Author: Michael

LSU guard Alexis Morris watched how Iowa star Caitlin Clark sagged off, and at different moments of the game, did not guard South Carolina’s Raven Johnson during the Hawkeyes’ Final Four win against the Gamecocks on Friday night and immediately thought that the Big Ten program wouldn’t be able to do the same against the Tigers.
Morris, who thrives in transition play and knocking down mid-range jumpers, told reporters on Saturday that Iowa’s defensive strategy against South Carolina will not work Sunday when the Hawkeyes face the Tigers in the women’s national championship game.

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When there’s a story in sports where racism is accused, ESPN is generally all over it.
Not enough black head coaches in the NFL? Racism. Duke volleyball player thinks she heard a fan say something? Racism. White guy wins NBA MVP? Racism. Bubba Wallace finds a rope in his garage? Racism.
Yet, when a black umpire accuses a black head coach and black fans of calling him an “Uncle Tom” and favoring a white team? Nothing.
ESPN reported the story, sure. But they left out almost all of the damning accusations brought forth by said umpire.
OutKick reported the story on Thursday.

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This iteration of the XFL isn’t nearly as EXTREME as it was before the X simply stood for “X” instead of EXTREME. But someone forgot to make this clear to the Vegas Vipers and San Antonio Brahmas.
Special teams aren’t exactly front of mind in the XFL, and the league’s rules make it difficult to run a kick all the way to the house. If you had to pick the player who was going to finally break loose and hit pay dirt it was going to be Brahmas wideout Fred Brown would be a decent candidate.
That’s precisely what he did.

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Former New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter is joining the Fox Sports crew for the 2023 MLB season.
That’s exciting news for baseball fans, as Jeter will bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and star power to nationwide broadcasts.
But the addition of “The Captain,” means another one of the previous analysts will no longer be featured.
For several years, the Fox MLB crew has used Kevin Burkhardt as the host, with Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz and Frank Thomas serving as analysts.
But with the addition of Jeter, Frank Thomas will no longer be part of Fox’s broadcast team.

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As MLB teams and umpires continue to get acclimated to the new pace-of-play rules, the league issued a clarification to the Mets, acknowledging a controversial pitch clock call levied against them on Opening Day.
Thursday’s game between the Mets and Marlins featured a questionable call against New York’s Jeff McNeil in the top of the sixth inning. The second baseman was assessed an automatic strike by home plate ump Larry Vanover after teammate Pete Alonso was slow returning to first base between pitches following a McNeil foul ball.

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