The Albany Empire, the arena football team in which Antonio Brown is a 95% owner, seems to be in complete shambles after players weren’t paid last week. The missed payments then led to a misdemeanor incident, the coach leaving, as well as a number of players.
According to the Albany Times-Union, players and coaches are supposed to be paid every Friday. The team was last paid on April 21 and played a game against the Carolina Cobras this past Sunday despite not being paid on April 28, two days prior to the game.
Author: Michael
The 2023 NFL draft is over. After three days in Kansas City, 259 players were picked before teams started frantically adding undrafted free agents to their 90-man rosters.
Only days removed from the draft, we’ve assigned grades and rankings to teams’ classes. For some, it’s a good window into the week that was—a snapshot, if you will. For others, it’s an article to bookmark so that in three years, when one of the observations (hopefully, only one) is proved hilariously wrong, the jeering can begin.
And with that in mind, here are the five best and worst draft classes of 2023.
A ludicrous take about Florida QB Graham Mertz and Joe Burrow has resurfaced and is going viral online.
Mertz left the Wisconsin Badgers after several disappointing and frustrating seasons. The team needed a reset after hiring Luke Fickell and the same was true for the former star QB recruit.
He came to Madison as Wisconsin’s most-hyped QB recruit in history. The Kansas native ended his career with the Badgers with 38 passing touchdowns and 26 interceptions.
Will Joe Burrow start at QB for the Florida Gators.
James Harden tied his playoff career high with 45 points, including a dagger 3 in the final seconds, as the 76ers snatched home-court advantage from the Celtics to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul exited Monday’s 97-87 loss in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals to the Denver Nuggets in the third quarter due to left groin tightness, checking out with 4:32 remaining and immediately heading to the locker room.
With 33 seconds left, Tyrese Maxey intercepts an errant pass, sprints down court and scores to preserve a win.
James Harden takes on the postseason moment he has spent years chasing.
James Harden has long endured criticism for wilting under pressure. But in Game 1 in Boston, with Philly missing Joel Embiid, he altered his legacy.
If you’ve ever attended a Rangers game at Madison Square Garden, then you’re familiar with the tune: an up-tempo beat, a long “whoa” and then a lot of “heys.”
A crowning achievement in songwriting? Not quite. But that doesn’t mean “Slapshot” isn’t one of the most iconic goal songs in the NHL. On Monday night, however, it turned into New York’s torment anthem.
The Devils knocked off the Rangers, 4–0, in Game 7 on Monday, advancing to the second round and sending their Big Apple rivals packing.
The Suns ruled Chris Paul out for the remainder of Monday’s Game 2 against the Nuggets after the star guard sustained a groin injury in the second half.
With the Suns up, 59–51, with five minutes left in the third quarter, Paul attempted to box out Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for a rebound. The veteran guard appeared to be in noticeable pain after the play, and took his time to run up the floor before eventually exiting the game and heading to the locker room.
The team later announced Paul would not return to the contest due to left groin tightness.