Matt Hasselbeck carved out an impressive NFL career, playing from 1998 to 2015 with the Packers, Seahawks, Titans and Colts. He made three Pro Bowls as Seattle’s starting quarterback and is in the franchise’s Ring of Honor.
On Friday, his teenage son has made a big decision as he looks to follow in those footsteps.
Henry Hasselbeck, a three-star quarterback for Xaverian Brothers High School (Mass.), announced his commitment to Michigan State on Friday evening.
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But some surprises in the rest of the field, as Mercedes struggles in the Sprint Shootout
Qualifying for the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix is in the books, and it is Max Verstappen on pole yet again, ahead of the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.
But today is a whole new day.
It is a sprint race weekend for Formula 1 this week, and under the new format, today is a “Sprint Saturday.” That means a stand-alone “Sprint Shootout” to set the grid, followed shortly thereafter by the F1 Sprint race itself.
Lakers star LeBron James wasn’t shy about celebrating the success of his longtime agent and friend, Rich Paul on his huge day in NBA free agency on Friday.
Paul negotiated several significant contracts for his clients on the opening day of free agency, which included Draymond Green’s new four-year, $100 million deal with the Warriors, Fred VanVleet’s three-year, $130 max contract with the Rockets and Jerami Grant’s five-year, $160 million contract to return to the Trail Blazers.
James’s reaction was about what you would expect.
A 53-year-old worker setting up this weekend’s NASCAR race along the streets of Chicago reportedly was electrocuted and later died Friday.
The cause of death has not officially been determined, however. An autopsy is scheduled.
NASCAR confirmed the man suffered “a fatal medical emergency” in a statement. The man was near the race starting line west of Buckingham Fountain, according to police reports.
NASCAR statement: “On Friday afternoon, a contractor suffered a fatal medical emergency. We are coordinating with local authorities on this tragic incident.
Everything you need to know to watch this year’s Tour de France.
Shohei Ohtani does something absolutely remarkable on the baseball field on a seemingly daily basis, and Friday night was no different for the Angels’ two-way superstar.
In the sixth inning of Los Angeles’s 6–2 loss to the Diamondbacks, Ohtani hit a mammoth 493-foot home run, the longest of his MLB career and his 30th of the season. He is the first player to reach 30 homers on the season, and is two clear of the Braves’ Matt Olsen for the MLB lead.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, this is also the longest home run of the entire MLB season so far.
OH MY, SHOHEI 😱
HOME RUN NO.
Former NFL noseguard and pro wrestler Darren Drozdov passed away Friday at the age of 54.
Drozdov, who played three seasons in the NFL but was known best for his pro wrestling career as “Puke” and later as “Droz,” appeared in the ECW and was a part of the WWE’s debut in 1998. Unfortunately, just as his wrestling career was taking off, he broke his neck in a 1999 match against D’Lo Brown, which paralyzed him from the neck down.
Drozdov eventually regained movement in his arms and upper body, but remained in a wheelchair until his death.
All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton was one of several free agency winners on Friday night, as he signed a lucrative contract extension to remain with the Pacers for the long haul.
Haliburton agreed to a five-year maximum contract extension with Indiana worth up to $260 million, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, as he cements himself as a franchise cornerstone with the Pacers.
So how did Haliburton react to the life changing deal? By channeling his inner “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase from WWE.
Throwing a perfect game is more about luck than talent according to Curt Schilling. I heard that and went WOW, what the hell is he talking about. By the end of the clip, I agreed with him.
As Curt said, “Throwing a perfect game is probably more about luck than talent. Because Pedro, Maddox, Clemens, Glavine, Smoltz, (even) I never threw one. None of us ever threw a perfect game or a no hitter and I think the number one reason is we all threw too many strikes. You have to be effectively wild to throw a no hitter, but not in a perfect game.
San Diego State will NOT be leaving the Mountain West Conference after months of speculation the Aztecs would be on the move.
SDSU was the PAC-12’s top expansion target. The belief has been for months the Aztecs would be scooped up by the PAC-12 in order to shore up the conference losing USC and UCLA to the Big Ten.
However, it’s not going to happen. Despite San Diego State previously sending a letter to the MWC indicating it was leaving, no PAC-12 invite came by the end of June and that means SDSU isn’t going anywhere.
San Diego State not leaving the MWC.