Day: March 22, 2020

Final Four stardom not always followed by long NBA careerFinal Four stardom not always followed by long NBA career

Jeff Sheppard works as a financial planner now, more than two decades removed from the time he helped Kentucky win the NCAA Tournament. ”They remember where they were when they watched the championship game and that kind of thing,” said Sheppard, who works in Lexington and lives about an hour away in London, Kentucky. Sheppard went undrafted after that glorious run and played part of one NBA season with the Atlanta Hawks in 1998-99 before playing a few years in Italy.

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Self-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workoutsSelf-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workouts

Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Dennis Kelly has been hunkered down with his family in the Indianapolis area since the birth of his third daughter a month ago. ”We’re already kind of in a self-imposed quarantine on our own, because with a new baby and not having shots and everything like that, especially with it being winter and how bad the flu was this year,” said Kelly, one of hundreds of NFL players who are self-isolating while the league sorts through what’s next. NFL players usually use this time to prepare for offseason programs that traditionally start in April.

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