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We will never see another Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction like the Class of 2020. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett form the greatest class in the history of the NBA. No other comes close. They will be inducted at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on Saturday, nine months after the pandemic delayed their enshrinement and an hour’s drive from Springfield’s newly renovated Hall of Fame. You would be hard-pressed to find a greater Hall of Fame class in any sport. The rare… Source link

The Telegraph Lee Westwood shoots 64 to move into contention at the Byron Nelson Lee Westwood shot his lowest round on American soil in seven years and then declared the AT&T Byron Nelson “the ideal preparation” for next week’s USPGA Championship. Westwood’s 64, featuring 10 pars and eight birdies, took the former world No1 to nine-under and into contention at Craig Ranch, eight off runaway leader Sam Burns – the American who carded a second-round 62 on the back of his win in Tampa two… Source link

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE to see today’s piping-hot, fresh-outta-the-oven episode of THE RUSH with Jared Quay! We’ll let you know everything you didn’t know you needed to know about sports. Other stuff too. But mostly sports. It’s Wednesday, April 14, 2020, and Super Bowl Champ LeSean McCoy stops by to discuss: Playing with Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady in back-to-back seasons Who has the crazier fan base: the Eagles or the Bills? : Shady debates the Hall of Fame worthiness of Julian… Source link

Chris Webber could very well be the most gifted power forward to ever play the position, a revolutionary with his myriad gifts and a sign the NBA was changing when he arrived in the mid-1990s. But his fingerprints haven’t been awarded with a Hall of Fame induction, at least not yet. Although best known for his stint in Sacramento, turning the Kings into contenders in the early 2000s, he took Golden State and Washington to the playoffs in his early years followed by productive stints in… Source link

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Terez Paylor, the popular NFL writer and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter whose career took him from the Kansas City Star to Yahoo Sports, died unexpectedly at his home early Tuesday. He was 37. Yahoo Sports announced his death in a statement. No cause was given. Paylor joined the Star after graduating from Howard University in 2006, covering everything from preps to arena football to Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. He also covered the University of… Source link

There are two quarterbacks who played a majority of their careers in the Super Bowl era, never made a Super Bowl but still made the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One was Warren Moon, whose Hall of Fame resume was bolstered by great years in the Canadian Football League and five championships there. That leaves one player whose HOF candidacy is most like Philip Rivers, who retired Wednesday. And, sadly for Chargers fans, it’s Dan Fouts. Fouts put up great numbers and was a tremendous leader for a… Source link

Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister was an NCAA track and field champion before embarking on his wrestling and acting career. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former NCAA champion, actor and professional wrestler, died on Thursday at 62 years old. Best known for his role as Deebo in 1995 hit comedy “Friday,” Lister was also a champion shot put athlete for Cal State L.A. Lister also briefly wrestled under the moniker Zeus for the then-WWF in 1989 before starring as the character in… Source link