Author: Fisherman1

The Miami Heat may be deep in their pursuit of Kevin Durant, but there may be another superstar trade target that would make much more sense for the team. Ja Morant. If he were suddenly available on the trade block this offseason, he’s a player that would represent the perfect complementary star player next to Bam Adebayo. According to Vince Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, there have been whispers that have linked Morant and the Heat in the past, as most recent as this past year’s NBA Trade Deadline. However, it’s hard to tell if they led to anything more…

Kentucky football’s Kroger Field set for $7 million renovation to ribbon video boards and lighting The ribbon boards, which surround the stadium’s interior seating bowl, were installed in 2011, but “have exceeded their useful life” and “are challenging to repair,” according to an agenda item from the board’s athletics committee A busy offseason for the Kentucky football program hasn’t just been limited to changes happening on the Kroger Field gridiron. It now includes some changes to the stadium itself. During its meeting later this week, the university’s board of trustees is set to approve a $7 million renovation to…

BIG MACHINE: Jack Bauer, High School Sensation Who Threw 103 MPH, Flips From Virginia to Mississippi State Baseball The landscape of college baseball shifted dramatically today as Jack Bauer, the prodigious left-handed pitcher who recently captured national attention by unleashing a mind-boggling 103 mph fastball, officially flipped his commitment from the Virginia Cavaliers to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. This monumental decision sends shockwaves through the recruiting world and instantly elevates the already formidable pitching staff that newly minted Bulldogs head coach Brian O’Connor is assembling in Starkville. Bauer, a towering 6-foot-3, 175-pound southpaw from Frankfort, Illinois, had been a long-time…

Sonasi Po’uha left his native Tonga in the mid-1970s to start a new life and raise his family in the United States. Arriving in Utah in 1976, Po’uha didn’t speak much English, but he loved his family, his faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ was strong and he knew how to work. The husband and father, who worked at odd jobs and regularly served in the Salt Lake Temple, was a wonderful example of how to actively “preside, provide and protect” — a reference to the role of a fathers in the “The Family: A Proclamation to…

’This is a summer series in which I, Brian Stultz, examine questions for the Auburn athletic department and its teams entering the 2025-26 sports year. Today: how will the apparel deal with Nike benefit the Tigers? It seemed inevitable that when Auburn’s apparel contract with Under Armour expired on July 1, 2025, Nike would take over outfitting the Tigers. Kevin Plank and his staff didn’t let go easy, though, constantly traveling to the Plains to meet with John Cohen, his staff and many of the coaches. For years, coaches, led by Bruce Pearl, spoke about being behind the eight ball…

Daniel Jones’ decision to keep his options open amid the Minnesota Vikings’ interest appears to be paying off. Jones spent the final six weeks of the regular season (and the NFC Wild Card Playoffs) with the Vikings after the New York Giants released him. Jones signed a one-year, $14 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts. So far, so good for Jones, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler Daniel Jones, making his move a little bit minicamp, taking those first-team reps with Anthony Richardson resting his shoulder,” Fowler said on “SportsCenter” on June 14. “Richardson plans to be back for…

LUXURY LIVING: Mark Pope Buys home in exclusive Lexington countryside community LUXURY LIVING: Mark Pope Buys Home in Exclusive Lexington Countryside Community Mark Pope, the newly appointed head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team, is settling into his new life in the Bluegrass State in a grand fashion. Sources confirmed this week that Pope has purchased a stunning home nestled in one of Lexington’s most exclusive countryside communities, signaling a new chapter in both his personal and professional life. The home, located in a private, gated neighborhood just outside downtown Lexington, is a sprawling estate that…

The Minnesota Vikings’ to-do list has involved quite a few contract extensions as of late, securing assets for the short- and long-term future. The Vikings have racked up extension after extension, and another one arrived last week. Offensive coordinator Wes Phillips was the latest to receive a new contract, now connected to Minnesota indefinitely. Phillips came aboard in Minnesota at the dawn of the Kevin O’Connell era in 2022, and he’s not going anywhere. Wes Phillips’ Contract Reportedly Extended Most fans believed Phillips would probably ink an extension sooner or later, and that came to fruition on…

Every offseason, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg creates a future power rankings for college football that attempts to forecast the health of programs around the country for the next few years. He’s changed the formula up a bit this year in the college football future power rankings through 2026 that were released last week, thanks to the changing landscape of the sport that is ever-increasingly impacted by the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness, among other factors. In previous years, Rittenberg had based these future rankings on a three-year window — now he’s changed that to looking ahead at…

Lyles picked the Mountaineers over offers from Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Marshall, Maryland, Ohio, Toledo, UMass, Western Michigan, and a few others. Stayed tuned as we’ll have more in-depth analysis on this breaking story on West Virginia On SI, soon. West Virginia’s Current 2026 Commits QB Jyron Hughley, RB Jett Walker, WR Robert Stith, TE Sam Hamilton, OL Rhett Morris, OL Justyn Lyles, OL Cameron Goforth, EDGE Noah Tishendorf, DL Cam Mallory, LB Cameron Dwyer, LB Antoine Sharp, LB Miles Khatri, DB Simaj Hill, DB Jaylon Jones (JUCO), S Taj…