain some question marks heading into the new season is within the secondary, specifically at safety. Currently, San Francisco has four prime candidates for the two starting jobs: Talanoa Hufanga, Ji’Ayir Brown, George Odum and the rookie, Malik Mustapha. But Hufanga is coming off a torn…