data-mm-id=”_8wh6mghpx”>The Syracuse Orange tipped off their season with an embarrassing performance against defending national champion Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Syracuse scored 34 points, going 13 of 55 (23.6-percent) from the floor and making just 5 of 29 (17.2-percent) three-point attempts. They even shot below 50 percent at the line. It was… utterly macabre. So what inspired such an uninspiring performance? Well, Carmelo Anthony, of course. Family always comes home.@carmeloanthony spoke to the Orange before taking the floor tonight pic.twitter.com/wYAyoyCLFf— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 7, 2019Melo briefly addressed the team before they went out and scored two points in the game's first 11 minutes. What a perfect footnote to a horrible night for …
data-mm-id=”_skc1zcszt”>It was nearly one in the morning when the first big NBA trade deadline transaction happened, and it involved four teams. To briefly break it down, the Atlanta Hawks received Clint Capela and Nene, the Houston Rockets received Robert Covington, the Minnesota Timberwolves received Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez, Evan Turner, and a lottery-protected first-round pick that originally belonged to the Brooklyn Nets, and the Denver Nuggets received Gerald Green and Houston's first-round pick. There were some other tertiary players involved, but those are the main pieces. All in all, Houston didn't find the center they wanted, but they got a perfect fit for their system in Covington. Atlanta got their center for the foreseeable future, Minnesota got some yo…
data-mm-id=”_huxd04ghq”>Rob Gronkowski's stunning return to the NFL and subsequent trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had heads spinning on Tuesday. Many, such as Colin Cowherd, are using his demand to be traded from New England to Tampa as proof he had grown tired of Bill Belichick's strict system. In reality, it's clear Gronkowski just wanted to team up with Tom Brady again. It's a great media angle to create conflict between Brady, Gronkowski, and Belichick. That's a fun debate. But we have little evidence to suggest Gronkowski hated playing under his former head coach. He was a member of the Patriots for nine seasons and signed one big extension and reworked his deal to stay longer. If he was so miserable wouldn't have have opted for free agency or dema…
data-mm-id=”_7xyi1jlug”>The newest Madden game will be coming out next week. As rollout approaches, EA will be revealing all the new features and other such fun toys for players to use when the game is released. Today, the company unveiled The Yard, which seems to bear a strong similarity to the epic NFL Street games of yore. Frankly? It seems way too good to be true. Looks pretty sick, right? Well, let me ask you this: when was the last time Madden introduced an entirely new game mode that was actually fun and good? I can't remember. EA usually just tweaks everything a little bit and updates the graphics enough to justify charging $60 per game. People (myself included!) buy the game because it's literally the only football game to buy, but the hopes for substantial change ye…
data-mm-id=”_ug7lxzrx6″>It had been 12 seasons since last year's Super Bowl winner, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, made the playoffs previously. Hell, Browns fans went 17 seasons between playoff appearances before making it in 2020. So which teams will end their own playoff droughts and make it to the postseason this year? Let's take a look, with all odds coming from WynnBET. Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals face an uphill climb to make the playoffs for the first time since 2015 this season, as their +170 odds (bet $100 to win $170) to advance to the 2021 postseason verifies. A lot of that has to do with the division they play in, the NFC West, arguably the toughest in the NFL. But with a dynamic quarterback, dangerous receiving corps and a defense featuring two of the best pass ru…
data-mm-id=”_qakkb852s”>Bill Walton is the subject of a new ESPN documentary called The Luckiest Guy in the World. To promote the doc, Walton appeared on NBA Today where he was interviewed by his close family friend Richard Jefferson. It was classic Bill Walton from the jump as he launched into an amusing, meandering monologue without Jefferson asking him so much as a single question. Walton went on for about two full minutes before Jefferson even attempted to get an word in.When Jefferson finally did interrupt, it was to point out that he didn't ask a question. Walton responded by saying he asked him how he was doing, which he actually didn't. Walton then continued for another three minutes, telling stories about friends, family, basketball and that one time Jefferson threw …
data-mm-id=”_zhxxxtu7h”>Donald Trump is talking again, and usually when that happens something fascinating comes out of it. Friday was no exception as the former president had opinions about forest management. Like his suggestion that California should "clean your floors, clean your forests" this one didn't make a whole lot of sense either. While discussing devastating wildfires, Trump claimed, "We can actually dampen our forests with water that costs us nothing that will come pouring down. If you had dampened floors, you wouldn't have forest fires." What the hell is he talking about?Anyway here's the clip:Trump: We can actually dampen our forests with water that costs us nothing that will come pouring down. If you had dampened floors, you wouldn’t …
data-mm-id=”_wvzkj9qvp”>The Florida Panthers blasted the Ottawa Senators 5-0 Monday night in a game that got really chippy as it went along. Tempers boiled over late in the third period to the point that a 10-man fight ensued. After the dust settled, every player on the ice was assessed a 10-minute misconduct penalty and the end result was 13 total penalties. Check this out:Tempers flare between the Senators & Panthers and every player on the ice is assessed a 10-minute misconduct. 😱 pic.twitter.com/1HI2TrSJCl— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023As you can see, Florida's Dmitry Kulikov was chasing Ottawa's Brady Tkachuk on a breakaway and after his shot was saved, Kulikov pushed him to the boards. It appeared as if Tkachuk had made contact with goalie S…
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data-mm-id=”_cdppn84gw”>Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill made headlines this week when he made the bold claim that he could beat Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles in a race.Lyles might not be taking Hill's challenge too seriously, based on what he said in a video that surfaced Friday.In a 16-second clip of an interview with NBC Sports, Lyles can't remember the name of Hill, the eight-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who's called "The Cheetah" for being one of the NFL's fastest players.The original question isn't shown — just Lyles' seemingly coy response."What's the 'Cheetah' guy from football?" I can't remember his name," replies Lyles before seeking help from someone named "Mark.""What…