Author: Mikesportz
The New York Knicks are Shaking things up. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Knicks plan to sign former Detroit Piston Shake Milton to help combat the plethora of injuries on their roster. Once he clears waivers, Milton will be eligible to appear on the playoff roster, which previously picked up fellow former Detroiters Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks. Milton, 27, is best known for spending five seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, where he landed shortly after his NBA entry with the Dallas Mavericks as a second round pick (54th overall) in the 2018 draft out of Southern Methodist. Amidst the…
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they have signed center Harry Giles III to a two-way contract and waived forward Dylan Windler. The roster move gives the Lakers some added size while guys like Christian Wood, Jarred Vanderbilt and Colin Castleton continue to work their way back from their respective injuries. In their absence, the only big men the Lakers have had on the roster are Anthony Davis and Jaxson Hayes. As a result, the Lakers have gotten killed on the defensive glass in recent weeks, so now head coach Darvin Ham has another option to go to…
Pittsburgh Steelers GM Gets Harsh Criticism for Sticking with Struggling Quarterback. While the team is still assessing whether Pickett is still worthy of getting one more shot in the NFL, one critic came forward with hard words towards the team’s front office for insisting on working with something that, in his opinion, clearly doesn’t work. Stephen A. Smith blasts Pittsburgh Steelers’ trust on Kenny Pickett Stephen A. Smith appeared on First Take to talk about the current QB situation in Pittsburgh. Judging by the way Smith was talking, it’s easy to figure out that Smith wasn’t thrilled with the team…
The Dallas Mavericks lost their third game in four on Friday. The Boston Celtics were too much for Jason Kidd’s team to contain. Boston’s array of shooting and defensive talent has seen them cement themselves as championship favorites. The game was a big test for the Mavericks, especially the backcourt pairing of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Kidd took a thinly veiled shot at his team when speaking at his postgame news conference. He noted how Boston’s success is predicated on their willingness to work for each other. “It’s a very rare thing in this league to see…
Michigan football cornerback Mike Sainristil improved his NFL draft stock on Friday and was one of the biggest risers based on his performance. You had a feeling that Michigan football players were going to do well at the NFL draft combine. They have been prepared for the next level as well as at any other program and there’s a reason Michigan has a combine record 18 players in attendance. Kris Jenkins did well for himself when he ran a sub-five-second 40-yard dash. But on Friday, it was cornerback Mike Sainristil’s turn to take center stage, and the former wide…
The Phoenix Suns (35-24, 5th in Western Conference) host the Houston Rockets (25-34, 12th in Western Conference) tonight for the second straight game and final meeting this season. Suns legendary forward Amar’e Stoudemire will go into the team’s Ring of Honor tonight at halftime. Phoenix won its ninth home game in a row on Thursday night with a 110-105 victory over Houston. Devin Booker led the way with 35 points, as the Suns held the Rockets to their lowest opponent field percentage of the season at 33.3%. This game got a little chippy towards the end when Devin Booker…
PHOENIX — Two former Phoenix Suns have found new homes since the month of March began. Thanks to HoopsHype’s international and G League contract tracker, deals that perhaps may have slipped from under the news cycle can be seen. On March 1, former Suns big man Darius Bazley inked a deal with the G League’s Delaware Blue Coats, who are re-acquiring him for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. The Blue Coats are the G League affiliate for the Philadelphia 76ers, who signed Bazley to a 10-day deal on Feb. 20. He played just 3.3 minutes per…
Why mess with a good thing? If Michigan running back Blake Corum gets a call from the Baltimore Ravens during the upcoming NFL Draft, it’ll be an indirect homecoming in more ways than one. For example, Corum burst onto the national scene as The Baltimore Sun’s offensive player of the year from Saint Frances Academy, which sits 2.5 miles from M&T Bank Stadium. The newly crowned collegiate national champion will also know what to expect from his potential head coach John Harbaugh, having played for the Super Bowl champion’s brother Jim in Ann Arbor. Corum would be more than…
It’s been over a month since the Los Angeles Chargers hired and officially introduced new head coach Jim Harbaugh, fresh off a CFP national championship with the Michigan Wolverines. Many might have seen the hiring of Harbaugh happen from a mile away. However, it was still a significant hire that could change the course of the Chargers franchise. That’s not hyperbole. The Bolts seem on the right track with Harbaugh, their new general manager, Joe Hortiz, and ownership. All the pieces seem to be in place, and Harbaugh is making his presence felt. In already a short amount of time,…
After breaking the NBA‘s all-time scoring record last year, LeBron James has his sights set on another big milestone tonight: the basketball star is just nine points shy of hitting 40,000 career points — a first in NBA history. James and the L.A. Lakers host the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles tonight, Mar. 2 with tip-off at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET. James’ family and celebrity friends are expected to be in attendance to watch LeBron’s big game. Want to watch the Lakers vs. Nuggets tonight? The game is available to watch on TV on…