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The potential fight between Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney is in danger now.
Even years after retiring from the league, NBA players can still beef. ESPN and TNT have always competed to host NBA games and network pundits, but a recent comment has them verbally at each other’s throats. It started when ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins appeared on The Michael Kay Show Monday and took aim at Charles Barkley […]
Welp, it’s official! Now-former NBA player Jontay Porter has managed to get himself banned from the league for violating its gaming rules after an internal investigation found that Porter disclosed “confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games,” according to the […]
Can you handle the sensations, the rush, and the speed? If that sounds like yout type of party, come out this weekend where there will be over 700 automobiles live action drifting, drag racing, live music, a huge car show, automotive culture and more. This event blends car enthusiast’s passion for the automotive world with […] The post Fuelfest Returns For a 3rd Year In a Row at Texas Motor Speedway appeared first on 97.9 The Beat.
The hype just isn’t matching the paychecks. The WNBA has received much more attention over recent years, and the recent March Madness events of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have shed light on one of the league’s most glaring issues: pay disparity. Clark may be getting a major bag thanks to her NIL deals, but […]
With the 2024 WNBA draft in the books, the league has piqued the interest of one of the greatest women athletes of all time. Tennis legend Serena Williams is not opposed to owning a WNBA team one day and revealed the possible business move in a recent interview with CNN, saying she’s “super interested.” “I […]
The NFL fraternity is saying goodbye to one of the most electric cornerbacks of this era, Vontae Davis. According to ESPN, Davis was found dead in his Florida home Monday morning. He was just 35 years old and two months shy of his 36th birthday. He was reportedly discovered by his house assistant, and while […]
Dallas Cowboys fans were hit with a major surprise this morning as ESPN announced the Tennessee Titans are giving former Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard a three-year, $24 million deal! Pollard, who joined the Cowboys as the fourth round pick in 2019, leaves the Cowboys with 4,940 total yards and 28 touchdowns! ESPN says […] The post Dallas Cowboys Say Goodbye To Tony Pollard appeared first on 97.9 The Beat.
Late boxing icon Muhammad Ali is the latest inductee to be announced for the WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2024, according to Variety.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins has found a new home with the Atlanta Falcons. After 6 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings the veteran has found a new home. The Atlanta Falcons are the third team Kirk Cousins has been a part of since being drafted in the 2012 draft to the Washington Commanders. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767255983430988083?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet More news to […]
Stephen A. Smith is always quick to comment on sports-related drama, so when a rumor about him dropped yesterday, he had something to say. Yesterday, it was alleged that Smith and fellow ESPN show host Pat McAfee had gotten into an argument so heated that McAfee called Smith a “motherf-cker.” The story originally appeared on […]
It’s fair to say that Larry Bird put Indiana State University on the map 45 years ago. An epic NCAA championship game between Magic Johnson’s Michigan State and Larry Bird’s Indiana State team in 1979 remains the most-watched NCAA championship game of all time to this day, per Deadspin. Michigan State was the victor, but […]
