“It makes you wonder, how welcome are we really as past Masters champions?
Author: Michael
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.
Aliyah Boston is forgoing her fifth year of eligibility at South Carolina and declaring for the 2023 WNBA Draft.
LSU guard Alexis Morris said Iowa won’t be able to pull off their “disrespectful” style of defense against the Tigers’ shooters.
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.
Florida Atlantic and San Diego State were two teams no one expected in Houston, yet here we are. Follow live as the Owls battle the Aztecs in the semifinals.
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.
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.
Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is working on a career year in 2023. In his fifth season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging a sterling 31.4 points per game; he ranks in the top 10 in the league in that category, steals per game and free-throw percentage.
For all his spectacular feats this year, however, none can quite compare with one sequence in Oklahoma City’s 121–117 loss to the Pacers on Friday.
With 4:31 left in the first half, Gilgeous-Alexander drove in for a layup to cut Indiana’s lead to 55–48.
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson threw down a highlight reel grab followed by a throw from his knees that probably decapitated any worms living in the Wrigley Field grass.
It happened on Saturday with the Cubs playing their second game of a season-opening three-game series against the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers.
Brewers catcher William Contreras was at the dish, and he got a hold of a 1-1 pitch from Cubs lefty Justin Steele. It looked like had that ball gotten past Swanson Contreras could’ve had an extra-base hit if he hustled.