Feb 7, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Greg Olsen at Fox Sports media day at the Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Tom Brady will make his return to professional football in 2024 but it won’t come on the field. Rather, it will come in the booth as he officially joins the FOX Sports announcing team. And his presence will lead to major changes for several others, including for Greg Olsen and Mark Schlereth. On Friday, FOX’s new announcing teams were revealed, headed by Brady and Kevin Burkhardt. All other announcers were bumped down a tier. With Tom…
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Speed finger painter, Jarred Emerson, unveils the new Detroit Pistons logo on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Campus Martius Park in Detroit. Mandatory Credit: Elaine Cromie, Detroit Free PressAdrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported this week that the Pistons have hired Kevin Burleson to be an assistant for them under head coach JB Bickerstaff. Wojnarowski notes that Burleson spent the last two seasons as head coach of the Houston Rockets’ G-League team and also had previous assistant coaching stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves.Burleson, who had a brief playing career in the NBA with the then-Charlotte Bobcats as well,…
Aug 26, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) looks on against the Baltimore Ravens during the second quarter at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Baker Mayfield had a career resurgence with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season, and feeling wanted appears to have been a big part of it. The Buccaneers quarterback entered 2023 with low expectations, but that was not what helped him to a surprisingly excellent season. Instead, he told “The Mike Calta Show” recently that simply being made to feel like the Buccaneers trusted him was a…
The New York Liberty were very intent on making sure Angel Reese’s record double-double streak came to an end during Saturday’s game. Reese entered Saturday’s game having accumulated a double-double in 15 straight games, which was already a WNBA record. With 18 seconds left, however, Reese was stuck on eight points and needed two more to keep her streak alive. Reese knew it, as she aggressively called for the ball in the low post on the Chicago Sky’s final possession. The Liberty were well aware of it too. As soon as Reese got the ball, she was ruthlessly and aggressively…
Sep 18, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) runs on to the field before the game at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports The Kansas City Chiefs might have been in a better position at the wide receiver spot with a bit more foresight. Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen competed this weekend at the American Century Championship, an annual celebrity golf tournament held in Lake Tahoe, Nev. At the event, Thielen briefly stopped to chat with reporters from Starcade Media, a Kansas City-based production. Thielen was asked about the…
Apr 22, 2023; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders during the first half of the spring game at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports It sounds like Deion Sanders has his own team on upset watch ahead of the upcoming season. Colorado will open its 2024 schedule with a home game against North Dakota State on Thursday, Aug. 28. Typically, an early-season matchup with an FCS program would be viewed as a cupcake game for a Power Five conference team. North Dakota State is not just any FCS program, however, and Sanders is well aware…
May 3, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after scoring during the first quarter against the Dallas Wings at College Park Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Former two-time NBA champion Mychal Thompson has a great nickname to describe what Caitlin Clark is going through. Thompson, who is the father of NBA star Klay Thompson, appeared on OutKick show “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” during the week and shared that he has been a fan of Clark for a few years. He also discussed the negativity the former Iowa star Clark has received…
Feb 13, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Antonio Brown in attendance during the second quarter in Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsAntonio Brown made his thoughts on the Donald Trump shooting very clear on Saturday.Trump, the former president and current presidential candidate, was apparently shot during a rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday. The bullet that struck Trump appeared to graze the right side of the presidential candidate’s head. The former president was bleeding by the right side of his face.Brown, who last played in…
Nick Saban delivered some outstanding quotes after he was honored at the annual ESPY Awards show on Thursday night. Saban, who retired as the head coach at Alabama following last season, received the Icon Award at the 2024 ESPYs. Mark Ingram, the first player to win a Heisman Trophy under Saban, and Bryce Young, the last player to accomplish the feat under the coach, presented the award to Saban. As many expected, Saban’s acceptance speech was extremely moving. Perhaps his best quote was when the 72-year-old shared the most important advice his father gave him as a child. “The one…
Jan 30, 2020; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (25) talks to fans before a game against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsWhile Donald Trump was catching real bullets on Saturday night, Ben Simmons was catching strays.Simmons became a trending topic on X Saturday in the aftermath of the shooting at a rally for Trump in Butler, Pa. The perverse joke compared the shooter who directed fire at Trump on Saturday to Simmons because of an inability to hit the target.Simmons is a 3-time All-Star and 56.0 percent field goal shooter…