2 days ago
From time to time, it can feel like a lot of our most beloved celebrities and historical figures are dying at the same time. It has happened so often that now people expect famous people to die in threes, even when there's no reason for that.
And while all deaths are equally sad, it's true that some of them get way more media coverage and reactions, especially in the modern internet era. Looking through history, you might notice that some figures didn't get the homages they deserved only because another, more relevant figure happened to die on the same day.
So, here are some historical deaths overshadowed by other, more important deaths.
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The Magnificent Seven and OG Westworld star died on the same day as legendary actor Orson Welles.
#same #happened
And while all deaths are equally sad, it's true that some of them get way more media coverage and reactions, especially in the modern internet era. Looking through history, you might notice that some figures didn't get the homages they deserved only because another, more relevant figure happened to die on the same day.
So, here are some historical deaths overshadowed by other, more important deaths.
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The Magnificent Seven and OG Westworld star died on the same day as legendary actor Orson Welles.
#same #happened
23 days ago
The woman who alleges she was drugged and raped by multiple members of a Cornell University fraternity in October 2024 told one of the accused men in a recorded phone call weeks later that she was "10 shots deep" when she arrived at the Chi Phi house and was now struggling to remember what had caused "so much damage on my body and brain."
"The only way for me to heal is to know what happened," the woman, identified as "Jane Doe" in a civil lawsuit, said during a Nov. 7, 2024, call, according to audio obtained by ABC News. "That's why I'm trying to just piece it together, you know, like I'm just like confused."
During the call, the Chi Phi fraternity member told her that she consented to having a threesome with him and another fraternity brother.
He also insisted that Jane Doe had told him she had not been drinking when she showed up.
"You did tell me you were sober, by the way," he said. "You said you hadn't been anywhere."
#call #woman #cornell #october
"The only way for me to heal is to know what happened," the woman, identified as "Jane Doe" in a civil lawsuit, said during a Nov. 7, 2024, call, according to audio obtained by ABC News. "That's why I'm trying to just piece it together, you know, like I'm just like confused."
During the call, the Chi Phi fraternity member told her that she consented to having a threesome with him and another fraternity brother.
He also insisted that Jane Doe had told him she had not been drinking when she showed up.
"You did tell me you were sober, by the way," he said. "You said you hadn't been anywhere."
#call #woman #cornell #october
23 days ago
A Cornell University student gave campus police leads in the alleged rape of Jane Doe in 2024 but expressed dismay over how the authorities handled the case.
The student, who spoke to NBC News on Sunday on condition of anonymity over concerns about repercussions, said she first heard about allegations that Doe was raped as a rumor on campus about 24 to 48 hours after the incident. Doe, who filed a lawsuit last month, claimed she was plied with alcohol and ketamine and gang-raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house the night of Oct. 19-20.
The student recalled rumors that Doe was planning to have a threesome but that it had “gone off the rails,” and she remembers being “really horrified by it.”
“From that night, I think, we just kind of started, like, hearing more,” the student said.
Talk of the alleged **** ual **** ault became widespread on campus after the school issued a crime safety alert about a report of a **** ual **** ault at a fraternity.
#raped #assault #cornell
The student, who spoke to NBC News on Sunday on condition of anonymity over concerns about repercussions, said she first heard about allegations that Doe was raped as a rumor on campus about 24 to 48 hours after the incident. Doe, who filed a lawsuit last month, claimed she was plied with alcohol and ketamine and gang-raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house the night of Oct. 19-20.
The student recalled rumors that Doe was planning to have a threesome but that it had “gone off the rails,” and she remembers being “really horrified by it.”
“From that night, I think, we just kind of started, like, hearing more,” the student said.
Talk of the alleged **** ual **** ault became widespread on campus after the school issued a crime safety alert about a report of a **** ual **** ault at a fraternity.
#raped #assault #cornell
1 month ago
This offseason, the Heat witnessed a complete change in its roster. From superstar acquisitions through trade exchanges to top players leaving impressive salaries to join the roster, they saw a major upheaval. However, two players who were unaffected by these events were Andrew Wiggins and Simone Fontecchio.
Both players not only get to continue on the team but were also offered retention; a lifeline offered to only a handful this time. Now, with the next season approaching, the players have to meet high expectations to justify their contracts.
Earlier in the summer, Wiggins exercised the $30.1 million player option for the final year of his contract with Miami. But on June 29, the Heat decided to hand him a two-year, $34 million extension, bringing his term to a three-year, $64 million contract with them overall. He will be getting $16.5 million in 2027-28 and will have the player-option season worth $17.5 million in 2028-29. This is a huge financial security for any player, especially in a team that is aggressively looking to reinvent itself at the cost of its roster.
Wiggins was a dependable starter and brought stability last season,which he needs to continue this year. Wiggins averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.7 ****** ists per game across 68 appearances. Maintaining his distance from defense, the 31-year-old needs to focus on being a high-efficiency 3-and-D wing, a role that saw him shine last year. He knocked down two threes a game at a career-best 41.4% clip in 2025-26.
At his rate, he could surely increase his average and show improvement. For the upcoming season, Wiggins should get perimeter shooting help from Klay Thompson, who he was teammates with in Golden State.
#wiggins #players #heat #continue
Both players not only get to continue on the team but were also offered retention; a lifeline offered to only a handful this time. Now, with the next season approaching, the players have to meet high expectations to justify their contracts.
Earlier in the summer, Wiggins exercised the $30.1 million player option for the final year of his contract with Miami. But on June 29, the Heat decided to hand him a two-year, $34 million extension, bringing his term to a three-year, $64 million contract with them overall. He will be getting $16.5 million in 2027-28 and will have the player-option season worth $17.5 million in 2028-29. This is a huge financial security for any player, especially in a team that is aggressively looking to reinvent itself at the cost of its roster.
Wiggins was a dependable starter and brought stability last season,which he needs to continue this year. Wiggins averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.7 ****** ists per game across 68 appearances. Maintaining his distance from defense, the 31-year-old needs to focus on being a high-efficiency 3-and-D wing, a role that saw him shine last year. He knocked down two threes a game at a career-best 41.4% clip in 2025-26.
At his rate, he could surely increase his average and show improvement. For the upcoming season, Wiggins should get perimeter shooting help from Klay Thompson, who he was teammates with in Golden State.
#wiggins #players #heat #continue
2 months ago
The 2024-25 Boston Celtics set the NBA single-season three-point record with 1,457 makes across 82 games. Three different Celtics players made at least 250 threes that season, something no team had ever seen before. The question heading into 2026-27 is whether the Hornets can break the NBA three-point record.
Analyst Tom Haberstroh specifically named Charlotte as a genuine contender. Looking at the roster, it is not hard to see why.
" I think this Charlotte Hornets team, even though they lost LaMelo Ball, who was at times the most high-volume scorer, shooter in the NBA from downtown, still, I think this team, dude, I think they have a chance to break the three-point record next year," Haberstroh said on The Kevin O'Connor Show. "You got Coby White, who's a 95, 96 percentile volume three-point shooter. Good three-point shooter off the dribble. Kon Knueppel, we already know; the fact that he led the league in threes as a rookie is insane. Brandon Miller, also a high-volume three-point shooter."
Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel (7) shoots the ball against the Boston Celtics in the second half at TD Garden. Photo Credit: David Butler II, Imagn Images via Reuters Connect
Look at what Charlotte is putting on the floor. Kon Knueppel made 273 threes in his rookie season — the most in NBA history by a first-year player. Grayson Allen is 40.3% from three in his career. Royce O'Neale shoots 38.9% from deep while White (36.9%) and Naz Reid (37.1%) connect at 36.9% and 37.1%, respectively.
#celtics #season #record #threes
Analyst Tom Haberstroh specifically named Charlotte as a genuine contender. Looking at the roster, it is not hard to see why.
" I think this Charlotte Hornets team, even though they lost LaMelo Ball, who was at times the most high-volume scorer, shooter in the NBA from downtown, still, I think this team, dude, I think they have a chance to break the three-point record next year," Haberstroh said on The Kevin O'Connor Show. "You got Coby White, who's a 95, 96 percentile volume three-point shooter. Good three-point shooter off the dribble. Kon Knueppel, we already know; the fact that he led the league in threes as a rookie is insane. Brandon Miller, also a high-volume three-point shooter."
Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel (7) shoots the ball against the Boston Celtics in the second half at TD Garden. Photo Credit: David Butler II, Imagn Images via Reuters Connect
Look at what Charlotte is putting on the floor. Kon Knueppel made 273 threes in his rookie season — the most in NBA history by a first-year player. Grayson Allen is 40.3% from three in his career. Royce O'Neale shoots 38.9% from deep while White (36.9%) and Naz Reid (37.1%) connect at 36.9% and 37.1%, respectively.
#celtics #season #record #threes
2 months ago
Former NBA player Byron Scott won three championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, but he doesn't see this current iteration of the team going all the way. On the latest episode of Byron Scott's Fast Break podcast, Scott was asked whether the new-look Lakers are contenders or pretenders.
"I'm not going to say borderline," Scott said. "They're pretenders… I think they'll make the playoffs, but again, to [Olden Polynice's] point, defense wins championships still in this league. I know we glorify the threes and all the offense and things of that nature, but at the end of the day, you got to get stops, right?
"And [Walker] Kessler at the center position, he better average about eight blocks a game," Scott added. "Because they going to be getting a lot of blowbys, and the guys going to get to that basket."
Walker Kessler is the Lakers' biggest summer acquisition, and they desperately needed a defensive anchor like him. The Lakers gave up two first-round picks and two first-round pick swaps to the Utah Jazz for Kessler and gave him a four-year, $130 million contract as part of a sign-and-trade.
Scott, who also coached the Lakers from 2014 to 2016, believes Kessler will help, but doesn't see too many other good defensive players around him. Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are the two other guaranteed starters, and both have had their struggles on that end of the floor.
#kessler #doesn 't
"I'm not going to say borderline," Scott said. "They're pretenders… I think they'll make the playoffs, but again, to [Olden Polynice's] point, defense wins championships still in this league. I know we glorify the threes and all the offense and things of that nature, but at the end of the day, you got to get stops, right?
"And [Walker] Kessler at the center position, he better average about eight blocks a game," Scott added. "Because they going to be getting a lot of blowbys, and the guys going to get to that basket."
Walker Kessler is the Lakers' biggest summer acquisition, and they desperately needed a defensive anchor like him. The Lakers gave up two first-round picks and two first-round pick swaps to the Utah Jazz for Kessler and gave him a four-year, $130 million contract as part of a sign-and-trade.
Scott, who also coached the Lakers from 2014 to 2016, believes Kessler will help, but doesn't see too many other good defensive players around him. Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are the two other guaranteed starters, and both have had their struggles on that end of the floor.
#kessler #doesn 't
2 months ago
It's been roughly three months since the New York Knicks became champions of the basketball world. For the first time in 53 years, and after long stretches of misery, the franchise finally reached the pinnacle of success, but the journey was not easy.
In fact, throughout the playoffs, the Knicks found themselves down big on several occasions, only to mount amazing comebacks that defined their run. Recently, Knicks swingman Mikal Bridges spoke about the comebacks and the conditions that made it possible to survive overwhelming odds.
"The Cavs series, that Game 1, being down 22 in the 4th. Last year in the playoffs, being down a lot," said Bridges in a chat with Men's Health. "We had opportunities where we had been in the same situations and succeeded. It's having that faith of being here before. Obviously, it's different being in the Finals than any other playoff series, but it's still just another game. It's just having that belief and taking it one possession at a time; we've been here before, we've done it before. Ain't gonna get it back in one possession, still a lot of time left. A lot of us have been in the league for a long time, and we know in this day and age, with the fast pace and a lot of threes, that even down 27 points at halftime, you still have a lot of time. And being at home, having the crowd behind your back, it's gonna put pressure on them."
The Knicks went 53-29 in the 2025-26 season, and most critics had them a tier below the Cavaliers, Celtics, and Pistons in the East. In the playoffs, however, the Knicks dominated the field, going 16-3 in an impressive performance. Along the way, they faced fierce resistance, overcoming a 22-point deficit in the opening game against the Cavaliers.
Their unlikeliest win, however, was in the Finals. In Game 4 of the series, the Knicks went down by as much as 29 points, but somehow came back and won (107-106) off a buzzer-beater from OG Anunoby. It seemed impossible at the time, but the Knicks always felt that victory was within reach.
#knicks #time #game
In fact, throughout the playoffs, the Knicks found themselves down big on several occasions, only to mount amazing comebacks that defined their run. Recently, Knicks swingman Mikal Bridges spoke about the comebacks and the conditions that made it possible to survive overwhelming odds.
"The Cavs series, that Game 1, being down 22 in the 4th. Last year in the playoffs, being down a lot," said Bridges in a chat with Men's Health. "We had opportunities where we had been in the same situations and succeeded. It's having that faith of being here before. Obviously, it's different being in the Finals than any other playoff series, but it's still just another game. It's just having that belief and taking it one possession at a time; we've been here before, we've done it before. Ain't gonna get it back in one possession, still a lot of time left. A lot of us have been in the league for a long time, and we know in this day and age, with the fast pace and a lot of threes, that even down 27 points at halftime, you still have a lot of time. And being at home, having the crowd behind your back, it's gonna put pressure on them."
The Knicks went 53-29 in the 2025-26 season, and most critics had them a tier below the Cavaliers, Celtics, and Pistons in the East. In the playoffs, however, the Knicks dominated the field, going 16-3 in an impressive performance. Along the way, they faced fierce resistance, overcoming a 22-point deficit in the opening game against the Cavaliers.
Their unlikeliest win, however, was in the Finals. In Game 4 of the series, the Knicks went down by as much as 29 points, but somehow came back and won (107-106) off a buzzer-beater from OG Anunoby. It seemed impossible at the time, but the Knicks always felt that victory was within reach.
#knicks #time #game
2 months ago
The records just keep on tumbling, as Caitlin Clark had another night to remember in Indiana.
Caitlin Clark put on a show against the Connecticut Sun, dropping 34 points and 12 ***** ists to lead the Fever to a 111-91 victory. She took total control of the offense, knocking down six threes and dissecting the defense with her pinpoint passing.
It was another statement performance that heavily reinforced her MVP case, showing just how completely she can dominate a game.
Beyond this latest win, she's been shattering records all year, crossing 300 ***** ists for a season again and logging her 12th game this season with at least 20 points and 10 ***** ists.
Even the official WNBA account were singing the praises of Caitlin Clark for her display against the Connecticut Sun, and that doesn't happen very often.
#game
Caitlin Clark put on a show against the Connecticut Sun, dropping 34 points and 12 ***** ists to lead the Fever to a 111-91 victory. She took total control of the offense, knocking down six threes and dissecting the defense with her pinpoint passing.
It was another statement performance that heavily reinforced her MVP case, showing just how completely she can dominate a game.
Beyond this latest win, she's been shattering records all year, crossing 300 ***** ists for a season again and logging her 12th game this season with at least 20 points and 10 ***** ists.
Even the official WNBA account were singing the praises of Caitlin Clark for her display against the Connecticut Sun, and that doesn't happen very often.
#game
2 months ago
It is, of course, an urban legend — a cultural superstition. The idea that some cosmic decree has doomed celebrities to die in groups of three? That when one star dies, two more are fated to follow in quick succession? Preposterous!
And yet… actor Hayden Panettiere died last Monday. Country legend Dolly Parton succumbed to cancer on Tuesday. And now actor Tim Curry has been taken from us too.
The so-called Celebrity Death Rule of Threes can't be real, can it? Can it?
At times like these, one can't help but wonder. And times like these — times when outrageous fortune forces fans to mourn three stars at once — are more common than one might think.
Here's a brief history:
#times #legend #actor
And yet… actor Hayden Panettiere died last Monday. Country legend Dolly Parton succumbed to cancer on Tuesday. And now actor Tim Curry has been taken from us too.
The so-called Celebrity Death Rule of Threes can't be real, can it? Can it?
At times like these, one can't help but wonder. And times like these — times when outrageous fortune forces fans to mourn three stars at once — are more common than one might think.
Here's a brief history:
#times #legend #actor
2 months ago
Xabi Alonso came to Craven Cottage hoping for another Premier League first. Twenty-two years earlier, he bagged his first English top-flight goal for Liverpool. Against a former Reds team-mate striving for the same goal in Alvaro Arbeloa, he made another happy memory on his managerial bow.
Most pictured his return to England to come with Liverpool; Chelsea fans already seem grateful he's landed in London. While far from the perfect performance, victory in a five-goal thriller against Fulham brought a lot of encouragement.
A mixture of big spending and summer snubs seems to have forged one of the most dangerous attacking front threes in the league. Morgan Rogers showed signs he was worthy of his £117m price tag. Cole Palmer, with a point to prove after his World Cup omission, suddenly looked like a real problem again after what was, by his standards, a dud of a season. His link-up with Joao Pedro took effect within 31 seconds.
Chelsea's front three stole the show against Fulham (Reuters)
"They are going to be a very important part of the team," recognised Alonso, who now wants the trio's team-mates to reach the level they exhibited on Monday night. "To build [the team] around them, no. To build the team with them. They need to take responsibility, they need to lead the rest, they need to inspire the rest, because if they do great, the other ones will follow.
#goal #need
Most pictured his return to England to come with Liverpool; Chelsea fans already seem grateful he's landed in London. While far from the perfect performance, victory in a five-goal thriller against Fulham brought a lot of encouragement.
A mixture of big spending and summer snubs seems to have forged one of the most dangerous attacking front threes in the league. Morgan Rogers showed signs he was worthy of his £117m price tag. Cole Palmer, with a point to prove after his World Cup omission, suddenly looked like a real problem again after what was, by his standards, a dud of a season. His link-up with Joao Pedro took effect within 31 seconds.
Chelsea's front three stole the show against Fulham (Reuters)
"They are going to be a very important part of the team," recognised Alonso, who now wants the trio's team-mates to reach the level they exhibited on Monday night. "To build [the team] around them, no. To build the team with them. They need to take responsibility, they need to lead the rest, they need to inspire the rest, because if they do great, the other ones will follow.
#goal #need
2 months ago
Xabi Alonso came to Craven Cottage hoping for another Premier League first. Twenty-two years earlier, he bagged his first English top-flight goal for Liverpool. Against a former Reds team-mate striving for the same goal in Alvaro Arbeloa, he made another happy memory on his managerial bow.
Most pictured his return to England to come with Liverpool; Chelsea fans already seem grateful he's landed in London. While far from the perfect performance, victory in a five-goal thriller against Fulham brought a lot of encouragement.
A mixture of big spending and summer snubs seems to have forged one of the most dangerous attacking front threes in the league. Morgan Rogers showed signs he was worthy of his £117m price tag. Cole Palmer, with a point to prove after his World Cup omission, suddenly looked like a real problem again after what was, by his standards, a dud of a season. His link-up with Joao Pedro took effect within 31 seconds.
Chelsea's front three stole the show against Fulham (Reuters)
"They are going to be a very important part of the team," recognised Alonso, who now wants the trio's team-mates to reach the level they exhibited on Monday night. "To build [the team] around them, no. To build the team with them. They need to take responsibility, they need to lead the rest, they need to inspire the rest, because if they do great, the other ones will follow.
#need #Liverpool #fulham #build
Most pictured his return to England to come with Liverpool; Chelsea fans already seem grateful he's landed in London. While far from the perfect performance, victory in a five-goal thriller against Fulham brought a lot of encouragement.
A mixture of big spending and summer snubs seems to have forged one of the most dangerous attacking front threes in the league. Morgan Rogers showed signs he was worthy of his £117m price tag. Cole Palmer, with a point to prove after his World Cup omission, suddenly looked like a real problem again after what was, by his standards, a dud of a season. His link-up with Joao Pedro took effect within 31 seconds.
Chelsea's front three stole the show against Fulham (Reuters)
"They are going to be a very important part of the team," recognised Alonso, who now wants the trio's team-mates to reach the level they exhibited on Monday night. "To build [the team] around them, no. To build the team with them. They need to take responsibility, they need to lead the rest, they need to inspire the rest, because if they do great, the other ones will follow.
#need #Liverpool #fulham #build
2 months ago
BYU added a massive late addition to its roster as Michigan State big man Jaxon Kohler announced his commitment to BYU. Kohler is eligible to play this coming season as the state of California lawsuit he was part of received a temporary injunction allowing fifth-year graduated players college eligibility. The NCAA may appeal the decision.
The American Fork, Utah native is LDS and was one of the best big men in the Big 10 last year. Kohler spent all four seasons at Michigan State, going from bench player his first two seasons to starting 69 games his last two seasons for Tom Izzo. Kohler went from a back-to-basket big man his first two year two a stretch big his last season. As a senior, Kohler averaged 12.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, and shot 39% from three and and 87% from the FT line. Kohler was 0-5 combined his first two seasons from three, and as a senior shot 58-139. For all players listed at 6-foot-10 or taller, Jaxon was tied for sixth in college basketball last season in threes made (stat courtesy of X account CBBAnalystics). Listed at 6-foot-10 by Michigan State, Kohler primarily played the four in Michigan State's big lineup but will likely primarily play the five spot at BYU.
Had Jaxon entered the transfer portal back in April, he would be a top 10 transfer this cycle. If he would have entered the portal then, he would have been the most impactful player big man BYU could have realistically landed. Just look at what Kohler did when Michigan State played at Michigan, the national champion with three lottery big men in their frontcourt. Kohler scored 23 points and grabbed 8 boards on 10-13 shooting from the floor and 2-4 from three. He led the Spartans in points and rebounds against the vaunted Wolverine front line. Kohler had 12 double doubles last season and was top 5 in the Big 10 and offensive and defensive rebound percentage.
Kohler takes BYU to a fringe top 25 team to a Big 12 **** le **** le contender. I have Jaxon as the best offensive big man in the Big 12 and one of the three best bigs in the league along with Arizona's Mo Krivas and Houston's Jo Tugler.
Jaxon is not a shot blocker, and I have questions about BYU's defense. He does bring effort and great rebounding prowess on that end, however, and should make BYU one the nation's top offenses. No big that is elite on both ends of the floor stays in college more than one year. Jaxon is a fifth-year senior that will be one of the top big men in college basketball. Out of any big man that BYU has pursued this offseason, none would have been more impactful or lead to more wins that Kohler will.
#michigan #last #college
The American Fork, Utah native is LDS and was one of the best big men in the Big 10 last year. Kohler spent all four seasons at Michigan State, going from bench player his first two seasons to starting 69 games his last two seasons for Tom Izzo. Kohler went from a back-to-basket big man his first two year two a stretch big his last season. As a senior, Kohler averaged 12.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, and shot 39% from three and and 87% from the FT line. Kohler was 0-5 combined his first two seasons from three, and as a senior shot 58-139. For all players listed at 6-foot-10 or taller, Jaxon was tied for sixth in college basketball last season in threes made (stat courtesy of X account CBBAnalystics). Listed at 6-foot-10 by Michigan State, Kohler primarily played the four in Michigan State's big lineup but will likely primarily play the five spot at BYU.
Had Jaxon entered the transfer portal back in April, he would be a top 10 transfer this cycle. If he would have entered the portal then, he would have been the most impactful player big man BYU could have realistically landed. Just look at what Kohler did when Michigan State played at Michigan, the national champion with three lottery big men in their frontcourt. Kohler scored 23 points and grabbed 8 boards on 10-13 shooting from the floor and 2-4 from three. He led the Spartans in points and rebounds against the vaunted Wolverine front line. Kohler had 12 double doubles last season and was top 5 in the Big 10 and offensive and defensive rebound percentage.
Kohler takes BYU to a fringe top 25 team to a Big 12 **** le **** le contender. I have Jaxon as the best offensive big man in the Big 12 and one of the three best bigs in the league along with Arizona's Mo Krivas and Houston's Jo Tugler.
Jaxon is not a shot blocker, and I have questions about BYU's defense. He does bring effort and great rebounding prowess on that end, however, and should make BYU one the nation's top offenses. No big that is elite on both ends of the floor stays in college more than one year. Jaxon is a fifth-year senior that will be one of the top big men in college basketball. Out of any big man that BYU has pursued this offseason, none would have been more impactful or lead to more wins that Kohler will.
#michigan #last #college
2 months ago
Thanks to an overtime victory against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday night, the Indiana Fever have won four straight games. They're 23-12, owners of the fourth-best record in the WNBA, and if the playoffs were to start today, they'd host the Atlanta Dream in the first round of the playoffs.
For Indiana, it's been an up-and-down season — filled with plenty of highs and plenty of lows. A litany of off-court storylines have dominated their year, from Sophie Cunningham's controversial comments on trans women in sports, to hard fouls that have taken on a life of their own, to Fever fans booing head coach Stephanie White. These controversies have dominated so much that the (elite) on-court product has almost flown under the radar.
But the Fever are just two games behind the Golden State Valkyries for second place in the standings. They have the third-best point differential in the league, and two legitimate MVP candidates in Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark, who are the league's second and third-leading scorers, trailing only four-time MVP A'ja Wilson.
Clark is averaging 22 points and 8.3 ******* ists, while putting together the most efficient season of her career, shooting 45% from the field and 35.4% from three. Mitchell is averaging 24.2 points on 50.3% shooting, while hitting 43.7% of her threes.
Both players came up huge in Sunday's overtime win over the Atlanta Dream, with Clark finishing with 26 points and 9 ******* ists and Mitchell adding 20 points. Mitchell has now scored at least 20 points in 19 consecutive games, the longest single-season streak in WNBA history. Clark has scored at least 25 points in 8 games this season, becoming the first-ever point guard to accomplish that feat.
#dream #fever #season
For Indiana, it's been an up-and-down season — filled with plenty of highs and plenty of lows. A litany of off-court storylines have dominated their year, from Sophie Cunningham's controversial comments on trans women in sports, to hard fouls that have taken on a life of their own, to Fever fans booing head coach Stephanie White. These controversies have dominated so much that the (elite) on-court product has almost flown under the radar.
But the Fever are just two games behind the Golden State Valkyries for second place in the standings. They have the third-best point differential in the league, and two legitimate MVP candidates in Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark, who are the league's second and third-leading scorers, trailing only four-time MVP A'ja Wilson.
Clark is averaging 22 points and 8.3 ******* ists, while putting together the most efficient season of her career, shooting 45% from the field and 35.4% from three. Mitchell is averaging 24.2 points on 50.3% shooting, while hitting 43.7% of her threes.
Both players came up huge in Sunday's overtime win over the Atlanta Dream, with Clark finishing with 26 points and 9 ******* ists and Mitchell adding 20 points. Mitchell has now scored at least 20 points in 19 consecutive games, the longest single-season streak in WNBA history. Clark has scored at least 25 points in 8 games this season, becoming the first-ever point guard to accomplish that feat.
#dream #fever #season
3 months ago
LOS ANGELES -- Different arena but the results weren't different from the last game.
It was another back-and-forth affair. The Sparks (12-20) took on the Mercury (13-22) at Galen Center in the University of Southern California. But it got away from them again as a late 8-0 run by Phoenix pretty much put the game away. The Sparks tried some late three-point shooting to catch up but it wasn't enough as the Mercury beat them in Los Angeles for the second straight game, 94-87.
It was not a great last few minutes for the Sparks. They turned the ball over seven times in the last five minutes of the game.
What happened in the last few minutes? Q by ECreates88 pic.twitter.com/gGDW5A2Igv
"I think it was the last four minutes when they went to the zone and we just kind of stopped moving it," Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said. "We got a little unsure. Zone offense is not rocket science. You just got to move the ball, I thought. We didn't shoot well, obviously. We had 14 more shot attempts than them but we shot poorly. And so they went to the zone because I think inside we had the advantage. And our shooting wasn't great but our quality of threes weren't great either down the last four or five minutes."
#great
It was another back-and-forth affair. The Sparks (12-20) took on the Mercury (13-22) at Galen Center in the University of Southern California. But it got away from them again as a late 8-0 run by Phoenix pretty much put the game away. The Sparks tried some late three-point shooting to catch up but it wasn't enough as the Mercury beat them in Los Angeles for the second straight game, 94-87.
It was not a great last few minutes for the Sparks. They turned the ball over seven times in the last five minutes of the game.
What happened in the last few minutes? Q by ECreates88 pic.twitter.com/gGDW5A2Igv
"I think it was the last four minutes when they went to the zone and we just kind of stopped moving it," Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said. "We got a little unsure. Zone offense is not rocket science. You just got to move the ball, I thought. We didn't shoot well, obviously. We had 14 more shot attempts than them but we shot poorly. And so they went to the zone because I think inside we had the advantage. And our shooting wasn't great but our quality of threes weren't great either down the last four or five minutes."
#great
3 months ago
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bears fans and fans across the country.
The Chicago Bears play a game this Saturday against the Cleveland Browns, and while we're still waiting to hear exactly who the Bears will play in the game, I think it's safe to ***** ume most of their healthy younger players will get some playing time.
So, who are you most excited to see play this Saturday?
While I only put rookies in the poll, this isn't just for the draft class. Of the rookies below, I can't wait to see center Logan Jones, with my number two most excited for being defensive tackle Jordan van den Berg.
I also can't wait to see how the left tackle situation is shaping up. Braxton Jones might not go due to the injury, but there's no reason we shouldn't get some Jedrick Wills Jr. and Kiran Amegadjie. I also want to see how Theo Benedet has improved over 2025, and Luke Newman is another offensive lineman I'm excited to watch. UDFA Caden Bennett, aka the Vanilla Gorilla, should be running with the threes and will likely close out the game
#bears #fans #play #across
The Chicago Bears play a game this Saturday against the Cleveland Browns, and while we're still waiting to hear exactly who the Bears will play in the game, I think it's safe to ***** ume most of their healthy younger players will get some playing time.
So, who are you most excited to see play this Saturday?
While I only put rookies in the poll, this isn't just for the draft class. Of the rookies below, I can't wait to see center Logan Jones, with my number two most excited for being defensive tackle Jordan van den Berg.
I also can't wait to see how the left tackle situation is shaping up. Braxton Jones might not go due to the injury, but there's no reason we shouldn't get some Jedrick Wills Jr. and Kiran Amegadjie. I also want to see how Theo Benedet has improved over 2025, and Luke Newman is another offensive lineman I'm excited to watch. UDFA Caden Bennett, aka the Vanilla Gorilla, should be running with the threes and will likely close out the game
#bears #fans #play #across
3 months ago
The common take these days is that golf's major season flies by too fast. Here we are, just barely in the grand month of August, one toe in the water, and the season's long done — that's how this argument goes. You know: Augusta in April, the PGA in May, Open I in June, Open II in July, majors out.
Well, we're here to tell you that's not true — that summation, that whole four-and-done thing, is way too narrow. For starters, there's one major left, and it's boffo: the U.S. Amateur (for men), this year at Merion. Come nightfall on Aug. 16, when it wraps and all the shouting is over, maybe the Amateur will get the coveted GOLF.com prize, "Best Major of the Year." Could happen, but it's going to have to beat out this amazing threesome of majors to do it, presented here in order of their amazingness. That is, not the fame of the event or its winner or the venue, but the tingly excellence of the event itself.
Our ranking of the three best majors of the year to date:
No. 1. U.S. Women's Open at Riviera, won by Nelly Korda on June 7.
Survey says: The course, its history; the winner, her history.
#open #year #majors #amateur
Well, we're here to tell you that's not true — that summation, that whole four-and-done thing, is way too narrow. For starters, there's one major left, and it's boffo: the U.S. Amateur (for men), this year at Merion. Come nightfall on Aug. 16, when it wraps and all the shouting is over, maybe the Amateur will get the coveted GOLF.com prize, "Best Major of the Year." Could happen, but it's going to have to beat out this amazing threesome of majors to do it, presented here in order of their amazingness. That is, not the fame of the event or its winner or the venue, but the tingly excellence of the event itself.
Our ranking of the three best majors of the year to date:
No. 1. U.S. Women's Open at Riviera, won by Nelly Korda on June 7.
Survey says: The course, its history; the winner, her history.
#open #year #majors #amateur
3 months ago
The final round of the Rocket Classic will go off in groups with threesomes scheduled between 10:33 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. ET.
Davis Riley is the leader at 15 under, a shot ahead of Michael Brennan entering Sunday's final round. They will play the last 18 with Rasmus Hojgaard, who shot a 61 on Moving Day.
Live final-round action runs 1 to 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and Golf Channel mobile, with CBS taking over the late afternoon broadcast.
Rocket Classic - Final Rd
The final round of the Rocket Classic is underway at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Mich.
#rocket #classic #davis
Davis Riley is the leader at 15 under, a shot ahead of Michael Brennan entering Sunday's final round. They will play the last 18 with Rasmus Hojgaard, who shot a 61 on Moving Day.
Live final-round action runs 1 to 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and Golf Channel mobile, with CBS taking over the late afternoon broadcast.
Rocket Classic - Final Rd
The final round of the Rocket Classic is underway at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Mich.
#rocket #classic #davis
3 months ago
Detroit — Here are the tee times for the final round of the Rocket Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club.
Note, the tee times have been altered by the PGA Tour, with rain expected much of the morning. Golfers now will play in threesomes, teeing off both at No. 1 and No. 10.
10:33: Stephan Jaeger, Emiliano Grillo, Doug Ghim
10:44: Ricky Castillo, Marco Penge, Keegan Bradley
10:55: Thorbjorn Olesen, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Roy
#sunday
Note, the tee times have been altered by the PGA Tour, with rain expected much of the morning. Golfers now will play in threesomes, teeing off both at No. 1 and No. 10.
10:33: Stephan Jaeger, Emiliano Grillo, Doug Ghim
10:44: Ricky Castillo, Marco Penge, Keegan Bradley
10:55: Thorbjorn Olesen, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Roy
#sunday
3 months ago
In Tuesday night's Indiana Fever win over the Seattle Storm, Caitlin Clark was on one. Clark tallied 32 points on 9-14 shooting to go along with 7 ****** ists and 4 rebounds, and the Fever improved to 18-10 on the season.
Amid the usual litany of off-court storylines, it's been a superb on-court season for the Fever star.
Clark is averaging 21.5 points per game, the third-most in the league, and 7.9 ****** ists per game, the second-most in the league. (In other words, no single player creates more on offense than she does).
She's also quietly upped her efficiency — in her rookie season (in which she was named to the All-WNBA First Team), she shot 41.7% from the field and 34.4% from three. In her sophomore season (in which she appeared in just 13 games due to a myriad of injuries), she shot worse, hitting 36.7% of her shot attempts and 27.9% of her threes.
And, this year, she's shooting 44.3% from the field and 35.4% from three, both career-highs. While turnovers continue to be an Achilles heel, she's averaging fewer per game this year (4.7) than in her rookie campaign (5.6).
#game #points #shooting #court
Amid the usual litany of off-court storylines, it's been a superb on-court season for the Fever star.
Clark is averaging 21.5 points per game, the third-most in the league, and 7.9 ****** ists per game, the second-most in the league. (In other words, no single player creates more on offense than she does).
She's also quietly upped her efficiency — in her rookie season (in which she was named to the All-WNBA First Team), she shot 41.7% from the field and 34.4% from three. In her sophomore season (in which she appeared in just 13 games due to a myriad of injuries), she shot worse, hitting 36.7% of her shot attempts and 27.9% of her threes.
And, this year, she's shooting 44.3% from the field and 35.4% from three, both career-highs. While turnovers continue to be an Achilles heel, she's averaging fewer per game this year (4.7) than in her rookie campaign (5.6).
#game #points #shooting #court
3 months ago
What time does the WNBA 3-Point Contest start? TV channel, schedule, live streams to watch Azzi Fudd and more originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Six of the WNBA's best shooters are heading to Chicago for Friday's 3-point contest during All-Star Weekend, and the field is stacked.
Wings rookie Azzi Fudd headlines the group, becoming just the fourth first-year player ever to get a shot at the ***** le. She'll be shooting for history, too, as no rookie has actually won it yet.
Rhyne Howard (Dream), Marina Mabrey (Tempo), Bridget Carleton (Fire), Natisha Hiedeman (Storm) and Janelle Salaun (Valkyries) will also compete. All of six rank among the league's top 11 in threes made per game this season.
Notably absent are reigning champ Sabrina Ionescu, along with Caitlin Clark and Kayla McBride, who all reportedly turned down invites, per ESPN's Alexa Philippou.
#azzi #preferred
Six of the WNBA's best shooters are heading to Chicago for Friday's 3-point contest during All-Star Weekend, and the field is stacked.
Wings rookie Azzi Fudd headlines the group, becoming just the fourth first-year player ever to get a shot at the ***** le. She'll be shooting for history, too, as no rookie has actually won it yet.
Rhyne Howard (Dream), Marina Mabrey (Tempo), Bridget Carleton (Fire), Natisha Hiedeman (Storm) and Janelle Salaun (Valkyries) will also compete. All of six rank among the league's top 11 in threes made per game this season.
Notably absent are reigning champ Sabrina Ionescu, along with Caitlin Clark and Kayla McBride, who all reportedly turned down invites, per ESPN's Alexa Philippou.
#azzi #preferred
3 months ago
It's ranking time in the NBA offseason as just about every team is done making moves. Well, just about everybody outside of the teams waiting on LeBron James to make a decision in free agency, which includes the Philadelphia 76ers, but it's still rankings time nonetheless.
This edition is looking at the great shooters in the history of the NBA. While the league has taken on the trend of shooting a bunch of 3-pointers in recent seasons, the 3-point shot was introduced in the 1979-80 season. While it wasn't fully embraced during that time, the shot was still taken in an effort to find new ways to improve the game.
Bleacher Report has ranked the top 99 shooters in the history of the game and former Sixers All-Star Dana Barros comes in ranked No. 93 on the list:
Another early adopter of three-point volume, Dana Barros led the league in three-point percentage in 1991-92 (at 44.6) and then really broke out when the league shortened the three-point line for three years (from 1994-95 through 1996-97).
During those years with the closer line, Barros put up 16.3 points and 2.1 threes, while shooting 43.4 percent from deep. He also canned 89.2 percent of his free-throw attempts in that stretch.
#barros #dana #shooters
This edition is looking at the great shooters in the history of the NBA. While the league has taken on the trend of shooting a bunch of 3-pointers in recent seasons, the 3-point shot was introduced in the 1979-80 season. While it wasn't fully embraced during that time, the shot was still taken in an effort to find new ways to improve the game.
Bleacher Report has ranked the top 99 shooters in the history of the game and former Sixers All-Star Dana Barros comes in ranked No. 93 on the list:
Another early adopter of three-point volume, Dana Barros led the league in three-point percentage in 1991-92 (at 44.6) and then really broke out when the league shortened the three-point line for three years (from 1994-95 through 1996-97).
During those years with the closer line, Barros put up 16.3 points and 2.1 threes, while shooting 43.4 percent from deep. He also canned 89.2 percent of his free-throw attempts in that stretch.
#barros #dana #shooters
3 months ago
Despite being an All-Star snub, Azzi Fudd will still head to Chicago this weekend to participate in the WNBA's 3-point contest. She'll be joined by the Portland Fire's Bridget Carleton, the Seattle Storm's Natisha Hiedeman, the Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard, the Toronto Tempo's Marina Mabrey and the Golden State Valkyries' Janelle Salaun.
As a rookie with the Dallas Wings, Fudd is only shooting 38.8 percent from deep, though she's tied for the 10th-most makes in the league with 50. She's also made at least three shots from behind the arc in four consecutive games, the second-longest streak by a rookie since 1998.
During her senior year at UConn, Fudd knocked down triples at a 44.7 percent clip and finished five threes away from the program's single-season record. Throughout her career, she owned a 42.2 3-point percentage, tied for sixth-best in team history.
The 2026 3-point contest will feature two rounds with five shooting locations around the arc. The first four racks will have five game ******* worth one point each along with one money ball worth two points. The final rack will only have money ******* . The two players with the highest scores in the opening round will advance to the final.
Fudd previously participated in a high school 3-point contest back in 2021, which she won despite wearing a walking boot. While she has proven herself to be more than just a shooter, that's still the hallmark of her game.
#fudd #only #percent
As a rookie with the Dallas Wings, Fudd is only shooting 38.8 percent from deep, though she's tied for the 10th-most makes in the league with 50. She's also made at least three shots from behind the arc in four consecutive games, the second-longest streak by a rookie since 1998.
During her senior year at UConn, Fudd knocked down triples at a 44.7 percent clip and finished five threes away from the program's single-season record. Throughout her career, she owned a 42.2 3-point percentage, tied for sixth-best in team history.
The 2026 3-point contest will feature two rounds with five shooting locations around the arc. The first four racks will have five game ******* worth one point each along with one money ball worth two points. The final rack will only have money ******* . The two players with the highest scores in the opening round will advance to the final.
Fudd previously participated in a high school 3-point contest back in 2021, which she won despite wearing a walking boot. While she has proven herself to be more than just a shooter, that's still the hallmark of her game.
#fudd #only #percent
4 months ago
LAS VEGAS - Dana White says Sophie Cunningham serving as a UFC 329 ring girl was not planned.
The WNBA star, who plays for the Indiana Fever, was in attendance for Saturday's event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. She ended up being the ring girl for the co-main event between Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint Denis.
But how did that end up happening? UFC CEO White explained.
"(We hired her) about eight minutes before she did it," White said during the UFC 329 post-fight news conference. "I love Sophie Cunningham. We've created a relationship and she was here tonight. When she walked in, she goes, 'I want to walk around that (octagon).' I said, 'Then you're going to walk around it.' She's fun."
Cunningham dropped 20 points on 6-7 threes in the Fever's win over Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, with White in attendance. She reacted to her surprise experience.
The WNBA star, who plays for the Indiana Fever, was in attendance for Saturday's event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. She ended up being the ring girl for the co-main event between Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint Denis.
But how did that end up happening? UFC CEO White explained.
"(We hired her) about eight minutes before she did it," White said during the UFC 329 post-fight news conference. "I love Sophie Cunningham. We've created a relationship and she was here tonight. When she walked in, she goes, 'I want to walk around that (octagon).' I said, 'Then you're going to walk around it.' She's fun."
Cunningham dropped 20 points on 6-7 threes in the Fever's win over Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, with White in attendance. She reacted to her surprise experience.
4 months ago
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is back in the lineup after missing time with an injury, but one former WNBA All-Star is not exactly happy with the way the team has handled her injury situation.
While Clark has indeed returned to the lineup, she has not looked like herself on the court, leading former WNBA All-Star Stacey Dales to suspect that Clark isn’t fully healthy and should not be playing yet.
Last week, Clark returned to the court for the first time since June 24th. In her return game, she played just 15 minutes, which is about half the time she has usually spent on the court this season. During Sunday night’s game against the Las Vegas Aces, Clark’s playing time climbed a bit to 24 minutes, but she was still clearly playing on limited minutes.
However, it’s not just the fewer minutes; Clark hasn’t exactly looked like herself when she’s been on the court, either. She has been far less accurate from three-point territory with just two made threes in two games, and she has been far less aggressive at getting to the rim or drawing contact, as she’s shot just two free throws in two games. Additionally, she has turned the ball over four times in each of the past two games despite playing considerably fewer minutes.
She does not look like the same confident and dominant offensive player that she was before her injury, and people are taking notice.
While Clark has indeed returned to the lineup, she has not looked like herself on the court, leading former WNBA All-Star Stacey Dales to suspect that Clark isn’t fully healthy and should not be playing yet.
Last week, Clark returned to the court for the first time since June 24th. In her return game, she played just 15 minutes, which is about half the time she has usually spent on the court this season. During Sunday night’s game against the Las Vegas Aces, Clark’s playing time climbed a bit to 24 minutes, but she was still clearly playing on limited minutes.
However, it’s not just the fewer minutes; Clark hasn’t exactly looked like herself when she’s been on the court, either. She has been far less accurate from three-point territory with just two made threes in two games, and she has been far less aggressive at getting to the rim or drawing contact, as she’s shot just two free throws in two games. Additionally, she has turned the ball over four times in each of the past two games despite playing considerably fewer minutes.
She does not look like the same confident and dominant offensive player that she was before her injury, and people are taking notice.
4 months ago
The NBA Summer League is officially underway. The league’s newest additions are taking the floor, with some fighting for roster spots while others look to prove why they were selected so high. The higher the draft pick, the greater the expectations.
While many players perform as expected, some disappoint, and others quickly exceed them. Just a couple of games into Summer League, a handful of rookies have already turned heads and made teams wonder if they made the right decision on draft night. Here are three players teams may regret passing on in this year’s draft.
MORE: 3 NBA teams who are most improved entering 2026-2027 season
Wilson was selected fourth overall, and while that isn’t exactly low, three teams still passed on him. So far, that looks like a huge mistake.
Wilson’s Summer League debut came against third overall pick Cameron Boozer. Many expected Boozer to outplay him. Instead, Wilson delivered the best rookie performance of Summer League thus far, posting 35 points while knocking down seven three-pointers. For reference, Wilson made just seven threes during his entire college career.
While many players perform as expected, some disappoint, and others quickly exceed them. Just a couple of games into Summer League, a handful of rookies have already turned heads and made teams wonder if they made the right decision on draft night. Here are three players teams may regret passing on in this year’s draft.
MORE: 3 NBA teams who are most improved entering 2026-2027 season
Wilson was selected fourth overall, and while that isn’t exactly low, three teams still passed on him. So far, that looks like a huge mistake.
Wilson’s Summer League debut came against third overall pick Cameron Boozer. Many expected Boozer to outplay him. Instead, Wilson delivered the best rookie performance of Summer League thus far, posting 35 points while knocking down seven three-pointers. For reference, Wilson made just seven threes during his entire college career.
4 months ago
Caleb Wilson thinks UNC making him not shoot threes helped him reach the Bulls originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Caleb Wilson has been one of the biggest standouts of the 2026 NBA Summer League so far. As the fourth overall pick by the Chicago Bulls, everyone expected Wilson to be a hit, and so far, he has been stellar.
When it comes to his game, Wilson was mostly profiled as an athletic wing with upside on both ends of the floor. Most projections for his offense were mostly restricted to the paint or the mid-range, but he has surprised a lot of people with his three-point shooting at Summer League.
Billed as a high-upside athletic wing, Wilson was always going to be a project player. He is not the most complete player in the class, but he has already proven that he is ready to work hard to become a star for Chicago.
Wilson has been working with the renowned shooting coach, Chris Matthews, better known as Lethal Shooter on social media. They have worked together to improve Wilson's shooting, which was considered by many to be his biggest weakness.
Caleb Wilson has been one of the biggest standouts of the 2026 NBA Summer League so far. As the fourth overall pick by the Chicago Bulls, everyone expected Wilson to be a hit, and so far, he has been stellar.
When it comes to his game, Wilson was mostly profiled as an athletic wing with upside on both ends of the floor. Most projections for his offense were mostly restricted to the paint or the mid-range, but he has surprised a lot of people with his three-point shooting at Summer League.
Billed as a high-upside athletic wing, Wilson was always going to be a project player. He is not the most complete player in the class, but he has already proven that he is ready to work hard to become a star for Chicago.
Wilson has been working with the renowned shooting coach, Chris Matthews, better known as Lethal Shooter on social media. They have worked together to improve Wilson's shooting, which was considered by many to be his biggest weakness.
4 months ago
The Kentucky Wildcats had a strong 2024-25 season, but things certainly didn't quite go as planned in Mark Pope's second campaign. He clawed his way into the NCAA Tournament and then struggled when he got there, having barely taken down Utah State just to be destroyed by Iowa State in the Round of 32.
The Cats lost the bulk of their team, either to the draft, graduation or the transfer portal. Several weeks into the transfer portal having been open, the Cats return looked disappointing, although they did add necessary backcourt stars like Washington guard Zoom Diallo and Furman guard Alex Wilkins. The truth is simple: this team just didn't have much firepower, and most thought the additions were done for Pope. That's where you add in Milan Momcilovic, arguably the best shooter in college hoops a season ago.
Momcilovic tested his luck at the NBA Draft and eventually withdrew and will be returning to collegiate territory, where he chose Kentucky for his last season. He played all three prior with Iowa State. Why did he choose Kentucky? Well, at least part of the matter is that Pope believes he's the perfect player for his system, and that's what Momcilovic recently relayed as well.
Pope wants to run, and he wants to shoot bunches of three pointers this season, like he did with the BYU Cougars. Momcilovic is going to help the Cats do just that, so there's good reason to believe he is the quintessential Pope player. Now, at that stage in the transfer portal, he was really the only elite option that could change the trajectory of this roster, and Pope likely knew that as well.
Momcilovic attempted 7.5 threes per game last season, connecting on 3.7 of those, or 48.7% on the season. He shot 50.6% from the field and averaged 3.6 non-three-point field goal attempts, so he certainly likes to hoist them from deep. Hopefully, for all parties, it is the perfect connection.
The Cats lost the bulk of their team, either to the draft, graduation or the transfer portal. Several weeks into the transfer portal having been open, the Cats return looked disappointing, although they did add necessary backcourt stars like Washington guard Zoom Diallo and Furman guard Alex Wilkins. The truth is simple: this team just didn't have much firepower, and most thought the additions were done for Pope. That's where you add in Milan Momcilovic, arguably the best shooter in college hoops a season ago.
Momcilovic tested his luck at the NBA Draft and eventually withdrew and will be returning to collegiate territory, where he chose Kentucky for his last season. He played all three prior with Iowa State. Why did he choose Kentucky? Well, at least part of the matter is that Pope believes he's the perfect player for his system, and that's what Momcilovic recently relayed as well.
Pope wants to run, and he wants to shoot bunches of three pointers this season, like he did with the BYU Cougars. Momcilovic is going to help the Cats do just that, so there's good reason to believe he is the quintessential Pope player. Now, at that stage in the transfer portal, he was really the only elite option that could change the trajectory of this roster, and Pope likely knew that as well.
Momcilovic attempted 7.5 threes per game last season, connecting on 3.7 of those, or 48.7% on the season. He shot 50.6% from the field and averaged 3.6 non-three-point field goal attempts, so he certainly likes to hoist them from deep. Hopefully, for all parties, it is the perfect connection.
4 months ago
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — The notorious Scottish haar off the North Sea brought two fog delays Saturday, leaving Matt Fitzpatrick and Michael Thorbjornsen atop the leaderboard with a long final day ahead to finish the Scottish Open and move south to England for the final major of the year.
Thorbjornsen birdied his last two holes to reach 11-under par through 13 holes, while Fitzpatrick missed the green on No. 8 and failed to save par before play was stopped.
At stake Sunday for Thorbjornsen and perhaps a dozen other players is getting one of three spots left for the British Open for leading finishers not already exempt.
The third round was scheduled to resume at 7 a.m., followed by the final round of threesomes off the first tee. Given the extended summer daylight, finishing is not expected to be an issue.
Sorting out the contenders, however, was as unpredictable as the weather.
Thorbjornsen birdied his last two holes to reach 11-under par through 13 holes, while Fitzpatrick missed the green on No. 8 and failed to save par before play was stopped.
At stake Sunday for Thorbjornsen and perhaps a dozen other players is getting one of three spots left for the British Open for leading finishers not already exempt.
The third round was scheduled to resume at 7 a.m., followed by the final round of threesomes off the first tee. Given the extended summer daylight, finishing is not expected to be an issue.
Sorting out the contenders, however, was as unpredictable as the weather.
4 months ago
Few people earn their keep more at the British Open than David Lancaster. He's the first tee announcer, taking over the job from legendary Ivor Robson in 2016. If things go to schedule, Lancaster will arrive at his post this week at Royal Birkdale shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and remain until just past 4 p.m., faithfully seeing off all 156 players competing in the championship.
Such is one of the lovable quirks of the oldest tournament in golf. With daylight in England lasting more than 18 hours come July, the R&A sends every one of the 52 threesomes off the first tee. (Yes, Augusta National does this too, but it's a lot easier with only around 100 players competing in the Masters.)
It brings with it a unique anticipation among players as to "when" they'll be scheduled to tee off. Getting on the "right side" of the draw in the Open Championship is something many discuss, and in any given championship could be a major factor in the outcome. That said, we crunched the numbers over the last few decades and found it wasn't as big a deal as it's made out to be, and that there is no noticeable trend in whether early-late times result in more champions than late-early (it's a 13-12 split in the last 25 years).
Players will be competing in threesomes on Thursday and Friday at Birkdale. Official tee times have not been announced so we are simply listing all the players in the field here. Check back here closer to the start of the championship and we'll have the tee times posted as soon as they go live.
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Such is one of the lovable quirks of the oldest tournament in golf. With daylight in England lasting more than 18 hours come July, the R&A sends every one of the 52 threesomes off the first tee. (Yes, Augusta National does this too, but it's a lot easier with only around 100 players competing in the Masters.)
It brings with it a unique anticipation among players as to "when" they'll be scheduled to tee off. Getting on the "right side" of the draw in the Open Championship is something many discuss, and in any given championship could be a major factor in the outcome. That said, we crunched the numbers over the last few decades and found it wasn't as big a deal as it's made out to be, and that there is no noticeable trend in whether early-late times result in more champions than late-early (it's a 13-12 split in the last 25 years).
Players will be competing in threesomes on Thursday and Friday at Birkdale. Official tee times have not been announced so we are simply listing all the players in the field here. Check back here closer to the start of the championship and we'll have the tee times posted as soon as they go live.
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4 months ago
BUIES CREEK — Campbell will travel to Durham on Tuesday, Dec. 15 to take on Duke — just a few months before the 35th anniversary of the teams facing off in the 1992 NCAA tournament.
The meeting will be the fourth overall between the Camels and Blue Devils on the hardwood and the first since Nov. 13, 2021, when No. 9 Duke held off an upset-minded Campbell squad 67-56.
Campbell’s contest at Duke will mark the seventh-consecutive season that Campbell has faced an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. CU traveled to NC State in the ‘20-21 and ‘22-23 campaigns, played at Duke in ‘21-22, at Virginia Tech in ‘23-24, at North Carolina in ‘24-25, and last season traveled to Wake Forest.
The Blue Devils defeated the Camels 82-56 on Mar. 19, 1992 in the NCAA tournament first round at the Greensboro Coliseum on the way to a second-straight national ****** le. Christian Laettner led Duke with 22 points, while Mark Mocnik scored a game-high 29, including 7-of-13 threes, for the Camels. That 1992 Duke team included eight future NBA draft picks, including first round choices Laettner (‘92), Bobby Hurley (‘93), Grant Hill (‘94) and Cherokee Parks (‘95).
On Jan. 13, 1997, Duke defeated the Camels 84-59 at Durham. Jim Fitzpatrick (19) and Corey Best (14) hit double figures for the Camels, while Greg Newton led Duke with 14. The ‘96-97 Duke roster included Chris Carrawell, Steve Wojciechoski, Jeff Capel and Nate James.
The meeting will be the fourth overall between the Camels and Blue Devils on the hardwood and the first since Nov. 13, 2021, when No. 9 Duke held off an upset-minded Campbell squad 67-56.
Campbell’s contest at Duke will mark the seventh-consecutive season that Campbell has faced an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. CU traveled to NC State in the ‘20-21 and ‘22-23 campaigns, played at Duke in ‘21-22, at Virginia Tech in ‘23-24, at North Carolina in ‘24-25, and last season traveled to Wake Forest.
The Blue Devils defeated the Camels 82-56 on Mar. 19, 1992 in the NCAA tournament first round at the Greensboro Coliseum on the way to a second-straight national ****** le. Christian Laettner led Duke with 22 points, while Mark Mocnik scored a game-high 29, including 7-of-13 threes, for the Camels. That 1992 Duke team included eight future NBA draft picks, including first round choices Laettner (‘92), Bobby Hurley (‘93), Grant Hill (‘94) and Cherokee Parks (‘95).
On Jan. 13, 1997, Duke defeated the Camels 84-59 at Durham. Jim Fitzpatrick (19) and Corey Best (14) hit double figures for the Camels, while Greg Newton led Duke with 14. The ‘96-97 Duke roster included Chris Carrawell, Steve Wojciechoski, Jeff Capel and Nate James.
