"He had a knife." "He used a counterfeit $20 bill." "He was selling loose cigarettes." "He was playing with a toy gun in the park." "He walked home." "She was driving down to her new job." "She was asleep in her own house." "He complied and reached for his license, registration."
Kyrie is like most faux intellectuals. They don’t read, so their whole mantra is rooted in YouTube clips. They don’t explain the things they say because their attitude is based on the idea that they speak and others listen. They don’t want dialogue because they’re not good at it.
A reminder to everybody: You are not your job. Dwayne Haskins was somebody's son, partner, homie, teammate. And he was also a human being. At my buddy Ed's memorial, we only talked about how he had made us feel. My heart goes out to the folks with those memories of Haskins today.
What I’ve learned tonight is that some people do not believe there is a scenario where they can get slapped. And I just wouldn’t recommend living that way.
One of my favorite Rui Hachimura stories is that one time he was in practice at Gonzaga and Mark Few said he'd made a "dumbass" play. Hachimura, who didn't speak much English then, smiled wide because he thought Few was comparing him to Domantas Sabonis who was nicknamed "Domas."
Serena is 40 years old and she's battling a 26-year-old who is ranked No. 2 in the entire world. For those over 35, could you beat a 26-year-old in any athletic competition? If so, what? Also, stop lying.
No chance this is true. He mixed up the numbers and won’t admit it. Everybody else can get penalized for mistakes. Coaches, staffers, players, assistants, execs, everybody. Except refs. It’s not right. The only explanation is that he made a huge mistake that changed the playoffs.
Three Olympic gold medals. Two national player of the year awards at Virginia. Six WNBA all-star appearances. Three national titles in seven years as a head coach. It's a very short list in basketball history of folks who have a better overall resume than Dawn Staley.
So when do we start suspending officials for this nonsense? The idea that college basketball officials can do and say whatever they want without public accountability is a giant problem in the sport.
Tom Brady couldn't go down to Arizona without his top three receivers and beat the No. 1 team in the NFL. Aaron Rodgers is the greatest to ever play that position.
Unless you or your BBQ is from St. Louis, Kansas City, Texas, Memphis or North Carolina, or you have written, notarized approval from people who live in these places, do not post your BBQ on Twitter. That is not our lane, Upper Midwest. Post soups or scones or something. Not BBQ.
In 2004, I met Stuart Scott on ESPN's campus. Told him I wanted to do this, maybe the way he did it, the way only he could do it. "Keep working," he told that 21-year-old. Still working, Stuart. I am happy to announce I just signed a multiyear deal to stay at ESPN. Year 12. Next.
Hailey Van Lith is in the portal. And she is reportedly a "do not contact" because she knows where she is going. The next time a head coach complains about transfers, remind them that we know they're tampering and making pre-portal promises while also claiming they hate all this.
Can we stop talking about this Deshaun Watson trade as if it's normal to be accused of inappropriate contact/assault by more than 20 women? I don't know what he did or didn't do. But I know folks need to acknowledge the situation instead of just asking if he can help the Dolphins
Let’s be clear. They weren’t booing a moment of unity. They were booing Black people. And they were booing anybody aligned with Black people in the fight against racism, discrimination and injustice. They just want us to dance and keep our mouths shut. Good luck with all of that.
Fans swear Cal/Kentucky cheat. But FBI has investigated the sport. NCAA investigating. Not one NOA for UK. Louisville, UNC, Kansas, Arizona maybe soon. Not Kentucky. Interesting that NCAA says the real cheaters might be schools with fans who often accuse Cal/Kentucky of cheating.
I do not know what happens to 42-56 year old men. But they all think they can fight. Like, if you’re using Icy Hot at any point this week, leave that 26 year old who skips leg day and lives off hot pockets alone. It is a trap. You’re going to lose that fight, man. I guarantee it.
Please don’t touch this tournament. Don’t expand it. Don’t switch it up. Don’t do anything. Just leave it just like this. Please. — Sincerely, Everybody
March 3, 1958 — Head coach Jerry Bush leads Nebraska to a win over No. 1 Kansas State.
Jan. 9, 2024 — His grandson, Fred Hoiberg, leads Nebraska to a win over No. 1 Purdue.
College basketball, man.
Just remember that when everybody stopped talking about Britney Griner, the WNBA and Dawn Staley all said, we're not going to let you ignore this. Her wife never stopped making a push for her release. Women did this.
The NFL suspended Terrelle Pryor 5 games for free tattoos he received at Ohio State. More than two dozen accusations of sexual assault, harassment and improper behavior will get you about the same thing in the NFL, apparently. Look forward to all those "we care about women" PSAs.
Man, if you're a white coach/commentator and you talk about a Black man's lips, especially one in a position of power, in a conversation with another white NFL official, you didn't just stumble into that racism. You're fluent in it. That's Rosetta Stone levels of racist language.
Milwaukee is flawed but beautiful. It's grilling and basketball at Lincoln Park. Long lines at Kopps. Summerfest. Choirs singing on Sunday Morning. It's somebody you just met inviting you over to get a plate. It's great food on the East Side. Yall don't know nothin' bout Miltown.
Tre Jones' mother,
@Debbieddjones
, is a warrior. She's a single mother who raised 3 boys who all received Division I basketball scholarships. She's battling breast cancer right now. Tre Jones did that for her.
We went from clearing out an entire arena and suspending the NBA season when Rudy Gobert tested positive to having folks argue you can't stop the World Series, even if a player gets pulled MIDGAME for a positive test. And he HAD to celebrate with his team. We don't have a chance.
This could have been detrimental to Milroe. It happens too often to Black QBs and it only happens to Black QBs. If it can happen to a future Heisman candidate, then imagine the messages talented high school QB prospects have heard. Such damaging, dangerous messaging from O'Brien.
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe says his former OC and current Patriots OC Bill O'Brien told him he should not be a quarterback.
"How would you feel if I told you that you sucked?"
"Look where I'm at right now. So who gets the last laugh?"
Just never seen a Timberwolves team with this much confidence. Sure, KG had enough confidence for the whole city. But an entire team? These dudes know they’re real.
I don't care if you're for Kentucky or Texas Tech or neither, but you can't feel good about what's ahead in March after watching the officiating blunders in this game. So many new and tweaked rules. Who cares. Just make the right calls, especially in crucial moments.
Nipsey Hussle was in the Texas Tech cheering section last night in Anaheim. He was going crazy in the final seconds of the game and talking to Red Raiders fans throughout.
When he was 15 years old, Bobby Portis grew tired of a man getting physical with his mom, so he fought him. Family packed up and left. He told me he just wanted better for her and his siblings. That’s what drove him. That dude went through some real stuff. So happy for that dude.
Yeah, Kentucky has some dawgs this year, man. They taking all of this personally. Haven’t felt this way about Kentucky since that Tyrese Maxey squad. Haven’t seen this toughness since Tyler Ulis was leading the crew. Healthy Kentucky in March is gonna be a headache for America.
If the Heisman is awarded to the most valuable player in college football, I think Benny Snell Jr. has a strong case to be the top candidate right now. Tua has been tremendous. Will Grier has been tremendous. Ain't nobody carrying more weight than Benny Snell Jr., though.
No. 1 in the final polls. No. 1 in all the metrics that matter. I think Kansas deserves the 2019-2020 national title, and the banner that comes with it, under the current circumstances. "You never know." I get it. But someone should get the crown. Kansas deserves it.
I support the Dame trade request for personal reasons. Four years ago, I was in Portland for work and I tweeted that I needed a haircut. Dame messaged me and told me to go and see his barber. Any superstar who is willing to save a man desperate for a fresh cut deserves the best.
What is it about a wafflemaker at hotels? I don't know anybody with a wafflemaker at their house. I don't know anybody who even talks about waffles. But put a wafflemaker at a hotel and there are 46 people waiting in line to get to it. Stop lying. We don't love waffles like that.
T.J. Otzelberger is a Milwaukee guy who just led his Iowa State team to the Sweet 16 in Milwaukee with a win over his home state's premier Division I program, all with a Cyclones program that won two games a year ago. Gotta love this sport and the possibilities attached to it.
You all gotta understand the list of people who left Milwaukee or ignored Milwaukee or never considered Milwaukee to understand what it means for my hometown to have a superstar who loves Milwaukee.
This is the most remarkable run in college basketball over the last 20-plus years and nothing comes close. Bill Self's dominance of a league that's always good has been more difficult to achieve than any national title run.
Minnesota has a top-25 CBB team, a solid young nucleus on its NBA team, a men's college hoops superstar, the WNBA rookie of the year, a women's college basketball superstar and the nation's No. 1 recruit in H.S. boys basketball. Special time for the state's basketball community.
We’ve had 6 months to think about this but it really feels like college football’s leaders are trying to finish a term paper the night before it’s due.
What’s the greatest college basketball team you’ve seen in person and why? Gotta be 2012 Kentucky for me. Anthony Davis wasn’t going to let that squad lose.
Desmond Bane played 4 years at TCU. And then he was an all-rookie pick who still played Summer League. We have to stop telling the story that only one and dones go pro. Bunch of ways to get to the NBA. How did college basketball help Bane? He was ready to compete when he arrived.
Anthony Edwards has moved to a different level. If the Timberwolves can get healthy Towns all season, all defense Rudy Gobert, just got paid Naz Reid and the next tier of the unstoppable rise of Jaden McDaniels, the Timberwolves could be the most intriguing team in the whole NBA.
Colby Covington asked Usman, the Nigerian-American who stopped him in their last fight, if he’d received a call from his “tribe” and asked if they’d sent him “smoke signals.” This ain’t heated. It’s racist.
Trevion Williams refusing to let Purdue lose two in a row. Made sure they kept fighting. Gotta respect the way Williams is playing this season. Took on a new role with the right attitude and now showing his leadership. Lot of players could learn from him.
You’re only firing Flores if Harbaugh is coming. Also would assume Dolphins have plans to have a new QB under center too. But these are the Dolphins. They could end up with Nick Foles and Bill O’Brien.
Every college basketball player should watch these G League games so they can all see the former CBB stars still searching for opportunities at the next level. I'm all for players having the freedom to turn pro whenever they want to leave. But they have to be ready for the grind.
You could give Tom Izzo three players from a nearby YMCA, a walk-on and the best shooting guard from your family reunion picnic game and he'd still find a way to win a couple of NCAA tournament games. Uncle Larry would be out there getting buckets.
And this is why the Timberwolves had to hang up the phone anytime someone mentioned Jaden McDaniels in any potential trades. This is Pippen-like defense.
College basketball will never have a consistently great product as long as officials don't have to answer questions about the decisions they make in games like this one.
I was 18 years old when I told the chair of my school's journalism department that my plan was to work for ESPN by the time I turned 30. I'm 38 and I'm still here, working my 11th national title game tonight. Keep dreaming, kids.
55th overall pick. Fought to get on the court. Bounced around the league. Stayed with it. Now he's a key starter for a playoff team in a big Game 4. All these kids think they're the next LeBron/KD. They'd be better off learning to work as hard as E'twaun Moore has in his career.
Something is wrong with Kentucky and it’s bigger than shot selection and playing style. Never seen a Kentucky team accept a loss like this until today.
It is minus-32 degrees wind chill right now in Minneapolis. Listen, America. Minnesotans will get back to you when we get back to you. Don’t send a follow-up email. You don’t have to leave another voicemail. We saw the text. Let us work through this.
Kentucky played Georgia better than Michigan has and A&M beat Alabama. That whole league is tough and better than any league in America and everybody knows it.
Those Oklahoma State boys are still fighting for Mike Boynton, those fans and their school after everything that was taken from them. You gotta admire that.
For a decade, people have been telling me that Kentucky is gonna get caught for all the things that have actually happened at Louisville. Funny how that works.
To those saying "the kids want to play" in response to concerns about the current state of college sports in a pandemic, I just ask that you also use the phrase "the kids want to get paid" when it's time to talk NIL rules since we're all really concerned about what the kids want.
In 2004, I met Stuart Scott while interning at ESPN the Magazine. I told him I wanted to work for ESPN and be on TV like him. He was like, “You can do it.” Last night, I was a sideline reporter for ESPN at his alma mater, UNC, during V Week as we honored him. Keep dreaming, kids.
Northwestern players going after the whistle-blower and the Daily are only adding more credibility to the allegations. To have a longstanding, "largely supported by the evidence" culture of hazing, you also need a culture of intimidation to hide it. It appears they have that too.