Ohio State Buckeyes’ Rebeka Mikulasikova assisted Taylor Thierry on a three-point jumper and increased their lead over the Michigan Wolverines moving into the second quarter.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was scheduled to be in New York on Monday for further testing on his injured wrist.
Red McCombs, a longtime Texas businesman who was a former owner of franchises in the NBA and NFL, died on Monday.
The ex-Red unwittingly birthed the most well-known baseball meme of the social media age.
Blue Jays Manager Saves Life at Lunch, Receives Free Beer (TV-PG; 0:40)
Veteran Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos is a valuable contributor on the defending National League champions. He’s a .276 lifetime hitter, and either this year or next, he’ll likely surpass 200 home runs.
He is, however, doomed to be remembered forever for a home run he hit in the fifth inning of the Reds‘ 5-0 win over the Royals on Aug. 19, 2020.
One year when Vic Fangio was running the defense for the Chicago Bears, offensive coaches led by quarterback coach Dowell Loggains sent the defensive coordinator flowers to apologize for making the defense look bad in practice.
“Sorry about today,” read the card that arrived with the flowers. “Hopefully tomorrow’s practice will be better.”
The flowers arrived before practice to mess with Fangio’s head and humor.
Fangio growled initially but ultimately enjoyed the prank. And his defense proceeded to kick the Chicago offense’s butt in practice that day.
New Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter has yet to turn 40, but he’s already seen how quickly someone’s reputation in the NFL can change.
We’ve got a quicker-hitting MAQB for this last week before the offseason starts heating up, with the NFL converging on Indianapolis seven days from now …
• Jim Bob Cooter’s career arc provides the perfect example of how fickle coaching stocks can be—and why so many guys feel the need to strike when the iron’s hot.
When Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was declared the winner of NASCAR’s biggest race on Sunday, the 35-year-old, Mississippi-native made history alongside NBA great Brad Daugherty. Not only did he win his first-ever Daytona 500, as did his team, JTG Daugherty Racing.
JTG Daugherty Racing and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. celebrate the Daytona 500. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
As a result, owner Brad Daugherty became the first Black principal owner to win the race. In addition, part-owner Jodi Geschickter became just the second female owner to ever win a Daytona 500.
The Clippers’ decision to sign Russell Westbrook is really dumb. Apparently they didn’t see all the bricks and problems he had playing for the Lakers.
Jonathan Gannon said that he didn’t do a “good enough job” of positioning the Eagles on a pair of scoring plays in the Super Bowl.
The Magic waived the veteran guard after acquiring him from the Lakers.
Russell Westbrook Plans To Sign With Los Angeles Clippers (TV-PG; 0:34)
With their hopes of snagging an Eastern Conference play-in spot rapidly fading, the Bulls appear to be making a move to bolster their depth.
Chicago is set to sign guard Patrick Beverley, according to a Monday afternoon report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will reportedly be finalized Tuesday and will lock up Beverley for the rest of the season.
Beverley, an 11-year NBA veteran, was born in Chicago in 1988.