Getty Image A familiar face roamed the halls of the Lakers practice facility on Tuesday, as Shareef O’Neal, the son of Shaq, was in Los Angeles for a pre-draft workout with the Lakers — who don’t own a pick in the 2022 NBA Draft currently but are widely expected to buy a second round pick … Read more
Getty Image This year’s NBA Draft figures to see some significant movement as there a few teams, like the Thunder and Spurs, who have a handful of first round picks and almost no reason to want to use all of them, along with a number of teams that will be looking to make win-now moves … Read more
Getty Image While some NBA Draft classes arrive with a consensus No. 1 player, the 2022 group instead has a consensus top four. Purdue guard Jaden Ivey, Gonzaga big man Chet Holmgren, Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr., and Duke forward Paolo Banchero could conceivably slot into any order at the top of the class, and … Read more
Getty Image Phil Mickelson is perhaps the biggest name leaving the PGA Tour to participate in LIV Golf, the golf tour funded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Mickelson had previously stirred up controversy for comments he made earlier this year about the people behind the tour, as he called them “scary motherf*ckers to get … Read more
ESPN The 2022 NBA Draft Lottery took place on Tuesday night. Representatives from 14 teams made took to a stage in Chicago to see if the ping pong balls would bounce their way, and by the time deputy commissioner Mark Tatum rattled off the order for next month’s NBA Draft, head coach Jamahl Mosley from … Read more
The recent news surrounding the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protects the legality of abortion, has many people worrying about the future of reproductive healthcare. While the draft as written would leave laws regarding abortion up to individual states, a combination of trigger laws, laws banning abortion that would … Read more
Getty Image Ted Cruz isn’t a man who’d let a little thing like factual evidence or the truth stand in the way of a good story. Hell, even Tucker Carlson has called him out for being a liar. But “facts” and “evidence” don’t seem to mean a whole lot to the Texas senator, as he … Read more
“Five conservative Justices on the Supreme Court are apparently poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and erase a woman’s Constitutional right to bodily autonomy, subverting the will of the vast majority of Americans and defying a half-century of legal precedent.” That’s how Seth Meyers kicked off his “A Closer Look” segment on Wednesday night, but … Read more
Twitter The Dallas Cowboys opted to grab some reinforcements for their offensive line during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. The team picked 24th overall and decided to select Tulsa tackle Tyler Smith, a gigantic lineman who could step in right away and plug a hole for the team at left guard. The … Read more
Getty Image One of the big talking points surrounding the 2022 NFL Draft was the relatively weak quarterback class. There wasn’t a clear-cut No. 1 signal caller, nor was there a guy who was pegged to go anywhere near the top pick. In fact, it took 20 picks for Roger Goodell to step to his … Read more
Getty Image The Arizona Cardinals have spent this offseason trying to decipher what the future holds for starting quarterback Kyler Murray. As it turns out, one potential solution they’re going to explore is trading for a receiver with whom he played during his time with the Oklahoma Sooners. The Cardinals and the Baltimore Ravens came … Read more
The late great Vince Lombardi (and in a sense, Chumbawamba) once said, “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” And now that the 2022 NFL Draft is upon us, we’re ready to feast our eyes on the latest crop of athletes who are primed to get back up again. … Read more