One of the most popular refrains of the John Calipari era in Lexington has been Kentucky will eat first.
The original context here was simple: Regardless of what rule changes would come (when the comment was made in 2017, the questions surrounded the one-and-done rule), Kentucky would get its pick of the litter in recruiting.
This year Kentucky has eaten, well, last. It faced a near-unprecedented roster dilemma for a program of its caliber, having just seven scholarship players (all freshmen and sophomores) fully committed on June 1 for the upcoming season.
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Derrick Rose is one of the biggest names in NBA free agency this offseason after the Knicks declined to pick up the point guard’s $15.6 million option for next season.
Three teams are reportedly interested in adding Rose, according to NBA insider Marc Stein, including the Suns, the Bucks and his former team, the Bulls.
The Chicago native was drafted by the Bulls with the No. 1 pick in 2008 and played there until ’16. During his tenure, the Bulls made seven consecutive playoff runs but never made it to the NBA Finals. It would be quite the reunion for the three-time All-Star.
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don offers up his latest batch of waiver wire pickups to kick off Week 13.
The Panthers have had a different leading rusher four years running and their offseason moves made sure that streak would extend to five consecutive seasons.
2019: Christian McCaffrey
2020: Mike Davis
2021: Chuba Hubbard
2022: D’Onta Foreman
2023: Miles Sanders…?
D’Onta Foreman left for Chicago after a career year in Carolina that saw him assume a larger role after the Christian McCaffrey trade. With Foreman and McCaffrey both gone, the front office turned to free agency to add a lead back and signed Miles Sanders to a four-year, $25-million deal.
Shea Patterson’s time in the Canadian Football League has been odd, just like the rest of his career. Although he is 2-1 through his first three games of his second stint in the Great White North, the 26-year-old quarterback has barely played.
The most recent stat line was his weirdest yet.
Patterson, a former five-star recruit, was the highest-rated Pro-Style quarterback in the Class of 2016.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devon Allen participated in the USATF NYC Grand Prix over the weekend and ran his fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles. His 13.04 time also happens to be tied for the fourth-fastest in the entire world in 2023.
The 28-year-old signed with the Eagles in April last year and spent all of last season on the team’s practice squad. His jump into the NFL was a bit surprising given the fact that he had last played football back in 2016 during his final season with the Oregon Ducks.
The Hawks are sending forward John Collins to the Jazz for Rudy Gay and a future second-round pick, opening up a $25.3 million trade exception in the process, sources told ESPN.
The Hawks and Jazz reportedly agreed to a trade on Monday which will send power forward John Collins to Utah.
The Jazz will acquire Collins in exchange for veteran forward Rudy Gay and a future second-round draft selection, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Jazz are anticipated to absorb the remainder of Collins’s five-year, $125 million deal he signed ahead of the 2021-22 season. He’s got three more years on the deal and is due approximately $78 million during that span, although he has a player option worth $26.
We’re nearly at the midway point of the MLB season, and it’s time to check in on the World Series futures at SI Sportsbook. There are some fresh values on the board.
A new team tops the list at +350: the Atlanta Braves. The Braves had the sixth-best odds entering the season at +900.
Not only do the Braves have a 50-27 record, which is the best in the National League and the second-best in the majors, they also have a run differential of plus-107, which ranks third. Their offense has scored the third-most runs this season while their pitching has allowed the ninth-fewest.
By this time next week, a new season will be underway with the start of July bringing the end of old contracts, the start of new ones and plenty of intrigue with a long summer yet to unwind.
There was plenty of action over the last week with MLS and Saudi Arabia making major splashes once again. Meanwhile, a couple of USMNT names have come up in the rumor mill, and there’s likely to be plenty of moves as far as U.S. stars are concerned this summer.