Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is expected to make his return Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets, according to head coach Taylor Jenkins.
Morant’s questionable behavior off the court landed him in trouble with the NBA and fans.
Grizzlies Welcome Back Ja Morant
The first bit of alarming news involving Morant came on Jan. 29 following a game between Memphis and Indiana. After a heated contest, Morant and his posse allegedly pointed a red-dot laser at Pacers personnel, from within two vehicles, before boarding a team bus.
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The former Alabama star was drafted by New England in the third round in 2019.
After losing free agent Devin Singletary to the Texans, the Bills are reportedly bolstering their running back room with a familiar face from the AFC East.
The Bills reached an agreement on Monday with former Patriots RB Damien Harris on an undisclosed one-year deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Harris, 26, will now join a backfield that also includes 2022 second-round pick James Cook and five-year veteran Nyheim Hines.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban did not mince words Monday when discussing the recent arrest of freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell. Whether you want to call it a subtle shot at Crimson Tide basketball coach Nate Oats is up to you, but as history has proven, Saban is not the subtle type.
Four-star defensive back Tony Mitchell was arrested in Florida last Wednesday, charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and/or deliver. (It was later learned Mitchell drove 141 mph trying to elude police before his arrest.
The two-time All-Star was suspended for eight games by the NBA for conduct detrimental to the league.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins provided an update on Ja Morant’s possible return to action on Monday following the star point guard’s first practice in the wake of an eight-game suspension for a recent string of off-court issues.
Jenkins told reporters Morant, who was suspended by the NBA on March 15, continued his preparation for a return to the lineup this week, noting that the team is “hopeful” he’ll play at home against the Rockets on Wednesday.
Deion Sanders got his first spring practice at Colorado underway over the weekend. The Buffaloes took the field at their indoor facility, which left Lil Wayne awestruck, on Sunday and will continue through their sold-out spring game on April 22.
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Although Coach Prime has high expectations for his team to win right away, success at Colorado is a low bar in recent years.
The charges were filed after a video surfaced showing Carson Briere pushing a wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a party.
Mercyhurst University hockey player Carson Briere is facing three misdemeanor charges after a video surfaced last week that showed him pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs.
Briere, the son of former NHL player and current Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere, was charged with criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy to commit mischief and disorderly conduct, per the Associated Press.
The guard finished three points shy of tying the all-time NCAA scoring mark.
For now, the NCAA all-time scoring leaderboard in men’s basketball is etched in stone.
Legendary LSU guard is No. 1 with 3,667 points over a three-year career from 1968 to ’70. Right behind him is Detroit guard Antoine Davis, who tallied 3,664 points in five years from 2019 to ’23.
That list might’ve looked different, however, had the Titans been invited to the College Basketball Invitational.
The backup quarterback was signed to a one-year deal in Cleveland ahead of the 2022 season, but never played for the team.
The Browns are signing quarterback Joshua Dobbs back to the team on a one-year deal, Dobbs’s agent Mike McCartney announced on Tuesday.
Dobbs was signed to a one-year deal with the Browns last April, in which he played as Jacoby Brissett’s backup quarterback until he was waived on Nov. 28, after Deshaun Watson returned to the team after his suspension. Watson missed 11 games last season due to violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Princeton basketball is on a remarkable run in the NCAA Tournament. After taking down No. 2-seed Arizona in the First Round and No. 7-seed Missouri in the Second Round, the Tigers are the fourth No. 15 seed in March Madness history to reach the Sweet Sixteen.
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Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz took over the World No. 1 ranking after his Indian Wells win on Sunday.
Monday saw two major changes in the ATP world rankings, starting with Carlos Alcaraz taking over the No. 1 spot from Novak Djokovic following the 19-year-old’s title at Indian Wells on Sunday.
The other big change was that Rafael Nadal is out of the Top 10 for the first time in nearly 18 years. He first broke into the Top 10 on April 25, 2005. During those 18 years, Nadal has spent 209 weeks at World No. 1 and broke the record for most men’s Grand Slam singles titles.