SAN MARCOS, Texas – During Cameron Ward’s official visit to FCS-member Incarnate Word in 2020, then-head coach Eric Morris – now the head coach at North Texas – spoke about his days as Patrick Mahomes’ offensive coordinator at Texas Tech. “He sat right in front of us and said Patrick Mahomes threw the ball 44...
This wouldn’t happen to Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson or Mike McDonald. But for “some odd reason,” Antonio Pierce has to deal with it. Read more…
LOS ANGELES – The shock of her husband’s unexpected trade from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Portland Trail Blazers sparked a widely read social media post from Lauren Holiday. The abrupt change before the start of training camp affected the entire family. Days later when two-time NBA All-Star Jrue Holiday was traded again to the...
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HENDERSON, Nev. – The gabfest occurred serendipitously at a Las Vegas Raiders team dinner back in August after Antonio Pierce sought a place to sit and Champ Kelly offered him an open chair. As coaches and players dined on caviar, tuna tartare and Wagyu beef at a swanky seaside Malibu, California, restaurant, Raiders linebackers coach...
Generally, this comes up at the quarter-mark or halfway through the season. But hey, it’s Christmas, so let’s hand out some Christmastime NHL awards just to get into the spirit of the thing! Who is leading in the various categories that the league likes to hand out some weird looking silverware for at a very...
Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram There are several games on the NBA slate tonight, starting at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET. Will the Celtics bounce back against the Kings after their loss against the Warriors? Can the Indiana Pacers break their four game losing skid? In this article, I am...
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Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram TikTok (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) There are several games on the NBA slate tonight. However, my picks will focus on two specific matchups, starting at 10 p.m. ET. The Washington Wizards (5-22, 3-14) will matchup against the Golden State Warriors (13-14,7-6 home) on the road. If you’re...
Welp, so much for that idea. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a Los Angeles Dodger, and the New York Mets are still the Mets. After putting on a full-court press for the Japanese ace, giving it 115 percent, and leaving it all on the field, owner Steve Cohen’s efforts amounted to diddly squat. Now it’s back to...