Author: Mikesportz
Sometimes a midseason trade tanks a team’s chemistry. Sometimes a midseason trade injects new life into a team. The trade sending OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks and RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors, appears to be the latter. After about two weeks with their new teams, the three main pieces of that trade are thriving and both the Knicks and Raps look like completely different teams. For the season, the Knicks have been a passable defensive team, posting the 14th-best defense rating in the NBA. But in the five games since Anunoby joined the…
Now, Durant, point blank, refuted the rumor that he’s frustrated with his situation on the Suns amid Beal’s repeated absences and lackluster supporting cast. Speaking with Melissa Rohlin of FOX Sports, Durant clarified that he has no intention of engineering an exit from the Suns amid their current standing as the ninth-best team in the loaded Western Conference. overlay-clevercloseLogo “I don’t want to get traded. I’m not frustrated because Brad was injured. I wasn’t frustrated because of the role players on the team. That s— really was ignorant to me, you know what I’m saying?” the Suns star…
It’s been a roller coaster of a season for Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson. From a 0-4 start that included an early injury to playing at an elite level by midseason in the midst of trade talks and finally getting his first Pro Bowl nod, he’s gone through it all in his fourth season. But now that the dust has settled on the 2023 season, it’s time to officially turn attention to Johnson’s impending free agency. The talented defensive back believes he’ll get a deal done with the Bears, however. Johnson spoke with 670 The Score’s Parkins & Spiegel…
REPORT: Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Has Heated Exchange With New Orleans Saints Head Coach Following Blowout Loss The New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons matchup today had major postseason implications in the NFC South division. The Saints ended up blowing out Atlanta 48-17, eliminating the Falcons from playoff contention, while New Orleans remains alive and can clinch a berth with a Green Bay Packers loss to the Chicago Bears, and a Seattle Seahawks loss to the Arizona Cardinals. However, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith seemed to not appreciate the Saints running up the score at the end of the…
Russell Westbrook is heard making fun of Jusuf Nurkic on leaked audio while Kevin Durant assists him. The recent Suns vs. Clippers game not only witnessed Kevin Durant’s stellar performance, contributing 30 points and seven rebounds, but it also brought to light a heated exchange between Russell Westbrook and Jusuf Nurkic. The Clippers secured a decisive 138-111 victory, with their Big 3 outclassing the Suns and leaving them dispirited on the court. Westbrook fired back, saying: “What you say you gonna do? Shut your sorry a** up,” prompting Nurkic to retort, “That’s why they got you on the bench.” Westbrook didn’t hold back,…
The Chicago Bears head into April’s NFL Draft with the No. 1 and No. 9 picks in the first round. Chicago owns the No. 1 selection this year after the Carolina Panthers traded their pick to the Bears in order to move up and draft Alabama quarterback Bryce Young No. 1 in 2023. Armed with the top overall selection, speculation has commenced regarding whether the Bears will use the pick on one of the top quarterback prospects in this year’s class, or trade the pick in order to add assets and build around Justin Fields. If the Bears…
For Jim Harbaugh and his Wolverines, the rallying cry all season has been “Michigan vs. Everybody.” As it turns out, pretty much everybody tuned in to watch the No. 1 team in the land claim its first unanimous national title since 1948. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Michigan’s decisive 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies averaged 25.1 million viewers across the ESPN family of networks, marking the biggest TV turnout for a college football national championship game in four years. Viewership for Monday night’s game was up 45% compared to the year-ago Georgia-TCU blowout. Michigan’s confetti-clinching win served up…
There was no shortage of controversy in the closing seconds of the Boston Celtics’ 133–131 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday. Celtics star Jayson Tatum voiced his displeasure with the officiating on Tuesday, shortly after the NBA confirmed in its daily Last Two Minute Report that officials wrongly awarded Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin a pair of game-winning free throws with 0.1 seconds left. Porzingis (BOS) is above the ball and legally contests Mathurin’s (IND) shot attempt, with some incidental arm contact occurring concurrent with the block,” the report states. “Referees conducted a replay review to determine if the…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoff picture. The Steelers may be underdogs against the Buffalo Bills this weekend, but where does that put them in this week’s power rankings? Here’s a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ standing in NFL power rankings ahead of Super Wild Card Weekend in the 2023-24 NFL playoffs. USA Today writer Joe Hoefling ranked the Steelers at No. 14. It’s no wonder the Steelers rank this low. The team in on their third-string quarterback. Their defense just lost their world-class pass rusher, T.J. Watt. They barely snuck into the…
Cornerback Jaylon Johnson of the Chicago Bears stated on December 20 that he would prefer to stay with the team that drafted him. But that hasn’t stopped Pro Football Focus from naming potential free agency landing spots for Johnson. On January 9, PFF identified the Pittsburgh Steelers as one of four possible fits for Johnson other than the Bears. Johnson experienced his best season yet in the league during 2023. He posted a career-high 4 interceptions with 10 pass defenses, 36 combined tackles and 1 tackle for loss in his fourth NFL season. Behind those statistics, Johnson earned his first…