Author: Michael

Virginia high school girls basketball coach Tom Rife is under investigation for his antics during a playoff loss last week. The incident occurred during a stoppage of play in the final seconds and resulted in an ugly scene.
Rife, who once coached both boys and girls basketball at Richlands High School in Cedar Brook, Virginia, also previously served as the school’s athletic director. He returned to the girls basketball program this season after acting head coach Aaron Lowe was suddenly dismissed in August.

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The boxer suffered his first loss in a match on Sunday.
Jake Paul suffered his first loss in the boxing ring on Sunday, falling to Tommy Fury via split decision for a 6–1 career record. Prior to the Saudia Arabia-based match, many believed Paul could take Fury down.
Among those supporters was music superstar Drake, who was rumored to have bet $400,000 on Paul to win. When Paul heard about this after the match, he joked that it was Drake’s fault he lost.
“F—, this is Drake’s fault?” he asked, sarcastically.

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Where does Lillard’s 71-point performance rank in NBA history?
For the second time this season, an NBA player has scored 71 points. First, it was Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, whose 71-point outburst in January marked the most efficient game of 70 points or more in NBA history. 
That fact can be measured based on true shooting percentage, an advanced metric that captures the efficiency of shots taken by a player while also accounting for a player’s performance at the free throw line.
Mitchell’s historic night was accomplished on 78.9% true shooting.

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