Author: Michael

Over two seasons with Florida, running back Trevor Etienne showed signs of being able to live up to his brother Travis’s considerable collegiate success.
Etienne ran for 719 yards and six touchdowns his freshman season, and followed that up with 753 yards and eight touchdowns his sophomore year. The talent was there, even if the Gators had trouble sustaining success in both 2022 and 2023.
However, Etienne is now in the transfer portal, leaving Florida fans to cope with the loss of one of their team’s offensive bell cows—and his mother to defend her son’s decision.

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Rahm is reportedly ditching the PGA Tour for LIV Golf and leaving a lot of uncertainty behind.
The balance of power in men’s professional golf may be shifting. Jon Rahm, the No. 3 ranked player in the world, is reportedly leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf.
Numerous sources have confirmed Rahm to have landed in New York City to finalize the deal.
His Ryder Cup teammate, Justin Rose, addressed the Rahm to LIV news Thursday ahead of the Grant Thornton Invitational in Naples, Florida.

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Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton has quickly made a name for himself in four NBA seasons, an impressive rise that, evidently, still has former Warriors general manager Bob Myers wondering if he made the right decision.
Back in 2020, Myers was part of the collective that drafted now-Pistons center James Wiseman No. 2 overall over the likes of Haliburton and Hornets star LaMelo Ball. Fast forward four years later, and Myers, now an analyst on ESPN’s NBA Countdown, sounds as though passing on the Indiana guard was a move that continues to haunt him to this day.

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Even a trash football game is better than no football game, but this week’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the bumbling Pittsburgh Steelers and equally bumbling New England Patriots only barely fits that bill.
Did someone order a helping of Mitch Trubisky vs. Bailey Zappe?
Nope. So thank God for Styx.
That’s right the ’80s rock legends announced that they will perform the national anthem before the game that Al Michales is contractually obligated to call whether he likes it or not.
The band shared the news on Instagram.

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ESPN and TNT teamed up for the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament on Thursday, and the bold personalities on both networks took over the broadcast early on.
TNT’s Charles Barkley specifically called out ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith while the two networks were on separate stages in Las Vegas. Barkley’s rant, seemingly yelled in a joking manner, caused the audience to cheer and laugh at the two analysts.
“If you come over here with all that loud a– talking,” Barkley yelled in the microphone. “Hey, this ain’t First Take, this is gonna be the first a– whooping you take.

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Jalen Hurts has been one of the most difficult players to slow down during the 2023 NFL season. 
The 49ers were effective in stopping him during their Week 13 win over the Eagles, and star defensive end Nick Bosa said that he’s hopeful the Cowboys can replicate their formula for success in their upcoming matchup on Sunday night.
Speaking to reporters after practice on Thursday, Bosa said he thinks San Francisco “put out the blueprint” on how stifle Hurts, particularly in the running game.
“Yeah, I mean, you see it on tape, though. Obviously, we put the blueprint out there.

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The 104-38 demolition No. 1 South Carolina delivered to Morgan State on Wednesday was an event tailor-made to invite a degree of cynicism to diehard and casual fans alike. 
What is one of modern college basketball’s most powerful programs doing, you may ask, inviting a 3-5 MEAC school to its home gym seemingly to serve as cannon fodder ahead of a better game against Utah this Sunday afternoon?
Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley views the situation differently. After South Carolina’s win over the Bears, Staley outlined how she viewed the arrangement as a form of paying it forward.

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