From No. 2 overall to No. 2 on the depth chart, Marcus Mariota has carved out an interesting career for himself. Once a highly touted prospect coming out of Oregon, the former Tennessee Titan has settled into a backup role with the Raiders, and he has settled in nicely. After some up-and-down years with the Titans, Mariota latched on with the Raiders in 2020. While the “draft bust” label will follow Mariota the rest of his career, his Raiders tenure has resulted in some surprising usage within the offense in 2021 after spending the entirety of the 2020 season on…
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Eastern Conference rivals square off on Saturday evening at Fiserv Forum. The Milwaukee Bucks host the Toronto Raptors in a potential playoff preview, with the Bucks bringing a 27-17 record into the contest. Milwaukee is 14-7 at home and on normal rest, with Toronto (20-18) entering on the second night of a back-to-back after facing the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Jrue Holiday (ankle), Brook Lopez (back) and Langston Galloway (protocols) are out for the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. (ankle) is day-to-day for Toronto.Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m. ET in Milwaukee. Caesars Sportsbook lists Milwaukee as the 7.5-point home favorite, while…
Amidst the ongoing discourse about the supply issues with the Next Gen car in NASCAR, journalist Kelly Randall shed some light on the state of the pit guns. It cannot be overstated just how crucial the effectiveness and time of a pit stop are to a team.ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adAnd what makes a successful pit stop, is yes, the crew members but more importantly, the pit guns.As we all know, NASCAR introduced a new pit gun a few months ago in addition to the wheel changes on the new car. The Next Gen car will don a single lug…
McBAIN — Tucker Vandervelde has known since last year that Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa is where he wanted to attend after graduation to pursue a degree in educational administration.And so the McBain senior, who has family ties to the college in Iowa dating back two generations, was quite pleased when the school’s golf coach, Jeremy Johnson, reached out and told Tucker his presence is definitely desired on the Storm’s men’s team as well.“The golf coach contacted me before I even heard back from the school about my application,” Tucker said with a broad smile on Friday just prior to…
(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)Liam Hendriks really enjoyed having Craig Kimbrel on the White Sox by Vincent Parise The Chicago White Sox has a rich history of Cuban baseball players. Of course, everybody knows about Hall of Famer Minnie Minoso. He helped pave the way for Cuban players to come to Major League Baseball and dominate. Oscar Colas seems like he is going to be the next big one.Before Colas was even on the fan bases radar, they had star Cubans already in place. Yasmani Grandal signed as a big-time free agent, they traded for Yoan Moncada, and both Jose…
Darren Davis (12) leaps for two of his game-high 20 points Friday night against DeSoto Central. (Bob Bakken/DeSoto County Sports) OLIVE BRANCH STAYS UNBEATEN IN REGION 2-6A The Olive Branch Conquistadors outshot the DeSoto Central Jaguars 88-64 in a 6A district battle inside Charlie Bibbs Gymnasium in Olive Branch Friday night. Olive Branch went to 3-0 in the district standings behind the 20-point effort of Darren Davis, whose 14 points in the first half put the Quistors in front 46-32 at halftime. “He (Darren) has had a great senior year,” said Olive Branch coach Eric Rombaugh. “He does all of…
Jade Bornea has punched his way into title contention. The unbeaten junior bantamweight is now in line for a shot at the IBF junior bantamweight title following a sensational third-round knockout of Mohammad Obbadi. A left uppercut to the midsection by Philippines’ Bornea forced Morocco’s Obbadi—now based in Italy—to the canvas in a delayed reaction knockdown, taking the full count at 1:25 of round three of their final title eliminator Friday evening at Arena Jose Sulaiman in Monterrey, Mexico. Action was steady in the early going, with Bornea imposing his will and working the body out of his southpaw stance.…
Former Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir feels that the seniors middle-order batters Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have received enough support from the team management. Pujara and Rahane played all three games in the three-match Test series against South Africa which India lost by 1-2. Rahane scored 136 runs in 6 innings at an average of 22.66 and Pujara scored 124 runs in 6 innings at an average of 20.66. IPL 2022 Auction | IPL 2022 Teams | IPL News and Updates | IPL 2022 Schedule | ICC Teams Rankings | ICC Players Rankings Photo-Getty Meanwhile, Former opener Gambhir feels…
Madison Keys brushed aside fellow American Alison Riske 6-1 6-2 with a dominant serving display at Memorial Drive to win the Adelaide International on Saturday and deliver a timely boost to her preparations for next week’s Australian Open. Keys made light work of her compatriot to win her first title since the 2019 Cincinnati Masters when Riske put her return into the net to end the match in 66 minutes. The title was the sixth of Keys’ career and sets her up for a first round clash against number 11 seed Sofia Kenin at Melbourne Park on Monday. Keys made…
Claude Julien was named coach and Shane Doan general manager for Canada men’s ice hockey team for the 2022 Beijing Olympics.Julien was 667-445-152 with 10 ties in 1,274 games as an NHL coach, most recently with the Montreal Canadiens from 2017 until he was fired on Feb. 24, 2021. He coached the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup Playoffs seven straight seasons (2007-14), won the Stanley Cup in 2011 and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final in 2013. He won the Jack Adams Award voted NHL coach of the year in 2008-09.”I think like a lot of other tournaments whether…