Bud Grant, the only man to ever play in the NFL, CFL, and NBA, has died at the age of 95.
Born in Wisconsin, Grant played college football, basketball, and baseball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. After his collegiate career had come to a close, Grant was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA draft, as well as the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL draft.
Grant played two seasons with the Lakers (including an NBA championship in 1950), then played a pair of seasons with the Eagles.
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The starting pitcher produced a highlight during the team’s second game of the tournament.
The World Baseball Classic provides some unique moments for those participating. On one end, some teams are stacked and look like All-Star teams when they play. On the other hand, some competitors who aren’t even professional baseball players are getting a chance to play at a high level.
That dichotomy was in play on Saturday, when the incredibly talented Japanese baseball team took on the inexperienced Czech Republic.
“Cheetah’s” 60-meter dash win Saturday at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor Championships led to a declaration from Hill and responses from elite sprinters.
The New Orleans forward hasn’t played since Jan. 2 due to a hamstring injury.
The Pelicans, in the thick of a crowded race for Western Conference playoff position, may soon have the services of their star once again.
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson is expected back by playoff time, according to a Friday report from Sam Amick of The Athletic. Williamson has not played since Jan. 2 due to a hamstring injury; the Pelicans announced on Wednesday that Williamson will be re-evaluated “in approximately two weeks.
METAIRIE, La. – Throughout most of quarterback Derek Carr’s nine-year NFL career with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, if he saw a good defense, he was usually playing against it.
Such was the case last Oct. 30 in a 24-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome. Carr completed 15 of 26 passes for 101 yards with an interception while Vegas rushed for 38 yards on 13 carries. The Raiders finished 6-11 for their sixth losing season in Carr’s career.
Fresh off his latest clash with the Warriors, the Memphis guard set his sights on the Dallas stars prior to Saturday’s matchup.
Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving became the latest NBA stars to draw the ire of Dillon Brooks this season as the Grizzlies guard took swipes at the Mavericks star guards ahead of Saturday’s game in Memphis.
Brooks, fresh off his latest clash with Draymond Green and the Warriors, attempted to stir the pot against a different Western Conference foe after learning of Dončić and Irving’s statuses for the contest.
Derek Carr said he received a phone call from Drew Brees and Peyton Manning.
Few things can get a hockey crowd whipped into a fervor quite like a goalie fight, and that’s what a pair of ECHL goalies did for the good hockey fans of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
It happened in a tilt between two ECHL teams, with the ECHL two steps below the NHL with the American Hockey League in between. Think of it as hockey’s version of Double-A ball (or in this case, puck).
The Wheeling Nailers — affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins were in Fort Wayne for a pair of games against eh Fort Wayne Komets, the ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers.
Ja Morant reportedly blew through $50,000 at his now very public trip to a Colorado strip club last week, and a couple whistleblowers have released the pictures.
And they’re … something.
Photos obtained by the New York Post show Morant getting his money’s worth during a lap dance at Shotgun Willie’s last weekend, where he shelled out at least $50,000 in tips in a two-night bender.
“The whole room is full of money — it’s literally a pile,” one witness told the Post. “You’d need a rake.
NASHVILLE — Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek has responded to the incident on Friday night involving an assistant basketball coach.
ARKANSAS ASSISTANT GRABS REPORTERS PHONE, THROWS IT TO THE GROUND FOLLOWING LOSS
Following the loss to Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, Razorbacks director of internal operations Riley Hall grabbed a reporter’s phone and threw it to the ground. Arkansas coaches were heading towards the locker room and reporter Jack Weaver was recording the coaches coming off the court.