MORE: Who do the 76ers take in SN’s mock draft? | Simmons vs. Ingram Sixers general manager Bryan Colangelo said Tuesday the team has not been able to schedule a workout with Ben Simmons, though efforts are ongoing. And he pointed a finger toward the former LSU star’s camp as the reason for the holdup. “His agent has decided that is the process they are undertaking,” Colangelo said, via NJ....
United retain an interest in the Sweden international, according to reports in Portugal, despite claims United boss Jose Mourinho was ready to delay plans to make a bid until the summer due to the form of Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones in central defence. Fernandinho is City’s new Balotelli Benfica are certainly in no rush to sell and Vieira hinted United would have to meet the player’s release clause of around €45m (£37....
Although he told reporters his ideal date for the birth of his child is “not a game day," Green won’t hesitate to miss a week of football if it comes down to it. He plans to be with his family at the hospital and essentially said there’s no way he’ll miss the birth. MORE: Fantasy WR rankings for 2016 That might anger some Bengals fans (or fantasy owners), and it’s an issue that has been brought up before....
Following the Bengals’ 34-31 win over the Chiefs on Sunday, Burrow was shown celebrating in the locker room with a cigar hanging from his mouth. The victory gave Cincinnati its first AFC North title since 2015 and an opportunity to be the No. 1 playoff seed in the conference. The second-year quarterback completed 30 of 39 passes for 446 yards and four touchdowns before suffering a right knee injury with 50 seconds remaining in the game....
Burrow was originally spotted pregame wearing a jewel-encrusted “JB9” chain, which represented his initials and jersey number, nine. Burrow’s chain drew a lot of attention to the point that he was asked about it by reporters during his postgame news conference. He made sure to let everyone know that the jewels on the pendant were real diamonds. “They’re definitely real,” Burrow said. “I make too much money to have fake ones....
Line: Bengals -3.5. Total: 42. Line movement: This line has seen a dramatic shift since opening numbers were posted in Las Vegas on Sunday. The Westgate opened the game as a pick ‘em. The Wynn opened at Buffalo -1. The spread has since moved steadily in Cincinnati’s direction, a trend that got an extra boost from news that EJ Manuel may start at quarterback for the Bills in place for Tyrod Taylor....
Just like with college players and bowl games, some players are saying they will skip the NFL’s exhibition game celebrating the year’s best players. Lions cornerback Darius Slay said last week he wouldn’t play because it was moved from Hawaii to Orlando. On Tuesday, Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert joined him. MORE: NFL Week 16 Power Rankings “I’d like to make it, but I’m not going to go if I got asked,” Eifert said via ESPN ....
Berisha was sent off with just over half an hour remaining in Victory’s 3-2 win over Brisbane Roar after an assistant referee recommended referee Chris Beath show a red card for an elbow on opponent Luke DeVere. Replays suggested the contact was minimal and accidental and Victory made an application under the ‘Obvious Error (Red Card)’ rule. The independent MRP met on Sunday and approved Victory’s application, meaning the red card is expunged from Berisha’s record and the 31-year-old forward is available for selection for the Big V’s next match....
Langer, who threw away a two-stroke lead on the final hole at Royal Birkdale last year and then was beaten for the title in a playoff, was out in a best-of-the-day 31. LEADERBOARD: Montreal scores | LPGA: International Crown | British Senior Open | Russian Open He birdied the third, fourth, sixth and eighth holes, and went 5 under when he birdied the long 13th. He dropped a shot at the 16th but then hit back immediately with birdies at the two closing holes....
But in a recent interview, Sanders got specific, pledging to legalize marijuana by executive order. “When I ran for president for the Democratic nomination in 2016, I talked about a broken criminal justice system, which ends up having in the United States more people in jail than any other country,” Sanders told Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “And what I call for then, and I call for now, is the legalization of marijuana in America....
How can you compare Greg Popovich and Nick Saban? What about Bill Belichick and Mike Krzyzewski? The Sporting News took a crack at it anyway. Who is the best active coach across the six major sports in the United States? Our staff ranked the Top 25 active coaches. The coaches on this list have combined for 48 championships in their respective sports. They are the masters at their craft, and the standard for which other coaches are judged....
Best 2021 Prime Day Apple Deals The best Prime Day golf deals in 2021 are live now and continue through June 22. You can check the Prime Day landing page for Lightning Deals, and we will share more discounts as we find them. Apple TV 4K—$169.98 ($9.02 off) It’s not much of a deal, but the latest Apple TV 4K is already discounted the month after it was released. The newest revision of Apple TV 4K doesn’t change too much about the box itself; rather, its biggest change comes with the Siri Remote....
Below are the toughest and easiest NFL schedules for fantasy skill-positions, negating Week 17 as I’m ethically opposed to that being a fantasy week. MORE NFL FANTASY: Waiver adds | Injury roundup | Week 13 Rewind Most Favorable Team Schedules from Weeks 14-16 New Orleans Saints: Panthers, @ Bears, Falcons Drew Brees got back on track with some garbage-time gold against the Ravens and then a legitimate shredding of Pittsburgh on Sunday....
Regardless of where you like to save and spend your DFS money, we’ve found the best daily fantasy football values at each position on FanDuel and DraftKings for NFL Week 10 using FantasyPros’ stat projections and estimated Cost Per Point (CPP). Use these value picks in your FanDuel lineup for the Week 10 Sporting News Football Championship qualifier. MORE: FanFuel NFL tourney lineup | Cash-game lineup | NFL DFS Playbook...
He and the other kids from his neighborhood were often shoeless or equipped with a shabby pair of sneakers while they ran up and down this time-worn court, daring to dream of their escape. PHOTOS: Access to Success helping out youth in Nigeria His is not the only story like that. There are many. And, separately, two of them did escape from that southern Nigerian state. They left their families behind, came to America and played Division I basketball....
Today’s Best in War Reporting comes from the legendary combat correspondent Ernie Pyle at the Italian front in WWII. With a simplicity of words and observations, Pyle manages to knock you over as he writes of the moments surrounding a young company commander’s death. In his words you can almost hear his own exhaustion as he holds back tears. It begins: The narrative continues as Pyle evokes an almost bizarre scene as Capt....
In the post, which has 740 comments, user sadkeepsake wrote: “My husband’s best man was supposed to take our guestbook at the end of the night and keep it until we could pick it up.” The Redditor wrote: “He took the opportunity to vandalize every single page with vulgar drawings and several jokes where the ‘punchline’ is that one of my bride’s maids is Black. “My husband and I were shocked and put the book away, we haven’t decided what to do with it yet and haven’t looked through to see what’s salvageable....
