Author: Mikesportz
Carsyn Baker visited Tennessee for the first time in early April to attend one of the Vols’ spring practices. After getting a scholarship offer from them last month, he didn’t wait long to make the trip to Knoxville again. The four-star Class of 2026 running back from Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Ga., returned to Tennessee last weekend to participate in the Vols’ Night at Neyland camp. He said working with first-year running backs coach De’Rail Sims and other members of Tennessee’s staff inside Neyland Stadium was “a great experience,” and the Vols are “in a good spot for…
Patrick Ewing got the opportunity to work alongside Michael Jordan on the set of “Space Jam” in the mid-1990s. During a recent appearance on The Roommates Show, Ewing was asked about his experience working on the iconic film, and he revealed Jordan always trolled him and Charles Barkley for not winning a title. “Michael and I, we had the same agent and I thought it was a great opportunity,” Ewing said. “For our scenes, mines, Charles, Larry (Johnson), (Muggsy Bogues), it was a lot of fun. We would play pickup ball after the shoot was over, we’d go out to dinner, we’ll play pool,…
June 8: OF Kyle Stowers exits with right wrist discomfort Stowers exited Saturday’s game vs. the Rays at Tropicana Field in the bottom of the sixth inning. The 26-year-old was replaced in left field by Colton Cowser. The soreness stemmed from a dive that Stowers made on the turf field at Rogers Centre in Toronto earlier this week, per manager Brandon Hyde, who expects Stowers to be fine moving forward. He is batting .300 (9-for-30) in 15 games for Baltimore this season. June 8: OF Austin Hays (bruised ribs) out of lineup, available to come off bench Hays underwent X-rays…
Comparing players from different eras is difficult. The game has changed. There are different rules, but it’s always a fun topic. During the 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, four-time NBA champion John Salley was a guest on the “Dan Patrick Show” and was asked if he’d take prime Larry Bird or prime LeBron James. Salley, who was a part of the Detroit Pistons’ “Bad Boys” in the late 1980s, wasted no time in giving his answer. During Patrick’s interview with Salley, who won two NBA championships with the Pistons and one each with the Chicago…
Covering an NFL team is both a nerve-racking and rewarding experience. Every day we wake up, we talk about the Philadelphia Eagles. Seriously, what could be more fun? Those of you who are fortunate enough to live that dream as we do are, no doubt, in agreement about where the aggravation lies… Say it with us… Social media trolls… They’re enough to make you ignore the comment line entirely. There are two types who are truly annoying, those that scream ‘fake news’ and ‘click bait’ at the top of their lungs. Sadly, however, there are times when those cries are…
Michigan HC Sherrone Moore breaks down ‘the most important drive in Michigan football history’ with Joel Klatt. Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore joined Joel Klatt for “Big Noon Conversations,” the first episode of which dropped Monday morning. During the 30-minute interview, Moore recapped the 2023 national championship run, including a detailed breakdown of the game-tying drive against Alabama in the Rose Bowl. He discussed some of his favorite play calls from last season, his transition to head coach and what will change under his leadership. Listen to the full episode with Joel Klatt and Sherrone Moore here, and…
WNBA veteran Brittney Griner has been playing in the league for a long time now. And while she’s done all she can to help grow the league through her on-court play, nothing could have prepared her for the impact rookies like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have made since joining the WNBA. Clark, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft who now plays for the Indiana Fever, has single-handedly made life for all WNBA players better. No team flies commercial flights anymore. Safety concerns, particularly surrounding Clark, forced the WNBA to take action and fly charter. Not…
The Phoenix Suns desperately need an actual point guard on their roster next season, and the solution is staring them right in the face. There is no doubt that getting an established point guard is the most important piece of offseason business that the Phoenix Suns have to attend to. New head coach Mike Budenholzer stopped short of saying it was necessary to get one at his introductory press conference some weeks back, opting instead to say the team needed to learn to play with and without one. That still means that they actually need to have at least…
The Los Angeles Lakers are in desperate need of a new coach. Despite making it to the playoffs the past two seasons, they moved on from Darvin Ham, who was unable to take the team on a deep run. When it was announced that the team was going in a different direction, the rumor mill immediately went into overdrive. Fans and analysts alike tried to predict who the team would pick to be their new coach. J.J. Redick quickly became the favorite candidate in the public eye given his ties to LeBron James. However, he was…
The expectation is that quarterback Hendon Hooker, whom the Lions selected in the third round of the 2023 draft, will serve as Jared Goff‘s primary backup in 2024. However, it does not sound as if he is where he needs to be just yet. Hooker was in the midst of a terrific final season at Tennessee when he suffered an ACL tear that cut his season short and undermined his draft stock. Detroit added the big-armed passer anyway, viewing him as a talent worth developing behind Goff. The club subsequently signed Teddy Bridgewater to operate as Goff’s QB2, but with…