Author: Michael

You don’t have to follow sports to get this stuff right.
One CNN reporter got dunked on for completely botching several African players’ names from the 2022 NBA All-Star roster.
In typical CNN fashion, the sports segment had little to do with actual sports; instead highlighted the “takeover” of international All-Stars, focusing on African-born players.
The reporter, Zain Asher, was all passion and no pronunciation as she sped through players’ names like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Pascal Siakam in an attempt to get away with a lack of proper linguistics.

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The 2017 Houston Astros may not have been the only team using video to steal signs.
Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts spoke to reporters recently and acknowledged that the 2018 Red Sox were also using video reports to gain a competitive advantage.
“Yeah,” Betts told Dylan Hernández of the Los Angeles Times.“Everybody was.”
The Red Sox won the World Series at the end of the 2018 season, and were subsequently subject to an MLB investigation.

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The All-Star guard took time out to offer his support for one of the victims who’s still in the hospital.
As the Michigan State community slowly recovers from the on-campus shooting that killed three people and wounded five others on Feb. 13, one of the victims who suffered severe injuries received a warm message from one of his favorite athletes: James Harden.
When the 76ers star learned that 20-year-old John Hao—who suffered injuries that have left him paralyzed from the chest down—was a fan of his, he made sure to send Hao a gift package that included new shoes.

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The Carolina Panthers need a quarterback. The Sam Darnold/P.J. Walker/Baker Mayfield experiment did not work and Matt Corral’s health status remains in limbo.
As for what the team is looking for, new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown made it very simple. He was asked what type of quarterback that the Panthers want moving forward during a press conference on Thursday.
His response?
“A really good one.”
Brown, 36, was hired by Frank Reich late last week after three years with the Rams in Los Angeles.

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The actor lived out his dreams as a lifelong Giants fan.
Actor Michael B. Jordan completed the “greatest catch in Giants history, maybe NFL history,” as former Giants quarterback Eli Manning stated, when he recreated one of the most memorable plays in the franchise’s history.
Jordan joined the former quarterback on The Eli Manning Show to fully embrace his MBJ status by mimicking former Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who is also known as OBJ. As a lifelong Giants fan, the moment was special for Jordan.

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Bobby Wagner’s tenure for the Los Angeles Rams came and went. The 11-year defensive veteran agreed to a five-year deal with LA last offseason, only to “mutually” split a year later.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Rams and Wags announced a mutual split on Thursday, cutting their five-year and roughly $65 million commitment short.

Rams releasing LB Bobby Wagner. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/Cuy1nPs5ex
— NFL (@NFL) February 23, 2023

Wagner tweeted on Wednesday, “The longer you entertain what’s not for you, the longer you postpone what is.

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It’s always awkward to have a superior who’s younger than you, but it’s something that Russell Wilson will have to come to terms with in a hurry.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Denver Broncos have brought 26-year-old Davis Webb on board as their new quarterback coach.
Wilson is 34 years old.

NFL veteran QB Davis Webb, who spent last season backing up Daniel Jones, is being hired as the Broncos’ QB coach, per sources. The 28-year-old Webb now will be coaching the 34-year-old Russell Wilson in his first NFL coaching job.

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