NBA commissioner Adam Silver isn’t quite ready to name a winner in the race to secure the league’s media rights. Multiple reports have surfaced in recent days suggesting that TNT’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), is on the verge of losing its broadcasting rights deal to competitors. TNT and the NBA have been partners for the past few decades. …
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Jerome Bettis confident Steelers will be 'top-tier' team opponents fear in 2024
The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 2024 schedule is not a friendly one, as they will be facing a gauntlet following their bye week, which includes all of their divisional games with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs sprinkled in. Some have called it one of the toughest schedules they have seen in years, as the AFC North is one of the …
Read More »Charles Barkley unloads on TNT brass as network on verge of losing NBA rights
Charles Barkley is not being shy about how he feels about TNT being on the verge of losing its rights to the NBA. Barkley, one of the Hall of Fame talent on “Inside the NBA,” made an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show” Thursday, when he referred to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) heads as “clowns” while ripping the current situation. …
Read More »DP World Tour pro goes shirtless at Soudal Open after landing in the mud
European Tour pro Louis de Jager was baring it all during the second round of the Soudal Open in Belgium on Friday. After narrowly missing a pond with his tee shot on the 13th hole, de Jager had to do more than just roll up his sleeves in order to save the par 4 after his ball landed in a …
Read More »Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward confident as he dreams of first Indy 500 victory: 'We’ve got a shot'
When Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward closes his eyes at night, he dreams about the Indianapolis 500. “Last night, that’s all I’m dreaming of,” O’Ward told Fox News Digital on Monday, six days before the biggest race in IndyCar each year. “I keep racing multiple Indy 500’s in my head. It’s crazy. You try and tone it down as much as …
Read More »Angel Reese takes thinly veiled jab at Caitlin Clark's popularity, impact on the WNBA
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese has seemingly reignited her feud with former college basketball rival Caitlin Clark after taking aim at the WNBA’s No. 1 pick on social media Thursday night. The Sky handed the New York Liberty their first loss of the season with a 90-81 win. Reese, who was selected by the Sky with the No. 7 overall …
Read More »US Olympic surfers Griffin Colapinto, John John Florence keeping close eye on Tahiti swell during WSL event
The World Surf League (WSL) finds itself in Tahiti, French Polynesia, this week as their global tour with the top surfers in the world continues with the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro event. However, for Griffin Colapinto, who sits atop the Championship Tour rankings, and John John Florence, the legendary surfer who is just behind Colapinto in third, their minds are not …
Read More »NBA closes investigation into Thunder’s Josh Giddey over underage relationship allegations: report
The NBA has closed its investigation into Josh Giddey’s alleged relationship with a minor, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Giddey, the sixth overall pick of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2021 NBA Draft, was not charged after the Newport Beach Police Department in California announced in January it was unable to find criminal activity. “No charges have been filed …
Read More »Caitlin Clark remains ‘positive’ as 1st WNBA career win continues to elude her amid Fever’s 5-game slide
Caitlin Clark is the eternal optimist. The Indiana Fever rookie’s first WNBA win continues to elude her as the team’s five-game slide continued on Wednesday night with a narrow 85-83 loss to the Seattle Storm. Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, drives to the basket during the second quarter against the Seattle Storm in the game at Climate Pledge …
Read More »Pirates phenom Paul Skenes plans on serving country in military after MLB career, Air Force coach says
It appears Pittsburgh Pirates phenom starter Paul Skenes already knows what he wants to do when his pitching days are over in MLB. USA Today Sports’ Bob Nightengale wrote a feature on Skenes, where he spoke with his former college baseball coach while he spent his first two seasons at the Air Force Academy. Mike Kazlausky told Nightengale that he …
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