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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver heard the talk about Ja Morant using a toy gun in his second gun-related video this year. And Silver ain’t buying it.
Hopping on The Dan Patrick Show on Thursday, Silver discussed the latest news on Morant, ahead of the NBA’s suspension news regarding the troubled Grizzlies star.
Play Time’s Over For Ja Morant, Says Adams Silver
During his interview, Silver rejected the notion that Morant was using a toy gun after Claudia Jordan from “The Breakfast Club” radio show made the claim.

Ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Guardians, Red Sox manager Alex Cora opted to bench outfielder Alex Verdugo after the veteran’s lack of effort in Wednesday night’s 5-2 defeat.
The play in question occurred with two outs in the top of the seventh inning and Verdugo at first base. As Masataka Yoshida hit a slow ground ball to second baseman Andrés Giménez, Verdugo broke for second base, then began to pull up midway to the bag and look back at the play, presumably assuming the throw would go to first base.

At first glance, the 2024 and ’25 Big Ten football schedules are a pure adrenaline rush of fresh excitement. Michigan playing USC in the L.A. Coliseum? UCLA coming to the Big House? Ohio State making a regular-season visit to the Rose Bowl? A division-less rotation of opponents that still preserves traditional rivalries?
Cool. Fun. New.
But let’s not forget the irrational foundation upon which this freshness is built. When it comes to the Los Angeles schools’ membership in the Big Ten, the geography still makes no sense.

Matt Dermody will pitch for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Because of past tweets, Dermody is facing pushback from the typical outrage mob leading up to his start, but also receiving grace from the Red Sox.
Boston Pitcher Bashed For Controversial Tweets
Dermody, who spent last year with the Saitama Sea Dragons, posted a tweet in 2021 denouncing homosexuality. He preached a biblical doctrine in his controversial responses.
Matt Dermody later deleted the tweets, though screenshots of his online activity later surfaced, prompting a response by the Red Sox organization.

In the midst of the Heat’s battle with the Nuggets in the NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler took a moment Thursday to express his excitement over Lionel Messi’s blockbuster move to MLS to join Inter Miami CF.
Wednesday’s seismic announcement stunned the sports world, and gave the city of Miami something else to buzz about prior to Game 3, which the Heat lost, 109–94. 
When asked what he believes Messi’s arrival will mean for Miami, Butler, a well-noted soccer enthusiast, told reporters he sees nothing but good fortune in the months to come.
“A lot of good,” Butler said.

Teofimo Lopez said he wants to kill Josh Taylor, whom he’ll fight for the WBO super lightweight championship Saturday at The Theater in Madison Square Garden.

Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens continue the ‘Flip the script’ series by looking at who will be this year’s Geno Smith? Both identify dark horse candidates that could finish as a top 5 fantasy QB in 2023. Harmon ends the show with a one-on-one with Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen.

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LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman continues to preach that LIV isn’t going anywhere despite the contrary sentiment circulating.
The PGA Tour and PIF merger has caused quite the storm, but according to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, the rival tour allegedly isn’t going anywhere.
During a 30-minute meeting with LIV Golf staffers, Norman likely caught many of them by surprise.
“LIV is and will continue to be a standalone enterprise,” Norman told staffers, per Sports Illustrated. “Our business model will not change.

The Williams sisters are getting in on golf.
There’s been a lot of buzz in the world of gold (something about a merger, I believe) but there’s some more news. TGL is a planned golf league that is expected to start early next year. It was formed through a partnership between the PGA Tour and golfers Tiger Woods and Rory Mcllroy.
Now, it has its first team.
Los Angeles Gold Club has been announced as TGL’s first team.

Neil Everett is leaving ESPN after more than two decades at the network, according to Front Office Sports.
The SportsCenter anchor, who has been at ESPN for 23 years, told FOS that it was time for him to have more of a direct impact on his life.
“ESPN changed my life, but now it is time for me to change my life,” the 61-year-old said. “Time to write a new chapter.”
Everett first joined ESPN in 2000 as an anchor for ESPNews. Then, in March 2009, he moved to Los Angeles to become an anchor on the L.A. edition of the network’s flagship show.