Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_2ap99vgoe”>James Harden is currently awaiting the results of six coronavirus tests before he can begin practicing with the Houston Rockets. Meanwhile, he also reportedly wants to be traded. We previously heard he was interested in going to Philadelphia or Brooklyn. Now he has added the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat to that list of preferred destinations. Man, these would all be super weird! And in one case, super difficult to accomplish. Sources: James Harden now has the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat among his preferred trade destinations, along with the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets.More on Inside Pass at @TheAthleticNBA: https://t.co/Cp1Irm2VZN— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 10, 2020Enough has already been written about the 76ers and Nets so let&#03…

data-mm-id=”_jraq4p5of”>It was quite a week for Elle Duncan in New York City. On Tuesday night, she was onstage alongside her SportsCenter compatriots, receiving the team's second Sports Emmy in three years for Outstanding Studio Show. On Wednesday, she was walking the red carpet in Times Square, on her way to co-host the 2023 Sports Business Journal Awards alongside fellow ESPN personality Jay Williams. It's quite the 48-hour stretch even for one of the faces of SportsCenter. She was, however, eager to heap praise upon her coworkers who all pitched in to help SportsCenter win the Emmy. "SportsCenter is an entire, giant white whale," Duncan said. "I loved looking up on stage and seeing my producer, my director, and my CP on stage. They’re the ones who really …

data-mm-id=”_pi658adv9″>Welcome to The Big Lead's weekly fantasy football waiver wire column. It pairs wonderfully with our weekly start 'em, sit 'em post. Week 4 promises to be another exciting set of games, but first we must analyze the performances of Week 3 and see if there's any value to be found on the fantasy margins. Here are the five best fantasy football waiver wire options for Week 3. (All stats via ESPN PPR leagues)Devon Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins (Available in 83 Percent of ESPN Leagues) Who else to lead off this list? Achane put up over 50 points in PPR leagues in what was basically his first full workload as an NFL running back. It was, frankly, insane. He scored two TDs on the ground and two more in the air while averaging north of 11 yards per …

data-mm-id=”_lsyzfk34x”>Things are not well with the Las Vegas Raiders. As they were on their way to a 26-14 to the Detroit Lions loss Monday night, star receiver Davante Adams flipped out and threw his helmet on the sideline. That came several plays after Jimmy Garoppolo overthrew him on what should have been a sure touchdown pass. Here's the play in question:As open as you can be and Jimmy Garoppolo overthrows Davante Adams pic.twitter.com/0R6Nr5Og3C— Tanner Phifer (@TannerPhiferNFL) October 31, 2023It was the second time Garoppolo had missed Adams on a deep shot:Parallel Universe Davante Adams has 200 and 2 in the second half pic.twitter.com/uRKGEQrC2A— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) October 31, 2023And here's Adams as he got to the sidelines two plays later after the R…

data-mm-id=”_0nc4hxeip”>The Cleveland Browns clinched a spot in the playoffs last night by taking care of the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Joe Flacco, at the spry young age of 38, may have clinched himself the Comeback Player of the Year Award by continuing to be excellent — throwing for 309 yards and a score to move his record to 4-1. Not bad for a guy who was notoriously doing dad stuff through Halloween. Anyone who hasn't reconsidered their preconceived notions about Cleveland's ceiling can go ahead and do that. Their iron-clad defense has been unmistakable all year and it was only a question of how far the offense could progress without Deshaun Watson (remember him, by the way). Over the course of the past month, Flacco has turned it into something tha…

data-mm-id=”_8ibif441r”>The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-110, on the last night before the NBA All-Star break. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 shots on 15-of-17 shooting, but the Bucks were powerless to stop Zaire Williams and GG Jackson, who both scored 27. After the game Doc Rivers had a pretty epic burn for his players after their latest disappointing loss. Doc Rivers, on the Bucks effort tonight:"We had some guys here. We had some guys in Cabo."— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) February 16, 2024The Bucks will certainly think about that one on the beach. Just like the team's owners will think about how the Bucks are now just 3-7 since Doc Rivers took over for Adrian Griffin. Maybe everyone just needs to take some time for quiet reflection? Heck, even …

data-mm-id=”_2c2143xvo”>With nearly every quarterback (but not all) battle in the NFL wrapped up with the regular season set to kick off in less than two weeks when the Ravens take on the Chiefs, the ongoing debate over who Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin should name as QB1 for the Steelers rages on.Tomlin's options at quarterback are 35-year-old Russell Wilson, who went 11-19 in his two seasons with the Broncos after a decade of success in Seattle with the Seahawks, and 25-year-old Justin Fields, who was 10-28 in three seasons with the Bears after Chicago took him with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.A playoff team at 10-7 last season despite using a combination of Kenny Pickett, Mason Rudolph and Mitchell Trubisky at quarterback last season, the Steelers opte…