This high school relay comeback is one of the most impressive in running history
Unbelievable.When using the phrase “most impressive in history”, I know it’s going to be met with furrowed brows and utter disbelief. I was right there with you, until I saw what high schooler Matt...
View ArticleWhat we’d like Aaron Rodgers to do in his ‘Game of Thrones’ cameo
Peddling dragon insurance? Adopting Ghost? Claiming the Iron Throne? We’ve got some ideas.Hey, so, you guys heard about this Game of Thrones show? Started off as a compelling medieval-ish story of...
View ArticleTactically Naive: The crushing inevitability of Pep Guardiola
A relentless, incomprehensible, and appalling title race comes to an end.Hello, and welcome to another edition of Tactically Naive, SB Nation’s weekly soccer column.City!Eighty-three seconds. You can...
View ArticleThe 76ers owe it to themselves to run it back
Philly gave up so much to put this team together. Why pull the plug before they reach their potential?When Kawhi Leonard’s game-winning, buzzer-beating, fading corner shot bounced off the rim four...
View ArticleDamian Lillard deserved that Game 7 win
Lillard was never promised success in Portland. That’s why his Game 7 moment was so sweet.Nothing in sports is scripted. Everything is a heckuva guess. Even the most esteemed organizational mastermind...
View ArticleJohn Beilein’s 44-year climb to the NBA is basketball’s version of the...
Where does Michigan basketball go now without the man who turned their program back into a perennial national title contender?In the midst of an offseason dominated by stories and gossip related to the...
View ArticleThe bounces on Kawhi Leonard’s game-winner, ranked
Kawhi Leonard’s series-ending shot to beat the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 took us on a journey. Four bounces and what felt like 100 years later, the shot fell through the net, giving Toronto a series...
View ArticlePatriots owner Robert Kraft charged with solicitation of prostitution. What...
Kraft pleaded not guilty to the charges.New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting a prostitute, only weeks after his team won its sixth Super...
View Article7 NBA Draft Lottery conspiracies they don’t want you to believe
The truth is out there. I mean here. The truth is right here.The world is flat. We never landed on the moon. Avril Lavigne died in 2003 and was replaced with a clone. The NBA Draft Lottery is rigged....
View ArticleIt’s a very bad time to be the worst team in the NBA
Congratulations! You secured the worst record in the NBA. The bad news: it used to be a lot better to do that. After a season of toil and struggle, you finally did it: you finished with the worst...
View ArticleC.J. McCollum is entering a new stratosphere
The Blazers’ sidekick is no sidekick anymore after the first two rounds of the playoffs, but how high can he really soar?The NBA playoffs shape status. Individual reputations harden, mature, or crack....
View ArticleEven sports bettors are Knicks NBA lottery conspiracy theorists
Maybe the Knicks envelope is once again frozen!The NBA will announce the results of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery at 8:30 p.m. ET on May 14, and the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Phoenix Suns...
View ArticleNBA mock draft: Pelicans land No. 1 pick and Zion Williamson in most shocking...
The Pelicans are the shocking winners of the NBA draft lottery. New Orleans is getting Zion Williamson.The New Orleans Pelicans are the surprise winners of the NBA draft lottery— and with it, the right...
View ArticleThe Pelicans getting Zion Williamson is the twist the Anthony Davis saga needs
The wackiest ongoing drama of the NBA’s regular season just took an enormous twist. The New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday night, which almost definitely means Zion Williamson...
View ArticleNBA draft lottery reform worked exactly as planned ... for now
The NBA’s goal was to deflect attention away from tanking, and that worked — at least for this year.NBA teams still tanked this year. The prize for successful tanking — generational prospect Zion...
View ArticleThe Knicks can still be 2019 offseason champions even without Zion Williamson
Williamson would have been icing on the cake. Luckily for the Knicks, they still have the cake.It seemed to be fate. The same year the Knicks had their worst season in franchise history, Zion...
View ArticleThe 49ers are giving Kyle Shanahan everything he needs to succeed
Still an unproven head coach as he enters his third year in charge, Shanahan is getting the players he wants in order to get the 49ers back on track.Kyle Shanahan is just 10-22 in two seasons as the...
View ArticleWhat the Lakers do with the No. 4 pick will shape the entire NBA Draft
The Lakers hold the keys the 2019 NBA Draft with the fourth pick.Something finally went right for the Los Angeles Lakers. After a dreadful calendar year defined by missing the playoffs, the abrupt exit...
View ArticlePelicans title odds drastically improve with NBA Lottery win, but Anthony...
Williamson and Davis would be a phenomenal pairing, but it seems unlikely for the time being.The New Orleans Pelicans were the big winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, wrapping up an unexpectedly fun...
View ArticleSergio Aguero made Manchester City’s title inevitable
City’s star striker turned what could have been a thrilling final day of the Premier League into what has become customary domination.Few things this season felt as inevitable as Sergio Aguero playing...
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