Jimmy Hascup

1 week ago | nj.com | Jimmy Hascup

Sacramento State is going all in on trying to become a legitimate college basketball program. With two winning seasons since 1991, the program has hired former Kings star Mike Bibby as head coach, and on April 29, announced Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal as its general manager. Sacramento State will open a new basketball facility this season, too. “O’Neal will focus on recruitment, marketing, and holistic player development — both on and off the court,” a news release said.

1 week ago | nj.com | Jimmy Hascup

Shedeur Sanders is one of the NFL’s biggest story lines entering the new campaign even though he’s never played a single professional snap and starts his career as fourth on the Cleveland Browns’ depth chart. As the No. 2 overall pick in 2012, Robert Griffin III can sort of relate: He’s a former quarterback who began his career with a lot of attention, though he didn’t do so as the son of a Hall of Famer like Shedeur nor did he fall to the fifth round in the draft.

1 week ago | nj.com | Jimmy Hascup

It is clear that despite all of the pre-draft work the New York Giants put into quarterback Shedeur Sanders, they did not feel comfortable enough to draft him — at least through Round 5 when the Cleveland Browns ended the QB’s draft slide. What is not as certain is whether there was a specific incident that turned the Giants off of him. Reporting from The New York Post on Tuesday disputed previous accounts that a private meeting with coach Brian Daboll did not go well and “pissed” off Sanders.

1 week ago | nj.com | Jimmy Hascup

The haters said that sports and politics shouldn’t mix. But what will they say now as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stood alongside President Donald Trump and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday for what was billed as an announcement that the 2027 NFL Draft would be held in Washington, only for it to turn into another platform for Trump’s often nonsensical ramblings?

1 week ago | nj.com | Jimmy Hascup

Could the Texas Rangers’ hitting overhaul be the New York Mets’ gain? As first reported by The Athletic’s MLB insider Ken Rosenthal, the Rangers put center fielder Leody Taveras on outright waivers Monday morning. According to MLB Trade Rumors, a team that “wins” the claim — it will last 48 hours — will pay the remaining $3.8 million of his $4.75 million deal. The order is determined by win-loss record, with the worst record getting priority.