Former University of Kentucky swimmer and women’s rights activist Riley Gaines appeared Tuesday on The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show where she slammed sportswear giant Nike for inking a deal with transgender woman/female caricaturist Dylan Mulvaney.
OutKick founder Clay Travis asked Gaines if she had been approached by Nike for an endorsement deal of her own. That would seem fitting since, as Travis noted, Nike called Mulvaney “brave,” and, in light of recent events, Gaines has shown she possesses that trait.
But alas, Nike has not reached out.
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Draymond Green knows what it’s like to punch his own teammate and knock them out cold, therefore his opinion about Rudy Gobert throwing a punch at Kyle Anderson during the middle of a game means something.
Actually, no, it doesn’t. His opinion may have mattered if it made any sense whatsoever, but like most things that come out of Green’s mouth, his take about Gobert’s sideline tantrum makes zero sense at all.
The NBA playoffs are fast approaching, with the play-in tournament in full swing and Game 1 matchups set for this weekend. One postseason contest, in particular, is heating up the ticket market, with fans clamoring for seats to the Warriors’ first-round clash with the Kings. The cross-state rivalry will be held at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, which has a capacity of 17,608.
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According to NBC Sports, Saturday’s game is set to be the most expensive first-round contest on record. The average ticket price for the event is $1,409.
Thirty years ago, Don Calhoun got picked to try a three-quarter-court shot during a Bulls game. He made it, sending MJ and the Bulls into a frenzy because he had won $1 million. Or so everybody thought.
The Bucks enter the NBA playoffs as the top overall seed and the betting favorite to win their third title.
Among the top championship contenders are the three other Finals participants from the last two years: the Celtics, Suns and Warriors.
The 76ers, Nuggets and Lakers round out the upper echelon of potential title teams and then there’s a steep dropoff to the next group.
After the play-in tournaments decide the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in the Eastern and Western Conference in the coming days, the field will narrow to 16 teams before the playoffs officially begin this weekend.
Welcome to NBA postseason, y’all.
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With us being in that strange week between the regular season and the playoffs, I figured it makes sense to share my season-long awards ballot, which I cast a few days ago.
Buccaneers linebacker Devin White has requested a trade from the team, ESPN’s Jenna Laine reports. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Tampa Bay does not have plans to trade White despite the request.
Tampa Bay drafted the linebacker with the No. 5 pick in the 2019 NFL draft, and White has spent each of the last four seasons with the team. In those years, White has played in 62 total games and recorded 483 total tackles and 20.5 sacks.
Running back has long been the most important position in fantasy football as it pertains to rookies. Wide receiver has certainly caught up in recent years, but we’re almost always going to see a few first-year backs make an impact in fantasy.
Last season, we saw Kenneth Walker III, Dameon Pierce and Tyler Allgeier all make noise, finishing with 150-plus points. Breece Hall was on his way to a potential top-10 finish before injuring his knee, and Isiah Pacheco was useful down the stretch. We also saw Rachaad White, Brian Robinson and Zonovan Knight gain value as the year wore on.
Cornerback Jeff Okudah is heading to the Falcons after the Lions dealt the former No. 3 overall pickto Atlanta. Detroit will get a fifth-round pick in return, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Lane Kiffin is a different coach, and person, than he was during his time with Tennessee, USC and Oakland. The 47-year-old has had the chance to grow, reflect and learn about himself, the sport, and the players he coaches over the last two+ decades.
Throughout that process, Kiffin has seen college football change drastically along with him.
Darren McFadden #20 of the Oakland Raiders is talked to by Raiders Head Coach Lane Kiffin during a against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on September 14, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri.