One of men’s college basketball’s most historically irrelevant programs has authored a remarkable turnaround this season.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. The last time I wrote this much about Fordham basketball was in 2014.
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🏈 Ranking the NFL coaching hires
⚽ Manchester City’s big win
🥊 Remembering Jack Johnson
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One of the best innovations of the short-lived XFL 2.0, which began play in February of 2020 and closed down in March of 2020, was its kickoff rule. That rule will be back for XFL 3.0, which begins play on Saturday.
He previously coached the Cardinals and Titans.
Former NFL coach Ken Whisenhunt has been added to Alabama’s staff directory, listed as special assistant to coach Nick Saban.
Whisenhunt, an offensive analyst at Penn State for the last two seasons, replaces now-North Texas special teams coordinator Drew Svoboda. He will reunite with one of his former quarterbacks from his pro coaching days and his son-in-law, Zach Mettenberger, who is now an analyst for the Crimson Tide.
The Ravens will most likely keep their star QB in the fold, but what if they don’t? He’d be a great fit with these teams.
The quarterback position could have some major movement this offseason, with a few huge names possibly changing teams either via free agency or trades. One of those names happens to be one of the elite players at the position: Lamar Jackson.
The chances that the Baltimore Ravens will let Jackson walk as a free agent are slim to none, as NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the team plans to use the exclusive rights franchise tag to retain him.
Despite being an absolute terror on the court, Michael Jordan does have a soft side.
Jordan, the Hall of Fame GOAT basketball player, donated $10 million to help children as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The amount is the largest financial sum that’s ever been given by an individual in the foundation’s 43-year history.
In honor of his 60th birthday, our Chief Wish Ambassador Michael Jordan makes the largest individual donation in Make-A-Wish history – $10M! A supporter since ’89, his bday wish is to inspire others to help grant more wishes. Join MJ: https://t.
John Skipper is the proud owner of one of the dumbest ideas in Super Bowl/NFL history.
The former ESPN boss, who famously left the network after a cocaine extortion scandal, isn’t exactly known for being a genius.
In fact, under his watch, ESPN turned into a cesspool of liberal political garbage. It’s been more than five years since Skipper left ESPN, and the network still hasn’t recovered from the fall he oversaw.
In case you’re wondering whether his ideas have since gotten better, they haven’t. He now has an all-time dumb suggestion:
Make the Super Bowl a PPV event.
A number of teams have spoken to the point guard as he mulls a potential buyout from the Jazz.
Russell Westbrook was sent to the Jazz in a three-team deal ahead of the trade deadline, which netted the Lakers D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt, and sent Mike Conley Jr. to the Timberwolves. However, there is a chance that he’ll be bought out and continue his career elsewhere.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, four teams have been in discussions with Westbrook, with Utah’s permission.
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Plus: More from one the final full slate ahead of the All-Star break.
Honestly, I could get used to these 10-game nights in the NBA. Basketball is at its best right now, and it’s especially wonderful when there is action happening all at once, all over the league.
I’m sure the players agree. They don’t want the All-Star break to come, right? Just ask Derrick White.
“One more game.” — Bloody lip and ruptured eardrum Derrick White. pic.twitter.
Tom Izzo has long been more than just Michigan State’s basketball coach, a title he has relished since 1995 with eight Final Fours, the 2000 national title, a runner-up in 2009 and 10 Big Ten regular season crowns.
He is a Michigan man, meaning the state of Michigan. A native of Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula, or a Yooper as they say, he has never played or coached in another state. He has been at Michigan State for four decades – the last 28 years as head coach.
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Izzo was scheduled to be coaching against Minnesota on Wednesday night.
The Yankees were set to have one of MLB’s best rotations.