Author: Michael

So you’ve had your laughs about Stetson Bennett reportedly not graduating from Georgia during his time in Athens. Congratulations, but do you honestly think he cares? For someone who has already defied the odds twice while playing college football, I don’t suspect this is bothering the new NFL QB.
Sure, it’s fun to compare him to Van Wilder or talk about the six years he was in school without receiving a diploma yet. But while everyone discusses his time in the classrooms, he’s walking around Los Angeles with two national championship rings.

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With NFL Sunday Ticket moving to YouTube TV, is this a view into the future?
NBA fans tuned in to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat on Wednesday night on YouTube TV experienced a different end to the game than everyone else.
Thanks to a malfunction with the feed.
Midway through the fourth quarter, with Miami trying to fend off a Boston comeback attempt, fans watching on YouTube TV saw their feed head to a commercial break, never to return.

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Plus: Jayson Tatum falls apart late in Celtics’ second-straight game 1 loss
I guess the Miami Heat fan I met in a tattoo parlor hours before the game tipped didn’t end up needing the prayers or moments of silence he was asking for, because what an absolute clinic put on by Erik Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler, and the entire Heat in their 123-116 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Jimmy from WAY downtown pic.twitter.

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Brooks Koepka believes there is a very simple fix to the slow play issue in professional golf, rules officials just need to start stroking guys.
His words, not mine.
Speaking ahead of this week’s PGA Championship, the four-time major winner admitted that slow play is a problem in the professional game, especially during major championships. This is when he used the rather unfortunate, and as the kids say “sus” phrase explaining how he would resolve the issue.
“Honestly, I’d start stroking guys. If you’re going to take that long, you’ve got to get stroked,” Koepka said.

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Sports Illustrated published Michael Rosenberg’s in-depth examination of Brett Favre’s role in the Mississippi welfare scandal Thursday, detailing how the former quarterback was a key force behind the scheme. Favre helped redirect federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) money to pay for a new volleyball arena at his alma mater, Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played for the team, as well as to a medical company, Prevacus, in which he had invested $250,000. SI’s goal was to comprehensively tell the story of Favre’s involvement, from the beginning to today.

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Three years ago, the State of Mississippi arrested a 67-year-old grandmother with no known criminal record at her office.
Nancy New was a lifelong educator. She had run her nonprofit, Mississippi Community Education Center, for more than 25 years. When state auditor Shad White’s agents interrogated New on multiple occasions, she didn’t even bring an attorney, according to a person with direct knowledge of the meetings.

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Jimmy Butler and the Heat went into Boston on Wednesday night and stole Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals from the Celtics thanks to a huge second half that included 46 points in the third quarter alone. 
Miami is now three wins away from going to the NBA Finals for the first time since losing to the Lakers in the 2020 COVID-19 bubble. 
The NBA on TNT crew was back on the scene for the game and they were right back to being the best show in sports. If you need proof of that, check out Shaq calling Charles Barkley a “big dummy” while explaining why the Heat are so tough.

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The NFL on Wednesday proudly announced the return of its Accelerator Program, and with it returns the fact NFL owners have a diversity divide issue and the league is trying to address that issue of inclusivity with a program that embraces exclusion.
The Coach Accelerator program will run during the NFL’s spring meeting starting Sunday to Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Per the NFL, the program “aims to increase exposure between owners, executives, and diverse coaching talent, providing ample opportunity to develop and build upon their relationships.

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