Author: Michael

Mar. 27โ€”MURRAY, Ky. โ€” Murray State University athletic director Nico Yantko said Thursday that his men’s basketball coaching search was looking for a number of boxes to check to lead the Racers.
That included a coach with tenacious competitiveness, a proven winner, a relentless recruiter and someone who built positive relationships nationally.
Ryan Miller checked all of those boxes and the longtime college basketball assistant has scored his first head coach job with the Racers in the Missouri Valley Conference.

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Kendrick Perkins would prefer LeBron James find a black co-host for his podcast.
That is clearly the point the ESPN commentator tried to make on Thursday while discussing James’ ongoing WWE-style feud with Stephen A. Smith.
Perkins, hardly the brightest tool in the shed, criticized James for replacing J.J. Redick with Steve Nash as his new podcast host. He then listed four random black players/coaches who James should have chosen instead.
Smith agreed:
“I’ll just leave it at that,” Perkins exclaimed with a wink in his eye.

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While theย Houston Texansย have made moves to shore the wide receiver room this offseason, a game-changer could still be added to lineup before the start of training camp. Nico Collins and Christian Kirk should be starters at the X and slot spot, but it would be wise to bring in a draftable Z target in place of the injured Tank Dell.
Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport recently posted his best wide receiver-team matchups. For the Texans, he believes Ole Miss pass-catcher Tre Harris is the ideal option on the outside to serve as a complement next to Collins and Kirk.

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) โ€” The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Dylan McIlrath to a two-year, $1.6 million contract Thursday.
The 32-year-old McIlrath has two assists in 11 games this season. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
McIlrath captained Washington affiliate Hershey’s 2023 and 2024 Calder Cup championship teams in the American Hockey League. The 6-foot-6 defender has three goals and six assists in 86 career NHL regular-season games with Washington, Florida, the New York Rangers and Detroit.
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With the draft exactly a month away, itโ€™s time to check in on the Raidersโ€™ quarterback position to give it a condition of either Strong, Stable, Unstable, Serious, or Critical.
Starter: Geno Smith
Backups: Aidan O’Connell, Carter Bradley
This team came into the offseason in need of a franchise quarterback in the worst way. After finally pulling the ripcord on the Derek Carr era, they had fiddled around with several different starters, none of whom are the long term answer. The result was two lost seasons and in the same position they were in before.

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