Magic open on road for inaugural NBA in-season tournament • Lionel Messi scores again, Inter Miami tops Philadelphia to make Leagues Cup final
 Sentinel Sports Final Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | | |
| | | | | Now that Graham Mertz has the job in Gainesville, he's not running from the criticism or the spotlight ... Once Lionel Messi plays a full MLS season, how many goals will he have? ... Poor James Harden (not financially, of course). There's a new CBA clause that rescinds pending free agency if he doesn't report to Sixers training camp. Players don't have the same leverage in the NBA in this regard. ... The NBA is trying to go the route of soccer with an in-season competition with a $500K prize for each player on the winning team. Not necessarily motivation for stars with deals the size of Department of Defense contracts, but those making minimum salaries should welcome it. This will be part of the 82-game schedule after all. Not extra games. Bigger question: Will today's bigger, stronger, faster but not more durable players still be allowed to call in with the blue flu and "rest" to kill the thrill of the inaugural event? ... This Michael Oher thing has been brewing for more than a decade. His last year in Baltimore in 2013, when I first walked into the Ravens locker room during training camp for NBC to do interviews, I was told by my predecessor: "No matter what, no matter the circumstances, do NOT mention Blind Side to him. Ever." | | | | Upon his arrival from Wisconsin, QB Graham Mertz earned the confidence of coaches and teammates and became enamored with Billy Napier's offense. UF's rich history at quarterback inspired rather than intimidated the native of Overland Park, Kan. | | | | | Here's where and when the Orlando Magic face the Nets, Raptors, Bulls and Celtics during the NBA in-season tournament. There are incentives beyond bragging rights and the NBA Cup, such as $500,000 for each player on the championship team. | | | | | Messi ripped a shot from 30 yards past three defenders in the 20th minute. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner scored his ninth goal in six matches with his new team in front of a crowd that pushed 20,000 fans. Messi's appearance at Subaru Field in the Philly suburbs sent ticket prices soaring past $1,000 on the secondary market. | | | | | McClanahan, 26, has been idled since leaving his Aug. 2 start, feeling tightness in his left forearm. He visited with and/or consulted with three doctors over the last two weeks and had options for less severe procedures. | | | | | Anything that has concerned the Dolphins the past two weeks should take a few steps toward getting fixed in this week's joint practices against the talent-bare Texans. | | | | | Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores go deep in Giants' first multi-homer inning since mid-June. | | | | | He is the one who put the 76ers in a corner. He is the one who misjudged his market value. He is the one who tried to take the money and run. Now, he is the one with nowhere to run to. | | | | | Edge rusher Travon Walker is hellbent on proving he was worthy of the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NFL draft. He's so confident that he'll end up being the best of the class that he's openly talking about one day wearing a gold jacket reserved for Pro Football Hall of Famers. | | | | | The Swedes were the third-place finishers four years ago in France and at the first World Cup in 1991. Sweden lost to Spain 2-1 in the semifinals and will again play for third against the loser of Wednesday's match between England and host Australia in Sydney. | | | | | The sports commentator said he is "devastated" by Monday filing in a Tennessee probate court that alleges Tuohy and his wife, Leigh Anne, "enriched themselves" at Oher's expense. | | | | | Tucker connected on the first pitch from reliever A.J. Puk, sending it 422 feet to right-center. The Astros have won six of nine and hold the second NL wild-card spot. | | | |
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