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10 Players Who Should Be On Pacers’ Radar Ahead Of 2025 Offseason originally appeared on Fadeaway World. In a heartbreaking Game 7 on June 22, 2025, the Indiana Pacers fell just short of the NBA title, losing 103-91 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The blow was compounded when superstar Tyrese Haliburton, the engine behind their remarkable postseason run, suffered a devastating Achilles tear in the first quarter. The Pacers finished the 2024-25 campaign with a 50-32 record and the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference, before utilizing their 7th-ranked offense (117.4 PPG) to go 12-4 in the postseason until the…
Labaron Philon’s decision to delay his professional career and return to Alabama will likely lead to a quiet night for the Crimson Tide during Wednesday’s NBA Draft. While Alabama will no longer have a first-round selection, a trio of players from last year’s team have a chance of hearing their names called on Thursday night. Most projections have Mark Sears, Grant Nelson and Clifford Omoruyi going undrafted. However, each member of the trio has been featured in at least one recent mock draft. For the second straight year, the NBA Draft will take place over two nights. The first round…
Raiders Reportedly Wanted to Hire Surprise Coach Who Didn’t Interview for Job originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Las Vegas Raiders fired Antonio Pierce this offseason after a four-win campaign in 2024. After taking over and reviving the Raiders as the interim coach in 2023, Pierce could not sustain his success and owner Mark Davis wanted to go another direction. Ultimately, the Raiders landed on Pete Carroll as the team’s next head coach, an experienced, Super Bowl-winning leader. Minority owner Tom Brady was in favor of the move, but he tried to seek out other options before finalizing a deal…
Novak Djokovic has made his feelings clear on Wimbledon favourite Jannik Sinner being banned from tennis for doping Jannik Sinner was banned from tennis for three months. This article contains affiliate links and LADbible Group will make a commission on anything purchased Tennis legend and 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has previously spoken out about Jannik Sinner’s doping ban. Back in February, shortly after winning the Australian Open, it was confirmed that Sinner had accepted an immediate three-month ban from tennis. The Italian reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency after two positive drug tests in 2024. In…
What Happened to MSU Legend Bennie Fowler? Former Michigan State wide receiver Bennie Fowler was one of the most electrifying players in program history. What is he up to now? One of the more dominant players of his era, former Michigan State wide receiver Bennie Fowler is one player that many remember from watching the Spartans of early 2010s and the Mark Dantonio era. Howler has done much more since departing from East Lansing in 2013. Every Spartan alum takes a different path following their time with Michigan State. Fowler was talented enough to continue playing after a phenomenal Spartan…
The Oklahoma City Thunder got the job done in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, beating the Indiana Pacers at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday night via a 103-91 score. With that win, the Thunder are no longer part of the unenviable club of ringless NBA franchises, as they raised their first Larry O’Brien Trophy since inheriting the franchise from the Seattle SuperSonics. As expected, Oklahoma City fans have already started the celebration. However, the celebratory mood just outside the Paycom Center has reportedly taken a wild turn, with police called to Scissortail Park to attend to…
Like going down the work elevator in “Severance,” the Oklahoma City Thunder are back to it. They’ve shifted their focus back to work mode with the 2025 NBA draft a day after they celebrated their 2025 NBA championship on Tuesday. The schedule-makers continue to put the Thunder in a tough spot. They did it one last time in the 2024-25 NBA calendar with the NBA draft taking place just a couple of days after their Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. The Thunder have three draft picks ahead of the 2025 NBA draft. They…
Tony Vitello drops some hard truth that every negative Tennessee Vols fans needs to hear The Tennessee Vols fan base is arguably the best in all of college sports. But while the majority of the Big Orange faithful are passionate and loyal fans who support the program no matter what, there’s a small subset of the fan base, deemed “nega-Vols” by many, that seemingly live to be miserable. You know who I’m talking about — the fire everyone crowd. The fans who tweet negative things at players after a tough game. Every fan base has that group of fans. And…
Annette Echikunwoke – USA Annette Echikunwoke is a hammer thrower who won silver at the 2024 Olympics, becoming the first American woman to medal in the event. She holds the African record with a throw of 75.49m while she was in Nigeria and was a former NCAA champion at the University of Cincinnati. Echikunwoke was disqualified from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to AFN negligence in setting up drug tests. Despite providing her location six times when requested, no officials came to conduct the required tests, leaving her and nine other Nigerian athletes unable to compete. Born in Ohio to…
After a slow start to the Class of 2026 football recruiting, Alabama has picked up five commitments in the month of June. And the Tide is potentially about to pick up a few more in the coming days. JUNE COMMITS QB Jett Thomalla 4-star from Omaha, NE flipped from Iowa State. DL JJ Finch 3-star Indianapolis, IN resident picked the Tide over Miami, Michigan, and Tennessee. [Bama Bump incoming.] RB Javari Barnett 3-star from Tampa, FL flipped from Illinois. OL Sam Utu 4-star from Orange, CA committed to the Crimson Tide a few days after his official visit. S/DB Rihyael…