The NBA joined the list of professional sports leagues that have embraced esports in the wake of canceled seasons. The league, along with the player’s association and video game publisher 2K, have organized their own player’s tournament. What is it? As first reported by Jensen Young for WRUF, the winner of …
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The Boston Celtics lost many players due to free agency. Blocking out the outside noises from last year is the goal to a successful upcoming season. What’s in Boston’s future Jayson Tatum believes the Celtics are a very confident team. The team suffered several injuries during the season, but were …
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Nearly a month removed from the indefinite suspension of the NBA season due to COVID-19, the league is proposing ideas to keep its fans entertained from home. They put together a video game tournament with 16 players battling it out over NBA 2K. ESPN has already begun airing this NBA …
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April 6 was bound to be special for Tyrese Maxey. It was plastered to his wall where he saw it every day. Initially, it signified the date of the 2020 NCAA basketball championship. But when that was ripped away thanks to the outbreak of Covid-19, the former Kentucky Wildcat was forced …
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The 2020 Naismith Hall of Fame inductees were announced on Saturday. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich, Kim Mulkey, Tamika Catchings, Barbara Stevens and Patrick Baumann make up the list. Kim Mulkey Kim Mulkey is one of the most well-known basketball coaches of the decade. Mulkey was …
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Freshman guard Scottie Lewis announces Monday morning he will stay with the Gators for his sophomore season. The McDonald’s All-American was projected to be a one-and-done deal with Florida, but says there is “unfinished business” to attend to. IM BACKKKKKKK @GatorsMBK pic.twitter.com/Dkv7uwRlsQ — G Scott Lewis (@Scottie23L) April 6, 2020 …
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Golf’s oldest major tournament will not have a 2020 rendition. The 149th British Open was canceled Monday by the R&A, the organization that conducts the competition, due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was scheduled to begin July 16. Spectators will have to wait until July 15, 2021, the official rescheduled date, …
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Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are among nine honorees in this year’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. The star-studded class also included: a four-time National Coach of the Year Eddie Sutton, two-time NBA Champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich. Also, 10-time WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Tamika …
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The NBA is considering cancelling the remainder of the 2020 season, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports. The news comes nearly one month after the league suspended play due to COVID-19, when Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s positive test for the disease on March 11 pushed the NBA into a sudden hiatus. Pregame …
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Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa Was always going to bring some level of medical uncertainty to whatever team drafts in the 2020 NFL Draft. But 17 days from the big event, there is still a level of uncertainty surrounding the draft that is unparalleled to any draft in football history. The logistics …
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