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St. John’s hired former Fordham athletic director and New York native Ed Kull to serve as its new athletic director, the private Catholic university announced Wednesday. Ed Kull graduated with an M.B.A. from St. John’s Tobin College of Business in 2005 “Ed Kull has demonstrated a commitment to excellence on and off the field of […]
Tyrese Haliburton is not like most NBA stars. He isn’t the biggest household name, but he is certainly not a role player. That still does not detract from him being one of the best floor generals in the league currently. While his status might not be on the same level of a Steph Curry, Devin […]
Former Milwaukee Bucks forward/guard Junior Bridgeman is buying a 10% ownership stake in the NBA franchise, according to CNBC’s Michael Ozanian and Jessica Golden. Former Milwaukee Bucks star Junior Bridgeman is receiving a preferred limited partner discount of 15% NBA owners will be notified of the sale in a memo Thursday, added other sources. Per […]
The Pac-12 will add four Mountain West schools — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State — to its conference for the 2026-27 academic year, the schools announced Thursday. Pac-12 expansion includes Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously approved applications from the […]
Former NBA center John Henson announced his retirement on Thursday. Henson, 33, confirmed to Spencer Davies of RG.org in an exclusive phone interview that he has retired as a player and will pursue broadcasting. He has been out of the NBA since 2020 and has no desire to attempt a comeback. Former NBA first-round pick […]
Charles Barkley did not mince words when asked about his former team, the Phoenix Suns, this coming season. On an appearance on the Bill Simmons Podcast, Barkley talked about many of the Western Conference contenders. He was highly critical of many of the playoff teams from last season, aside from the Oklahoma City Thunder. What […]
Chase Center, in partnership with Accenture, released an economic impact report on Monday estimating that the venue has generated $4.2 billion for the San Francisco economy since opening on Sept. 6, 2019. Chase Center generated $2.9 billion in direct spend, over $1 billion in spend recirculation, and $270 million in intangibles The figure includes over […]
The NBA Board of Governors approved the expanded use of coach’s challenge reviews on certain out-of-bounds plays, stating Tuesday that if a foul should have been called on the play, it now can be assessed shortly after the fact. Out-of-bounds violations triggered by a coach’s challenge will be reviewable by on-court officials, NBA Replay Center […]
It is no secret that Boston Celtics head coach, Joe Mazzulla, has a different mindset compared to his peers. However, it has served him well as he is already a champion as a head coach. With the new season quickly approaching, many have wondered if the Celtics are ready to defend their title as they […]
The Los Angeles Lakers will honor NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West in the upcoming 2024-25 season by wearing a band with West’s No. 44 on the left shoulder of their uniforms, the team announced Tuesday. West, who died in June at the age of 86, played all 14 years of his Hall of Fame […]
