In a 12 month span, Johnny Manziel went from a young quarterback playing in the heart of Texas to the globally known sports figure he is today. Commonly known as Johnny Football, the 20-year-old QB for the Texas A&M Aggies has captivated the attention of many in the sports world, including the NBA and its players. Millions will tune in Saturday afternoon as sixth ranked Texas A&M will square off against number-one ranked Alabama in a highly anticipated match. Johnny football is too
The National Football League is now in full swing. Plenty of NBA players are taking time out of their Sunday to watch pro football for the first time in months. With 13 games scheduled for today, it’s likely each player will have a team to root for. The day began at 1 pm EST with 10 games scheduled for kickoff. The New England Patriots, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers are among teams that were in action. Today’s matches
The Spanish Olympic committee couldn’t have elected a better spokesperson than Lakers forward Pau Gasol. The seven-footer has been actively promoting his country in an attempt to land the 2020 games. In a battle with Tokyo and Istanbul to host sport’s biggest event, Madrid fell short after the International Olympic Committee selected Tokyo in secret voting as the winning city. Gasol was an instrumental part of Madrid’s bid over the past week but was defeated Saturday. Thanks to all that have supported @Madrid2020ES .
It was quite obvious something wasn’t right last season in Lakers nation. An elite starting five that had many experts expecting a championship off the bat, but it wasn’t the lack of individual play that made the Lakers non-contenders, it was their chemistry that was out in left field. Antawn Jamison spent last season with the Lakers, the majority of that time on the bench. But the 15-year NBA veteran saw greater opportunity elsewhere this summer, signing a one-year deal worth
“With the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Anthony Bennett of Toronto, Canada and the University of Nevada Las Vegas.” Those famous lines spoken by NBA Commissioner David Stern still play in the heads of many Canadians, over and over. Just like that, Canadian basketball received another stamp of approval. The UNLV star became the first ever Canadian-born player selected with the number one pick in the draft. Bennett, a 20-year-old from the Toronto suburb of Brampton, still
According to several reports by the Hollywood gossip site TMZ, Lamar Odom has been missing for the past 72 hours. The news coming after being confronted by family members earlier in the week about his reported drug addiction. With the sports world buzzing over his demons, Knicks guard JR Smith weighed in on the situation by answering a quick question from a follower. i dont believe itRT @Manny229: @TheRealJRSmith You heard the Lamar Odom rumor? That shit crazy — JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August
One of the rarest, yet most exciting, occurrences in sports happens when a great player compliments another. That happened today when LeBron James complimented the game of former Bulls great Scottie Pippen. Watching vintage Games. @ScottiePippen was a beast man!! Don’t think he fully gets the credit he deserves. Mad game on both ends — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 24, 2013 The Miami Heat star makes a good point, Pippen may actually deserve more credit than he’s received being Michael Jordan’s longtime sidekick. In 17
Stephon Marbury clearly had some thoughts to let out, and he did just that with a pair of tweets directed at media members who were seemingly critical of the former NBA player. Marbury’s first response to media came after Frank Isola of the New York Daily News tweeted the following. @FisolaNYDN yeah and I had to stop some cats from turning your lights out. — I AM PEACE STAR (@StarburyMarbury) August 18, 2013 The tweet was over five months ago but clearly Marbury recently took