Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_ms17vqnv5″>LeBron James has been here many, many times. This is his 10th trip to the NBA Finals. He has won three championships. He has lost six. He's been swept and he's won in seven. There are not many scenarios he has not seen on this stage so when he texts his team a simple message – "Must win" – it's worth listening. For most players, this kind of story would be worth a serious eye roll. Heck, it's still a little corny. Of course it feels like a must win game. They all should. But in this case, the possibility of a 2-2 series with Bam Adebayo getting healthy and Goran Dragic maybe being available this weekend and self-doubt creeping in for all the Lakers who have never been here before certainly makes a good case for Game 4 being super im…

data-mm-id=”_1unis0h4c”>The lead-up to Super Bowl LV won't have the same atmosphere as previous big games. The coronavirus pandemic has forced all Super Bowl festivities to digital forums and the hordes of football fans with and without tickets to the Big Game will not be able to flock to the site and participate in the various activities the NFL puts on. No Radio Row, no Media Day. The last 10 months have changed everything, and not even the biggest sporting event of the year is immune. That doesn't mean there isn't any fun to be found, though. And who better to create entertainment than Shaquille O'Neal, a man who has made a prolific post-NBA career out of such endeavors? If you enjoy Shaq's antics, an eclectic selection of celebrities competing against one a…

data-mm-id=”_73wifpam8″>0:30-9:15: Intro and initial reactions to an action-packed episode. The latter half, anyway. Liam and Stephen explain why they're as optimistic as they have been yet that the show will finish strong. A child brawl as a pivotal plot moment? We like it. Alicent came across quite different this time around. Viserys and Daemon just can't quit each other.9;15-16:15: Another time jump in the next episode? You bet. Liam and Stephen aren't big fans, but hold judgement. Rhaenyra and Daemon's "will they, won't they" is finally done. Laenor's "death" was quite the twist and Rhaenyra appears to be fully entering the Game of Thrones. Criston Cole almost did something! 16:15-23:00: King Viserys actually did something. Aemond w…

data-mm-id=”_y5khgga0j”>Alex Morgan is playing in her fourth World Cup this month, but will it be her last? Morgan recently told PEOPLE that her body feels good and she is not ready to retire. Whether or not she'll feel the same way when the 2027 Women's World Cup comes around remains to be seen. Morgan was the youngest player on the 2011 US Women's National Team that lost the final to Japan. This time around she's one of the oldest, having just turned 34. When the next World Cup gets here in four years, she'll have just turned 38, which is the same age as Megan Rapinoe, who is about to play in her fifth and final World Cup. She'll also be two years younger than the oldest player in this year's tournament, Nigeria's Onome Ebi. Age ain't noth…

data-mm-id=”_5t8lttxbg”>During an appearance in New Hampshire on Monday, Donald Trump weighed in on the Republican House speaker race. He claimed to have talked to the contenders, then claimed it would be difficult for anyone to win the job. In fact, he said only one candidate had a real chance. That man? Jesus Christ. Check this out:Trump says only one person can clear the threshold to become Speaker: Jesus pic.twitter.com/VR2ofKLIhI— Acyn (@Acyn) October 23, 2023Given the currently makeup of House Republicans, I could actually see some pitfalls for Jesus in the voting. Keeping that 221-person conference on the same page is like herding feral cats. Just how dedicated would Jesus be to American ideals when he wasn't actually born in America? It's a question many are asking.…

data-mm-id=”_wronxbucy”>In-game interviews with NBA coaches tend to be a bit of a useless exercise. Which is fine! Not every interview needs a subject to give a deep, introspective and detailed answer to entertain the audience. In my viewing experience I have found that straying a bit off the beaten path for these in-game interviews tends to yield much more interesting answers. Or, at least, more fun answers. Interviewing people who don't get in front of the camera as often as the head coach or the star player is the way to go, and after many years of feeling this way I finally have proof of concept. It would seem Bally Sports Minnesota has a habit of interviewing Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Micah Nori during halftime of the team's games. They broadcasted a mashup…

data-mm-id=”_0odd37tg9″>The Dallas Cowboys have defied conventional wisdom and are bringing back Mike McCarthy as the team's head coach. When the news came across the wire Wednesday night, I audibly gasped. For some reason, despite a loaded list of potential replacements, Jerry Jones has embraced the mediocrity of McCarthy's tenure. He's making the same mistake he made with Jason Garrett. In his four seasons as the Cowboys' head coach, McCarthy is 42-25 in the regular season. He has posted three straight 12-5 seasons, and has two NFC East titles in that time. But he's 1-2 in the postseason, and is coming off a 48-32 home loss to a Green Bay Packers team that wasn't even expected to be in the playoffs. McCarthy is using the same script he had for most of hi…

data-mm-id=”_rsdcqzhy2″>Caleb Williams is participating in USC's pro day this afternoon, though there's probably nothing he could or could not do that would stop him from going to the Chicago Bears with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. But there's always a chance something changes so every team has a representative out there to see if the former Heisman Trophy winner who has been almost universally pegged as a generational quarterback is any good. Also in attendance is Keenan Allen, who the Bears just acquired via a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers. The six-time Pro Bowler figures to be one of Williams' main weapons next year, along with D.J. Moore, in what is honestly one of the more attractive situations a top pick has been able to find themselves in recent…

data-mm-id=”_u4qo6mhpp”>Barry Zito felt like the 46,889 fans who packed the stands for the final Oakland A's game at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. He showed up because he needed closure.So when the former A's left-hander got a call from his former club to sing the national anthem, he couldn't pass up the offer.RELATED: Tone-deaf John Fisher wants A's fans' forgiveness for moving team from Oakland"I came out for 24 hours and (had) to be a part of this," Zito told Jenny Cavnar and Dallas Braden on NBC Sports California. "This is so special. I love seeing all the fans. All the green and gold, man."Former A's ace Barry Zito sings the national anthem 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/wDDw9Vwf3Z— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) …