President Donald Trump said Black Lives Matter is a Marxist group and that professional sports players kneeling in support of the group are disrespecting the American flag reported Fox News. The comments were made during a phone call with the Fox News show Fox & Friends on Wednesday. Trump criticized the Black Lives Matter group by […]
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Washington Mystics Add Alaina Coates, Shey Peddy To Roster
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports The WNBA’s defending champion Washington Mystics announced on Monday that they had added two more players to their active roster, those two being Alaina Coates and Shey Peddy. Randall Cobb On The Inspiration Of Colin Kaepernick And Standing For Something The Mystics also […]
Nets’ DeAndre Jordan Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Will Not Join Team At Disney
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports The Brooklyn Nets DeAndre Jordan has tested positive for the coronavirus and will not be reporting to Orlando to participate in the proposed end of season tournament. Denny Hamlin Wins Sixth Race At Pocono, Ties Jeff Gordon For Most All Time “Found out […]
LeBron James And Maverick Carter Unveil Voting Rights Group
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports LeBron James, along with his long-time business partner and professional sports agent, and Maverick Carter have officially unveiled their voting rights group termed “More Than A Vote.” Former Seattle Seahawks WR Josh Gordon Applies For Reinstatement To NFL The organization will focus on […]
Saints, Pelicans Declare Juneteenth Paid Holiday For Employees
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports The New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans have officially declared Juneteenth a paid holiday for all employees. Roger Goodell Encourages NFL Teams To Sign Colin Kaepernick The teams made the collective announcement Wednesday morning, as a sweeping of recognition for the Juneteenth […]
LeBron James Forms Group to Stop Black Voter Suppression
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports LeBron James announced on Wednesday that he along with several other professional athletes had come together on a plan to form a collective focused on fighting black voter suppression. NASCAR to Allow Limited Fans For Races at Homestead, Talladega LeBron has been increasingly […]
NBA Approves 22-Team Format To Finish Season
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports The NBA is officially back, or at least hoping to be back, after having approved a 22-team format to finish out the season and lead into the playoffs. NASCAR Cup Series To Race At Nashville Superspeedway In 2021 After what now amounts to […]
NBA resumes games in July to determine playoff seeds
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg It isn’t quite official, but it looks as if the NBA has decided on a game plan to finish out the 2019-20 season; with “regular season,” games to resume in July for a select group of teams. NBA superstars unite on resuming the season […]
Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony pushed to 2021
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg One of the most decorated Hall of Fame classes in NBA history will have to wait until next year for its special moment in Springfield, Massachusetts. Former Oklahoma State, Kentucky Head Coach Eddie Sutton Dies at 84 Chairman of the board of governors of […]
Former Oklahoma State, Kentucky Head Coach Eddie Sutton Dies at 84
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports College basketball legend, and a coach with over 800 wins to his credit, Eddie Sutton, passed away this Saturday of natural causes at the age of 84, per his family. NFL Rule Proposals Include Adding Booth Umpire, Tech Adviser For Refs Sutton was […]
Patrick Mahomes Gets Compared To Michael Jordan
By Austin Payne Staff Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports The sports media world is very thankful for The Last Dance Michael Jordan documentary, since it’s given us something to milk every bit of content from in light of the fact that we’ve hardly had any sports for the last two months. Kentucky […]
Georgetown’s Mac McClung to withdraw from NBA draft process, enter transfer portal
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg Former Georgetown star Mac McClung isn’t going to the NBA next year; but he revealed he’s not returning to the Hoyas for another season either. Olivier Sarr to transfer to Kentucky from Wake Forest McClung is an athletic guard known for his high flying […]
NBA superstars unite on resuming the season in private conference call
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg In recent years, star players have proven to be majorly influential in league-wide happenings in the National Basketball Association. Shaquille O’Neal On NBA: ‘I Think We Should Scrap The Season’ The league’s best players are out to show this remains the case; with a […]
Shaquille O’Neal On NBA: ‘I Think We Should Scrap The Season’
By Austin Payne Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports Although the UFC may have returned and the NFL “plans” to proceed as usual, we’re still awaiting decisions to be made from various other sports leagues in regards to when their seasons will begin or resume. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni eager to coach […]
Zion Williamson’s former agent says star took illegal benefits from Duke, Nike
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg The 2019 basketball season was expected to be the year of Zion Williamson. Coming into college as one of the most exciting prospects ever, he made the relatively unsurprising commitment to play at one-and-done factory Duke University. Wake Forest names Steve Forbes its basketball […]
Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni eager to coach if season resumes
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni said if the NBA season does resume to expect to see him on the sideline coaching his guys. NBA changes opening of practice facilities after pushback As the league looks to pick up the pieces of the COVID-19 […]
Olivier Sarr to transfer to Kentucky from Wake Forest
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg A period of transition continues for the Wake Forest men’s basketball program; as All-ACC center Olivier Sarr announced his transfer to Kentucky via social media on Wednesday. The decision comes in the wake of athletic director John Currie firing head coach Danny Manning, who […]
Louisville receives notice of allegations from NCAA for Rick Pitino-era violations
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg It’s been three years since Louisville fired Rick Pitino as head basketball coach for some shady recruiting practices; but the school finally received its official notice of allegations from the NCAA it announced on Monday. Wake Forest names Steve Forbes its basketball coach The […]
Wake Forest names Steve Forbes its basketball coach
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg After a dismal decade from 2010-2019, the Wake Forest men’s basketball program finally gets to feel something it hasn’t in a long time: hope. Isaiah Thomas Hopes Feud With Bulls Wasn’t The Reason He Was Left Off Dream Team After missing the NCAA tournament […]
NBA changes opening of practice facilities after pushback
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg Last week the NBA announced that certain team’s practice facilities could re-open soon; but have faced some pushback to the idea. Two guards Boston Celtics should target in 2020 NBA draft ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that teams where local governments have eased stay-at-home orders […]
Isaiah Thomas Hopes Feud With Bulls Wasn’t The Reason He Was Left Off Dream Team
By Austin Payne Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports With yet another episode of The Last Dance having premiered Sunday night, a major talking point on sports networks and social media across the country is of course Michael Jordan. Seahawks release Justin Britt and DJ Fluker With that topic comes all of […]
Ryan Newman Plans To Return TO No. 6 Ford When Racing Resumes
By Austin Payne Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local |Owner of Macro Sports Racing, like all sports across the world over the last month and a half, has been brought to a halt by the global coronavirus pandemic that has turned life upside down for everyone. 2020 NFL Draft Wrap Up: Round 2 and 3 For […]
Two guards Boston Celtics should target in 2020 NBA draft
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg Before the COVID-19 outbreak brought the NBA season to a screeching halt, the Boston Celtics had established themselves as contenders in the Eastern Conference. They were 43-21, good for third place behind the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. ‘Last Dance’ Michael Jordan Should Have […]
‘Last Dance’ Michael Jordan Should Have Zero Regrets About His Career
By Austin Payne Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | Owner of Macro Sports With the lack of live sports going on in our day to day lives, it’s good that we have things such as quality documentaries we can consume to fill the void of sports content in our present reality. Dr. Fauci Says Return […]
People around NBA believe Lakers work to keep Anthony Davis is ‘mostly done’
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg When the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Anthony Davis in the 2019 offseason, they knew he could be just a rental. LeBron James Says He Won’t Have Any Closure If NBA Season Ends They sent Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and multiple draft […]
Isaiah Todd Decommits from Michigan to Pursue Other Options
By Austin Payne Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | Owner of Macro Sports After what was already somewhat of a tough season for the Michigan Wolverines in several sports, their basketball program takes yet another hit under Juwan Howard’s new leadership as 5 star power forward Isaiah Todd has de committed from the program, electing […]
LeBron James Says He Won’t Have Any Closure If NBA Season Ends
By Austin Payne Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | Owner of Macro Sports whether or not the NBA, or any other sport for that matter, will be able to return to form and finish out or start their season as usual. Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb breaks down his top plays ahead of the 2020 NFL draft […]
BREAKING: Cassius Stanley has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg Duke freshman Cassius Stanley declared for the 2020 NBA draft via his Twitter account on Tuesday. Mac McClung to Test NBA Draft Waters Stanley is the second Duke guard to enter his name in this year’s draft; following sophomore Tre Jones’ decision on March […]
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Headline 20′ Hall of Fame Class
By Austin Payne Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | Owner of Macro Sports Kobe Bryant along with 8 others, including Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, have been officially elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. Tua Tagovailoa Feels “100 Percent” Says He Could Play as a Rookie They will officially be […]
LaMelo Ball becomes co-owner of his former Australian NBL team
By Tommy Fradenburg Contributing Writer for Telegraph Local | See @tommyfradenburg LaMelo Ball’s strange path to the NBA continued on Thursday, when he announced he bought his former Australian basketball team the Illwara Hawks. Despite Beef, Giannis Says Harden is Hardest to Guard in NBA The potential top-overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft averaged […]