Author: Mikesportz

Way back in 2021, you probs were asking, “Who is Kendall Jenner dating???” It always seemed like people were trying to pair her off with someone new (and famous), but this time, it isn’t fake news—Kendall was dating very tall and very cute Phoenix Suns basketball player Devin Booker! The pair went Instagram official on Valentine’s Day 2021—which is a big deal because Kendall is pretty private about her dating life—but since then, these two shared teensy looks here and there at their equal parts enviable and adorable relationship. We love! There’s plenty of ground to cover in Kendall and…

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Andy Walker acknowledges that Celtic’s loaned-out star Mikey Johnston is doing well at West Brom, but he thinks that not many Bhoys fans would want him back. Johnston, who played a bit part role in the first half of the season for Celtic, went out on loan to join West Brom in the hope of regular game time. The Celtic academy product has been brilliant since his arrival at the Hawthorns, scoring six times in his nine league games. When discussing the young players having a difficult time establishing themselves in the Celtic first-team, Walker said on Go Radio…

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Mavs superstar Luka Doncic has been ruled out for Thursday’s nationally televised matchup against the Thunder OKLAHOMA CITY—The Dallas Mavericks will play without Luka Doncic in Thursday night’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Wednesday, he began dealing with left hamstring soreness during the Mavs’ 109-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Doncic did not travel with the Mavs to Oklahoma City and will be ruled out for the matchup against the Thunder. In 30 minutes, Doncic totaled 21 points, nine assists, and three rebounds against the Warriors. While he didn’t appear in the game at all during the fourth quarter, he went to the…

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently set to pay cornerback Donte Jackson $10.5 million in the 2024 season after acquiring him from the Carolina Panthers. 
That’s a big chunk of change for a player that is largely considered to be an average-at-best starting cornerback at 28 years old. It also appears to be well above the market value for a player of his ilk. PFF grades aren’t a be-all, end-all, but they’re a decent proxy for player performance. Jackson was rated a 64.3 overall last season, the No. 63 cornerback in the NFL. He’s the 17th-highest-paid cornerback. It’s been expected since the Steelers…

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ALLEN PARK — Anthony Pittman has played 1,117 special teams snaps since making it with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie out of Wayne State in 2019. But the linebacker and special teams ace is reportedly heading to the the Washington Commanders after not being tendered by the Lions. Pittman was a restricted free agent who the Lions let walk into unrestricted free agency. The Detroit Free Press reported last week that there was interest in re-signing Pittman after the non-tendering decision. Other Lions players who were not tendered new deals and are free to sign elsewhere are…

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We haven’t touched on the NFL draft status of J.J. McCarthy in a few days but his stock is soaring. Last week, he was even projected as a top-three pick to the New England Patriots. Mel Kiper Jr., a long-time ESPN NFL draft analyst also said on a podcast that McCarthy is in the mix to overtake Drake Maye for the No. 3 quarterback. Kiper sees Jayden Daniels as the second-best quarterback but the former Michigan football quarterback is making a strong case to be a top-three pick. I think the Chicago Bears should consider him No. 1…

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Michigan football QB J.J. McCarthy is trending as a top-5 pick, plus more in our Michigan Wolverines news roundup. We haven’t touched on the NFL draft status of J.J. McCarthy in a few days but his stock is soaring. Last week, he was even projected as a top-three pick to the New England Patriots. Mel Kiper Jr., a long-time ESPN NFL draft analyst also said on a podcast that McCarthy is in the mix to overtake Drake Maye for the No. 3 quarterback. Kiper sees Jayden Daniels as the second-best quarterback but the former Michigan football quarterback is making…

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Josh Heupel falls behind SEC rival coaches in The Athletic’s 2024 top-25 college football head coach rankings. Tennessee football is coming off another winning season and a dominant bowl win in 2023. The Vols finished with a 9-4 record, capping off their season with a 35-0 victory over the Big Ten’s West division champion Iowa Hawkeyes. We had the opportunity to see what the 2024 Vols could look like with Nico Iamaleava running the offense in the Citrus Bowl win, but all of that wasn’t enough to move Tennessee’s Josh Heupel ahead of some key SEC rivals. Since coming…

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Happy NFL New Year! Just moments ago, at 4 p.m. ET, the 2024 NFL New Year kicked off, which means teams can officially begin signing free agents. Just after the new year began, Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network released a list of the 7 restricted free agents around the league who received tenders, and the only Detroit Lions player to receive a tender is TE Brock Wright, who received a “Right of. What this means for Benito Jones, Anthony Pittman, and others With Wright being the only Lions player to be tendered, this means Benito Jones and Anthony Pittman…

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