Oct 26, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge looks on during warms ups before the game against the Houston Rockets at Vivint Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Danny Ainge is raiding the cupboard of his former NBA team. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on Friday that free agent forward Svi Mykhailiuk has agreed to a deal with the Utah Jazz. Mykhailiuk is signing with the Jazz on a four-year, $15 million contract, Wojnarowski adds. Mykhailiuk, 27, spent last season with the Boston Celtics and ended up getting a ring when the Celtics went…
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson may have taken a shot at his predecessor in some subtle comments he made while addressing reporters Friday. Wilson was chatting with reporters when he rather abruptly made a reference to being gifted with “large hands” to throw a football. This would normally be innocent and would not attract much attention, but some immediately saw it as a shot at ex-Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. Things are definitely different this year…🤣#HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/g7KbZs4qBe — Cassidy Wood (@CassidyWoodTV) August 8, 2024 “God gives you a gift to throw a ball and very big hands to throw it,” Wilson…
Oct 16, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; A Dallas Cowboys helmet sits on the field prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Dallas won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports The Dallas Cowboys are getting an upgrade to their secondary. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported on Friday that the Cowboys are acquiring cornerback Andrew Booth in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings. Dallas will be sending fellow corner Nahshon Wright back to Minnesota (pending the completion of physicals). Booth was a second-round pick by the Vikings in 2022 (No. 42 overall). The former…
Jan 18, 2020; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr stands on the sideline during the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports A Boston Celtics legend thinks Team USA coach Steve Kerr is trying to embarrass Jayson Tatum at the Olympics due to an anti-Celtics bias. 96-year-old Hall-of-Famer Bob Cousy accused Kerr of “going out of (his) way to embarrass one of your players” after not playing Tatum during Team USA’s comeback win over Serbia on Thursday. It marked the second time during the Olympics that Tatum…
Sep 11, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) warms up before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Dak Prescott was not present for practice with the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, which naturally led to speculation that the star quarterback might have begun a holdout. The team says the absence had nothing to do with Prescott’s contract, however. Prescott missed training camp practice on Friday for precautionary reasons related to his surgically repaired ankle, according to the Cowboys. The 31-year-old experienced some soreness following Thursday’s joint practice…
Apr 2, 2024; Costa Mesa, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh speaks at press conference at Hoag Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Michigan Wolverines are sending a fairly defiant message to the NCAA with a big Jim Harbaugh announcement. Harbaugh will be the honorary captain for Michigan’s home opener against Fresno State on Aug. 31, the school confirmed Friday. The announcement comes just days after the NCAA imposed heavy penalties against Harbaugh for misleading investigators over a set of recruiting violations. Jim Harbaugh will be Michigan’s honorary captain for the Aug. 31 opener against…
Aug 10, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; A New England Patriots helmet sits on the sideline during the first half against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The New England Patriots moved on from a notable player on Friday. Veteran wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has been released by the Patriots, according to multiple reports. The #Patriots are releasing WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, per source. The former Pro Bowler is still just 27 years old and will become a free agent. — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 9, 2024 Smith-Schuster signed a 3-year, $33 million contract with the…
Denard Robinson was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and a video from the incident paints a troubling picture for the former Michigan quarterback. TMZ on Thursday obtained body cam footage from police in Ann Arbor, Mich., which is where Robinson was arrested on April 15. Robinson had crashed into a street sign and was asleep behind the wheel of his car when police arrived on the scene. One officer could be heard saying he was banging on Robinson’s window so hard that he has no idea how the window didn’t break. Police and…
Apr 30, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) during overtime in game 5 of the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Joel Embiid has embraced the role of villain at the Summer Olympics in Paris, and he is looking forward to doing so again in the gold medal game of the men’s basketball tournament. Team USA narrowly avoided what would have been a historic upset on Thursday to defeat Serbia and advance to the gold medal game, where…
Nov 10, 2019; Green Bay, WI, USA; A Carolina Panthers helmet sits on the field during warmups prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Carolina Panthers players and coaches were involved in a somewhat alarming incident at the end of their flight back from New England on Thursday night. According to a report from WBTV News, Panthers players and coaches were among the passengers on a Delta flight that ran off the taxiway following a landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, N.C., early Friday morning. Emergency crews…