Category: sportspeople
NFL players can now wear 0, so let’s look at athletes to don it
Look at the NFL trying to be looser as an organization. First, it relaxed restrictions on player numbers in 2021, and the league has decided that in 2023 a forbidden […]
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark dismantles Louisville en route to Final Four
There’s a big phenomenon when conversing about sports to find the next big thing, or who a younger athlete could become when she or he reaches their potential. Kobe Bryant […]
Mavericks make inexplicably bad play against Warriors
It was not a pretty scene for the Mavs.Photo: AP The Dallas Mavericks have seemingly spent this season in a state of perpetual confusion. Things started alright but have worsened […]
Austin Reaves has benefited most from Lakers’ Westbrook trade
It’s a new age in L.A. Move out of the way, LeBron James. Make way for… Austin Reaves. OK, chew on that for a minute, swallow the thought, and breathe. […]
Paul George’s knee injury proves load management doesn’t work
Very few games offer as clear a view of colliding worlds as the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder did at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, Paul […]
Players let expletives slip during NCAA Tournament interviews
One of the beauties of college sports is that viewers get to see young people act like young people. Sure the professionals play the game better, but sometimes youthful exuberance […]
Golden State Warriors core is discovering its first gray hairs
The Golden State Warriors have been hovering at or around .500 all season long. In 2020 and 2021 you could chalk it up to injuries and the reloading process. That […]
Dillon Brooks gushes over Kyrie Irving
Yuck.Photo: AP The recent rise in profile for Dillon Brooks is a credit to him. In the current landscape of the NBA, new stars are rising with LeBron James and […]
St. John’s reportedly set to hire Rick Pitino as head coach
The last three decades have turned the St. John’s men’s basketball program from one of the most sacred brands in collegiate sports to an indifferent sigh. The Red Storm try […]
Joel Embiid is overtaking Nikola Jokić in 2022-23 NBA MVP race
Don’t count MVPs before they hatch. Nikola Jokić’s third consecutive MVP has seemed like an inevitability during the first three-quarters of the season. Jokić’s triple-double averages, improved offensive efficiency, advanced […]