Author: Mikesportz
It’s impossible to celebrate the greatest team in the history of the Chicago Bulls — and perhaps all time — without Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. But the Bulls attempted to do just that this week, celebrating the 1995-96 team as the first to be inducted into the Ring of Honor without the three players who formed the center of gravity for that r There would be no 1996 championship without Jordan’s improbable return in 1995. It’s impossible to talk about the 1996 Finals without recalling Rodman’s smirking, terrorizing performances against the Seattle SuperSonics. And the Bulls’…
As the two seed in the AFC, the Buffalo Bills will host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon in Super Wild Card Weekend round of the NFL Playoffs, but they’ll be doing so without at least two starters. On Friday, the Bills announced that both wide receiver Gabe Davis and safety Taylor Rapp had been ruled out of this weekend’s game. Davis injured his knee in the first half of Buffalo’s Week 18 AFC East division-clinching game in Miami. It wasn’t much of a surprise that the Bills’ WR2 wouldn’t be playing this week as he was unable to return for the second half of…
After the Phoenix Suns dismantled the Los Angeles Lakers last night, Kevin Durant issued a strong statement on Bradley Beal. Beal scored a season-high 37 points against the Lakers and Durant enjoyed the show. “It’s been fun being around Brad and seeing his mentality and his IQ for the game,” Durant said of Beal, via Mark Medina of Sportskeeda. “When you’re around teams that don’t have successful post-season runs like he was a part of the past few years, people tend to question your IQ and intelligence for the game. But when you’re around Brad, he sees and…
Don’t expect a Pascal Siakam extension with the Toronto Raptors. With the 29-year-old All-Star forward heading into free agency this summer, extension talks have “not gotten anywhere,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said on NBA Today. The Raptors declined to offer Siakam an extension over the summer and a deal does not appear to be imminent with just less than a month to go before the trade deadline. Without a new contract, Siakam is going to have a lot of control over where he’s traded to, Wojnarowski added. He can essentially veto a trade by conveying to interested teams that he will…
After a career year with 36 tackles, four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), ten passes defended, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery, Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson was named to the Second Team Al-Pro Team. The First Team All-Pro corners were DaRon Bland from the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets’ Sauce Gardner, and the other Second Team corner was Charvarius Ward from the San Francisco 49ers. It could be argued that Johnson was the best cornerback in the NFL this year, but he’ll have to settle for the Second Team and his first Pro Bowl…
The Los Angeles Lakers are no strangers to former Cleveland Cavaliers players. Taurean Prince spent time in Cleveland and is now a key rotation piece. Last season they signed Tristan Thompson for the playoffs and relied on him in a few key moments. Isaiah Thomas, J.R. Smith, Channing Frye and Luol Deng have all played for the Lakers in recent seasons after passing through Cleveland. Of course, LeBron James may have spent a minute or two in Cleveland in his career before landing in Los Angeles. Impossibly, at 39 years old he remains one of the best players in…
FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy needed Dak Prescott. Prescott needed McCarthy. Their first year together as Dallas Cowboys playcaller and quarterback has been an unqualified success. Prescott led the NFL with 36 touchdown passes. The Cowboys led the NFL in scoring with 29.9 points per game. Prescott completed a career-high 69.9% of his passes. The Cowboys were fifth in yards per game (371.6). As the Cowboys enter the playoffs Sunday against the Green Bay Packers (4:25, p.m. ET, Fox), McCarthy and Prescott are tasked with being their best when the stakes are the highest or else the regular-season numbers…
cillo spent the past two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders and the two before that with the New England Patriots. He has 20 years of coaching experience. Top Stories by Daily Mail 01:00 QUENTIN LETTS: Usually eager Sir Ed today gave PMQs a swerve The Giants (6-11) allowed a league-high 85 sacks this past season. The Raiders allowed 40, and only 35 in 2022. Before coming to the NFL, Bricillo spent nine years coaching the offensive line at Youngstown State. He also worked at Illinois, Akron and at his alma mater, Duquesne. Daboll also needs…
It’s no secret that the “secret” sauce behind the Rams’ defensive success has been their defensive line. Rebuilt through Les Snead’s ability to find gems in the draft, the two monsters in the middle will be a big challenge for the Lions offense, according to Dan Campbell. When talking about three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald and Defense Rookie of the Year candidate Kobie Turner, the two men have combined for 17 sacks and 57 solo tackles in 2023. Campbell had this to say about the Lions’ challenge of blocking the dynamic tandem on Sunday night.…
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic has been fined $25,000 for publicly criticizing recent game officiating, the NBA announced Thursday. Rajakovic, 44, did not hold back with reporters following the Raptors’ 132-131 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. He was particularly incensed that Scottie Barnes had just two free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter, which also were Toronto’s only two tries in the period. The Lakers had 23 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter, making 19. “That’s outrageous; what happened to us tonight, this is completely b.s.,” Rajakovic said Tuesday. “This is shame. Shame for the…