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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Chicago Bulls took the NBA world by storm to start the 2021-22 season, holding the top spot in the Eastern Conference for quite some time and even sitting at 39-21 nearly three-quarters of the way through the regular season. The Bulls stumbled to the finish line, though, trudging to a 46-36 record before getting smoked by the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the first round of the playoffs. Even so, getting to 46 wins was a major step up for Chicago after posting the worst cumulative record in the NBA in the four seasons following the Jimmy Butler trade. The Bulls dealt with a number of key health problems last season as well, so getting to that 46-win mark was still a success after adding DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso last offseason. The challenge now is taking the next step. Chicago has had a rather quiet offseason in terms of additions, bringing in rookie Dalen Terry via the draft plus veterans Andre … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls Have Plenty To Prove In 2022-23 Based On Vegas Win Totals

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A s it turns out, a nearly 100-day labor dispute, 40-year-high inflation, recession fears and lingering fears of Covid-19 didn’t impact Major League Baseball business for the 2022 season. MLB estimates it will surpass $10 billion in revenue for the first time since 2019, the league’s chief revenue officer Noah Garden tells Forbes . “I think it’s safe to say we’re going to be higher,” he says. “The final numbers, when they come in, we’ll see. But it’s certainly going to be over ($10 billion).” MLB will end the 2022 regular season next week, and the postseason begins Oct. 6. In a wide-ranging interview with Forbes senior writer Jabari Young, Garden updates the business around professional baseball, including revenue which immediately saw a jump when the league struck a five-year labor agreement with players in March 2022. That same month, MLB replaced its banking sponsor with Capital One COF via a … [Read more...] about Video: MLB Recovers From Lockout, The Pandemic And Now Expects To Surpass $10 Billion In Revenue For 2022 Season

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There are very few internal question marks on the Milwaukee Bucks with most of its roster returning from last season. However, they have a couple of questions to answer regarding their depth. General manager Jon Horst brought back the gang from last year despite falling short to the Boston Celtics in seven games in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Part of that is likely due to the Khris Middleton injury that cost them a real chance to defend their NBA championship. Milwaukee also lacked the resources and realistic avenues to upgrade their team besides bringing back guys the NBA salary cap rules allowed them to pay. With the Bucks firmly entrenched in the regular season doesn’t matter portion of their championship window, there is a lot less at stake from now until April when the playoffs begin. However, a few questions will need to be answered starting in the preseason that could determine how the … [Read more...] about 3 Preseason Roster Battles On The Milwaukee Bucks

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin For a long time during the Kyle Shanahan era, the San Francisco 49ers defense has been viewed as one that relies on its pass rush over the coverage provided by those in the defensive backfield. After the Niners' dominant defensive showing against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4, it is clear the front and the secondary have equal importance to the success of defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans' group. Save for a Week 1 collapse in a monsoon against the Chicago Bears, the 49er defense has been phenomenal through four weeks of the season, conceding just one touchdown since the 19-10 defeat at Soldier Field. The 49ers are conceding just 3.81 yards per play, the fewest in the NFL, while they rank first in Expected Points Added per play on defense, per rbsdm.com , and also lead the league in Football Outsiders DVOA on defense. Simply put, by every measure, the 49ers boast the best defense in the league, with the talent … [Read more...] about San Francisco 49ers Can Ride Complete Defense To Deep Playoff Run

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jose Abreu has been an American League MVP and a Rookie of the Year in his nine seasons with the White Sox. He’s been an All-Star on a regular basis and won a nice collection of Silver Slugger awards. He’s on the precipice of becoming something he’s never been: Odd man out. While addressing Tony La Russa’s unsurprising retirement on Monday, General Manager Rick Hahn essentially said as much. Abreu is headed toward free agency after the season, and Hahn said “it remains to be seen” if he remains a fit for the team. This wasn’t a case of an executive blowing off steam when cornered by reporters after a horribly disappointing season. This was at a news conference called by the team, after lots of soul searching about how it barely reached 80 wins after expecting to win 90-plus in the regular season and more in October. While Hahn told reporters the Sox had “lost our offensive approach,” the team’s problems appear … [Read more...] about Could Abreu Be Odd Man Out As White Sox Open First Base For Vaughn?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Lionel Messi will rejoin FC Barcelona on July 1, 2023 according to the Argentine media. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner currently plies his trade at Paris Saint Germain, who he fled to on a two-year deal in the summer of 2021. Barca tried to hold on to their all-time appearances and goalscoring leader, but failed to navigate a strict La Liga salary cap and were forced to watch as the iconic number '10' walked to a European rival free of charge. With Messi's two-year arrangement at the Parc des Princes set to expire on June 30, 2023, however, there has been increased talk of him returning to where it all started as a shy 13-year-old at the Catalans' La Masia academy after switching from hometown club Newell's Old Boys in Rosario. Barca vice-president Eduard Romeu said last week that the cash-strapped La Liga leaders, buoyed by the pulling of a series of economic levers in the recent transfer window, can make … [Read more...] about Lionel Messi Agrees To Join FC Barcelona In July, Argentine Media Claims

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The firings of five Power 5 head football coaches over the last three weeks has stunned the industry. Depending on the actual buyout amounts for each coach, the total could approach $60 million. We are not even halfway into the 2022 football season. Most college football fans and insiders assume these expensive buyouts are due to the exploding media contracts the Big Ten and the SEC are enjoying. There is, after all, a long history of paying coaches to go away over multiple years (remember Notre Dame’s Charlie Weis?). Another assumption that is often mentioned is that a donor or a group of donors will just write a check to buy out the coach. That does happen-just not as often as you’d think. So where does the money come from? Financials listed in the chart below show a few important clues for the five schools recently in the headlines. The two Big Ten schools (Nebraska and Wisconsin) have the most amount … [Read more...] about Student Fees May Be Subsidizing Football Coach Buyouts

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s not everyday that you see a Nascar team owner walking around a New Jersey golf course with a Cy Young Award winner. But Matt Kaulig, owner of Kaulig Racing and partial owner of MLB’s Cleveland Guardians, isn’t like the majority of other Nascar Cup Series team owners. The freshman Cup leader of two full-time entries in the sport’s premier division wants to shake things up, and his philanthropic side is well-known to those in the garage and beyond. Kaulig, fresh off several programs with The Nascar Foundation, joined six-time MLB All-Star pitcher and former Cleveland great C.C. Sabathia and his wife Amber on Monday morning for the PitCCh In Foundation Golf Tournament . The Kaulig Giving logo was seen throughout the Alpine Country Club, raising money and awareness for PitCCh In's programs with inner-city youth. “CC and Amber and what they do for the community is similar to what the Guardians do to help out with … [Read more...] about Nascar’s Matt Kaulig Leads By Example With A Different Philosophy

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Not since the the iconic opening credits of ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” aired for the last time has the thrill of victory been so closely followed by the agony of defeat. There’s simply no better way to describe the formal end to the Milwaukee Brewers’ pursuit of a franchise-record fifth consecutive postseason appearance. Within moments of capping off perhaps their most unlikely victory of the season, the Brewers were officially eliminated from playoff contention when the Philadelphia Phillies closed out a 3-0 victory over the Astros in Houston. “We did our part and battled to the end here and found a way to win a game but obviously, it’s bittersweet when it ends up not meaning much,” said Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich. “But we put ourselves in this position.” That very well be the most astute analysis of the Milwaukee Brewers offered this season. Still bitter from the stunning knockout blow delivered … [Read more...] about Brewers’ Playoff Push Comes To A Painful End Despite Walk-Off Win

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Chicago Bulls made a big jump in 2021-22, winning 46 games after compiling the worst record in the NBA over the prior four seasons. Naturally, the Bulls are hoping to take another step forward in 2022-23 instead of running in place or going backward. “Obviously, last year the result we were not surprised we made the playoffs,” executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas said on Media Day, per Sam Smith of Bulls.com . “A lot of people were surprised. Nor should we be surprised to make the playoffs this year. But what we want to see is obviously improvement. We have to do better than last year. When you get to the playoffs as always things happen, certain teams missing one or two key players. You can get by a round; those are the expectations.” Zach LaVine echoed this sentiment: While the Bulls’ internal expectations are high, the same can’t be said for external expectations as their … [Read more...] about Chicago Bulls Enter 2022-23 Preseason With Modest Outside Expectations