Dec 11, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; The Los Angeles Chargers bolt logo at midfield before the game against the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping one of their offseason acquisitions can step up and fill the void that was left when Austin Ekeler departed in free agency, and it sounds like a favorite has emerged for that role. In his latest weekly mailbag, Daniel Popper of The Athletic shared his opinion on where the Chargers’ running back depth chart currently stands. Popper believes the two former Baltimore Ravens running…
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Ohio State football quarterback Kyle McCord checks into the team’s hotel for fall camp in Grandview, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2023. Photo Credit: Lori Schmidt / Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK Marvin Harrison Jr. had every opportunity to throw a former teammate under the bus during one of his pre-draft interviews, but the star wide receiver refused to take the bait. In the episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” that aired on Tuesday night, some footage was shown from Harrison’s pre-draft interview with the New York Giants. During the meeting, Giants wide receivers coach Mike Groh showed Harrison a clip…
LeBron James is hoping to help Team USA win a gold medal in Paris this summer, but it looks like he may have to tune up his jump shot a bit before the Olympic tournament begins. A video went viral on Wednesday that showed LeBron hoisting up a three-pointer during a scrimmage that was so far off the mark you have to see it to believe it. Steph Curry took the ball up the court and drew a double team, so he kicked it to Joel Embiid. Embiid wisely made the extra pass to a wide-open James. Despite having a…
Mar 3, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook (0) looks on during halftime against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsRussell Westbrook is clearly an enthuasiast of a lot of different sports.The LA Clippers guard Westbrook had a viral meet-up with tennis star Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon this week. Take a look at the photo that they took together.Fans noticed two main things about the picture. For one, Westbrook and Djokovic looked to be around the same height. Indeed, the former is 6-foot-4, and the latter is not…
With multiple other Boston Celtics players now on the Team USA roster, Jaylen Brown is unhappy that he didn’t get the call too. Celtics guard Derrick White was officially named to the U.S. Olympic team on Wednesday, replacing a former Finals MVP who had to withdraw thanks to injury. Brown, the reigning Finals MVP, was upset that he wasn’t chosen instead and took to social media to voice an apparent conspiracy theory about Nike. After posting some cryptic emojis to X, Brown also said in a separate post, “@nike this what we doing ?” @nike this what we doing ?…
Jan 22, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; LA Clippers guard Paul George (13) brings the ball up court against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports A former Los Angeles Clippers player revealed in a story this week that he threatened to knock out Paul George when the two were teammates. Montrezl Harrell published a feature for The Players Tribune on Wednesday in which he opened up about himself, his path to the NBA and told his story. During the feature, Harrell vented that he never should have returned to…
East Rutherford, NJ October 22, 2023. Daniel Jones of the Giants on the sidelines in the second half. Photo credit: Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK A former Pro Bowl quarterback has come away from the newest episode of HBO’s offseason “Hard Knocks” series with the belief that the New York Giants do not have much faith in quarterback Daniel Jones. Boomer Esiason said on WFAN’s “Boomer & Gio” on Wednesday that the previous night’s “Hard Knocks” episode convinced him of one thing: the Giants are not convinced by Jones as their long-term quarterback. According to Esiason, this was…
Feb 18, 2023; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; The NBA logo on the court at Huntsman Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The NBA reportedly agreed on a new television rights deal on Wednesday, and TNT is not among those that won the bidding. However, the door may not be completely closed just yet. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, whose company owns TNT Sports, is considering using language in the current contract that may entitle it to match the new deal, according to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. TNT would likely try to secure Amazon Prime’s share of…
Dec 16, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) dribbles the ball up the court against the Chicago Bulls during the second half at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Jimmy Butler appears increasingly likely to be back with the Miami Heat next season after all. The Heat are not currently shopping Butler to other teams, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. In addition, Butler intends to play out next season without signing an extension with any team and test the free agent market next summer. Butler’s current contract is a major issue…
Sep 2, 2023; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders walks on the field before the game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Deion Sanders made an interesting claim while talking with reporters at the Big 12 Media Days event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. on Wednesday. Sanders was asked whether he feels like he needs to perform/coach at a higher level. Sanders completely bought in to the question. “Yes, I’m judged on a different scale,” Sanders said. “My wins are totally different than your…