Here comes another NBA player to remind us that athletes aren’t necessarily the smartest when it comes to politics.
Larry Nance, Jr. — forward for the New Orleans Pelicans — took to X / Twitter on Wednesday to criticize the Orlando Magic after news surfaced that their ownership group made a $50,000 donation to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (a Republican).
Larry Nance Jr. #22 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts against the Phoenix Suns. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Larry Nance, Jr.
After former U.S. national team star and current Fox soccer analyst Carli Lloyd received some backlash after she criticized the USWNT’s 0–0 draw against Portugal, the two-time World Cup champion walked back some of her comments, emphasizing that her criticism came from her love of the team.
Lloyd also got messages of support from people who agreed with the sentiment of her words—including some from her Fox colleague, Alexi Lalas.
Lalas, who played for the U.S.
Bears are becoming more brazen in recent days, from hot tub excursions to stealing golf equipment. The reactions are priceless.
Golfers in certain parts of the world know they need to be aware of their surroundings. Whether its snakes in the deep rough, or coyotes in the mountains, animal presence is something on a golfer’s mind from time to time.
But last weekend, things got really wild.
Jerome Cignac, a Canadian golfer, was playing a round at Westwood Plateau in Coquitlam, British Columbia when a black bear decided to take a liking to his clubs.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is entering his 10th season in the NFL. In each of his first nine seasons, he’s had at least 1,000 yards receiving. He’s the only receiver in NFL history to accomplish that feat.
Even more impressive, he eclipsed 1,000 yards as a rookie in 2014. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterbacks that season were Josh McCown and Mike Glennon.
In each of the next five seasons, Evans mostly caught passes from Jameis Winston.
A day after Tigers starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez exercised his no-trade clause to veto an agreed-upon deal that would have sent him to the Dodgers, the 30-year-old explained his decision to reporters on Wednesday.
“It’s nothing against the Dodgers or the West Coast or whatever. It’s just about the details to go out there and where my family is,” Rodriguez said, per MLB.com’s Jason Beck. “My future is where they’re happy and I’m happy and that’s why I decided to stay here. It has nothing to do with the Dodgers.
Months after Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the amateur portion of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am back in February, Bills quarterback Josh Allen is spilling what he’s heard actually happened on the golf course.
Allen claims that Rodgers “sandbagged” the entire golf field, which means the Jets starter lied about his handicap to make it look like he’s worse than he is. Apparently, his handicap was listed at 10, even though he normally sits at a three, per Golf Digest.
With the Brewers in the midst of a tightly-contested race in the National League Central division and the calendar ticking down toward October, every game from here to No. 162 matters. That’s especially true in the soft part of the schedule, which included Wednesday’s series finale against the last-place Nationals.
Milwaukee had lost four of its previous five games to fall out of first place but had the chance to win the series against Washington. Staked to a 2–1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, though, everything fell apart.
The NBA suspended Spurs guard Devonte’ Graham for two games (without pay) after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Graham was arrested in July 2022 for driving with a BAC of 0.11.
The fifth-year pro received a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge and faces a potential 12 months of probation.
Devonte’ Graham of the San Antonio Spurs looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on April 2, 2023 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
The NBA released a statement on Graham’s suspension.
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The 2024 PGA Tour schedule is due to drop any day now, but there will be changes coming with the elevated events getting a facelift.
There will be some changes to the 2024 PGA Tour schedule when the tour unveils it next week.
Not only will the PGA Tour be traveling to Myrtle Beach and Black Desert Resort in Utah, but there will be changes to designated/elevated events.
Elevated or designated events are no longer the monacre used for the big purse tournaments.
New England Patriots starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing plateau last year in his sophomore NFL season. He’s looking to do that again. But as of now, Stevenson isn’t yet fully practicing with the team. And apparently, only head coach Bill Belichick knows why.
Trent Brown, Matthew Judon and Rhamondre Stevenson are limited today. Patriots have taken it easy with all three of them this summer.
Matthew Slater, Ed Lee and Brad Hawkins also left the main field after warmups.
Ty Montgomery appears to be making progress, but not ready yet.
