The owner of Bally Sports has sued its parent company over its financial situation.
Diamond Sports Group, which declared bankruptcy earlier in 2023, is suing Sinclair Broadcast Group for what it claims are massive, fraudulent withdrawals. Essentially, Diamond is alleging that Sinclair improperly withdrew around $1.5 billion from the regional sports side of the business.
Diamond operates the Bally Sports channels, which had to forfeit the right to broadcast games for multiple MLB teams this season.
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With a number of serious allegations and lawsuits involving multiple sports at Northwestern being brought to light, a large number of former Wildcats have felt the need to stand up for their university and the athletic department. More than 1,000 former student-athletes have sent an open letter to the university addressing the persona surrounding the culture within the athletic department.
According to ESPN, the letter is signed by former Northwestern athletes from every varsity sport on campus, including 277 football players and four football managers.
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt didn’t hold back and eventually unloaded on Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden for once again demanding a trade.
Harden spent about a season and a half with the 76ers and already wants out.
Van Pelt wasn’t impressed and ripped into Harden for putting his team in a bind, something he has done more than once during his NBA career.
Scott Van Pelt returned and he definitely did NOT hold back on the James Harden situation… pic.twitter.
A quick scan of Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani’s Baseball-Reference page reveals gobs of bold ink, which is the site’s identifier that a player leads the league in a specific category. Entering Thursday, the runaway favorite for American League MVP leads the AL in the following hitting categories: home runs (42), triples (seven), walks (75), OPS (1.072), OPS+ (186), total bases (297) and intentional walks (16). He also owns a 3.17 ERA with 165 strikeouts in 22 starts, allowing an MLB-best 5.9 hits per nine innings.
Nobody has the balls that Dick Bigger does.
Dick Bigger Jr. is a proud patriot. The kind of man who loves nothing more than participating in local politics by presenting his baseballs to politicians so they can autograph them. Laugh all you want, but Dick Bigger has the balls to get this done.
Gov. J. B. Pritzker signs baseballs for Dick Bigger Jr., of Biggsville, during Governors Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Bigger has politicians sign baseballs every year he attends the fair and has a ball signed by fmr. President Obama. pic.
The Jets’ struggling offensive line has been widely discussed during the team’s training camp, and fans are desperate for any hint that New York will upgrade at the position. Sure enough, all it took was a post from Aaron Rodgers.
The star quarterback took to Instagram on Wednesday and appeared to post a friendly story on his profile featuring a picture with himself and Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who wears the No. 17, captioned “Always love my 17s.” He tagged Davante Adams, who also wore No. 17 while the two were teammates with the Packers.
In a major development for the New York Jets — and fantasy football players — Breece Hall returned to full practice Thursday. Hall tore his ACL during a late October game against the Denver Broncos last season. The team signed veteran running back Dalvin Cook earlier in the week.
Hall practiced with the team Tuesday, marking his official return. However, he was in a non-contact jersey. On Thursday, Hall took the next big step, practicing in full.
Some highlights from his day:
Breece Hall lined up at WR.
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Thomas is a Ryder Cup veteran, but his play this season gives American captain Zach Johnson hesitation. Does the first-time captain take a risk?
The Ryder Cup and Justin Thomas go hand-in-hand, or they usually do. However, this season has not been his best. American Captain Zach Johnson will have a tough decision this weekend as he finalizes his picks.
In a recent appearance on the Sub Par podcast, Johnson gave a cryptic response about Thomas’ spot on the Ryder Cup team.
“We’ve been communicating.
Richard Bland on the 7th hole during day two of LIV Golf – Andalucia at Real Club Valderrama on July 1, 2023. | Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images
Richard Bland, who plays for LIV Golf, appeared on the ‘Bunkered’ podcast and shared his displeasure with the current DP World and PGA Tours.
Richard Bland, an English golfer who plays on LIV Golf, has called for the resignation of both DP World Tour Commissioner Keith Pelley and PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan.
Bland called for their ousting in a conversation with bunkered.co.uk, an English golf website.
It’s understandable some fantasy managers won’t want to pick Deshaun Watson, but the QB is among the top draft values this season.