Carmelo Anthony’s retirement announcement on Monday has the basketball world expressing its appreciation for his impressive career.
Kevin Durant joined that party in a way only Durant could, popping on Instagram to roast his former Team USA teammate. Durant shared two pictures of himself playing against Anthony during his prime with the Knicks, labeling one, with Anthony defending him, as a foul and the other, with him defending Anthony, as an offensive foul. He also threw in a screenshot of an old Instagram comment in which Anthony jokingly called Durant a “milk dud head a–.
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The NFL might not be done suspending people for violating the league’s gambling policy.
Individuals involved with the NFL, including staff and players, are strictly prohibited from gambling on any sports. The only gambling players may do is non-sports related gambling at legal casinos, such as blackjack or slots, according to the league’s written policy.
So far, seven players have received suspensions of varying severity for violating this policy. The most famous example was Calvin Ridley getting an entire year for making relatively small bets on NFL games.
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It goes without saying that both Mercedes and Ferrari are a bit of a mess in 2023, and that phraseology is extremely generous. Any hopes of challenging Red Bull this season are out the window, and it’s reached the point where Fernando Alonso’s breakout for Aston Martin has bumped them into second place in the constructors’ championship, leaving two of F1’s most popular teams in their wake.
A shake up is needed — and Ferrari are reportedly interested in putting Lewis Hamilton in the red car next season.
The Celtics made plenty of frustrating decisions in their Game 3 loss to the Miami Heat, but if you ask John Tomase, it was how the players conducted themselves on the court that was most difficult to watch.
Michael Block awoke in the rental house near Oak Hill Country Club on Monday and sobbed. These were tears of joy, as he reflected on four days that, at 46 years old, have changed his life.
1. I’m not an analytics guy. I try my best not to pay attention to any analytics in any sport. I still have no idea what WAR is.
So I have no idea how ESPN’s analytics gave the Heat a 3% chance to beat the Celtics before the Eastern Conference finals, but they did.
The Miami Heat have a 3% chance of reaching the NBA Finals, according to ESPN Analytics 😮 pic.twitter.com/CbeoYzZQOx
— ESPN (@espn) May 15, 2023
ESPN Analytics then gave the Heat just a 35% chance to win the series after it won the first two games in Boston.
Earlier this month, the Colts asked the NFL to investigate the Commanders for tampering after an ESPN report noted that Washington had reached out to retired quarterback Andrew Luck, whose contractual rights still belong to Indianapolis.
The allegation has been resolved, ESPN reported Monday, and the Colts seem satisfied with the outcome, league sources told ESPN’s Stephen Holder.
The investigation determined the Commanders never directly spoke to Luck or anyone close to him, according to ESPN’s sources.
The New York Mets swept a doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, giving them an overall three-game sweep. The second half of that doubleheader was part of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball package. After the game, ESPN SportsCenter anchor Nicole Briscoe attempted to interview Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor. But Justin Verlander took issue with the length of the interview.
During Lindor’s interview, someone clearly shouts “F**k ESPN! Let’s go!”
Because it occurs off-camera, it’s unclear who that person is. However, it sounds an awful lot like Justin Verlander.
Brooks Koepka squashed plenty of narratives with his PGA Championship win at Oak Hill on Sunday, but the idea that he’s now ‘back’ seems disingenuine as that implies he ever left in the first place. He now has five major championships to his name, one more than Rory McIlroy, and he’s officially solidified himself as a generational great.
While Koepka was the story of the week at the PGA Championship, Michael Block having the greatest four-day stretch of his 46 years on Earth was a close second.
ROCHESTER, NY — Scottie Scheffler plays his second shot on the 12th hole during the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. | Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
Scheffler has one goal in mind with the Ryder Cup on the docket and he doesn’t care where his teammates come from.
Scottie Scheffler had another terrific showing at Oak Hill, as he finished tied for second with Viktor Hovland at 7-under par.
The 2023 PGA Championship was his 8th top 10 finish in a major dating back to 2020.