Herschel Walker is best known for his football exploits, having won the Heisman Trophy and national championship at the University of Georgia and then playing in both the USFL and NFL where he was the key piece in perhaps the biggest blockbuster trade in pro football history – a deal that built a Dallas Cowboys dynasty.
But the man who looked like a fullback and ran like a receiver has built quite a resume away from football as well, and he added to it late Tuesday night when President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to be the next ambassador to the Bahamas.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo respected the NBA Cup harder than anyone
In the end, Giannis Antetokounmpo simply respected the Cup harder than anyone else. The Milwaukee Bucks finished off a perfect run in NBA Cup play after beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 97-81, in the final. This wasn’t quite Antetokounmpo’s legendary romp through the 2021 NBA Finals, but Giannis was incredible throughout on his way to being named NBA Cup MVP, and it was clear that winning the event meant something to him.
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Buffalo Bills’ offensive line and running back trio is one of the most underrated units in the NFL
Josh Allen is the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player, and you can pretty much put that in the bank. The Buffalo Bills are now 11-3 on the season, and the AFC’s second seed behind the 13-1 Kansas City Chiefs. Oh, by the way, the Bills are the only team to beat the Chiefs this season.
Friendship and Fun in the Shadow of Money: The National Card Show Comes to the Cleveland.
There are thousands of boxes like this sitting on tables on the convention floor. Thousands of boxes that contain thousands of cards, two images on two sides of a piece of cardboard, slipped into a little plastic sleeve, labeled with a price, sitting.
A man, one of tens of thousands of people who will be in attendance over the course of the week, pulls up a chair and sits in front of the box filled with thousands of little cards. In his seat, he browses.
It is a seismic week for quarterbacks in the NFL because at least three teams are either changing or seriously considering changing out their starting quarterbacks and that includes the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons with veteran Kirk Cousins.
The Falcons are moving on from Cousins to rookie Michael Penix Jr., the team announced Tuesday evening.
“After review we have made the decision Michael Penix Jr. will be the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback moving forward,” Falcons coach Raheem Morris said in a statement.
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Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy celebrate their victory at The Showdown. | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler dominated Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in The Showdown because of one simple reason.
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler dominated The Showdown in Las Vegas, giving the PGA Tour stars a big win over their LIV Golf counterparts, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Kopeka.
But you had a feeling that this result would materialize early on, especially after McIlroy and Scheffler won the first two holes outright.
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Kate Magdziuk shares her Week 16 defense rankings and highlights several streaming options that could be available in your leagues.
Welcome to the fantasy football playoff semifinals, folks! If you’re reading this, congratulations. It means you’ve made it this far in your leagues, and a championship is right around the corner… as long as we can mail it in over these next two weeks! We won’t be able to do that without getting our fantasy football defenses right, however.
The league’s second in-season tourney brought out fierce competition and authentic emotions, unlike the NBA All-Star Game. That’s all Adam Silver wanted.
From the best game to the biggest coaching miscue, these were the standout NBA Cup moments.