Author: Michael

The ACC is having a down year in basketball. What is generally the strongest conference, or at least one of the strongest, has just two teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25 poll. Pitt head basketball coach Jeff Capel thinks the ACC Network should spin this more positively.
Speaking on a weekly coaches conference call with the media, Capel said the ACC Network is too negative in its coverage of the league.

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Cooter will return to Indianapolis, where he previously served as an assistant under Jim Caldwell.
New Colts head coach Shane Steichen has landed his offensive coordinator.
According to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Indianapolis is set to hire Jaguars passing game coordinator Jim Bob Cooter as the team’s offensive coordinator.
Cooter, who was an offensive assistant under Jim Caldwell in Indianapolis from 2009-11, now returns to the Colts coaching staff in a much larger role.

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The Mavericks star pulled off an impressive feat on Saturday.
The NBA All-Star weekend gave the league’s stars a chance to relax before hitting the end stretch of the season, but at least one star still had his competitive juices flowing.
Luka Dončić was on the court shooting around ahead of Saturday night’s festivities, when he saw the 76ers mascot pull off an impressive feat. Franklin, the Sixers’ dog mascot, hit an over-the-head half-court shot in front of fans, players and other mascots.

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Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta loves him some Mardi Gras and apparently Victor Wembanyama, too.
Fertitta professed his love for Wembanyama, a French big man and surefire top pick in June’s NBA draft, over the weekend.
Houston radio’s Sean Pendergast caught up with Fertitta during a Mardi Gras celebration to talk hoops and…prayers.
“We gotta thank God we got 10 days off,” a seemingly well-within his cups Feritta said, referencing the NBA’s All-Star break.
The comment made it clear that Fertitta isn’t exactly enjoying the season. Houston is an NBA-worst 13-45.

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Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green was on interview duty during the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday and decided to ask Ja Morant if he’s “still fine in the West,” to which the Memphis Grizzlies star gave a great response.
Morant turned heads ahead of the Grizzlies’ Christmas Day game against the Warriors when he sat down for an interview and decided it was a good idea to say “I’m fine in the West,” signaling that he doesn’t see any real threat in the Western Conference.
The Grizzlies have gone 12-14 overall since Morant called out the West.

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After beginning the 2023 college baseball season at 1-0, Missouri University of Science and Technology may have been screwed out of its second win Sunday. An ump show proceeded to unfold and ended in controversy.
Missouri S&T hosted Wayne State College for its first series of the year. Both teams compete on the D-II level.
Because of the long weekend, the series was played Saturday, Sunday and Monday, rather than the standard Friday start. It was also a four-game series, with a seven-inning doubleheader played on Sunday.
This is where the dissention lies.

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The ex-Crimson Tide star helped lead a wild fourth-quarter comeback.
The XFL returned to action over the weekend, with all eight teams kicking off their 2023 season. The St. Louis Battlehawks escaped with a close victory on the road against the San Antonio Brahmas. In the aftermath, St. Louis quarterback AJ McCarron delivered an emotional interview, fighting back tears after a hard-fought victory. 
McCarron, who is best known for his tenure as the QB at Alabama, celebrated the win with his two sons, struggled to find the words to describe the comeback victory.

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