Author: Mikesportz
WNBA veteran Alyssa Thomasappeared to send a message to Angel Reese on Saturday. For the past week, there has been a debate about how WNBA vets should welcome the star-studded rookie class to the league. This is our job…it doesn’t matter who you are or what rookie you are, vets are coming at your neck cause we’re here to show you this is a grown woman’s league,” said Las Vegas Aces’ Alysha Clark told the media On Saturday night during the Sun-Sky game, Thomas slapped Reese in the throat and threw to the ground. A new courtside video shows Thomas…
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert is heading into Year 3 in the NFL, and with more snaps to go around, he’s on a mission to prove he can be a consistent asset for his team. “That’s my goal, to go out and prove to myself; I am who I say I am,” Tolbert said Thursday, via ESPN. “Obviously, you hear that all the time. But just go out there and chase greatness. I have two guys who ride along with me in CeeDee (Lamb) and [Brandin] Cooks, and I’m looking forward to following in their footsteps and doing what…
SANTA CLARA — Defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks believes 49ers rookie cornerback Renardo Green has the potential to be as versatile as Deommodore Lenoir. The second-round pick of the 2024 NFL Draftalready has been challenged by Bullocks and the coaching staff, who have given the young corner opportunities to play on the outside as well as on the inside at the nickel position. “For [Green], it’s going to be more of a mental thing, because physically, he can do it,” Bullocks said. “He has the skill set to do it and just looking at him compared to Demo, Demo Lenoir…
Our friends over at Sportsnaut came out with their latest NFL Coaching Rankings, and Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay ranked in the Top 5, but did he rank high enough? McVay came in the 3rd spot behind Andy Reid (1) and Kyle Shanahan (2). Before we dive into whether or not Sean McVay should be ranked higher than Shanahan, here is the reasoning from Sportsnaut: Of the best NFL coaches in 2024, Sean McVay is probably the one we’d most want to play for. In 2023, he completely transformed his offense and adapted to what he had to…
BALTIMORE – Cedric Mullins sprinted hard out of the box and turned on the jets just before hitting second base. He dove headfirst into third, letting out a scream before smacking his hands together. If not for the cheers from Baltimore fans at Camden Yards, it appeared that Mullins expressed the emotion out of frustration. Perhaps he did. The center fielder has been engrossed in a brutal slump – a .148 batting average in May entering Monday’s Memorial Day matinee against the Boston Red Sox – and he let out his anger with a two-run triple in the fourth inning…
Bill Walton once said his dream Final Four field would include five Pac-12 Conference teams. He repeated the motto “Conference of Champions” on basketball broadcasts as if he was being paid by the number of references he could fit into one game. It wasn’t an act — it was Walton being Walton, as colorful as one of the tie-dye shirts the avowed Grateful Dead fan loved to wear. Walton, the giant redhead whose basketball prowess at UCLA and in the NBA was surpassed only by his zest for life and all its absurdities, died Monday while surrounded by family after…
The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with 16 undrafted free agents following the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft. One of the standouts was former Tennessee Volunteers cornerback Gabe Jeudy-Lally. Jeudy-Lally will submit a valiant effort to make the 53-man roster. The @Titans have agreed to terms with 16 undrafted rookie free agents, including running backs Dillon Johnson of @UW_Football and Jabari Small of @Vol_Football. MORE https://t.co/NcFUq550vXpic.twitter.com/2rUKDNHdIf — Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) May 10, 2024 Jeudy-Lally was productive for the Volunteers throughout 2023. He totaled 47 tackles and six pass breakups this past season. Jeudy-Lally showcased enough versatility to execute multiple…
The “Toronto Towers,” “Toronto Traffic,” or the “Toronto Pterodactyls”: Star readers got creative coming up with a name for the city’s first professional women’s basketball team with the WNBA. By Andy TakagiStaff Reporter Toronto’s new WNBA team needs a name — and Star readers have a few in mind: 198 to be exact. The expansion team is set to start play in 2026 at Coca-Cola Coliseum on the Exhibition grounds. At a celebrity-filled event in Toronto on Thursday, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment chair Larry Tanenbaum, who brought the team to the city as part of his Kilmer Sports Ventures, officially…
The Phoenix Suns have reportedly landed their first assistant as part of new head coach Mike Budenholzer’s staff. Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe! According to AZ Central’s Duane Rankin, “The Phoenix Suns have landed Vince Legarza to work under new head coach Mike Budenholzer, sources inform The Arizona Republic.” Legarza was an assistant coach in Budenholzer’s last season with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2022-23, but wasn’t retained for the 2023-24 season under Adrian Griffin. Leagarza started his coaching career as a player development coach under Budenholzer in his first two head coaching seasons with the…
The upcoming NFL season will be a huge one for Chicago Bears defensive tackle Zacch Pickens. Now entering Year 2, the 24-year-old Pickens appeared in all 17 games for the Bears as a rookie last year. He didn’t start, playing a rotational role in the middle. Considering Pickens played just 25% of Chicago’s defensive snaps in 2024, it’s a bit of a surprise that NFL.com’s Gregg Rosenthal has the young DT pegged to start over incumbent starter Andrew Billings in his latest 53-man roster projection. “The defensive line is the biggest worry,” Rosenthal wrote on May 21. “The Bears need their…