Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_ow43kyfw7″>Kevin Durant disappointed New York Knicks fans when he chose to play for the Brooklyn Nets last summer instead of taking his talents to Madison Square Garden. On Thursday, Durant revealed the Knicks were never actually under consideration for his services. It's yet another blow to a franchise that hasn't been able to lure big-name talent for years. Durant was a guest on J.J. Redick's podcast The Old Man and the Three, and said the Knicks were out of it from the beginning:””I never planned on going to the Knicks. That was just … the media put that out there.””While saying he liked New York and wanted to live there, Durant didn't care about the mystique of the Knicks. He didn't care about playing for them and didn't want to be viewe…

data-mm-id=”_sc7nh14w0″>The Los Angeles Clippers sent Doc Rivers packing after his team blew a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. Expectations were sky-high coming into the postseason, and Rivers' squad couldn't deliver. Off goes Rivers. The man to replace him? Lead assistant Ty Lue. Adrian Wojnarowski, who's having himself quite a day, reported Lue and the franchise had reached a five-year agreement to become the next head coach of the Clippers. The clock is already ticking for Lue, because if he doesn't summon up results this year, he and the franchise could be in dire straits. Ty Lue is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wo…

data-mm-id=”_g93pxfte8″>Carson Wentz is now a member of the Indianapolis Colts. The AFC South has a new quarterback to deal with, Indy has a massive reclamation project on their hands, and the Eagles have to lick their wounds after getting only a third-round pick and a conditional second-rounder in exchange for their former franchise quarterback and eating a $33 million dead cap hit thanks to his obscene contract. Those are merely a few of the ripple effects that will come from a transaction of this magnitude. One of the other ripples involves the Chicago Bears. Da Bears were the only other team officially linked to Wentz in trade talks before it all went down. On the surface, he was the easiest solution to Chicago's quarterback problem. Mitchell Trubisky is a free agent and the m…

data-mm-id=”_pujpuecpf”>The 2023 World Baseball Classic ended Tuesday night in thrilling fashion, as the two best baseball players on the planet faced off in a final at-bat. Shohei Ohtani struck out Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout on a devastating slider to give Japan a 3-2 win over the United States. It was an epic end to a pulse-pounding tournament that only solidified the event as vitally important to baseball's future. The WBC received near-universal praise from the players who participated. Fan support was through the roof, and the live-game atmosphere had the feel of October baseball. From Tokyo, to Taichung, to Miami, stands were packed and the action lived up to the billing. We also got great stories and some amazing moments. The story of the Czech team that, agains…

data-mm-id=”_ohgmhsy4k”>Carson Wentz is in search of an NFL team and shouldn't have too much finding one, even if he is injury-prone and has seen his ceiling get lower and lower with time. Competent quarterback play is still tough to find and teams could do much worse when it comes to having a backup ready to go should their number be called. In an attempt to gin up some interest, Wentz posted some tried-and-true workout content to Instagram while sporting a bold look that included practice gear from all of his previous jobs. The aggressive look featured a helmet from the Philadelphia Eagles, shorts from the Indianapolis Colts, and a jersey from the Washington Commanders. Carson Wentz is wearing an Eagles helmet, Colts shorts, and Washington jersey in workouts this summer. He is l…

data-mm-id=”_vvnqm8el8″>The New England Patriots will play the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon. The two franchise are in similar states but moving different directions to deal with it. Both teams are bad, lagging miles behind their divisional counterparts, and any prospects worth getting excited about are on the defensive side of the ball. The Commanders recognized this and decided to trade away a few blue-chip defensive prospects to recoup draft capital and undergo a rebuild of sorts. The Patriots, on the other hand, continue to fight against the dying light of the once-great dynasty and seem to be focused on making short-term moves with long-term costs. That contrast is far more interesting than whatever will happen on the field in Foxborough on Sunday. Mike Florio added an…

data-mm-id=”_cbsf24naw”>Sam LaPorta continued his historic rookie year by catching yet another touchdown pass in the first quarter to get the Detroit Lions on the board against the Minnesota Vikings. The star tight end was in the game because Dan Campbell decided an outside chance at the No. 2 seed was worth risking his best players' health in advance of the playoffs. This was a gamble and it appears the decision may have backfired because LaPorta was still out there shortly before halftime when he caught a short pass to convert a third down and immediately grabbed his knee. Oh no. This leg injury doesn't look good for Lions star TE Sam LaPorta. pic.twitter.com/rFaS7xv10P— The Comeback (@thecomeback) January 7, 2024It's tough to overstate what a huge negative impact lo…