Author: Michael

Nick Kyrgios will miss his second Grand Slam tournament of the season as he decided to pull out of the 2023 French Open less than a week before the event gets underway.
Kyrgios didn’t play in his home country’s Australian Open in January after he suffered a knee injury, which later resulted in him undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He was originally expected to only miss around three-to-four weeks, but he still hasn’t returned to action nearly four months after the procedure.
It’s unknown when the 28-year-old expects to return to the court.

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The WNBA announced on Tuesday that Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon will be suspended two games without pay for violating league and team ‘Respect in the Workplace’ policies in regard to Dearica Hamby. In addition, the Aces will lose their first round pick in 2025.
Hamby, a two-time WNBA All-Star, was traded from Vegas to Los Angeles at the end of January. Not long thereafter, she took to Instagram with claims of mistreatment surrounding her second pregnancy.

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When Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, committed to USC, the expectation was that he’d play a key role in the backcourt for his new coach Andy Enfield.
With the Trojans returning minimal depth at guard, there will certainly be an opportunity for James to play early in his career at Southern Cal.
As far as what James’s role will be with the Trojans, Enfield won’t limit what his freshman star will or won’t be able to do, he told ESPN.
“All our guards have a great opportunity to play for us because we don’t have a ton of guards,” Enfield said.

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Stephen A. Smith jumped into the drama between Ben Simmons and the 76ers after Philadelphia’s Game 7 debacle over the weekend.
Simmons stirred the pot Sunday by posting a picture on his Instagram story with a glass of red wine and the Sixers’ blowout loss on the television in the background, which many took as a shot at Philadelphia. 
Smith was having none of it on his podcast this week, tearing into the current Nets forward for criticizing “the team you quit on.

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Iowa football fans who enjoy crushing beers can now drink and help the Hawkeyes.
NIL collectives are the name of the game these days in college sports. Players have more freedom of movement than ever before, and chasing a bag of money is the new normal.
That means programs and collectives have to figure out how to raise serious money to land and keep star players.
Well, Iowa’s NIL collective – The Swarm Collective – has teamed up with a beer brand to launch a custom drink.

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The NFL has become more of a passing league than ever, and we’re seeing the results of this switch in fantasy football. Wide receivers are going higher and are in more demand in drafts, which is evident in my recent one-man, 10-round mock. Round 1 features five wide receivers, including three in the first four picks, with Justin Jefferson at the top as the No. 1 overall selection. Tyreek Hill came off the board at No. 6 overall.

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