Is Shedeur Sanders the No. 1 quarterback in our new 2024 NFL mock draft?
The first week of the NFL regular season is in the books and man was it a wild one. We have already seen blowout wins, a blown-out Achilles and lots of holds on NFL rosters. We also have two full weekends of college football and we continue to fine-tune our player rankings for the 2024 NFL draft.
Using what we’ve got and what we know, here is our latest two-round mock draft update. Where will guys like USC’s Caleb Williams and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders land? How many quarterbacks will go in the first two rounds? Read on and find out.
Jennifer Lopez’s daughter, Emme, is just 11 years old.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira put on a fun performance during the Super Bowl halftime show that featured plenty of songs, a lot of dancing, and cameos from two rappers I couldn’t recognize.
Anyway, one cool thing that did happen was that Jennifer Lopez’s daughter, Emme, got to perform during the halftime show.
Emme is an aspiring singer and performer who wants to follow in her mom’s footsteps. She’s also just 11 years old. And singing in front of millions upon millions of people, and doing it well. I’m not sure I had mastered tying my shoes at 11.
Anyway, it was a very cool moment, and good for young Emme.
Jennifer Lopez just sang with her daughter Emme at the Super Bowl and it was the cutest thing ❤️🎤 (📸: NFL/Fox) pic.twitter.com/q3fALjVU2H
The next time LeBron James and Anthony Davis take the court for the Lakers, they’ll be carrying permanent tributes to Kobe Bryant.
Following the news of Bryant’s death in Sunday’s California helicopter crash, the Lakers had their Tuesday game against the Clippers postponed by the league. LeBron and Davis — both of whom had close relationships with Bryant — were hit especially hard by the Lakers great’s tragic death and the loss of his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
On Wednesday, LeBron and Davis took another step to honor Kobe’s memory with both of them getting Bryant tattoos on their legs by the same artist, Vanessa Aurelia.
LeBron shared the commemorative tattoo on his Instagram Story, which appeared to be of a snake — for the Black Mamba — with the No. 24.
Appears as if LeBron is getting a snake tattoo to honor the memory of Kobe Bryant. 🙏 🐍
Davis also posted a clip of his tattoo’s progress to his Instagram Story.
Earlier this week, both LeBron and Davis posted their reflections on the tragic crash to social media. LeBron had passed Kobe for third on the NBA’s all-time scoring list the night before the crash and spoke with Kobe on Saturday.
The Lakers will take the floor for the first time since Bryant’s death on Friday as they host the Trail Blazers.
He was beloved a player and was a Blue Devils assistant starting in 2011 until he was hired by Pittsburgh to be the Panthers’ head coach in 2018.
So you could understand why Duke’s die-hard fan section, the Cameron Crazies, would target Capel with a cheer during Tuesday’s game, a chant — “Jeff Capel, sit with us” — that was all in good fun.
You could also understand why Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski might misinterpret that chant as taking a shot at a Duke legend, which is why Coach K went off, screaming at the Crazies to “shut up!!!”
After Cameron Crazies started yelling "Jeff Capel, sit with us," Coach K could be seen yelling "Shut up" and "He's one of us."
Krzyzewski apologized, thinking the chant was personal and suggested other chants:
Here was Coach K’s response when asked about erupting on his own fans just before half. Said he didn’t like Capel being taunted, suggested Duke fans instead turn to chants of “DEFENSE!” or “LET’S GO!” or “COME ON, DUKE!”
Capel later tweeted he took “no offense” and retweeted a note a Duke fan had snapped from the “dirt sheet” that the student section gets to taunt opponents, which said “nothing bad to say here, love you Capel”:
Love you guys back!!! No offense taken from me! Keep SHOWING UP AND CHEERING FOR YOUR TEAM! They DESERVE IT! https://t.co/19BC707KjR
Roger Federer pulled off another wild win at the Australian Open.
For the second time in the Australian Open, Roger Federer pulled off a wild comeback victory with a tiebreak set in the mix.
And after he beat beating American Tennys Sandgren, 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, in the quarterfinals Tuesday in Melbourne, the 38-year-old Swiss player kept repeating over and over how lucky he felt. Lucky as in fortunate, of course, but he also felt luck was on his side at times.
Down two sets to one and on the brink of elimination, Federer, who struggled as his groin and leg muscles tightened up, saved seven match points in the fourth set, which included coming back from a 6-3 in the first-to-10 tiebreak. He ultimately won the breaker, 10-8, taking the set and later the match.
“You’ve got to get a bit lucky sometimes — I’ll tell you that,” Federer said in his post-match on-court interview. He’ll play Novak Djovokic in a must-watch semifinal match.
Federer continued:
“I think he played his match. I think I got incredibly lucky today. And then as the match went on, I started to feel better again and all the pressure went away, and I just tried to play.
“And again, got a little lucky to get the break, and I served really well, I think, for most of the match, at the end especially. So I don’t deserve this one, but I’m standing here and I’m obviously very, very happy.”
Only a few days ago in his third-round match against Australia’s John Millman, Federer was down, 8-4, in a final-set tiebreaker and rallied to win six straight points to win. It marked his 100th Australian Open match win and was his first incredibly unlikely comeback of the tournament.
After beating Sandgren, Federer further explained how his body was struggling. At one point, he received medical attention from the trainer, which he said he doesn’t like to do because he thinks it shows his opponent a “sign of weakness.”
He continued:
“I just said, ‘I believe in miracles.’ There could be rain, there could be stuff. It wasn’t bad enough where I thought I was going to get worse. It was just stiff and tight and whatever you want to call it, and just let him finish me off in style and he didn’t do that, so just incredibly lucky tonight, today, whatever. I don’t even know what time it is. …
“You do feel better in a couple of days, so you never know again. And with these lucky escapes, all of a sudden you might play without any expectations anymore because you know you should already actually be skiing in Switzerland, not on the way there. … So lucky to be here and might as well make the most of it.”
Federer and Djovokic play their semifinal match Thursday morning in Melbourne, which will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
A tale from Bryant’s last game went viral, but Hayward said it didn’t happen.
Mike Tirico — who called Kobe Bryant’s final NBA game in 2016 –pointed out a moment in the Los Angeles Lakers legend’s unbelievable 60-point finale that we had all missed.
While speaking to The Ringer, he noted that Bryant hit his 59th point of the night at the free-throw line, and that his second from the charity stripe would give him 60.
But what if he missed? He’d be stuck on 59 points … yet it would have been much cooler for him to have a 60-point night before retiring.
That’s when Tirico discussed then-Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, telling the world that Hayward had stepped into the lane right before Bryant’s free throw, just in case the legend missed the shot (Bryant didn’t).
“He had the complete wherewithal at 59 to just put a foot in the lane and look over at the ref, just in case Kobe missed it,” Tirico said. “To make sure he got another shot at 60.”
You can see the moment below … and sure looks like Hayward stepped into the lane blatantly long before Bryant began his attempt.
There’s a moment from Kobe’s final game that few people saw and nobody really remembers … but @miketirico won’t ever forget it. pic.twitter.com/prJGObG58y
But Hayward denied the deliberate move on Twitter late Monday night:
The past day has been incredibly heartbreaking for me. Kobe is someone that I looked up to and admired and developed a personal relationship with. I have struggled so much with trying to understand the devastating news and like many others I’m still trying to process it.
It has also come to my attention that there is a story going around tonight about an intentional lane violation that I took to ensure Kobe would get his 60th point in his final game and many are applauding me for the gesture. The fact of the matter is that is not true.
That was a night that I will truly never forget as I can remember almost every moment of it and my goal that night was to compete as hard as I possibly could against Kobe because that is what he was all about and I wanted to give him my very best.
He got 60 on me and I didn't give him anything free all night. What happened on the free throw line was not intentional. Kobe would have lost respect for me if I gave him something free. That’s what made him so very special!
“There are no words to express the pain I’m going through.”
No NBA player had been through more with Kobe Bryant than Shaquille O’Neal. The two former Lakers superstars won three straight championships together in Los Angeles, spent years feuding and eventually reconciled those differences to, again, become close friends.
As news broke of Kobe Bryant’s death — along with the death of his 13-year-old daughter Gianna — in a Sunday helicopter crash that killed five people in Calabasas, Calif., Shaq was understandably stunned.
In a tweet that included a series of photos from their time together, Shaq paid his respects to Kobe and Gianna along with offering his condolences to Bryant’s family and families of the other victims.
There’s no words to express the pain Im going through with this tragedy of loosing my neice Gigi & my brother @kobebryant I love u and u will be missed. My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. IM SICK RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/pigHywq3c1
There are no words to express the pain I’m going through now with this tragic and sad moment of loosing my neice Gigi & my friend, my brother, my partner in winning championships, my dude and my homie. I love you and you will be missed. My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. IM SICK RIGHT NOW !
The entire sports world was shocked on Sunday by the news that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif — just outside Malibu. In all, five people died in the crash. Bryant was 41 years old.
Just as that news spread, the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets were taking the floor for pregame shootaround. Austin Rivers was visibly emotional just minutes before tipoff. Other NBA players and athletes reacted to the tragic news on social media.
Ahead of the game, which went on as scheduled, the Nuggets held a moment of silence for Bryant. The extended moment of silence was capped off by Nuggets fans chanting Kobe’s name at the Pepsi Center.
Pepsi Center holding a moment of silence for Bryant. A few fans chanting “Kobe!” This still doesn’t feel real pic.twitter.com/5MkpgmrDOx
The basketball world was hit with stunning news on Sunday when multiple outlets reported that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. Bryant was reportedly among the five people onboard the helicopter that crashed on a hillside near Malibu.
The LA County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that all five people onboard died in the crash, but the department did not state whether Bryant was onboard. Bryant was among fatalities, according to ABC7 in Los Angeles and Variety. the According to the TMZ report, Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, was not a passenger on the private helicopter.
Bryant had been in the news because LeBron James passed him Saturday night on the all-time NBA scoring list; Bryant sent a tweet congratulating LeBron at 10:39 p.m. Saturday night.
Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames. Much respect my brother 💪🏾 #33644
Man I don’t even know where to start😭😭 I started playing ball because of KOBE after watching the 2010 finals. I had never watched ball before that and that finals was the turning point of my life. I WANTED TO BE LIKE KOBE. I’m so FREAKING SAD right now!!!!
Iguodala thinks both teams have what it takes to win a title
Andre Iguodala technically plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, but you wouldn’t be able to tell if you weren’t paying attention.
He’s been laying low this season since the Warriors traded him to Memphis after Kevin Durant dipped and went to the Nets this summer. He’s been on a book tour, done some work in tech and has conducted a handful of interviews.
But now he’s finally back to talking basketball again. Iguodala paid a visit to First Take on Friday to talk about what he’s been doing and the state of the NBA.
Since he was traded to Memphis, he’s been one of the names that have been consistently connected to the Lakers and Clippers — two of the teams at the top of the West.
The problem is he’s currently stuck in a stalemate with the Grizzlies, who can either buy him out or trade him.
Iguodala makes $17.2 million this season and has said that he won’t be bought out for any less, but the Grizzlies refuse to buy his deal out with such a hefty price tag.
Meanwhile, trading him is difficult because of the money he makes. Whatever team trades for him has to send a similar amount of money back to the Grizzlies. That means they either send a player with a big contract over or they packaged together a number of smaller deals to add up to an appropriate amount. Either way, the team is losing depth, so it’s difficult to see a trade happening.
So when they asked Iguodala which team he’d want to play for, instead of actually making a choice he broke both of them down by their strengths.
“It’s picking your poison. I mean, you know, in terms of you having the poison and you being able to shoot that whichever way you want against your opponent.”
Smart man. It’s best to play this diplomatically for him at this point — he still has no idea where he’s going to end up. First thing is first, though. Get this man out of Memphis, ASAP.
