John Beilein was protective of his playbook during his college basketball coaching career. He once hesitated to tell a journalist, who just wanted an example to use in a report, that name of a play (any play). So during his time at Michigan, when he noticed an opposing team’s assistant coach watching him during a game, Beilein took extra safety precautions.The act of stealing signs — decoding a team’s call signals — has been a hot topic since the NCAA’s investigation into the Michigan football program’s alleged operation became public last month. Sign stealing isn’t limited to football, however.In college…
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The 129 Oklahoma football team has the dubious distinction this week of becoming the biggest player in week two of the 2023 College Football Playoff RankingsAnd not in a good way.The Sooners fell from No. 9 to No. 17 this week following their 27-24 loss to Oklahoma State in Bedlam. OU is sixth among the two-loss team, behind Kansas and OSU in the CFP rankings.The No. 17 ranking matches Oklahoma’s ranking in this week’s Associated Press poll, where the Sooners were No. 6 just two weeks ago.The top eight teams in the Week 2 playoff rankings remain unchanged with Ohio…
Michael RothsteinESPN EditorNovember 8, 2023, 1:10 p.m. ET2 minute readFLOWERING BRANCH, Georgia — The Atlanta Falcons maybe start Taylor Heinicke against the Arizona Cardinals this week, but coach Arthur Smith made it clear he wasn’t interested in the quarterback decision that would become a weekly topic of conversation.“We’re not going to play musical chairs,” Smith said Wednesday. “Hopefully we can get this win. Take a second to really evaluate as we make this sprint toward the end of the season. “That’s the best I can give you right now.”Barring anything unforeseen, Smith said staff will weigh what they saw from…
Jim McIsaac/NHLI via Getty Images * * * * * Today, it is not possible to have a discussion about sports technology without including athletes in that conversation. Their partnerships, investments and support help fuel the space – they have become major players in the sports technology ecosystem. The Athlete’s Voice series highlights the athletes who are leading the way and the projects and products they are influencing. * * * * * Hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine was a New York institution, first playing for the Islanders and Sabers before finishing with one season as a Ranger. During…
Call her daddy podcast host and creator Alex Cooper revealed she’s still healing from a traumatic incident involving her college football coach at Boston University.In a feature with Cosmopolitan posted Tuesday, Cooper spoke vaguely about the incident — but when it came to her healing journey, she shared that she was “in the process, which I’m proud of myself for.””Now that I have created this platform“I feel new wisdom in certain aspects of my life, thanks to experience, therapy and the people I surround myself with,” Cooper said. “But with this specific thing, it’s so personal to me and it’s…
Former ATP top 10 player Lucas Pouille believes Novak Djokovic is clearly the greatest player of all time after his most recent exploits. Whether Djokovic is the greatest player of all time doesn’t matter, but it’s a topic that tennis enthusiasts love to talk about. Even though some sports have an undisputed “GOAT,” most of them are a little vague and rely heavily on personal bias. Some people like Djokovic, some like Rafael Nadal and some like Roger Federer, and that will never change. There might eventually be a statistical consensus, but you will always have individuals who choose their…
Andre Snellings, ESPNNovember 8, 2023, 9:30 a.m. ETNikola Jokic has led the NBA in fantasy points per game each of the last three seasons. In two of the last three games, he has won the NBA MVP award (2020-21, 2021-22) and was a finalist for MVP last season, with many voters citing historical precedence. It was believed that if a player won the MVP award in three consecutive seasons, he should be considered one of the greatest of all time. How could it be Jokic, when he hadn’t won a championship?Cue logic failed.Jokic went on to have one of the…
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7 p.m. against Dallas • BSN Extra Dallas update: The Wings (18-14) have a three-game winning streak, are in second place in the Western Conference and are fourth in the WNBA playoff race. They are 2-0 against the Lynx this season. … Arike Ogunbowale, who led Dallas with 17 points Sunday, is fifth in the league in scoring (21 points per game) and third in the league in three-pointers made (89). … Natasha Howard, who averages 16.8 points per game, scored 25 and 28 points in the first two games against the Lynx. … Odyssey Sims (hamstring) sat out Sunday…
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