First Babe Ruth, now Pistol Pete Maravich.
It took 34 years for Ruth’s season home run record of 60 to be broken by Roger Maris with 61 in 1961. They talked about putting an asterisk next to it, though, because Ruth hit his in 154 games. On Oct. 1, 1961, Maris hit his record smash at Yankee Stadium against Boston in the last game of the first year of the 162-game schedule in the American League.
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ESPN made a very interesting broadcast decision during the D.C. Defenders/Seattle Sea Dragons game Sunday.
For some unknown reason, ESPN decided to interview Defenders QB Jordan Ta’amu in the locker room during halftime when he didn’t have his football pants on.
Then, to make it even weird, the camera panned down to his groin as he started getting dressed. Was it accidental? Almost certainly.
Was it still incredibly weird? No doubt at all.
Here’s the, uh, interesting camerawork. https://t.co/Z2yyWEqstV pic.twitter.
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone served as the coach of Team LeBron during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. While he was honored to get the nod and be a part of the league’s big weekend, he didn’t exactly appreciate the game itself.
Speaking with the media after his team lost to Team Giannis, Malone gave his honest review of the play on the floor.
“It’s an honor to be here, and it’s an honor to be a part of a great weekend with great players, but it’s the worst basketball game ever played,” Malone said.
“I don’t know if you can fix it.
It’s not just NBA fans who are sick and tired of seeing star players randomly sit out games during the regular season, Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards is annoyed by the reality as well.
Speaking ahead of this past weekend’s NBA All-Star Game, Edwards was asked if he’d like to change anything in the league. Players sitting out games immediately came to the mind of the former Georgia Bulldog.
“Probably just all the guys sitting, resting,” Edwards explained. “That’s the only thing I probably don’t like. Just play, man. If you’re 80%, 70 – you gotta play.
Some Kansas City Chiefs fans are not happy with quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ antics during the team’s Super Bowl parade.
Following Mahomes winning his second ring, he cut loose with plenty of cold beers as the team celebrated with fans.
Patrick Mahomes is feeling himself during the Chiefs Super Bowl parade
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 15, 2023
It was pretty epic and awesome.
Tony Romo caught a savage stray during an XFL game Sunday.
The XFL returned for its third iteration this past weekend, and unfortunately for Romo, he got rocked during the broadcast of the St. Louis BattleHawks/San Antonio Brahmas game.
ESPN commentator Matt Barrie opined that there was a “Romo playing football in Texas in February” after San Antonio kicker John Parker Romo hit a field goal in the first quarter.
The comment was a clear jab at Tony Romo’s lack of postseason success during his time with the Dallas Cowboys.
These XFL announcers are savage.
Jerry Kill is apparently very happy about winning the Quick Lane Bowl.
The Aggies had a surprisingly solid 7-6 season in Kill’s first year with the program, and it ended with a 24-19 win over Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl.
The team tweeted a photo Sunday afternoon of Kill getting a massive bicep tattoo to celebrate the win. Yes, Jerry Kill apparently got inked up because the team *checks notes* beat Bowling Green in a bowl game most people have never heard of.
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San Diego State has apparently made the decision to join the PAC-12.
There’s been speculation for months that the Aztecs could be poached out of the MWC by the PAC-12, and it now looks like it will happen.
AD John Wicker told people at a swim and dive championship banquet over the weekend that San Diego State is joining the PAC-12 and an announcement is coming soon.
SMU is also believed to be a PAC-12 target.
At a swim and dive championship banquet in Houston yesterday, the San Diego State Athletic Director told people SDSU will be joining the Pac-12 and it will be announced soon.
The Bucks star suffered the injury in the team’s last game before the All-Star break.
Giannis Antetokounmpo will reportedly undergo further testing in New York on Monday on a wrist injury he suffered prior to the All-Star break, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps.
Antetokounmpo notably sported a wrap on his right wrist during Sunday’s All-Star Game in Utah, and scored one basket before exiting his team’s eventual 184–175 win.
Winners of the NBA’s annual All-Star Weekend included Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who posted an All-Star Game record 55 points in a win for Team Giannis, while Mac McClung became an overnight sensation after winning the Dunk Contest in spectacular fashion. Losers of All-Star weekend were LeBron James, who injured his pinky during the game in which his squad lost and Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf, who was asked to take a drug test after he impressed and took the MVP award in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.