Knicks score big hours before the NBA trade deadline, acquiring NBA veterans Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) Thursday morning, the New York Knicks acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons. In...
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Super Bowl LVIII: Forget the moneyline, make these prop bets instead
This is the Super Bowl made for gambling. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans will wager a combined $23.1 billion on the Big Game this year, up from $16 billion year-over-year. Whether it’s your first time betting on the big game or you’re a seasoned vet, you don’t want to be placing bets blindly.…...
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Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown’s son is assisting the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl
Cameron Brown has ridden in several NBA championship parades thanks to his father, Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown. And if the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl, the proud father hopes he is available to ride in a championship parade on his son’s coattails this time. “He can definitely be in the parade,” Cameron...
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Thunder up: OKC trades for veteran Gordon Hayward
On the morning of the NBA trade deadline, the Oklahoma City Thunder made a huge splash for veteran guard Gordon Hayward. In the deal, OKC retain core players. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) The Oklahoma City Thunder are killing it this season, and they just made...
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The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here’s a look at who won and who flopped horribly
After last year’s insane trade deadline, which featured Kevin Durant being dealt to the Phoenix Suns, this year brought a bunch of smaller, shrewd moves that moved teams into contention. We have tracked the trades and broken them down by time-tested winners and losers rubric to track how the day went on each side of…...
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NFL’s International Pathway Program shows how Africa is ‘home of the most incredible athletes in the world’
When Praise Olatoke was growing up in Scotland, he had aspirations of being a soccer player. The Nigeria native, like many boys growing up on the African continent, was an avid soccer fan. He rooted for Manchester United of the Premier League and played for his school and club teams, hoping to one day make...
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NBA Trade: Swingman Simone Fontecchio traded to the Detroit Pistons
With the 2024 NBA trade deadline just days away, the Detroit Pistons add a sharpshooter to their young core. Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok Twitch (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) Days before the NBA trade deadline approaches, the Detroit Pistons struck another move. This time, acquiring sharpshooter Simone Fontecchio from the Utah...
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The 2024 NBA trade deadline is DOA
Please for the love of God stop reading this. The 2024 deadline has absolutely no pulse. Do not confuse volume of trades made with value. I repeat. Do not confuse volume of trades made with value. This is the Al Capone’s vault of trade deadlines. Instead of Woj Bombs, Adrian Wojnarowski is dropping trade pellets...
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A high school hoops team, a vacancy and the bold appointment of a student head coach
It was just minutes until tipoff for the Los Angeles-area basketball game, and the lead official was in the midst of his pregame meet-and-greet. After introducing himself to the coach of the Lawndale team, the referee appeared befuddled as he walked past the students standing near the St. Bernard bench. “Who’s the coach around here?”...
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First woman, openly gay NFL coach torn over which of her former teams to root for in Super Bowl
Katie Sowers was a member of Kyle Shanahan’s coaching staff the last time the San Francisco 49ers were in the Super Bowl. That was back in 2020, when the Niners took on the Kansas City Chiefs, whom Sowers would join as an offensive assistant the following season. Read more…