Justin Thomas currently finds himself in arguably the worst slump of his professional career. The two-time major winner has been consistently inconsistent this season and without a big push over the next two weeks may miss out on the FedEx Cup playoffs.
While Thomas has been fine tee-to-green this season ranked 72nd in total driving and 40th in strokes gained: approach, it’s hard to climb up leaderboards when the putter isn’t working, which has been the case for JT all season long.
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Whenever he retires, LeBron James will leave behind a strong legacy with NBA championships in three cities—Cleveland, Miami and Los Angeles.
It already seemed certain that the Cavaliers and Heat would retire James’s No. 23 and No. 6 jerseys, respectively. In an interview with Sportskeeda‘s Mark Medina, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss confirmed that his number will be going up in the rafters next to legends like Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
“The standard for having your jersey retired as a Laker is when a player is inducted into the Hall-of-Fame.
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Shocking changes at Alpine F1 as Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane are out
Massive changes continue at Alpine.
Last week the Formula 1 team moved Laurent Rossi out of his position as CEO, replacing him with Philippe Krief as the team’s CEO. Rossi was moved to another position within Alpine, putting him in charge of “special projects.” Bruno Famin was moved into a Vice President position at Alpine, and will be in charge of the F1 team.
But the big news out of F1 on Friday is that more changes are coming.
We’re 101 days away from the 2023–24 men’s college basketball season officially getting underway!
So much has changed across the sport’s landscape since UConn cut down the nets in Houston in early April. Even the nation’s most passionate fans might have missed some things. From huge jobs changing hands during the coaching carousel to mass player movement in the transfer portal and key NBA draft decisions shaping the national picture, who wins it all in 2023–24 has been shaped by all the action of the past four months.
The fact Aaron Rodgers is a taking a massive pay cut this season and next is intended to help the New York Jets add to their roster and ultimately help the quarterback succeed.
We all get that.
But it’s the genesis of this pay cut that is practically unheard of in professional sports. And it’s an unreal troll job against the Green Bay Packers, which Rodgers played 18 years for.
Why?
Because Rodgers actually suggested the $35 million pay cut over two years.
Can you feel it? No, I’m not talking about the oppressive heat wave that’s all over the country, or the excitement over the next Taylor Swift show. I’m talking about the start of the 2023 fantasy football season! Fantasy managers are getting their cheat sheets and rankings together, preparing their list of sleepers and busts (all of which you can find in the SI Fantasy Draft Kit), and getting ready to dominate their drafts.
Part of that preparation is knowing where you’ll be picking in the draft. Of course, if you draw the top spot, you can choose from any player in the league.
The 911 call made shortly after Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest during a workout at USC on Monday has been released. The audio reveals the urgency by the staff on-hand at the workout as well as the emergency worker on the other end of the phone line.
TMZ obtained and shared the call, which begins with someone at USC’s Galen Center saying “we need an ambulance immediately” before repeating “we need an ambulance here now.”
The 911 operator then instructed the man on site to sit next to James, who lost consciousness for a time, while remaining on the line.
The best NFL teams to bet on come in all shapes and sizes.
There’s underdogs, like the Giants and Lions, who covered at a high clip and exceeded their low expectations and then there’s Super Bowl contenders like the Bengals and 49ers, who were favored for the vast majority of their schedules and covered the spread often.
One common denominator for the five teams with the best records against the spread: They all finished with winning records straight up, and all but one (Detroit) made the postseason.
Let’s head into the weekend with another over bet!
The Reds head to Dodger Stadium Friday night and we are betting on plenty of offense at Chavez Ravine.
Bobby Miller gets the start at home for the Dodgers. Miller has pitched well for Los Angeles this year but has allowed eight earned runs across 16 innings pitched in July. His hard-hit rate and average exit velocity allowed are in the bottom half of the league, and that suggests hitters like Elly De La Cruz could have some success. We’ve certainly seen Cincinnati put on an offensive show before. Miller’s home ERA is 5.
With Colorado set to leave the Pac-12 to join its former conference, the Big 12, there’s plenty of speculation regarding the next shoe to drop in conference realignment.
How vulnerable is the Pac-12 with Colorado on the way out? Are more teams willing to bolt? After all, Colorado is the third team to spurn the conference, joining UCLA and USC who will join the Big 10 beginning in 2024.
Amid the chaos, here are the three best options to join Colorado in the Big 12, which now sits at 13 members.
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