Shortly before the thrilling and controversial match between the USMNT and Mexico kicked off on Thursday night, a report from The Athletic indicated that Gregg Berhalter would be returning as manager of the American side. To say that decision is surprising would be an understatement.
While Berhalter was able to lead the USMNT out of the group stage during the 2022 World Cup, he was on thin ice among many American supporters. That ice became paper thin shortly after the U.S. fell to the Netherlands.
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A possible free-agent addition could boost New England’s outlook.
News broke on Friday morning that Michael Jordan is finalizing terms on a sale of his majority stake in the Hornets to an ownership group led by billionaires Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The impending sale would end Jordan’s 13-year run as the majority owner. Jordan will continue to oversee basketball operations through the NBA draft next week and the start of free agency on July 1.
Once the sale is finalized, Jordan will keep a minority stake in the franchise.
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Time may be running out on Conor McGregor.
If McGregor is going to fight this year, then Friday is the last day he can enter the USADA testing pool. As of Thursday, McGregor had not shown any sample counts in 2023. Otherwise, if he is not enrolled in their six-month requirement, he cannot fight in ’23, pushing a potential bout against Michael Chandler to next year.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I think Rob Manfred is quickly becoming the most hated commissioner in sports.
In today’s SI:AM:
🐘 The A’s in purgatory
👨👦 A Father’s Day ode to sports
🟠 Ricky Fowler’s big day
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The A’s have one foot out the door
If he wasn’t already before Thursday, Rob Manfred must be the most hated man in Oakland now.
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It’s Shohei’s world, we’re just living in it
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but that Shohei Ohtani guy is pretty good at this baseball thing.
The Los Angeles Angels all world pitcher/DH is one of, if not the best player in baseball, and he’s hit a completely different level this season. Through Friday, Ohtani is tied for the MLB lead in home runs, while also tying for third in strikeouts…as a pitcher.
In the Angels four game stint against the Rangers, Ohtani was on one.
Hornets owner Michael Jordan has agreed to sell the team to an ownership group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Plotkin is the founder of Melvin Capital and was already a minority owner of the Hornets, while Schnall is the co-president of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and was a minority owner of the Hawks prior to the sale. As part of the sale, Jordan will keep a minority stake in the team.
Jordan, who officially retired from the NBA following the 2002–03 season, initially bought a minority stake in the then Charlotte Bobcats in 2006.
The Pivot Podcast features a trio of retired NFL stars—Fred Taylor, 47; Ryan Clark, 43; Channing Crowder Jr., 39—in varying stages of middle age. The demographic makeup of the hosts is part of what makes the show’s tenor so compelling. They’re giving viewers an inside look at athletes and locker rooms. But while guests address playing careers, games and every other typical element of sports lives, there’s also a distinct, ahem, pivot into what happens afterward.
Fantasy football draft season is almost upon us, and we all know practice makes perfect, right? So, a few of us at Sports Illustrated got together for a 10-team, 14-round mock to follow up our previous 12-team mock draft. We utilized a basic scoring system with a full point for all receptions (PPR). The starting lineup includes a quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end and two flex positions (RB/WR/TE). There were no kickers or defenses in this particular mock.
All the ways to stream MLB games this weekend without shelling out for the sports package.