10 Things You Probably Missed This Week
In the past week: baseball became relevant again! JD Martinez signed with the Red Sox, Eric Hosmer got PAID by the Padres, Brandon Drury is a Yankee, and the Tampa Bay Rays are trying to win a maximum of 55 games. Fun. What else happened? The slam dunk contest sucked, Devin Booker won the 3 point contest and the NBA All-Star game was fun again.
With everything that went on, I’m sure there were some stories that slipped through the cracks. But don’t worry, that’s what I’m here for. I got you.
- NCAA Basketball is about to Implode:
Names dropped in the Yahoo report regarding the FBI’s NCAA investigation
Miles Bridges
Colin Sexton
Markelle Fultz
Kyle Kuzma
Wendell Carter
Dennis Smith Jr
… And the list goes on.Don’t blame the players. Blame coaches, recruiters, and most importantly, the NCAA
— John Ryan (@JohnRyanNBA) February 23, 2018
This dropped yesterday night/early this morning so I don’t blame you for missing it. Just look at those names! All of these players received over $10K from ASM sports agency in an attempt to woo the players into signing with the agency prior to the draft. Dennis Smith Jr got the most money on this list, $43,500.
2. Louisville
Rick Pitino maintains his innocence amid Louisville scandal https://t.co/bu2KYHo4iB pic.twitter.com/uTFOoohfbw
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 22, 2018
Liar.
3. Drexel Men’s Basketball:
Delaware was up by 34 tonight against Drexel. And lost.
Biggest comeback in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 23, 2018
It was 53-19. It was 27 points at halftime. How the hell do you lose this game? Must be the curse of (elite?) Joe Flacco.
4. Steph Curry is Ridiulous:
So this isn’t really that newsworthy. Steph does this all the time
Steph is a cheat code pic.twitter.com/0JLMzjBkU8
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 23, 2018
BUT
“I can do that too, Steph”
-Danilo Gallinari pic.twitter.com/LEDk6fvzRp— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 23, 2018
Danilo Gallinari; not impressed.
5. Vince Carter
Look man, Vince is 41 years old. Him still doing this is impressive
🚨 VINCE CARTER DUNK ALERT 🚨 pic.twitter.com/XVU2dSWePE
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 23, 2018
This is less impressive
Best part about the Kings/Thunder finish wasn’t even Westbrook’s buzzer-beater it was Vince Carter pulling up from Idaho down 2 with 8 seconds left 😂 legit lol pic.twitter.com/SsuKjaCsPc
— Wobphen Curry (@World_Wide_Wob) February 23, 2018
I have no idea what’s better here. The fact that Vince thought this was a sensible shot or how long Grant Napear (Kings announcer) drags out the “CARRRRRTERRRRRRRR”
6. Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Tulowitzki is not a pitcher.
Photographer thinks he is.
Tulo goes with it.
Hilarity ensues. 😂Via @thehazelmae pic.twitter.com/QkeFxxKgyK
— MLB (@MLB) February 22, 2018
Got ’em.
7. Justin Thomas doing Justin Thomas things
Justin Thomas avoided the fairway (twice) and still managed birdie on Thursday.
Will it be a contender in this week’s #MustSeeMoments? pic.twitter.com/tP1pRduEcr
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 23, 2018
Regular golfers get an 8+ after playing those first two shots. PGA players bogey. Justin Thomas gets a birdie.
8. Olympic Update – The US Owns Canada
The US men’s curling team advanced to the gold medal match, beating tournament favorites Canada along the way. This guy should probably never tweet about curling again.
if John Shuster is the best the US can do at finding a curling skip FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS we should really just give up on the sport
— J.R. Lind (@jrlind) February 15, 2018
Turns out Mr. T is a big curling fan. Who knew?
Congratulations US Men’s Curling team on your victory over Canada. Now you curl for the Gold. Ain’t that something?! Wow!
— Mr. T (@MrT) February 22, 2018
Oh, and this happened. It may have been the first time since 1998, but damn was it sweet.
Maddie Rooney’s ‘Golden Save’ pic.twitter.com/HhDqJbJHVx
— One Fans View (@OneFanView) February 22, 2018
Oh yeah, one more thing. The game winning goal for Jocelyne Lamoureax is all sorts of Patrick Kane level filthy.
Can we talk about Lamoureux’s FILTHY game winning goal? #USAvsCAN pic.twitter.com/sd31IKiZsA
— AUDIENCE Sports (@AudienceSports) February 22, 2018
9. Frank Vatrano
Frank Vatrano traded to the Florida Panthers for a 2018 third round pick, replacing the 3rd rounder sent to NYR for Nick Holden
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) February 22, 2018
See ya.
10. Tim Tebow, Future Major Leaguer
Will Tim Tebow make the majors? pic.twitter.com/4BkJGvf0g6
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) February 18, 2018
I don’t even know man.
Minor leaguer @TimTebow arrived at big league camp yesterday and jumped right in to the action. https://t.co/JCJfC1xSq2 pic.twitter.com/ivseVABdW8
— New York Mets (@Mets) February 19, 2018
Does the swing look better? Sure. Shorter, quicker to the ball and more compact? Yes. But the real question here is why the hell is he wearing Nike shorts and Adidas cleats? Doesn’t this dude have a sponsor?
Got any other crazy stories? Send them to me on Twitter @bborders12
-Brian Borders (@bborders12)