The 2022–23 NBA season has featured one of the most heated MVP races in recent memory. Nuggets do-it-all center Nikola Jokić is vying for a third-straight MVP, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is in the mix for his third MVP and first since 2020, and the 76ers’ Joel Embiid is looking to break through for his first.
Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is no stranger to what it takes to win that illustrious award after doing so in 2015 and ’16. While it’s hard to go wrong with any of the three MVP-caliber seasons, Curry believes Embiid has earned his first award this season.
Author: Michael
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This is not okay.
Championship teams visiting the White House has been a tradition since 1865, when President Andrew Johnson invited the Brooklyn Atlantics of baseball’s National Amateur Association in honor of their league win, and an upcoming exhibition game against the Washington Nationals.
It’s customary for champions from a wide array of sports to visit the White House as part of their celebrations. Sometimes they even get McDonald’s as a reward.
After consensus top NBA draft prospect Victor Wembanyama went viral for his ridiculous putback dunk off his own missed stepback three in a LNB Pro A game in France over the weekend, league executives were buzzing over the limitless potential of the 19-year-old rising star.
“I’m still in a state of disbelief to be honest,” an Eastern Conference scout told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Denver Broncos cornerback Faion Hicks was arrested over the weekend on multiple charges.
The 25-year-old Hicks faces three charges, the most serious involving a third-degree felony for carrying a concealed firearm.
Broncos cornerback Faion Hicks arrested in Florida https://t.co/AWGz18rlGU via @9NEWS #9sports
— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) April 3, 2023
THE BRONCOS FINISHED 5-12 LAST SEASON
According to Hallendale, Florida police, Hicks was pulled over after he went through a stop sign while driving last Saturday night.
NBA veteran and former UConn star Kemba Walker was in attendance on Monday night as the Huskies captured the fifth national championship in program history.
As time was waning in regulation and it was clear that UConn was on the cusp of winning the title, Walker was captured on video holding up a five and yelling “Five of them thangs!” before pumping up the crowd.
Walker, of course, was a key member of UConn’s third national title in 2011. He started all 41 games that season for the Huskies, averaging 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists on 42.8% shooting from the floor.
Deion Sanders wants everyone within the Colorado program to understand the college football world is watching.
Sanders was hired to inject adrenaline into the soul of the dying PAC-12 program. So far, he’s done an incredible job.
Colorado sold out its spring game, it will be broadcast on ESPN and fans have energy not seen in Boulder for a very long time. The tide has definitely shifted.
Deion Sander has injected a ton of energy into Colorado. (Photo by Helen H.
There are a number of new rules in Major League Baseball this season that have given games a different look and have made things a lot more exciting.
They’ve also led to some awkward moments, too.
One of those awkward moments happened near the end of Monday’s Mets-Brewers game in Milwaukee when New York’s Mark Canha fell victim to the pitch clock and took an automatic third strike for not being ready in time.
What made this so sad was the timing of it—the Mets trailed 10–0 with one out in the top of the ninth. Things were going bad enough for them.
Rookie running backs have long been a target for fantasy football managers, and for good reason. We like youth and upside at what is the most physically punishing offensive skill position, compared to aging veteran backs who might be on the verge of breaking down due to excessive carries or changes in depth chart personnel.
Oftentimes, that sort of strategy has paid off in the stat sheets as some of the best historical fantasy campaigns have come from rookie runners.
It’s been a week since the Indianapolis Colts became the first and only NFL team not named the Baltimore Ravens to publicly show interest in quarterback Lamar Jackson. But most of what has happened in the last week seems to be part of an internal conversation on the matter with no definitive direction so far.
This all started when Jackson announced he asked to be traded from the Ravens. Hours later, Colts general manager Chris Ballard opened the door on the Colts’ interest when asked specifically about Jackson.
Last March, after UConn crashed out of the men’s NCAA tournament in the first round for a second straight season, coach Dan Hurley convened a meeting of his team’s returning leadership at its practice facility once the team came back to Storrs. That group featured the Huskies’ three young stars: Adama Sanogo, Andre Jackson Jr. and Jordan Hawkins.
The message: Be in a different position at that same time the following year.