Victor Wembanyama is already a sensation even before ever his NBA regular-season debut, as the Spurs’ No. 1 draft pick has impressed fans with his smooth skills and freakish wingspan in preseason games. The buzz is so intense that even stars from other teams want to meet the French phenom.
That was no different for longtime point guard Chris Paul, who made sure to swap jerseys with Wembanyama after the Warriors–Spurs preseason game Friday night in San Francisco. The 12-time All-Star also got his picture taken with the ballyhooed rookie.
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He had just blown his second straight save, and Craig Kimbrel was not interested in analyzing the particulars. What happened on that 3–2 fastball to Alek Thomas?
“Well, he hit it over the fence,” Kimbrel said.
If they had called upon someone other than their closer on Thursday and Friday night, the Phillies might be celebrating a pennant in the pool beyond the centerfield fence at Chase Field.
McAlpine died suddenly at the age of 39, his father confirmed to The Courier.
Derek Jeter is in his first year with Fox Sports, and the Yankees legend plays a relatively serious role on the network’s baseball broadcast team in contrast to David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez. While the rest of the panel tries to play up the all-Texas ALCS, Jeter has remained stoic throughout the series.
Following the Astros’ Game 5 victory over the Rangers on Friday, Ortiz brought out cowboy hats for the rest of the panel. However, while Rodriguez and Kevin Burkhardt happily put on the hats, Jeter coolly declined.
“New Yorkers don’t wear these,” Jeter said.
Rob Gronkowski is going to make the college football postseason a lot more interesting.
The future Hall-of-Fame tight end will serve as host for the LA Bowl thanks to a new multi-year contract. Jimmy Kimmel had hosted the game for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, but now Gronk will take over for the foreseeable future.
Naturally, with the changing of the guard comes a change of the name.
The Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl will be renamed the LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk.
The game, played at SoFi Stadium, features the Mountain West’s No. 1 selection versus the Pac-12’s No. 5 selection, after CFP selection.
The shiny diversions are as plentiful as the Vegas strip at midnight. How umpire James Hoye and Rangers outfielder Adolis García overreacted to a hit by pitch. How Texas closer José Leclerc threw a 3-and-2 changeup to a guy who had not taken a competitive swing in 19 days—and still hasn’t. How Houston catcher Martín Maldonado is always suspect No. 1 when the proverbial flying eraser from the back of the room bounces off the whiteboard.
Don’t be distracted.
Every party needs a pooper, and that’s why they invited Derek Jeter.
The former New York Yankees captain took a no-nonsense approach to baseball. And that attitude has since followed him into his broadcasting career.
Some might even call him “a wet blanket.”
Ahead of Friday’s ALCS Game 5, David Ortiz surprised the Fox MLB crew with cowboy hats — an homage to Texas, the home state of both teams. And while Kevin Burkhardt and Alex Rodriguez happily played along, Jeter refused to put on the hat.
“New Yorkers do not wear these,” Jeter said as he carefully examined the cowboy hat.
Ohio State star running back TreVeyon Henderson is a game-time decision for the No. 3 Buckeyes against No. 7 Penn State on Saturday.
The Steelers have activated wide receiver Diontae Johnson from injured reserve and placed tight end Pat Freiermuth on IR, meaning he will be sidelined for at least the next four games.
The No. 7 Nittany Lions visit the No. 3 Buckeyes in a matchup that will go a long way in shaping the conference title race. Get updates on all the early games.