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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles went from a promising young quarterback in 2015 to a struggling, turnover-prone one in 2016. Bortles knows it, and on Sunday, he detailed the work he’s been doing with quarterback guru Adam Dedeaux …
Adam Jones’s remarkable catch robbing Baltimore Orioles teammate Manny Machado of a home run in the World Baseball Classic drew a lot of attention, but Orioles manager Buck Showalter may have had the best reaction. Showalter enjoyed the play, …
Michigan coach John Beilein came prepared for his team to beat the odds on Sunday, and it paid off. After Michigan’s 73-69 upset of second-seeded Louisville, Beilein entered the victorious locker room to celebrate — with a water gun. …
For the second consecutive week, the NBA’s nationally-televised Saturday showcase game became a bit of a farce after one of the teams involved elected to rest their star players. This time, it was the Cleveland Cavaliers, who sat LeBron James …
Ezekiel Elliott’s behavior is now being criticized by former Dallas Cowboys. Marcus Spears, who spent eight seasons with the Cowboys from 2005 to 2012, told ESPN Dallas 103.3’s J Dub City that the Cowboys running back needs to “stop …
It’s safe to say Oklahoma State fans aren’t pleased with Brad Underwood’s abrupt defection to Illinois. If you need evidence of that, just check out this edit spotted Saturday on Underwood’s Wikipedia page. Let's check in …
The campaign for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award is well and truly underway. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted a comment Saturday in support of James Harden — a comment that rather obviously doubles as shade at …
Nigel Hayes admitted that the move that led to his game-winning shot against Villanova on Saturday had a little bit of inspiration from a legend. After Wisconsin beat Villanova 65-62, Hayes credited Michael Jordan with inspiring the move that got him …
After just one season at Oklahoma State, coach Brad Underwood is movin’ on up again. ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported Saturday that Underwood is departing Stillwater to join the Illinois Fighting Illini. Illinois has hired Oklahoma State’s …
Draymond Green was quite unimpressed with Los Angeles Laker guard D’Angelo Russell’s conduct during a scuffle during Friday night’s Lakers-Bucks game. The Golden State Warriors forward didn’t name Russell by name, but he made …
Is Doc Rivers already looking at his next destination after his time with the Los Angeles Clippers comes to an end? According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, there is “persistent chatter” that Rivers and the Orlando Magic could reunite at …
Baron Davis’s tenure with the New York Knicks was brief and injury-plagued, but it roughly coincided with their most recent period of sustained success, and as he watches the organization today, he doesn’t see much. Davis criticized the …
Newly-minted Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe has said he wants to get down to 330 pounds, and it sounds like he has some incentive to do just that. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the $2 million in incentives in Poe’s …
The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks got into an on-court scuffle Friday night, and Lakers coach Luke Walton was not happy with the conduct of a Milwaukee staffer. The third quarter scrum started after a hard foul by Milwaukee’s Malcolm …
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall was once again critical of the NCAA Tournament selection committee for making them a 10 seed, and their opening round opponent agreed. Marshall praised the Dayton Flyers and said they deserved a better first round …
The Oklahoma State Cowboys drained a three-pointer at the buzzer Friday that was utterly meaningless when it came to the result, but quite the opposite in Vegas. Michigan led Oklahoma State 92-88 as time ran out in the first round game, but the …
