Author: Michael

1. The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports. The news of who will get their head-coaching job is big. It’s important. It’s significant.
For sports media nerds like myself, though, the subplot to the Lakers’ coaching job is much more fascinating. And that subplot is the battle between ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
There isn’t a reporter vs. reporter duel that gets more attention from sports fans than Woj vs. Shams.
The Woj vs.

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How did professional golf’s split come to life? Here’s a timeline compiled by Bob Harig, from the initial reports of a rival league in January 2020 until now, one year after a “framework agreement” was supposed to unify the sport.
January: Reports first surface about the potential for a rival golf league that has been meeting with players and agents behind the scenes and touting an 18-event circuit with just 48 players, 12 teams and guaranteed pay. Initial ideas saw $10 million purses with no cuts and a windfall for 12 team captains.

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Kirk Cousins has proven to be a valuable asset in fantasy football, averaging more than 18 points per game since 2020. This impressive performance has consistently placed him as the QB12 on a per-game basis, despite being drafted outside of the Top 12 in fantasy drafts. Even in the 2023 season, before his unfortunate Achilles injury, Cousins maintained his high standards, averaging 18.72 points per game, which was seventh-best among QBs.   
That Achilles tear occurred in Week 8. Cousins is now seven months removed from surgery and 36 years old.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves just wrapped up their best season in decades, earning the third seed in the West and making the franchise’s second-ever conference finals appearance. What’s more, the roster seems set to succeed for many years with Anthony Edwards emerging as a fully-blown superstar. Now a former New York City mayor wants to get in on the action.
On Thursday, The Athletic‘s Shams Charania reported Michael Bloomberg is going to join the ownership group headed by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez attempting to purchase majority control of the Timberwolves.

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