Pat Summitt Dies At 64
By Steve Megargee/KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning. She was 64. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired in 2012. Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tuesday morning saying his mother died peacefully at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville surrounded by those who loved her…
PSU vs Auburn In 2021-22
From GoPSUSports.com / UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Penn State Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour and Auburn Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs announced the first-ever regular season gridiron meetings between the two traditional powers, set for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The Tigers will visit Beaver Stadium on Sept. 18, 2021 and the Nittany Lions will travel to Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022. The teams have met twice before in bowl games, with Penn State posting a 43-14 win in the 1996 Outback Bowl and Auburn earning a 13-9 victory in the 2003 Capital One Bowl. “We are thrilled to…
Cowboys WR Bryant Sued Over Rental Home Damage
By Will Brinson/CBSSports.com Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is being sued for more than $100,000 for damage to a rental home, according to court documents. State Senator Royce B. West alleges that Bryant, who spent most of 2015 injured, caused so much damage to a 6,400 sq-foot rental home in DeSoto, Texas that it required a total of $61,546.77 in repairs. According to the court documents, Bryant terminated his lease with West back in January and did not send anyone to represent him at the final walk through. Under the lease, Mr. Bryant undertook to return the property to…
76ers Make Ben Simmons No. 1 Pick
By Zach Harper/CBSSports.com The Philadelphia 76ers selected Australian born Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft Thursday night. The point forward wunderkind out of LSU is the latest high prospect in this long rebuilding effort over two different management movements to give the Sixers what they’ve been looking for since Sam Hinkie decided to tear this thing to the ground and aggressively rebuild through extreme measures. They’ve been looking for a franchise guy who can be their leader into the next decade in hopes of becoming a staple in the conversation for title contenders. Bryan Colangelo…
Knicks Trade For Derrick Rose
By Ananth Pandian/CBSSports.com After having “internal discussions” about trading for Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the New York Knicks completed the deal on Wednesday. Rose is the centerpiece of the trade but there are several other players involved. According to Berger, the Bulls are sending Rose, reserve guard Justin Holiday and a 2017 second round pick to the Knicks for Robin Lopez, Jerian Grant and Jose Calderon. For the majority of last season, the Knicks have been searching for an upgrade at the point guard position as Calderon became a liability on defense and Grant was just a rookie. They…
Cavs Win Thrilling NBA Finals Game 7, 93-89
By Janie McCauley OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – LeBron James cradled the shiny gold trophy and struggled to sum up what might be his sweetest championship yet, the one he is so proudly bringing home to his native northeast Ohio just as he promised to do when he returned to the Cavaliers two summers ago. Later, flanked by his three children on Father’s Day, a cigar between his lips and winning net as a necklace with the lingering stench of champagne, James began to understand the magnitude of his accomplishment for Cleveland after a half-century wait. ”I’m coming home with what…
Dustin Johnson Wins 2016 U.S. Open
CBSSports.com/By Robby Kalland With a 69 in the final round at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday, Dustin Johnson claimed the 2016 U.S. Open, his first major championship, and forever changed the narrative of his career. One year after his a gut wrenching three-putt to finish second at Chambers Bay, Johnson rallied back from a four-shot deficit entering the final round to shoot an under-par round, while the rest of the leaders wilted under the pressure and difficulty of Oakmont. Johnson’s win was not without plenty of drama, because nothing can be easy for him at a major. On the fifth…
Hockey Hall Of Famer Mike Lange On Steve Jones Show
Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network play-by-play announcer Mike Lange will appear on The Steve Jones Show this afternoon (Friday June 17th) at 4:06pm edt. Mr. Lange, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and inducted into the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2012, will discuss the Penguins run to the 2016 Stanley Cup Championship, the 4th in team history. The Steve Jones Show is heard weekdays from 3 to 5pm et on Newsradio 1070 WKOK (1070AM) in Sunbury, PA. WKOK can be heard on line at www.wkok.com. Following the live broadcast, you can hear the Mike Lange…
NBA Finals: Cavs Dominate Warriors To Force Game 7
By Tom Withers CLEVELAND (AP) — From the edge of elimination to the brink of history. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have pushed the NBA Finals to their limit. Game 7 is necessary. James scored 41 points, delivering another magnificent performance with no margin for error, Kyrie Irving added 23 and the Cavs sent the finals packing for California by beating the rattled Golden State Warriors 115-101 on Thursday night to even this unpredictable series and force a decisive finale. Cleveland saved its season for the second time in four days and will head back to Oakland’s Oracle Arena…
