Black Mamba Blasphemy. Lonzo Ball gave Angel Reese his NBA Mount Rushmore during a recent appearance on her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast, and KB24 didn’t make the cut. “If you had to pick a top four — no order,” Reese probed the 27-year-old Bulls guard. Lonzo Ball gave his NBA Mount Rushmore during a recent appearance … Read more
Some former Cowboys stars know it’s time for change in Dallas. Troy Aikman and Dez Bryant took different approaches to how they conveyed their message but both expressed the same sentiment Monday that Mike McCarthy’s time will be ending soon. Let’s start with the “burn it all down” take from Bryant, who fired off on … Read more
At Bryant Park, Christmas is in the air — even if the air is a balmy 80 degrees. Temps in the city hit 80 on Wednesday and 74 degrees Thursday, but that didn’t stop people from ice skating and enjoying festive fare. The Winter Village — complete with ice rink, Christmas tree, holiday market, Lodge … Read more
Kobe Bryant apparently had it out for JJ Redick at Team USA basketball practice. That’s according to Carmelo Anthony, who discussed Bryant hazing Redick — the newly appointed Lakers coach — at practice years ago as a way of retaliating against what he seemingly thought was excessive praise from coach Mike Krzyzewski. “I remember Kobe … Read more
To one sports anchor in Denver, struggling Rockies infielder Kris Bryant — hitting just .186 through his first 24 games this year before recently returning to the injured list — has committed a crime. “I tell ya, Kris Bryant is one of the greatest bank robbers of all time,” Scotty Gange, a sports anchor with … Read more
Katie Couric accused Bryant Gumbel of having an “incredibly sexist attitude” about her maternity leave when they worked together on the “Today” show. Couric appeared Sunday on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast where the host brought up Gumbel, whom he called a “friend” and a “guy’s guy.” “He’s a guy’s guy, you got that right,” Couric, … Read more
On this week’s pod, 57 Emmy Awards worth of Super Bowl insight. First SBJ’s Austin Karp is joined by Ben Fischer from Las Vegas to talk about the upcoming Super Bowl. The duo discuss reaction to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s definitive answer on the Super Bowl’s streaming future and other things that have stood out … Read more
The breadth of HBO Sports continues to dwindle. The network announced Wednesday that “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” which has been on the air since 1995 and run more than 300 episodes, is coming to its conclusion. “Since day one at ‘Real Sports’ we’ve consistently tried to look beyond the scoreboard, and focus instead on … Read more
Vanessa Bryant honored her late husband NBA star Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna’s memory during Taylor Swift’s first “Era’s” tour show in Los Angeles Thursday. The 41-year-old shared images on her Instagram Story of a denim jacket, which paid poignant tribute to the father and daughter duo, who were both killed in a horror helicopter … Read more