NBA: No pay if unvaccinated players can’t playNBA: No pay if unvaccinated players can’t play
An NBA spokesperson said that if players miss games because they can’t abide by vaccine mandates, they won’t get paid.
Month: September 2021
‘I can’t miss any of this’: Why not even his teammates can look away from Shohei Ohtani‘I can’t miss any of this’: Why not even his teammates can look away from Shohei Ohtani
Watching Ohtani play baseball has captivated millions from afar — and the lucky few with a front-row seat describe it the same way as the rest of us: “the greatest thing we’ve seen in baseball history.”
Jalen Suggs: College basketball stats, best moments, quotesJalen Suggs: College basketball stats, best moments, quotes
These are the essential Jalen Suggs college basketball stats, moments and best quotes from his career at Gonzaga.
Adams Golf reintroduces Tight Lies fairway woods and hybridsAdams Golf reintroduces Tight Lies fairway woods and hybrids
You don’t have to play from the white tees to remember the original Adams Golf Tight Lies fairway wood. Debuting in 1995 — and reportedly conceived from Barney Adams’ 20-minute sketch on a yellow legal pad — the club’s unique “upside-down” Tri-Sole face and low center-of-gravity design were revelations for the average golfer, making it easier for them to get the ball airborne from a variety of lies. Adams’ brainchild exploded in popularity following a 30-minute 1996 Golf Channel infomercial with sportscaster Jack Whitaker and swing instructor Hank Haney. In 1997, the company sold more than $30 million worth of clubs. By 1998, there were nearly a million Tight Lies clubs in play and the woods were the third-most-used on PGA TOUR Champions. If you teed it up in a foursome in the late 90s, odds are there was at least one Tight Lies fairway wood in your group. “The reason the club is successful is it works,” Adams succinctly told Dallas Magazine in 1998. Now, the Tight Lies has returned, bringing new technology to a club with plenty of retro appeal. Adams Golf is releasing new Tight Lies fairway woods and hybrids, which will continue to feature the patented Tri-Sole found in the original iteration. The new design extends the top of the face to make it easier to hit off the tee while retaining the low-profile head and lower center of gravity. In addition to materials upgrades since the previous incarnation of the Tight Lies that came out almost a decade ago, the new Tight Lies clubs feature a Velocity Slot behind the clubface to increase face flexibility, ball speeds and improve launch on off-center strikes. Adams was acquired by TaylorMade in 2012. Under the guiding hand of TaylorMade engineers, an updated version of Tight Lies hit the market in 2013, but no new member of the family has emerged — until now.
Vaxxed LeBron: Road to title starts with healthVaxxed LeBron: Road to title starts with health
One of the reasons Lakers star LeBron James said he got the COVID-19 vaccine was because staying healthy is “the No. 1 thing” on the team’s road to winning an NBA championship this season.
Kerr: Klay ‘looked great’ at Warriors’ first practiceKerr: Klay ‘looked great’ at Warriors’ first practice
Golden State’s Klay Thompson, starting to look more like his old self amid his rehabilitation from a torn right Achilles injury, participated in his first team practice Tuesday since the injury, and “looked great,” according to Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
Memo: Protocols for NBA’s unvaxxed restrictiveMemo: Protocols for NBA’s unvaxxed restrictive
As training camps opened in earnest Tuesday, the NBA informed its teams it is finalizing an agreement with the players on a set of health and safety protocols for the upcoming regular season, according to information in a memo obtained by ESPN.
Russ on LeBron: Knew right away it would workRuss on LeBron: Knew right away it would work
Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook said he knew things would work as soon as he and LeBron James met for their first joint workout this summer.
Sources: Pacers’ LeVert has stress fracture (back)Sources: Pacers’ LeVert has stress fracture (back)
Caris LeVert, who averaged 20.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 35 games for the Pacers last season, has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his back but could return around the start of the season, sources told ESPN.
Shohei Ohtani has expanded what’s possible in baseballShohei Ohtani has expanded what’s possible in baseball
Watching Ohtani play baseball has captivated millions from afar — and the lucky few with a front-row seat describe it the same way as the rest of us: “the greatest thing we’ve seen in baseball history.”