Kevin Durant requests trade from Brookyn Nets

Franchise star Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, his business manager Rich Kleiman told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nets general manager Sean Marks is working with Durant and Kleiman on finding a trade, Kleiman told ESPN. The Nets, however, are not buoyed to honoring any of Durant’s preferred destinations and …

Which surging AL squad broke into the top 3?

Another week has gone by in the 2022 MLB season and it seems no one will be able to top the Yankees. However, the Astros are certainly trying. Houston will cap off a nine-game stretch against New York teams with one more against the Yankees on Thursday night. It won six of those first eight …

Real or not? A midseason verdict on MLB’s biggest surprise stars of 2022

Cardinals shortstop Tommy Edman recently made a play where he started on the shortstop side of second base before ranging well to the left of the bag to make a spinning, off-balance fling to throw out Christian Yelich at first base. It was a difficult play that Edman made look rather routine. Bally Sports Midwest …

How soon will Kenny Pickett, Desmond Ridder and NFL rookie quarterbacks play? Predicting when each early-round QB will start

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN One year after five quarterbacks were drafted in the top 15, only one was selected in the first 73 picks of the 2022 NFL draft. Three others were drafted before the end of Round 3, and only two more came off the board before Round 7. It was certainly a …

NBA trade grades – What the Dejounte Murray deal means for Trae Young, the Atlanta Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs’ rebuild

How will Dejounte Murray fit alongside Trae Young with the Atlanta Hawks? The Hawks made the biggest addition of the NBA offseason to date on Wednesday, sending three first-round picks — two of them unprotected, per ESPN’s Zach Lowe — and a pick swap to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Murray, chosen as …

NBA free agency 2022 – Breaking down the biggest signings, opt-ins and extensions of the summer

NBA free agency begins Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, but a number of stars have already made some big-money moves. Despite speculation of a sign-and-trade deal, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving opted into his $36.5 million player option for the 2022-23 season. But although his decision removes the possibility of Irving leaving the Nets via …

NBA draft trade grades – Breaking down the most impactful deals

Which NBA players are on the move ahead of the start of free agency? As the clock ticks toward 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, a flurry of moves have already been made. That included during draft night, when the New York Knicks added three future first-round picks after a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder …

Marlin Briscoe gave the NFL a glimpse of its future at quarterback — Andscape

When I heard the news Monday that pioneering quarterback Marlin “the Magician” Briscoe had died, the first person I reached out to call was James “Shack” Harris. The news had caught Harris by surprise as well. Even though we knew Briscoe had been ill, the news was jarring. His death marked the end of an …

NBA free agency 2022 – Combo big men have become a necessity –

Why might a 37-year-old who averaged 7.6 PPG last season be one of the most sought-after players when NBA free agency opens Thursday evening? When P.J. Tucker returned to the NBA in 2012 after playing in a variety of European leagues, he was attractive as a popular NBA archetype: the 3-and-D wing player capable of …

He doesn’t hate baseball, he wants to save it

“DO YOU HATE baseball?” I pose this question to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred deep into an interview at Citi Field in New York. “It is the most ridiculous thing, among some fairly ridiculous things that get said about me,” he says. “The assertion that I hate the game — that one does rub …

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