Bri Ellis ruffled a lot of feathers when she decided to transfer from Auburn to Arkansas. She doesn’t care.
The 2022 SEC Softball Freshman of the Year is not afraid to embrace the hate and clap right back.
Ellis, who joins the Razorbacks with two years of eligibility remaining, arrives to Fayetteville after two dominant seasons on The Plains. Her .989 career fielding percentage is sixth all-time at Auburn and she slashed .288/.685/.398 with 96 RBIs and 34 home runs in 117 career starts.
The sophomore first baseman played a huge role in the Tigers’ postseason success in 2023.
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The trade interest in Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is widespread throughout the league, but his own push to get to the Heat seems to have led to some teams pressing pause on their pursuit. One team that consistently seems to jump back into the conversation for analysts and insiders is the Celtics, and there’s a new wrinkle in the rumblings around their interest now.
As Brian Robb of Mass Live shared, Andscape‘s Marc Spears stated on NBA Today that star Boston forward Jayson Tatum is attempting to get Lillard to the Celtics.
Rumor has it the White Sox could be sellers at the deadline. Amid a season where they are 13 games below .500, and 7.5 games out of first place, one would suspect the Sox would try to sell and revamp before attempting another playoff run.
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Bubba Watson calls it like he sees it. He’s not sure exactly where the Ryder Cup points standings are currently, but has some strong thoughts.
The 2023 Ryder Cup is right around the corner. There has been a long debate as to whether LIV golfers should be eligible for either the American or European side.
Range Goats’ captain Bubba Watson advocated for teammate Talor Gooch and recent PGA Tour winner Rickie Fowler to be on that American team in a recent interview.
The standard and plus edition will both have Bryant on the cover
On Thursday, NBA 2K revealed that Laker legend Kobe Bryant would grace the cover of upcoming release NBA 2K24. The honor comes three years after Bryant’s shocking death in a helicopter crash, along with eight others, including his daughter Gianna.
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Fantasy baseball analyst Fred Zinkie offers up his blueprint for finishing off Week 14.
Longtime ESPN NBA color commentator Jeff Van Gundy was one of several on-air personalities laid off by the network last week due to Disney-mandated budget cuts.
Van Gundy, who was a staple in the NBA booth since 2007, is now looking to return to the sidelines as a coach, sources told Sports Illustrated‘s Chris Mannix.
Mannix elaborated on the Van Gundy news in a column released on Thursday.
“Jeff Van Gundy, a cost cutting casualty at ESPN last week, has been actively exploring a return to coaching, sources told Sports Illustrated.
Dillon is one of only five running backs with at least 11,000 career rushing yards not in the Hall of Fame.
News, notes and observations while we wait for next year’s invitation to Michael Rubin’s White Party …
Am I the only one who thinks the Celtics have had kind of a meh offseason? The agreed-upon sign-and-trade that will send Grant Williams to Dallas will net Boston a couple of second-round picks and keep the team below the dreaded second tax apron, but it leaves the Green perilously thin up front, dangerous when you consider Boston’s big men amount to two centers with injury histories (Robert Williams III, Kristaps Porziņģis) and 37-year old Al Horford.
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Her security filed a police report, according to reports.
In unquestionably one of the most bizarre stories of the year, Britney Spears has reportedly filed a police report in Las Vegas, alleging that a member of Spurs security hit her after the approached Victor Wembanyama.
The alleged incident occurred at “Catch” restaurant, located inside the ARIA Hotel. Spears was dining at the restaurant with her husband and two friends. The pop icon allegedly saw Wemby in the restaurant, and wanted to go say hello.