Author: Michael

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer provided an update on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status ahead of Monday’s Game 4 against the Heat as the star forward continues to recover from a lower back contusion.
Budenholzer told reporters on Sunday that Antetokounmpo, who has not played since suffering the injury early in Game 1, participated in individual work on the court at the Kaseya Center but remains without a timeline for a return. Milwaukee, the East’s No. 1 seed, currently trails No. 8 Miami, 2–1, after splitting the last two games without Antetokounmpo.

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Being an umpire is hard. How do I know that? I umpire high school baseball in Connecticut. Am I looking for some praise or to be called a hero? Well, kinda. But more importantly, it serves as important context for the story of Jim Palmer crushing MLB umpire Vic Carapazza after ejecting Baltimore’s Ramón Urías.
Carapazza rang up Urías on a pitch that looked to be off-the-plate and then after Urías flung his helmet and batting gloves, Carapazza tossed him from the game.
Home plate umpire Vic Carapazza during a game at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Hold onto your Cheeseheads.
At first, it appeared that Aaron Rodgers to the Jets was a “done deal.” New York needed a QB; the Green Bay Packers were no longer invested in Rodgers; and the mushroom man himself wanted out of GB.
Then momentum halted as talks stalled for weeks. Reports stated that the Jets reportedly balked at the Green Bay Packers’ trade demands when it comes to trade compensation.

Jets Refusing To Pay Green Bay’s Asking Price For Aaron Rodgers, Packers Won’t Budge: REPORT

It’s been a true rollercoaster following the will they/won’t Aaron Rodgers saga.

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Nick Saban one day could forget more national championships than most coaches have won.
He has won a college football record seven national championships, starting with one at LSU in the 2003 season at age 52. He has won six since coming to Alabama before the 2007 season. There was another one in his 50s in 2009 and five in his 60s in 2011, ’12, ’15, ’17 and ’20. He has also lost the national championship game three times in the 2016, ’18 and ’21 seasons, so he could have double figures.

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Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks revealed what Lakers star LeBron James said to him ahead of Game 3 in their teams’ first-round playoff series. 
The pair was on the court during warmups at Crypto.com Arena when James approached Brooks for a brief chat on Saturday. Brooks appeared to be smiling at whatever James was saying before shaking his head and responding as the 38-year-old began to walk away.
On the heels of his ejection from Game 3, Brooks indicated on Sunday that James informed him of his birthday, via ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
“He just told me his birthday,” Brooks said.

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Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson made headlines over the weekend when he revealed he hasn’t watched the NBA in years, after what he views as the league taking an overly-political stance during the “bubble” 2020 season at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. His comments drew some raised eyebrows within basketball circles—and one high-profile former player didn’t hold back when asked his thoughts on the matter.

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