Author: Mikesportz
Josh Heupel is developing his third quarterback in four years as Tennessee football prepares to bounce back to SEC contention after a less-than-impressive 2023 season. The Vols have won 27 games in Heupel’s three years and will look to compete in a newly expanded SEC with a redshirt freshman at quarterback. Nico Iamaleava is up for the challenge. He came to Knoxville as the No. 2 player in the 2023 recruiting class and the No. 1 player out of California, according to 247 Sports. As a result, he has been one of, if not the most anticipated player on Rocky Top in my…
The biggest news in the NFL this past week may have been the unveiling of the 2024 season schedule, but that was hardly the only news to come out. The offseason is always a fun time for everyone, and teams are still trying to finalize their personnel for the start of the season. We have seen rookie camps start up and training camp will be here sooner than many realize. One of the bigger stories from the NFL this week was that quarterback Jared Goff signed a massive extension to remain with the Detroit Lions. He agreed to a reported…
Apr 4, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) reacts to being called for a foul against the Utah Jazz in the last minute of the fourth quarter at Vivint Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports There has been an assumption in some circles that teams might pursue Bronny James in an effort to tempt his father LeBron into leaving the Los Angeles Lakers to join them. That gambit might not be successful, at least according to one new report. In an appearance on the “Up & Adams” show Friday, Shams Charania of…
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Razorbacks are the SEC Western Division champions. For the fifth time in six seasons and ninth time in program history, No. 3 Arkansas (43-11, 20-9 SEC) clinched the SEC West title after defeating No. 5 Texas A&M (43-11, 18-11 SEC), 6-3, Friday night at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. The Hogs have now won the SEC Western Division eight times – 2004, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 – under head coach Dave Van Horn. With Friday night’s win, Arkansas also clinched its fifth 20-win SEC season in school history. Hudson White and…
Valid critique or not, the truth is that in recent seasons, the Yankees have quite often gone to the market searching for improvements and on far too many occasions, the results were almost the worst possible outcomes. They might have been solid players at the time they came to the Bronx, but the likes of Joey Gallo and Josh Donaldson fell off a cliff. Gallo, who was still rather young after the Yankees traded for him, has bounced around multiple teams since then, unable to regain the form he featured with the Rangers. Donaldson showed his age in a…
In an MLB transaction devoid of smoke before a fire erupted, Chris Sale (and a suitcase filled with cash) was suddenly traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for soon-to-be 23-year-old infielder Vaughn Grissom. Sale was set to earn $27.5 million in 2024, and Boston picked up nearly 62% of that tab shipping $17 million in the deal. The 35-year-old hurler joined an Atlanta starting staff that already had the likes of Spencer Strider, Charlie Morton, and Max Fried. The virtuoso-like move by Braves President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Alex Anthopoulos proved even more valuable…
Saturday, adding some much-needed depth down in Triple-A Worcester. Boston announced catcher/designated hitter Tyler Heineman was reinstated from the injured list and optioned following Friday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Heineman made just one appearance with the Red Sox this season, being hit by a pitch in his second plate appearance and eventually being removed from the game. He’d been out since April 23 with a right hamstring strain but will return to Worcester where he provided a steady bat for the WooSox. The 32-year-old produced a .235 average with a double, three RBI, eight runs scored and two…
WHILE ANXIOUSLY WAITING to move on from the 100-1 win bet on Akshay Bhatia — who didn’t make the cut at this weekend’s PGA Championship — a merry mid-May roundup of select sports & media Ins and Outs: In — The Bears at Arlington Park— A no-brainer three years ago and absolutely nothing has changed in terms of the good franchise fortune attendant to the core concept. … Biblical types would call those 326 acres manna from heaven. … Are the McCaskeys really that dumb to stay waddled away? Out — Warren’s Folly — When a traveling salesman like Kevin…
Former LSU women’s basketball player Angel Reese graduated with her degree and her current Chicago Sky teammates had to celebrate. Reese got her degree in interdisciplinary studies with concentrations and minors in communication studies, leadership development and psychology on Friday, according to an LSU news release. She completed her degree in four years, including two years at the University of Maryland. Fellow Sky graduating teammates got their diplomas as well. Kamilla Cardoso completed her bachelors and Brianna Turner completed her masters. LSU basketball star Angel Reese laughs on the on the court-side during the first half of an NBA basketball game…
After two hard-fought weeks, the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves will battle to see whose season will march on and who will pack up until next fall. The Nuggets and Minnesota meet for Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal series in Denver on Sunday night with a trip to the conference finals on the line. After six games of blowouts, tight games and wild swings, including the Timberwolves dismantling the Nuggets 115-70 in Game 6 on Thursday night, the series comes down to one night. They’re the defending champs, so it’s going to be super tough,” Minnesota guard Anthony…