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Despite the widely held assumption that BYU forward AJ Dybantsa and Kansas guard Darryn Peterson will be the top two picks in the 2026 NBA draft, a leading NBA draft analyst believes Duke forward Cameron Boozer could be in the mix.During an appearance this week on The Herd (beginning at the 2:05 mark of the video), DraftExpress founder Jonathan Givony said, “I think teams drafting at 1 and 2 are giving [Boozer] a very hard look in this draft even if that may not be the public sentiment.”Givony also noted at the start of the video that Boozer is an…
Ask an NFL fan and the answer is obvious. Ask a soccer fan and it’s obvious too. The problem is that both sides are looking at different scoreboards when they try to decide whether the Champions League final is bigger than the Super Bowl.OK, how do you even go about measuring that? Everyone has their own emotional feeling about the two hugely impactful events, but we can’t use that. You could look at sponsorship, salaries, advertising revenues, attendance… but all of these have their flaws too.So, how about we just look at the number of eyes focused on them?Super Bowl…
Pakistan’s debutant Arafat Minhas bagged a stunning five-wicket haul and then smashed the winning runs to secure a comprehensive victory over Australia in the first of three one-day internationals.Josh Inglis, handed the white-ball captaincy after Mitch Marsh was ruled out with an ankle injury, saw his side struggle to handle Minhas’ tricky left-arm variation. The 21-year-old spinner plundered five wickets for 32 runs to put the visitors on the back foot in Rawalpindi.Australia’s own young debutant, Oliver Peake, became the tourists’ youngest-ever specialist ODI batter at 19, but could only make seven as his side struggled to post 200 in…
Midfielder Tyler Fletcher was given his Scotland debut as a half-time substitute and Clarke confirmed the 19-year-old was one possible replacement for Gilmour.The Manchester United player – son of former Scotland captain Darren – is one of four youngsters that have trained with the squad this week.None of those are part of the squad for the World Cup matches against Haiti, Morocco and Brazil, and neither are Rangers’ Conor Barron, Andy Irving of Sparta Prague and Udinese’s Lennon Milller, who Clarke also named-checked.”Those three are on standby and obviously Tyler joined us this week,” he said. “He’s trained well this…
Joey McGuire and Texas Tech got back in the Notre Dame conversation again this week after news about there being a possibility the Texas Longhorns may not end up playing the Irish in their scheduled games.First of all… McGuire is a phenomenal salesman/promoter right now. Seriously — regardless of any comments made that might cast Notre Dame in a negative light, he’s putting on his Red Raider suit and sneaking into the Notre Dame conversation like a real bandit. I respect the hell out of that.So… if Texas backs out of its games with Notre Dame, should the Irish immediately…
Scottie Pippen is widely regarded as one of the best two-way players in NBA history, but NBA agent Rich Paul believes Michael Jordan’s running mate deserves even more credit than he gets. Paul, the agent of LeBron James and other NBA stars, said on his podcast, Game Over, that Jordan wouldn’t have won any championships without Pippen. “If you unplug Scottie Pippen from that team, Jordan’s 0-for-6,” Paul said. “… You could replace him with another All-Star, but just because it’s an All-Star doesn’t mean it’s Scottie Pippen… You’re talking about a guy that’s 6’9” who plays both sides of…
I don’t know if I’m taking crazy pills, but I don’t understand the thought process behind the rumored AJ Brown price. While the price hasn’t been officially confirmed, lots of people have speculated about what this could potentially be, and it’s where I find myself scratching my head:A 2027 second round pick? Maybe a 2028 first round pick? Maybe one of those with Kayshon Boutte attached?I find this incredibly hard to believe.For starters, he’s arguably a top 5 receiver in football when he’s healthy. It’s not like he’s struggled with Philly; he’s been an absolute beast throughout his entire tenure…
New Zealand have been boosted by the return of all-rounder Mitchell Santner for the Test series against England starting at Lord’s on Thursday.Santner, 34, the Black Caps’ white-ball captain and key spinner, was initially ruled out of the first Test by a shoulder injury suffered last month in the Indian Premier League.New Zealand had hoped he would recover for the second or third Tests but he will now join the squad before the first Test next week.All-rounder Dean Foxcroft, who received his first call-up as cover, will return home.New Zealand beat Ireland by an innings and 79 runs in this…
In her first season on the WTA Tour, Oliynykova has emerged as the strongest Ukrainian voice advocating for Russia to end the war.Russia invaded Ukraine – in what Putin called a “special military operation” – in February 2022 and has been supported by its ally Belarus.Oliynykova had no electricity or water in her Kyiv apartment as she trained for the Australian Open in January. Both her father and her boyfriend are serving soldiers.”If I am going to be silent, I don’t understand what I’m doing here. How could I? If I don’t try to do everything to help Ukraine to…
The uncomfortable truth about College Football Playoff expansion is that for all the hand-wringing over automatic bids, guaranteed access and conference politics, the path to the postseason remains remarkably simple: win your football games.That’s the part coaches don’t always want to hear and Oklahoma’s Brent Venables knows it.The sport is marching toward a future where multiple conferences are lobbying for guaranteed entry and protected spots, hoping to eliminate some of the uncertainty that comes with a selection committee room full of subjective opinions. On the surface, it’s understandable. Nobody wants a 10-2 season reduced to a debate show argument in…