Author: Mikesportz
The Raptors’ Garrett Temple and six-year-old William McLean take a timeout for a chat at Variety Village in Scarborough. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star The Raptors used a break in their schedule to do some good in the community, splitting up Wednesday to visit the Hospital for Sick Children and Scarborough’s Variety Village. The excursions came on the same day head coach Darko Rajakovic and his wife Gaga announced a $20 pledge for each assist the Raptors makes this season, with the money going to SickKids in Toronto, a children’s hospital in Belgrade, Serbia, and St. Jude Children’s…
Austin has been a defensive coordinator in the NFL for seven of the last 10 years. Before earning a coordinator position, Austin spent 23 years at the college level or coaching defensive backs for the Seahawks, Cardinals, and Ravens. The Steelers surpassed expectations this season, making the playoffs despite scoring the fifth-least number of points in the NFL and the eighth-least amount of yards. The reason for that may well be due to the work done by second-year defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and his defensive unit. Seemingly happy with what they’ve seen so far, Pittsburgh is working to finalize…
01/24/2024 As Jared Goff prepares to face the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship this weekend, the Detroit Lions quarterback is under intense media scrutiny. Goff may not be under as much scrutiny as his quarterback counterpart, Brock Purdy, but he’s handling the questions with ease. Goff abruptly cut a question regarding Skip Bayless as he joined 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit on Tuesday for his weekly spot with midday hosts Doug Karsch and Scott Anderson. Bayless’s name came up as the “bulletin board material” topic was brought up. And while Goff isn’t going to pay attention to…
Bet Tennessee has the Bears tied with the Houston Texans as the teams with the best odds (+600) to sign Henry this offseason. Could the Seattle Seahawks make a play for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields this offseason? Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports poses the possibility. The Seahawks handed Geno Smith a three-year deal last offseason, but Smith had a rather disappointing 2023 campaign that was riddled with injuries toward the end. As a result, Seattle may go in search of a younger option, and if the Bears decide to put Fields up for trade, he…
Now here’s an interesting one from the oddsmakers. Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry is set to be a free agent this offseason. The veteran running back will likely have multiple suitors, but according to Bet Tennessee, the Chicago Bears have the best odds of landing him. Bet Tennessee has the Bears tied with the Houston Texans as the teams with the best odds (+600) to sign Henry this offseason. King Henry rushed for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2023, getting named to his fourth Pro Bowl. He has led the NFL in rushing attempts in four…
unbranded – Sport There are now at least four contending teams said to have registered interest in Toronto Raptors wing Bruce Brown ahead of the trade deadline. The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers have been among the teams most connected to the 27-year-old Brown since Toronto acquired him from the Indiana Pacers in a deal for Pascal Siakam. Both teams reportedly tried to pursue Brown during free agency last summer before he signed with the Pacers, per The Athletic’s Fred Katz and Shams Charania. More recently, the Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks have popped up as potential landing…
The Steelers’ effort to add their next offensive coordinator is underway. First up will be a recent OC who no longer appears in his team’s plans; Thomas Brown is interviewing for the job Wednesday, Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Brown, who has received HC interview requests in each of the past two offseasons, worked as the Panthers’ OC this season. The former Rams assistant enjoyed two stints as Carolina’s play-caller, but it does not appear the NFC South club is interested in keeping him around under a new head coach. Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Robinson joins…
Kevin Durant made headlines this past week by suggesting that he belongs in the NBA’s GOAT conversation. Durant argued he’s done everything there is to in pro basketball to warrant being in the same rarefied air as Michael Jordan, LeBron James and others in the debate over the best to ever do it. Draymond Green – who shared a locker room with Durant for three seasons in Golden State – has offered his two cents on why his former teammate doesn’t belong in the GOAT talk, admitting on “The Draymond Green Show” that Durant still needs to spearhead a…
The Toronto Raptors should be very pleased with the play of former New York Knicks wing RJ Barrett. Even as the team trades away many of their stars and tries to work with a constantly shifting array of players, Barrett’s scoring chops have made him someone Toronto can lean on. Barrett looks like a piece the Raptors will build around in 2024 and possibly beyond, as he has thrived in an expanded role. That still wasn’t enough to prevent former Knicks great Carmelo Anthony from taking shots at him in the media, calling him a “bland” player on a…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are not considering quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan as a candidate for offensive coordinator this offseason. But Sullivan could still be an offensive coordinator in 2024. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported on January 24 that Sullivan will interview for the offensive coordinator opening with the Las Vegas Raiders. “The Raiders will interview Steelers QB coach Mike Sullivan for their offensive coordinator job, sources say,” Garafolo posted on X (formerly Twitter). “Sullivan, who called plays this season after Matt Canada was fired, was an assistant on Tom Coughlin’s Giants staff while Antonio Pierce captained the defense.” …