data-mm-id=”_jbukutbkf”>CM Punk made his return to the pro wrestling world last week, and to drum up attention for his appearance on FS1's WWE Backstage this week he sent out a tweet in which he tagged all the other show contributors, Vince McMahon, and, randomly, AEW boss Tony Khan. Khan came back with a zinger about recent travel and possible diplomatic snafus as WWE wrestlers returned from the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia:No one is safe? Sounds like a plane full of wrestlers in Saudi Arabia!— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 18, 2019Randy Orton, who recently signed a long-term contract extension with WWE, jumped in the fray and things got personal:I thought you only tagged me in your posts when you were grasping for leverage. That article’s over a year old + is about bas…
data-mm-id=”_hvvwds875″>Jennifer Hudson gave an incredible performance Sunday evening before the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. In a tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, she sang "For All We Know" as photos of the two flashed behind her. It was a truly moving performance. Check this out:.@IAMJHUD delivers a powerful pregame performance to honor Kobe #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/XwdSes5w97— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 17, 2020That was stunningly good and emotional. Given what Hudson has been through in her life, she was a perfect person to deliver that performance. Before that, Magic Johnson led the arena in an eight-second moment of silence to honor Bryant and David Stern:.@MagicJohnson leads an 8-second moment of silence for Kobe Bryant and David Stern before the #N…
data-mm-id=”_uplnp0lfy”>Premier League clubs met via video conference on Friday to discuss proposals for resuming the 2019-20 season. The league has been shut down since March 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Among the conclusions reached by the league's 20 clubs is that the remaining games must be played without fans and at neutral sites. The plan to restart the league — the aptly-named Project Restart — would still need to be approved by the British government. The proposal insists that all 92 remaining matches must be played. They would be contested without fans and at neutral sites to help avoid the crush of fans potentially gathering outside of venues during matches. Potential neutral sites would include Wembley Stadium, some current Premier League stadiums and potential…
data-mm-id=”_xac157l7g”>Tom Benson's legacy in the NFL and New Orleans is complicated. From repeated rumors of moving the team from New Orleans to the legal issues he faced near the end of his life, Benson was a polarizing figure around the league. But no one can deny that he made a genius move when he bought the Saints on this day in 1985 for $70,204,000. Forbes most recent valuation of the Saints was $2.275 billion. While inflation would increase Benson's purchase of the Saints from $70 million to around $171 million today, it's clear he made a smart investment when he bought the team from John Mecom. After buying the Saints, Benson had an up-and-down career as their owner. The highs started immediately when he hired Jim Mora as coach and they made their first playoff …
data-mm-id=”_w6kmb8yiz”>Damian Lillard put his stamp on Game 1 of the Lakers-Blazers series by hitting a shot from 35 feet. It was a warning of what was to come as the superstar put his team on his back and fended off the title favorites for a victory. And that, friends, may have been the last positive coda on Portland's season. Because since then, all LeBron James & Co. have done is beat the living snot out of their inferior opponents and served notice to the rest of the world that any championship will run through purple-and-gold-lined streets. Los Angeles' Game 4 rout was immediate and efficient. It should have come with a parental guidance trigger warning as things were far more out of hand than the final 20-point margin suggests. As if the thorough ass-kicking wasn&#…
data-mm-id=”_fd79uiobc”>The NFL has now seen their first in-season positive COVID tests. Three Tennessee Titans players and five more team employees have tested positive and the league has shut down in-person activities. The Minnesota Vikings, who played the Titans on Sunday, have also paused in-person operations. The #Titans had three new player positives and five new personnel positives for COVID-19, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. Both Titans and Vikings, who hosted them Sunday, will suspend in person club activities starting today.— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 29, 2020ESPN's Dianna Russini tweeted that the Titans would shut things down until Saturday. With a game scheduled on Sunday against the Steelers, you have to think the game will be in danger of being po…
data-mm-id=”_vau8uxo2l”>Deshaun Watson might want a trade. That's the rumor Mike Florio reported on Thursday morning. Via Pro Football Talk: “Rumors already are circulating, and we’ve already heard them from multiple different people, that Watson has quietly broached with teammates the possibility of requesting a trade.”This is obviously a long way away from Watson actually asking for a trade. But such rumblings are often the first step in a superstar's quest to get out of his current situation. Nobody would blame Watson, either. He led the NFL in passing this season but his team managed only four wins. Bill O'Brien's wild ride as GM has left the Texans without their first two picks this season and robbed Watson of his favorite receiver, DeAndre Hopkins. The team …
data-mm-id=”_ibriqhuax”>Through revolutionary foresight and an endless stable of creative innovators, SportsCenter transformed the way sports fans consume news, gather information, and made the world smaller. And while the highlights themselves have always been the lifeblood, the personalities delivering them serve as the heart to keep the life coursing through veins.Attempting to determine which of the hundreds of SportsCenter hosts have been the best is an impossible task. Viewers have differing tastes and mileage will vary. Despite these pitfalls, we gave it a try anyway.Longevity, star power, innovation, and a certain je ne sais quoi were weighed in the decision. Our apologies to the snubs. Remember that those who can’t do judge those who can.#15 Sage SteeleSteele and Kevin Negan…
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data-mm-id=”_iek61lr4j”>The 2023-24 NHL season kicked off this week and last night was the home opener for the Los Angeles Kings. They hosted the Colorado Avalanche and quickly found themselves on the ropes as the visiting side went up 3-1 by halfway through the second period. With nine minutes left in the frame, Kings rookie Alex Laferriere had the honor of getting into his team's first fight of the year, squaring up with Logan O'Conner after a roughing penalty sparked a scuffle between the two sides. Laferriere was drafted in 2020 but last night was his NHL debut and the cameras panned to his family as he fought for the first time on professional ice. They were going absolutely buck-wild. It was incredible. First time I've seen a family celebrate a guy fighting in his …