Clik here to view.
Is this the Raptors’ endgame?
Down 2-1 to a rising power, with Kawhi Leonard’s decision looming, the future looks stormy in Toronto.Something I think about every time the Toronto Raptors are at some crossroads is that Masai Ujiri,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The only explanation for Steph Curry missing that dunk is the ghost orphans...
Their motive is clear.Some things in sports are impossible to explain away with logic or reason — like this.OH NO, STEPH pic.twitter.com/cn0VZ6vK8v— ESPN (@espn) May 5, 2019How does Steph Curry miss a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Stanley Cup playoffs tracker
The 2019 NHL playoffs are here, and right away the team with the best record was eliminated. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Presidents Cup with 128 points, tying an NHL record with 62 wins. They owned...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4 ways the XFL can learn from the AAF’s mistakes
The AAF is heading towards a quick demise. The XFL can take a lot away from its self-destruction. Attempting to start a football league that’s not the NFL is no easy task. It appears the latest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The new Big 3 season looks amazing so we graded each roster
Gilbert Arenas and Lamar Odom are on the same team. What could go wrong?The Big 3 is entering its third season with four new teams and a talented group of incoming players joining the league for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eric Gordon is the other irreplaceable Rocket
We know James Harden is irreplaceable. We know Chris Paul is important. But in a specific way, Gordon is also indispensable to Houston.HOUSTON — Freeze the frame whenever Houston Rockets guard Eric...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kawhi Leonard is the most earnest athlete in sports
Leonard’s candidness is pure, hilarious, and perfect. Kawhi Leonard’s entire being as the most modest, non-confrontational superstar in a league full of attention-seekers is as refreshing as it is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No one knows where the biggest stars of the NBA playoffs will be next year
Is this a good thing? These 2019 NBA playoffs have been quite dramatic and exciting. Three stars have really stood out for the right reasons: Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. For...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Draymond Green’s alley-oops prove he sees the help defense before it ever comes
You can tell yourself not to help, but with Green, it doesn’t matter.When Draymond Green catches the ball in the half court, he’s like a quarterback receiving a snap. If Nikola Jokic is the NBA’s Tom...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ronald Ollie’s ride from ‘Last Chance U’ to the NFL
Let’s talk to key figures from the Netflix show.Ronald Ollie, the East Mississippi Community College defensive lineman, and Brittany Wagner, the Mississippi junior college’s academic advisor, were the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Subscribe to ‘Good Morning It’s Basketball’
Hey NBA fans! Wake up to the best email newsletter about basketball. The NBA is a lot. Stop fearing you’ll miss something and subscribe to Good Morning It’s Basketball, Tom Ziller’s daily email...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rockets vs. Warriors is everything we wanted
We have that and more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.Folks, we have another classic playoff series between the Warriors and Rockets. It wasn’t clear we’d get something to remember back when Houston...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 NFL free agents who should be back in demand now
Teams can now sign free agents without it affecting their compensatory draft picks. So which NFL veteran is next?The first wave of NFL free agency is over. So is the 2019 NFL Draft. Now come the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BYU hasn’t really risen or fallen as an indie. Does that change in 2019?
Kalani Sitake’s Cougars return all the pieces for their best offense in years, and they get lots of chances for marquee wins in September.Bill C’s annual preview series of every FBS team in college...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Caster Semenya ruling damages everything that makes sports great
Sports are meant to represent human possibility, which makes the discriminatory restrictions Semenya is facing even more egregious“No man can tell me what to do,” South African runner Caster Semenya...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Celtics are learning they can’t just turn it on when it matters
All the bad habits of this disappointing regular season have caught up with them.The Boston Celtics find themselves in a dreadful 3-1 playoff deficit. After stealing Game 1 in Milwaukee, the Celtics...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Everyone told Vincent Kompany ‘don’t shoot.’ Thank goodness he didn’t listen
Things were going sideways for Manchester City until Kompany decided to unleash a perfectly ill-advised goal against Leicester City. Hello, and welcome to another edition of Tactically Naive, SB...
View ArticleClik here to view.
P.J. Tucker is making the NBA role player fashionable
Opponents have no answer for his dirty work on the court and his smoothness off it.The Houston Rockets have found the player to answer to the Golden State Warriors’ quick pace, relentless athleticism,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6 ways Arya Stark is exactly like Michael Jordan
This shirt proves it.It takes a pretty special product for me to be like “Yes, I need to write about this.” This is a special shirt.This arrived in the mail pic.twitter.com/KUpRmxZe7U— My good friend,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Have the Chiefs done enough to make a Super Bowl run?
Having Patrick Mahomes means the Chiefs didn’t have to do much.The difference between the Kansas City Chiefs making it to Super Bowl 53 and getting eliminated from the playoffs may have been just a few...
View Article