The NBA draft is getting underway now, which means that it is time for our annual roundup of faint praise, backhanded compliments, and snickering passive-aggression directed at the gifted players about to become honest professionals. Players are listed in the order of Chad Ford's latest mock draft. 1. Anthony Davis, Kentucky "As he continues to fill out physically and adds bulk to his upper and lower body, Davis will likely have more success establishing position in the paint." (Draft Express) 2. Thomas Robinson, Kansas "I expected him to maybe have a shot at winning conference Player of the Year, I really did. … But the national Player of the Year attention that he's getting certainly would have been a dream, and I would have never anticipated that." (Bi…
Here's a video purporting to show that a "large" beer at Qwest Field is exactly the same amount as a "small," despite the $1.25 price difference. Drink up tomorrow, Seahawks fans. …
data-mm-id=”_4afl81d18″>Each and every day, scores of reporters head into the White House and try their damndest to make any semblance of sense as to what the hell is going on. The job has gotten very weird and way more adversarial under the current administration and press briefings have become a relic of the past.The room is still standing, though, and every now and again scribes find themselves in there to enjoy the spartan decor and empty lectern. But they shouldn't get too comfortable.Why? Because mice are literally falling from the ceiling. NBC News' Peter Alexander found this out the hard way.In other news: A mouse literally fell out of the ceiling in our White House booth and landed on my lap.— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 1, 2019And here’s the video …
data-mm-id=”_dtf308gh5″>Here's a fun fact: You, the reader, and I, the blogger, have both thrown as many touchdown passes as Jared Goff in the month of November. That is to say, none! It was only 12 months ago that Goff was heralded as one of the young quarterbacks at the forefront of the position's youth movement. Now there's real reason to be concerned about his play not only over the last three games, but the whole season, and the Rams should be worried. Los Angeles signed Goff to a four-year contract extension worth $134 million over the offseason. It'll kick in starting next season as Goff's salary elevates from only $1 million to $10 million, and he's guaranteed $110 million over the course of the contract. It's the most guaranteed money out of …
data-mm-id=”_wxlhzkm41″>Khristian Lander is staying home. The top-rated point guard in the 2021 recruiting class committed to the Indiana Hoosiers Tuesday night over Louisville, Memphis and Michigan. That commitment gave Archie Miller yet another huge in-state recruiting win. The fact that Lander wants to reclassify and arrive on campus for the 2020-21 season makes this victory even sweeter for Miller & Co. I want to say thank you to all of the coaches that have ever recruited me and that have taken the time out their day to do so. This was a long thought out decision but I’ve decided on the college I will be attending …..STAYING HOME ⚪️? GO HOOSIERS pic.twitter.com/P0HgzBqUJg— Khristian Lander (@khristianlander) February 26, 2020When he got the Indiana job, Miller promi…
data-mm-id=”_wqbknd0nv”>Cody Zeller was a guest on the Titus & Tate podcast this week and the former Indiana star confirmed one of the weirdest college basketball stories we've ever heard.For years rumors have persisted that during his time at Indiana, Tom Crean wanted his team managers to find a bat for him to use during a pregame speech. It sounded far too ridiculous to be true. Promoted by co-host Mark Titus, Zeller confirmed the rumors and told the backstory to the ridiculous request from his former head coach.Check it out:This is officially one of the wildest stories in college basketball ?@CodyZeller confirms that Tom Crean has tried some crazy motivation tactics thanks to the Harbaugh brothers ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/DdzlJThboF— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) May 7, 202…
data-mm-id=”_moxwsfwyg”>America is a little on edge right now. So you can understand why people might wonder what's up with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney wearing a shirt that says "FOOTBALL MATTERS" right now. It was probably nothing, but the fact that people saw it and wondered if it was something, well, it might matter.It appears the tweet was deleted. Here you go. pic.twitter.com/wwcuEWZ8dh— Elika Sadeghi (@elikasadeghi) June 6, 2020Football Matters is not a new thought for Swinney who said it multiple times in a speech at the South Carolina State House in 2017. Still, when a picture of Swinney wearing the shirt appeared online in June 2020, enough people wondered why that Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence jumped to Swinney's defense, saying he'd been weari…
data-mm-id=”_wpfjswpui”>The Los Angeles Times has one reporter in the NBA bubble down in Orlando right now, Los Angeles Lakers beat writer Tania Ganguli. She will soon be joined by Los Angeles Clippers beat writer Dan Woike, who's slated to join his colleague for bubble life this month. Simultaneously, the Times will be launching a new program for fans of its coverage called Full-Court Text. The idea is relatively simple: fans send a text to a number, and are therefore signed up to receive regular updates, pictures, and videos from the service via Woike and Ganguli. Per the Times, as written by Woike: “We’re re-launching Full-Court Text with some big-time help from inside the NBA’s bubble in Orlando. Lakers beat writer Tania Ganguli is on the scene, probably behind a face cove…
data-mm-id=”_0jqc3h2d0″>Keith Olbermann has announced his departure from ESPN. He will go back to delivering political commentary on a new YouTube show beginning on Wednesday. Olbermann made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday evening, the video is below:Keith has a small professional announcement to make ;-)? https://t.co/f4srh2uMem— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 6, 2020Olbermann was in the middle of his third stint at ESPN, having returned to the network in 2018 and working in various capacities. He began hosting SportsCenter again in May of 2018 and occasionally called Major League Baseball games as well. He claims this time he is leaving on great terms with ESPN. That's nothing like his first departure which was contentious and involved a long running feud with t…
data-mm-id=”_gud85jjoq”>LeBron James returned to Cleveland on Monday night for the first time in a few years. Being the showman he is, LeBron decided he was going to try that night and it resulted in a 46-point barrage against his former team. The Cavs were actually in the game until halfway through the fourth quarter, which is rather surprising given they are one of the worst teams in the league and lost by 38 to the Boston Celtics one day prior. Then LeBron hit a few back-breaking three-point bombs, capped off by a deep turnaround jumper over both Collin Sexton and Jarrett Allen to seal the deal. It was your classic LeBron performance, but it also wasn't. The King dominated the game, but he also hit seven of 11 three-point attempts. That's not usually LeBron's game. He…