The new hit puzzle game of the summer is here.
Spend a few minutes on any one of the ever-increasing number of social media platforms and you’ll stumble across a grid — a simply nine-by-nine square full of athletes’ faces with prompts in the margins. They’re the sports game of the summer that’s sweeping the internet, and they are incredible.
It began with “Immaculate Grid,” the MLB approach to the game. Launching in April of 2023, Immaculate Grids were everywhere by June.
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A YES Network cameraman had to be carted off the field in the 5th inning of Wednesday night’s game between the Yankees and Orioles at Yankee Stadium after Baltimore infielder Gunnar Henderson hit the camera operator with an errant throw.
The cameraman, Pete Stendel, was conscious and undergoing tests at a local hospital, according to a statement from the YES Network after the game.
Henderson was in the middle of turning a double play for the Orioles when his throw sailed over the head of first baseman Ryan O’Hearn.
When the most valuable player you have in a potential trade to bring a superstar like Damian Lillard to town isn’t piquing the other team’s interest, it’s not exactly a great starting point in negotiations. This appears to be somewhere in line with how the Trail Blazers view Tyler Herro, the player initially floated as a part of the Heat pursuing a trade for Lillard.
Fortunately for Miami, there is some positive news coming down the rumor pipeline on Herro and his potential impact in a trade.
Here are our best bets for Saturday night’s co-main event from a side and total perspective.
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The rookie blasted his fourth home run Wednesday, and added a little flair after the blast
Add another chapter to the growing legend that is Elly De La Cruz.
In just 26 games the young Cincinnati Reds infielder has taken MLB by storm. Over that short period of time De La Cruz has hit for the cycle, posted a batting average of .318, stolen 11 bases, and helped make the Reds — who sit in first place in the NL Central — fun again.
But on Wednesday he added an iconic celebration to his burgeoning legend.
With the college football season less than two months away, it seemed like an appropriate time to recap all of the offseason quarterback movement.
Amon-Ra St. Brown was genuinely upset about losing to Colin Kaepernick while doing a test trial for the video game Wild Card Football. Most people tend not to show their competitive sides a few minutes after first meeting someone.
Not St. Brown, the Lions’ Pro Bowl wide receiver who once threw verbal jabs at Dyami Brown in a news conference solely because the Commanders drafted Brown ahead of him in 2021.
Kaepernick had just met St. Brown to promote the new arcade-like video game, and already he found himself on St. Brown’s lengthy list of people he needed to be better than.
The first half of the baseball season has flown by. Thanks to the pitch timer, which has cut 26 minutes of dead time from the average game, baseball has not been played this fast in 39 years. Packed inside the quicker pace are more hits, runs and stolen bases. And plenty of drama.
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It is clear that Ferrari has made progress, but can they truly challenge Red Bull in the British Grand Prix?
The last two races have made it clear that Ferrari has taken a step forward in the 2023 Formula 1 season. However, the team maintains that they are not yet in a position to challenge Red Bull at the front of the field.
Could that change at Silverstone?
With the grid heading to the British Grand Prix, there are a few reasons to think the Scuderia could be in an even stronger position at Silverstone.
The Trail Blazers have paid plenty of attention to names like Kevin Durant, Rudy Gobert and the numerous other stars involved in blockbuster trades over recent years in the NBA. More specifically, they’ve kept an eye on the massive draft capital and other assets sent back in exchange for these names, and now it seems Portland wants in on that action as Damian Lillard trade talks swirl.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke down the situation on SportsCenter, and explained that the Blazers “imagine” a trade haul similar to returns the Nets got for Durant and the Jazz for Rudy Gobert.