SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Inside the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch, the lavish resort on the outskirts of Phoenix, dozens of the most powerful people in college sports milled about, parading through the expansive lobby and basking in the sun on the terrace. But, the majority landed deep within conference meeting rooms, searching for answers to … Read more
Wednesday’s Diamondbacks–Marlins game in Miami was the setting of what was the most recent unintentionally comedic episode of The Ump Show. Madison Bumgarner, who started the game for the D-backs, was ejected after the first inning by first base umpire Dan Bellino during what should have been a routine sticky stuff inspection. It was a … Read more
Mannix: Alright, Beck, the Jazz’s season is over and there may not be a more interesting offseason than what’s coming in Utah. For the third time in the last four years the Jazz has been bounced in the first round and with a new CEO in (Trader) Danny Ainge, there’s a real chance we see … Read more
Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. BOSTON – Before the Angels fell, 4–0, to the Red Sox on Tuesday, outfielder Jo Adell disembarked the team plane at Logan Airport. A few staffers unpacked … Read more
Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports SCOTTSDALE Ariz. — College leaders are gearing up to issue a warning to hundreds of wealthy boosters who are using name, image and likeness (NIL) ventures to engage themselves in recruiting. University administrators, part of a task force to review NIL, are finalizing additional guidelines that are expected to … Read more
Courtesy of Ricky Zeller Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports — from the veteran athletes, to the up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more — in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports. When Renata Wanamaker Simril was 18, she found out … Read more
The Bucks won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with defense. Trying to navigate the impenetrable Brook Lopez — whose back surgery might as well have never happened — the Celtics shot 45.5% at the rim and a whopping 44% of all their shots were non-corner threes (a number only topped twice this season: … Read more
PHOENIX – The last time we saw Chris Paul in the playoffs, he was sending home the Pelicans on a perfect shooting night. On Monday, we didn’t see him as much as we’re accustomed to. The Suns took Game 1 against the Mavs in their second-round series with a 121-114 win. Paul, who scored 33 … Read more
It feels as if we’ve only just begun our trek down the winding road of the 2022 season, and yet the calendar has already flipped to May. Some teams have rode the power rankings like a roller coaster, shooting up and down as their weekly performances hover around the extremes. The more information we have … Read more
BOSTON – Fourth quarter, game still in doubt and Giannis Antetokounmpo decided, hey, let’s do something nuts. Bottled up on the perimeter by Grant Williams, Antetokounmpo stepped toward the rim, flipped the ball off the backboard, caught it and threw down a dunk between two Celtics defendants. It swelled Milwaukee’s lead to 16 with six … Read more