Author: Michael

The Kings and Warriors are set to square off in Game 7 of their first-round playoff matchup on Sunday, but Charles Barkley is already looking well beyond that in regards to this Sacramento squad.
On Saturday, Barkley revealed his latest bold prediction about the Kings. The 60-year-old suggested Sacramento would not only take care of business at home against Golden State on Sunday, but also defeat the Lakers in the semifinals. 
“The Sacramento Kings are going to the conference finals,” Barkley said. “They’re gonna beat the Lakers.

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Current Colorado and former Jackson State coach Deion Sanders tweeted he was ‘ashamed’ of 31 NFL teams for passing on former JSU cornerback Isaiah Bolden for seven rounds of the 2023 NFL draft as well as passing on other ‘draft worthy’ Tiger players.
Bolden lasted until pick No. 245, when the New England Patriots used their 12th and final selection of the draft to acquire the defensive back.
Sanders congratulated Bolden on Saturday and took aim at teams for electing not to select several of his other former players.

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White Sox fans were not happy with Luis Robert following Saturday’s loss against the Rays. Chicago’s star outfielder was removed from the game ahead of the top of the third inning, though it wasn’t due to an injury.
During Robert’s at-bat in the first inning, the 25-year-old hit a soft groundball back toward the mound. Rather than hustle out what could have been an infield single, Robert jogged to first base, which enabled a weak throw from Tampa Bay’s Calvin Faucher to beat him to the bag.

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At long last, the Maple Leafs are advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
It’d been 19 years since the last time Toronto was able to escape the first round of the postseason, but an overtime game-winner from John Tavares sealed the Maple Leafs’s victory over the Lightning in Game 6, snapping the team’s 11-game losing streak in first-round elimination games.

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