Hornets owner Michael Jordan has agreed to sell the team to an ownership group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Plotkin is the founder of Melvin Capital and was already a minority owner of the Hornets, while Schnall is the co-president of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and was a minority owner of the Hawks prior to the sale. As part of the sale, Jordan will keep a minority stake in the team.
Jordan, who officially retired from the NBA following the 2002–03 season, initially bought a minority stake in the then Charlotte Bobcats in 2006.
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The Pivot Podcast features a trio of retired NFL stars—Fred Taylor, 47; Ryan Clark, 43; Channing Crowder Jr., 39—in varying stages of middle age. The demographic makeup of the hosts is part of what makes the show’s tenor so compelling. They’re giving viewers an inside look at athletes and locker rooms. But while guests address playing careers, games and every other typical element of sports lives, there’s also a distinct, ahem, pivot into what happens afterward.
Fantasy football draft season is almost upon us, and we all know practice makes perfect, right? So, a few of us at Sports Illustrated got together for a 10-team, 14-round mock to follow up our previous 12-team mock draft. We utilized a basic scoring system with a full point for all receptions (PPR). The starting lineup includes a quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end and two flex positions (RB/WR/TE). There were no kickers or defenses in this particular mock.
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Ja’Marr Chase has jokes, but Patrick Mahomes has the last laugh
Rivalries are great for sport.
Think Celtics–Lakers. Bears-Packers. Ohio State-Michigan. Duke-North Carolina. Alabama-Auburn. Yankees–Red Sox. Real Madrid–FC Barcelona. When two teams lock horns over the years — often with titles and glory on the line — great things can happen.
Something like that seems to be brewing between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Chiefs captured their second Super Bowl title in four seasons in February when they defeated the Eagles in comeback fashion, 38–35 in Super Bowl LVII.
On Thursday night, the franchise held its ring ceremony for the players who were part of the Super Bowl team, and unveiled the rings for the first time.
On one side, the ring details all three Super Bowl wins, and gives a nod to the fans “Chiefs Kingdom” on top of the Super Bowl LVII emblem.
The top of the ring shows three Lombardi trophies, and slides off to show a depiction of Arrowhead Stadium.
Pulisic’s pair of goals and McKennie’s signature moment highlight the 3-0 US win over Mexico
In the 23rd minute of Thursday night’s CONCACAF Nations League match between the United States Men’s National Team and Mexico, US captain Christian Pulisic collapsed to his knees before falling face-down on the playing surface at Allegiant Stadium.
Mike Tomlin was just 34 years old when he was named head coach of the Steelers way back in 2007, and it didn’t take him long to become one of the best in the league.
This year will be his 17th season calling the shots for one of the most storied franchises in all of sports. It’s been a very impressive run that isn’t showing any signs of nearing an end any time soon.
If you need more proof of that then watch this powerful video below of Tomlin delivering an important speech to his players this week during minicamp.
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A look inside the Kansas City Chiefs’ stunning Super Bowl LVII rings
To the victor go the spoils.
That was true on Thursday night, when the Kansas City Chiefs received their Super Bowl rings for winning Super Bowl LVII. The team received them following a red carpet ceremony, and the rings are filled with diamonds, rubies, and a whole host of details about the team, their season, and the franchise’s history:
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Mike Dunleavy Jr., a former 15-year NBA player who began his career with the Warriors from 2002 to ’07, will be the team’s next general manager, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
After retiring as a player in 2017, Dunleavy joined the Golden State franchise as a scout in 2018, and has been climbing up the front office ranks, and was promoted to vice president of basketball operations in 2021.
He will replace Bob Myers, the architect of the Warriors dynasty that has won four NBA titles.