Why Teddy Bridgewater Won't Apologize for Providing Impermissible Benefits to High School Players: Bridgewater made news recently when he was suspended by the Florida High School Athletic Association for providing "impermissible benefits" to his players...The impermissible benefits in question? Bridgewater paid for Ubers, pregame meals and recovery services for his players.

posted by NoMich to football at 03:04 PM - 3 comments

LeBron Boat Meeting in France With Jokić Agent Was About New League: Bloomberg first reported (ungated version) about the upcoming league, writing in January that a group of investors advised by [Maverick Carter, LeBron's business partner] was seeking to raise $5 billion. The league’s plan is to have a touring model with six men’s and six women’s teams playing in eight cities. FOS reported at the time that Carter was spearheading the effort and that James was not a part of it.

posted by NoMich to basketball at 10:36 AM - 1 comment

UNC sees cricket as the next big thing: Chapel Hill could be the next “global sports capital” — not for football or basketball — but for international cricket, rugby and soccer in time for the 2028 Olympics, according to the latest proposal for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Carolina North campus.

posted by NoMich to other at 09:04 AM - 7 comments

Ryne Sandberg dies at 65: Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who redefined the position with a rare blend of power, speed and defense during his 15-year Chicago Cubs career, died Monday at age 65.
The Sandberg Game | The Signature Game of Hall-of-Famer Ryne Sandberg's Career

posted by NoMich to baseball at 07:59 AM - 2 comments

The Holy Grail of NFL Secrets: The never-before-seen ruling reveals the results of both extensive discovery and a closed-door hearing with witness testimony from — deep breath — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell; three star quarterbacks (Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, and Russell Wilson); eight (!) owners; NFLPA leaders; and various powerful agents and executives. It also includes details about a closed-door presentation for all 32 NFL owners at an annual meeting, in the wake of the Cleveland Browns’ unprecedented, fully guaranteed contract for Deshaun Watson. (The trigger for this whole saga.) Pablo and Dan Patrick talk about this issue this morning.

posted by NoMich to football at 02:28 PM - 0 comments

How Fox's Glow Puck Changed Sports: I did not realize how many in-game TV features that we take for granted these days are a direct result of the glow puck technology.

posted by NoMich to culture at 11:08 AM - 3 comments

Vladdy Jr gets tossed under the bus: Jomboy strikes again and calls rightly calls out the Blue Jays' coaching staff to not have Vladdy's back on a bad call by the umps. Featuring a great callout by a commenter that the Jays and O's were looking like Dumb & Dumber in their tuxedos.

posted by NoMich to baseball at 09:35 PM - 2 comments

Rory McIlroy wins Masters in playoff to earn career Grand Slam: The 35-year-old from Northern Ireland overcame a shaky start -- and even more perilous finish -- in the final round of the 89th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday to defeat Justin Rose in the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win a green jacket and become only the sixth golfer to complete the career Grand Slam.

posted by NoMich to golf at 08:17 AM - 1 comment

Celtics Sold For $6.1 Billion: The Celtics ownership group has agreed to sell the team to William Chisholm, managing director and co-founder of Symphony Technology Group, for a record $6.1 billion, a league source told the Globe on Thursday. The sale is pending approval by the NBA Board of Governors.

posted by NoMich to basketball at 10:34 AM - 7 comments

John Feinstein dies at age 69: Feinstein was a regular sports columnist for the [Washington] Post but began his career as a night police reporter in 1977. He was most widely known for his coverage of college basketball, but wrote about all sports, including golf, college football and the Olympics. He wrote for Golf Digest and was a frequent contributor to a variety of radio programs, with a regular stint on National Public Radio.

posted by NoMich to culture at 04:08 PM - 3 comments

Coach Brian Barone celebrated SIUE’s first-ever NCAA Tournament: "Six years ago! Six years ago, I put this (framed scissors) above our locker room door. Six years ago, Ray! I'm so proud of you, man! Six years ago, and that's been hanging above our locker room door. People didn't think we were going to be able to do it. But that dude right there, that dude right there, believed me.

posted by NoMich to basketball at 01:51 PM - 1 comment

Robo Ump's MLB Debut: (youtube video) Baseball's ABS Challenge System Test in Spring and What it Means for TV Zone

posted by NoMich to baseball at 10:47 AM - 0 comments

Hubie Brown prepares to broadcast final NBA game: Brown and Breen will work ABC's telecast of Sunday's game between Philadelphia and Milwaukee, where Brown got his first NBA opportunity as an assistant coach with the Bucks teams featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson in 1972.

posted by NoMich to basketball at 02:15 PM - 2 comments

Lakers to acquire Luka Dončić from Mavericks for Anthony Davis, more: The Lakers will receive Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from the Mavericks, sources said. Dallas will receive Davis, Max Christie and the Lakers' 2029 first-round pick.

posted by NoMich to basketball at 10:15 AM - 17 comments

NHL 4 Nations Face-Off: Instead of having an All-Star Game this season, the NHL and NHLPA are staging the 4 Nations Face-Off, which will run from Feb. 12 through Feb. 20. This is a round-robin tournament that will feature four national teams -- Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States -- with NHL players from those nations filling the rosters.

Schedule + where to watch in the USA and Canada.

Odds for you gambling degenerates out there.

posted by NoMich to hockey at 03:33 PM - 8 comments

Skip Bayless, Fox Sports executive named in lawsuit alleging sexual, workplace harassment: "Bayless then grabbed her hands, began kissing them, and offered her $1.5 million to have sex."

posted by NoMich to media at 04:23 PM - 2 comments

When the Olympics Gave Out Medals for Art: In the modern Olympics’ early days, painters, sculptors, writers and musicians battled for gold, silver and bronze

posted by NoMich to olympics at 08:33 AM - 0 comments

No football for NC this week: Panthers game this week won't be broadcast in almost half of North Carolina

posted by NoMich to football at 10:13 AM - 1 comment

RichRod back at West Virginia: Legendary Michigan/Arizona/Jacksonville State football coach, Rich Rodriguez, is heading back to West Virginia. No word on possible winners & losers on his return to Morgantown.

posted by NoMich to football at 09:32 AM - 1 comment

North Carolina hires Bill Belichick: Bill Belichick has been hired as the next coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, the school announced Wednesday. The six-time Super Bowl champion, who has never coached at the collegiate level in any capacity, will take over the top coaching position on the open market. Apparently there are winners & losers with this.

posted by NoMich to football at 09:19 AM - 2 comments

In a siloed media climate, sports becomes the only place where facts matter: Sports is one of the last remaining institutions in America that is truly bipartisan. As such, figures like Mike Greenberg or Colin Cowherd, or Scott Van Pelt are among some of the only individuals in the entire country that regular people on both sides of the aisle actually listen to together.

posted by NoMich to culture at 11:09 AM - 0 comments

Ryan Clark wants to see same media response to Nick Bosa MAGA hat stunt as Colin Kaepernick protests: “It seems very clear to me Nick Bosa understands that when you wear that hat, you take a side,” Clark said. “You take a side of division in a sport that’s supposed to bring us together. I’m just waiting for all the people who comment under political and sports things to shut up and dribble or to shut up and play football, to tell him to shut up and rush. But they ain’t going to say it cuz they feel the exact same way he do.”

posted by NoMich to culture at 11:25 AM - 0 comments

Fernando Valenzuela Dead at 63: His unorthodox pitching motion, distinct physique and seemingly mysterious aura left an indelible mark on people from all walks of life, whether it was Los Angeles’ Latino community grappling with the displacement created when the Dodgers built their stadium, Mexican immigrants and their families or artists inspired by his wizardry on the mound.

posted by NoMich to baseball at 08:01 AM - 4 comments

Tony Bennett's retirement is yet another sign of college basketball's brain drain: “The game and college athletics are not in a healthy spot. I think I was equipped to do the job the old way.”

posted by NoMich to basketball at 01:27 PM - 0 comments

Let’s Go Oakland!: A's leave Oakland a winner. They also leave plenty of tears and 57 years of memories. Scott Van Pelt reacts to Oakland Athletics departure: ‘The worst of what sports can be.'

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