“To look at this kid and see the skill he had and he couldn’t sit still,” the former Lakers general manager told reporters Thursday, via ESPN. “They show pictures on TV where there’s a storm and electric lines are down and they’re jumping, going all over the place, he’s jumping, making sparks. That’s who he was. You could see that. “He was special. I’m surprised other people did not draft him....
The DFS site projects Fitzpatrick will throw for 242.7 yards, a tick below the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s over-under of 255.5. Our friends at Fantasy Alarm also predict Marshall’s reception yards to be on the lower end at 77.1, a good bit south of the SuperBook’s 90.5 The Jets are 3-point road favorites in Dallas with a game total dipping down to 41. Visit our odds page for updated NFL lines....
Matt Flynn is gaining interest as a potential backup to Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, according to the San Jose Mercury News. MORE: The Not Matt Flynns: NFL’s top 25 QBs | Best backup QBs, ever The quarterback situation became muddled after Geno Smith was ruled out for 6-10 weeks after former teammate IK Enemkpali broke his jaw with a punch to the face. Since rookies Bryce Petty and Jake Heaps are the only players behind Fitzpatrick, the Jets are looking for a more experienced quarterback to beef up that part of the roster....
The Jets wide receiver will miss the remainder of training camp after suffering broken ribs and a partially punctured lung during practice on Friday, the team announced. MORE: Jets’ worst first-round picks | Bowles on Richardson: ‘You lose a lot of trust’ The lung injury wasn’t disclosed at first, but is minor and won’t affect Smith’s timetable for return. He will be sidelined four to six weeks but could be ready for the Jets’ season opener against the Browns on Sept....
He’s only 21 years old and has been more seriously speedrunning games since he switched from Super Mario Odyssey and others to Super Mario Galaxy in 2020. In three years, he’s turned from a fan of speedrunning into a well-known competitor. Game Rant recently spoke with Jhay about speedrunning, his community, and his future ambitions. RELATED: Twitch Streamer xQc Minecraft Speedrun Attempt Foiled by Fish in Hilarious Clip Journey From a Fan to a World Record Holder Like everyone at the top of any profession, discipline, or game, Jhay wasn’t superhuman when he started to run games....
Caviezel, 53, made reference to the 1995 film during a speech at the For God & Country: Patriot Double Down convention, which was laden with QAnon talking points. The actor repeated word-for-word the famous battle cry William Wallace gave to Scottish soldiers ahead of their do-or-die battle against the English. Caviezel then added: “We must fight for that authentic freedom and live my friends. By God, we must live and with the Holy Spirit as your shield and Christ as your sword may you join Saint Michael and all the other angels in defending God and sending Lucifer and his henchmen straight back to hell where they belong....
The news, interestingly enough, broke as former Washington coach Steve Sarkisian was being introduced as the new coach at Southern Cal. More details to come as this story develops.
He is on the longest winless streak of his seven-time NASCAR Cup championship career – 30 races – and yet simultaneously remains a race trophy away from tying NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip with 84 career victories. “It’s definitely the story,” the always affable Johnson said. “We have high expectations for ourselves, first and foremost, and we think that we should be in the position to win races every year and compete for race wins each weekend, so I think within that there’s a lot of fair questions being asked....
Driving a blue and yellow No. 48 on Sunday to pay tribute to Hall of Famers Earnhardt and David Pearson, Johnson asked Dale Earnhardt Jr. to borrow one of his father’s firesuits to complete his retro look. “He’s texting me, he’s like, ‘You got one of your dad’s old uniforms and all that stuff?’” Junior said on his podcast, via NASCAR.com. “He wanted to actually wear it to intros, and it would fit probably....
Veteran guard Goran Dragic sustained a reported plantar tear in his left foot and is a doubt for the remainder of the series, while Bam Adebayo left the game with just over six minutes remaining in the third quarter clutching his shoulder. All-Star Butler also turned his left ankle towards the end of the first half of the humbling 116-98 loss in Orlando but insisted he will be good to go for Game 2 on Friday....
“As my friend and mentor, Jon Krakauer, once said to me, ‘There are two great risks in life, risking too much, and risking too little.’ There is maybe a perception that climbing was what I always wanted to do and the decision was really clear for me. But it was followed by years of doubt.” Conquering that doubt, following his dream to Yosemite and living out of the back of his blue Subaru Loyale for six years surely paid off....
Mazars cut ties with Trump’s company last week, saying that financial statements they prepared for him from 2011 to 2020 should “no longer be relied upon.” “In other words, ‘We are not going to prison with you, Mr. Trump,’” Jimmy Kimmel joked in his Tuesday night monologue. The decade’s worth of statements have been withdrawn by Mazars as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation into allegations Trump inflated the value of some New York properties to obtain better bank loans and other financial benefits....
Trump called Woods “a true legend” while presenting him with the Medal of Freedom. Despite vastly increasing the popularity of golf through his decade-plus of dominance in the sport, Woods won his first major in nearly 11 years in April by claiming the Masters. MORE: When is Tiger Woods’ next tournament on 2019 PGA Tour schedule? Kimmel, however, referred to Woods as the “Pride of Hooters” and compared getting the honor from Trump to “getting an Oscar from Jean-Claude Van Damme....
In July 2019, Mahal underwent surgery to repair a ruptured patella tendon. It looked as though he was on course to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship after returning to the ring in April 2020. However, another knee injury ruled the former WWE Champion out until January 2021. Mahal recently appeared in a YouTube video with chiropractic physician Dr. Beau Hightower. He said a WWE doctor discovered the second injury after his knee began to swell up....
Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole was the first to report the news, which was later confirmed by the UFC. Per Tim Simpson, Prochazka’s manager, the champion injured his right shoulder while wrestling. It popped out and someone popped it back in. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has revealed it to be a “serious orthopedic injury.” Prochazka will vacate the light heavyweight title and will be out for about a year. He vacated immediately out of respect for the division....
Jitu consistently managed to hit the bull’s eye on nine occasions in this pet eventof his and his cumulative scores after the six series qualification round read 92, 95, 90, 94, 95 and 88 to total 554. But a poor sixth round cost him the berth to the finals while Nanjappa never really looked in the hunt with a score of 547 to bow out of the competitions. South Korea’s Jongoh Jin topped the qualifications round with cumulative score of 567 followed by China’s Wei Pang with 566 and another South Korean Seungwoo Han with 562 points at second and third spots, respectively....
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Laurer, better known as Chyna, died Wednesday at age 45, according to her management team. Her body was found in her home in Los Angeles by her manager after what appeared to be a large intake of pills for sleeping problems, TMZ reported. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 Laurer entered the business in 1997 as the bodyguard and real-life girlfriend of Paul “HHH” Levesque, but she quickly became a sensation during the famed “Attitude Era” of the WWF....
