Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (12/29/16 -1/4/17)
Running back Adrian Peterson may have played his final game for the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson is due $18-million next season and would have to take a sizable cut to remain with the Vikings. And the beat continues!
Two of the four are of the eight teams still in the Playoffs feature quarterbacks of color. They are the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott and Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson.
The unbeaten USC basketballers got two gifts for Christmas with a 94-92 win over Wyoming and the Las Vegas Classic. Jordan McLaughlin collected the winning basket with a shot Coach Andy Enfield tried to get his attention run another play. Nevertheless, everybody is happy today with victory.
Yes, Coach Hue Jackson can finally say they won at least one game in 2016. With a 0-14 mark as of Christmas day, the Browns added another win on its report card with a 20-17 against the San Diego Chargers. It was a long time coming and win No. 2 didn’t come over night.
Check This! The Detroit Lions’ Golden Tate III wants to enjoy life more before he has children—which is fine by his fiancé, who also happens to be his agent.
I remember when Thomas Henderson said Terry Bradshaw was so dumb, that Bradshaw couldn’t spell cat if you gave him the first two letters.
The Miami Heat got around to retiring Shaquille O’Neal’s No. 32 Dec. 22 and the current Lakers came up a 115-107 loser to Miami. Shaq’s No. 32 joined the numbers of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy and George Mikan on the Staples Center wall. Shaq won three NBA Championships with the Lakers and one with Miami,
The Lakers finally beat the Clippers 111-102 for the first time in 11 games, Luol Deng hit for 24- points and 12 rebounds.
Sorry Charles Barkley! Who died and made you God? How can you twist your tongue and say: “LeBron James will never be a top-five NBA great. There is nothing James could do to get into his list of top-five NBA greats.” Comment: Barkley you will never get on my list of unbiased judges. And the beat continues!
It is another award today for gymnast Simone Biles, the Rio Olympics four-time gold and one-time bronze medalist was named the Associated Press’ female Athlete of the Year.
Seven Oakland Raiders, six Atlanta Falcons are selected for the Pro Bowl. The Dallas Cowboys rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott were also picks for the Jan. 26 game. Prescott and Elliott are MVP candidates. Elliott is a student of the game and tough to handle. You have to be a Dallas Cowboys fan to know what the code 21-4 means. Well, I will break the code for you. This is the way they describe the Cowboys’ sensational QB Prescott and running back Elliott.
Louisville’s Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson was in the gym Wednesday night to watch his school upset No.5 Kentucky 73-70.
It was homecoming for Larry Farmer, ex-UCLA star, assistant and head coach but his old school prevailed with a 82-68 over Western Michigan. This made the Bruins report card 13-0.
Juniors Christian McCaffrey, the versatile Stanford running back, and LSU’s stellar back Leonard Fournette are passing up their bowl games to prepare for the NFL draft. Are their teammates upset? You bet they are! (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
Tulsa’s QB Dane Evans passed for 304-yards and five TDs to sparked the Hurricanes to a 55-10 Miami Beach Bowl win over Central Michigan, Evans upped his TD career record to 84.
Check This! USC’s Adoree Jackson there would have been for him to skip the annual Pasadena Rose Bowl Classic. “This another chance to get some more film out there,” Jackson added; “Just to show out a little bit more, and time for people to see what you’re are capable of.” (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Check This! LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavs gave themselves a 109-108 victory over the Golden State Warriors on national TV in the Christmas Day game of the season, Kyrie Irving made a fall away shot the winning bucket of the thriller. LeBron James was the top scorer with 31 and Irving had 25, GSW’s Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson had 36 and 24 points respectively, And the beat continues!
Of the 22 players selected on the offensive (3) and defensive (one) first teams on the 2016 ALL-USA high schools squads are limited to a total of four. Shaun Wade was picked as the Player of the Year, (YouTube Photo)
Speaking of droughts the Chicago Cubs had company in their 108-year World Series wait.68-years droughts. If LeBron James and company had to wait a 52-year drought before it could beat the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson et al for the Cavs to bring the Browns, by Jim Brown the city a major championship of any kind. And the beat continues! (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
The Chargers are making moves like they could be on the way to the L.A. Coliseum next season.
A four team four map match is a perfect fit Alabama vs. Washington and USC vs. Penn State couldn’t be a better fix Dec. 31. The quarterback foursome of Washington’s Jake Browning, Alabama’s Jalen Hurts, Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett and Clemson’s DeShaun Watson.
Do you know how much those sports talk show commentators like ESPN’s Skip Bayless makes per year. Bayless makes $5.5 million. Bayless was given a $4-million signing. Stephen A. Smith of “First Take” is one of the top earners in the business and the highest paid man of color. That’s not too tacky!
