Tag: sports

NCAA approves transfer rule allowing immediate eligibility Well, this is getting interesting. It seems more chaos is coming to the NCAA thanks to the new ruling today. Wednesday saw the NCAA give its approval to a fresh transfer rule. This latest rule permits all undergraduate athletes to transfer to a new school and play immediately…

King of the clay courts Rafael Nadal, who is commonly known as the king of clay courts, has finally returned to the clay. Nadal’s first clay match in almost two years netted a Round 1 win at the Barcelona Open. His win was against world No. 62 Flavio Cobolli, with a score of 6-2, 6-3.…

Raptors’ Porter facing NBA probe over prop bets Something eventually is going to have to give. Another pro athlete is being investigated for gambling, this time in the NBA. The NBA is investigating Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for potential prop bet irregularities, according to sources from ESPN’s David Purdum, Brian Windhorst, and Adrian Wojnarowski.…

Also adjusts challenge rules As we first reported on What Just Happened? which is Live on Thursdays, the NFL is making some major rules changes. The NFL Competition Committee, headed by Chairman Rich McKay, bans the hip-drop tackle. The decision to outlaw the technique was unanimous and was reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The…

Izzo Wants NCAA to Look Into Eliminating Automatic Bids for Mid-Major Programs You know, I started this week saying it’ll be nothing but positivity. Then I heard coaches and conference commissioners from major conferences and teams starting to push back on small to mid-level schools getting automatic bids into the best tournament ever created. I…