Fifteen years ago, Steph Curry marveled that LeBron James came to watch him play in college. Now, they’re battling each other for NBA titles.
Author: Michael
Shortly after two-time reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen won his second consecutive Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, he was met with a smattering of boos from the crowd.
The Red Bull driver claimed his third win in his last five starts despite starting in ninth place on the starting grid.
Some fans, however, apparently aren’t fans of Verstappen—presumably because he’s dominating the circuit. He had the perfect response to those fans.
“This is something for me which is absolutely fine as long as I stand on the top.
With less than a month before the end of the season and a champion yet to be named, the intensity has only heightened in the Premier League race to the finish line.
The title chase remains neck and neck, while the pursuit of a top-four berth and a coveted spot in next year’s Champions League is wide open.
Here’s how the weekend results in the Premier League shook up the table, with a look ahead at the remaining weeks of the season:
The title chase
For once, there was no shakeup atop the standings, nor was there any drama or doubt in whether there would be another changing of the guard.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. Yesterday afternoon, I thought I’d be writing about James Harden’s big game to lead the Sixers over the Celtics. But then Nikola Jokić and Matt Ishbia seized control of the news cycle.
In today’s SI:AM:
☀️ Jokić’s run-in with the Suns’ owner
✈️ How the Jets pulled off the Rodgers trade
🧑🎓 Bronny James’s college choice
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Karl-Anthony Towns decided to crash at John Calipari’s house without his former college coach even knowing. To say Calipari was surprised to see the seven-footer when he woke up would be an understatement.
Calipari has his wife, Ellen, to thank for the surprise guest. And she got quite the laugh out of the whole situation.
Towns and his girlfriend were in Lexington for a wedding of a member of the Kentucky basketball program which the Caliparis attended as well. Apparently, Towns didn’t feel the need to book a hotel room for the weekend and asked Mrs.
Bulls on parade.
An attempt at the weirdest cross-promotion in sports went awry over the weekend when a live bull on the sideline of a rugby game in France broke free of its handler, stampeding onto the field and causing players to run for their lives.
WOW!!
The new warm up at @DragonsOfficiel have really been spiced up at home this season!!!#Bullsintown #SkyRL pic.twitter.com/IwYM2xqYT5
— Sky Sports Rugby League (@SkySportsRL) May 5, 2023
The Super League game in France between the Catalans Dragons and St.
Major League Baseball has a few umpires that fans know by name, which isn’t a good thing for those guys in blue because it typically means they are not good at their jobs.
Phil Cuzzi is one of those umps, and over the weekend he had another moment that had fans fuming about the way he handled a situation.
Cuzzi, who threw Mets star Max Scherzer out of a game earlier this year, was the home plate umpire in Sunday’s Astros-Mariners game in Seattle. Cuzzi didn’t like what he saw from Astros pitcher Matt Gage and called him for a balk.
Max Verstappen has earned himself a new nickname: Miami Max. Formula One returned to the United States for the first of three 2023 races this weekend at the Miami Grand Prix, and the Red Bull driver found himself at the top of the podium for the second year in a row.
After its debut on the calendar last season, Miami was once again host to the pinnacle of motorsport at a circuit built around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Colts owner Jim Irsay isn’t happy about the Washington Commanders meddling with Andrew Luck.
A recent report claimed the Commanders called Luck to see if the former first overall pick would be interested in strapping on the pads again.
Luck abruptly retired from the Colts shortly before the 2019 season.
Washington Commanders Called Andrew Luck Last Season To See If He Would Play For Them
Well, any team hoping to sign Luck is in trouble because Jim Irsay isn’t having any of it.
Baseball is filled with quirky and archaic traditions that sometimes feel outdated. But there’s nothing like a good old-fashioned national anthem standoff. Unfortunately, however, this one proved to be costly.
Ahead of Saturday’s matchup between the Red Sox and Phillies in Philadelphia, Boston reliever Kutter Crawford and former teammate Matt Strahm, now with the Phillies, were fined and ejected for a rather long standoff. The amount of the fines have not been reported.