Author: Mikesportz
MINNEAPOLIS — Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen appeared to aggravate the sprained right ankle he suffered in the playoff opener, forcing him to hobble off in the third quarter of Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first-round series on Tuesday. The Suns later ruled him out for the remainder of the game before losing 105-93. Minnesota now leads the series 2-0. Allen was guarding Mike Conley on a drive to the lane when he went airborne to try to block the shot and landed awkwardly on his right leg. Allen had to be helped away from the court and into the locker room. The Suns had listed…
If you’re a college football fan, you’ve almost certainly seen the viral videos of Roll Tide Willie, an Alabama fan who has become an internet sensation thanks catchphrases like “I don’t give a pi– about nothing but the Tide” and “Blitz Bama Blitz”. Over the weekend, former Tennessee Vols star running back Alvin Kamara was at Talladega for Sunday’s NASCAR race. Kamara, a noted NASCAR fan who started his career at Alabama before eventually transferring to Tennessee, ran into Roll Tide Willie at the race and he joined the viral Crimson Tide fan for a photo op/video. Aaron Judge’s…
Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors and placing bets. US.- The Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter has been banned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his participation in one or more games for betting purposes and betting on NBA games. The NBA investigation found that before the Raptors’ March 20 game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his health status to a person he knew to be an NBA bettor. Another person with whom Porter subsequently placed an $80,000 parlay proposition bet with an online sportsbook wagering that Porter…
After years of hard work, Cole Caruso finally got the call he’d been hoping for since he was a kid. On the other line, former assistant coach Ben Greenspan told him everything he wanted to hear: the Michigan baseball team was offering him a scholarship. But in the 20 years leading up to that long-awaited call, the now-junior third baseman had already built a deep connection with the Wolverines. Growing up in Scottsdale, Ariz., Cole was always an athlete. Along with his two brothers and father, Joe, he developed a love for baseball. The youngest of three boys, Cole viewed…
The Yankees traded for Soto in the offseason, despite a looming free agency that will likely be among the most expensive in baseball history. But could Soto decide to sign a deal with New York during this season to put an end to all the speculation?The New York Yankees are back to their winning ways behind the strong performance of superstar outfielder Juan Soto. Not if you ask Chris Rose of Talkin’ Baseball. Says Rose, “There’s no way he’s signing during the season. If he signs an extension during the season, I will do a show shirtless.” Co-host Trevor Plouffe pushed…
Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch is about to enter his first-ever NHL playoff series as a head coach. After taking over the job midseason, Knoblauch led a struggling and disappointing Oilers team to an impressive 49-27-1 record. Ahead of Game 1, they enter as favorites over the Los Angeles Kings, but some rookie jitters are certainly present. Knoblauch has quite an impressive resume, but this is a different deal. The Oilers entered the 2023–24 season with “Cup of bust” expectations. Unfortunately, the Oilers had a disastrous start. One month into the season, the Oilers were in 31st place with a horrendous…
The Baltimore Ravens can find themselves a wide receiver reminiscent of Philadelphia Eagles’ Pro Bowler A.J. Brown if they make a dark-horse pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft by choosing South Carolina wideout Xavier Legette 30th overall. Legette is the best dark-horse candidate for the Ravens, according to Jacob Camenker of The Sporting News. He thinks the Ravens could be tempted by “a bigger, more physical receiver like Legette to go with the smaller, faster Zay Flowers.” Creating a size and speed tandem between Legette and Zay Flowers would make Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson-led passing game more versatile and explosive. Especially if Legette lived up to comparisons…
Tennessee is reportedly expected to lose a piece of its loaded defensive line room, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Jayson Jenkins, a former three-star recruit out of New Jersey, is now expected to enter the transfer portal. Jenkins was a part of the 2022 recruiting class. He appeared in six games for the Volunteers last season, and was trying to crack the rotation ahead of his redshirt sophomore season. The 6-6, 280 pound defensive lineman will now look for a new opportunity. Jenkins generated a little buzz in spring ball, and drew praise from defensive line coach Rodney Garner.…
It seems like all options are still on the table for the Pittsburgh Steelers as the days and hours until the start of the 2024 NFL Draft tick away but one analyst points to one move that wouldn’t be prudent for them to make, based on recent history. In 2019, the Steelers dealt picks No. 20, No. 50 and a 2020 third-round pick for the 10th overall pick, which they used to take Michigan linebacker Devin Bush. Independent of how Bush’s career shook out, ESPN’s Seth Walder sees it as an unsound move and criticized then-general manager Kevin Colbert for wasting extra picks to overpay for…
Dak Prescott has led the Dallas Cowboys as the team’s QB for the past 8 years, but that could be coming to an end soon. There are already questions about Prescott’s future due to the QB not signing a new contract extension, but the Cowboys could make a clear-cut decision to move on in the 2024 NFL draft. In Bleacher Report’s latest round of draft predictions, Brad Gagnon believes the Cowboys will move on from Prescott. In a deep QB draft, Gagnon thinks Dallas could take a QB in the first round. “I think Dallas is just about done with Dak Prescott, and in this case, it…