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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s Rockets question asked you who thought was the biggest player loss for the Rockets. The choices […]
Courtesy Loudoun United Loudoun’s coach and new additions spend some time with B&RU Loudoun United usually started the preseason with an incomplete squad, one of many challenges that the MLS-owned USL affiliate went through as part of their inherent DNA. And when D.C. United would return home for their final preseason days in past seasons, Loudoun welcomed players like Kevin Paredes, Ted Ku-DiPietro, and Luis Zamudio into their fold, and the preseason, with a full squad, could be complete...
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Another essential player sticking around for the long term As the start of the NWSL season nears, the Washington Spirit continued their signings and announced the extension of Dorian Bailey. Our week is made with this news!! — Washington Spirit (@WashSpirit) February 16, 2023 Bailey’s re-signing keeps the Spirit’s midfield core together, as well as offering stability for the roster. Having played 50+ matches and totaled over 3,800 minutes ...
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images 168 games later, the sharpshooter leaves L.A., having won the hearts of Clippers fans for good and all. When I walk around the vast gothic campus of Duke University, remnants of Luke Kennard greet my gaze. Hung on one of the door rooms of Duke’s Trinity Residence Hall is a whiteboard that reads, “Who is your favorite Duke basketball player of all time?” Above the obvious fan favorites — the likes of Paolo Banchero, Jayson Tatum, and Zio...
Lightning strikes during a weather delay at the US Open Cup Round of 32 match between Minnesota United and the Colorado Rapids at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Photo by Tim McLaughlin) Thank you to everyone who support us at Loonum. We hope you’ll follow us on the next part of our journey. Many of you know that back on January 20th we were informed by Vox Media/SB Nation that our site will no longer be monetize and supported. Earlier this morning w...
Hold up—those aren’t California uniforms. | Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports Is that the sound of the coaching carousel creeping forward again? Update: According to Mark Berman ( 30 years as Sports Director at FOX 26 in Houston ), Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen has filled their vacant OC role with... no one. College football source: @UHCougarFB will not add an offensive coordinator. The UH offensive staff is complete, with Dana Holgorsen continuing to be heavily involved with the offen...
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Who: Orlando Magic at Toronto Raptors When: Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. TV: Bally Sports Florida GAME 59 TONIGHT RAPTORS Toronto, Ontario ⏰7:30 P.M. @BallySportsFL @BallyMagic (‘Magic Live’ starts at 7 P.M.) Bally Sports App; Bally Sports+ @969thegame https://t.co/j9Hljw5O2X #MagicTogether What are they wearing? pic.twitter.com/23rdROTZDD — Orlando Magic PR (@Magic_PR) February 14, 2023
Julie Bennett-USA TODAY Sports Let’s get this thing back on track. GAME 26: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 Auburn Tigers vs Missouri Tigers Neville Arena - Auburn, AL Time: 6:00 pm CST/7:00 pm EST Network: ESPN, Auburn Radio Network Betting Odds: Auburn -7.0, Over/Under 151.5 via Draft Kings Sportsbook (Odds/lines subject to change. Visit DraftKings for more information.) Okay, Bruce, we need to step it up a bit. Auburn hasn’t been able to close things out late...
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports ESPN is projecting another bleak year in Bear Territory... Three CGB posts in three days? Is CGB back?? No. Just the perfect storm of news, the piqued interest of a homeless writer, and a site that hasn’t otherwise been touched in nearly two years. Speaking of homeless writers and things that haven’t been touched in two years, it’s me—your writer. Thanks to the dozens of bots and readers who are still clicking on dead sites following suggestions by our fri...
We ain’t coming back. It’s the final episode of Orange and True ever, and we’re sending it off with a big blowout! Many guests, a history of the pod, some good food, fun, and fellowship. Enjoy!
Photo credit should read DAVID MILLS/AFP via Getty Images For the Orlando Magic, Valentine’s Day has had its quirks over the years. In 1990, Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan was infamously forced to wear a nameless No. 12 jersey after his came up missing at Orlando Arena. On this day 30 years ago, the Magic played their first triple-overtime game. Shaquille O’Neal bounced back from a poor offensive start with several key defensive plays down the stretch as the Magic topped the New York...
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Will we ever see Ron Gould return home? Better (one week) late than never, right? When the unthinkable happened—and the despicable Stanfurd Cardinal sentenced once–proud Golden Bear Troy Taylor to its role as Alistair H. Smarmsnobbery Director of Football-Related Operations and Activities—I immediately feared the prospect of a union between Taylor and then–running backs coach Ron Gould. Gould is one of the greats in the history of California Golden Bears Foo...
Joe Kapp was among three Bears to first represent California in the Super Bowl | Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY Sports A less-than-ideal accomplishment for the Bears in the Pros coincides with our struggles at Memorial Stadium. Despite the struggles of the California Golden Bears to be ranked or relevant in college football, we’ve had a puzzlingly rich history of success in the NFL. For instance, for the 21 NFL seasons from 1999–2019, 14 of those Super Bowl s featured a Golden Bear on the winning ...
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Let’s beat these goons. GAME 25: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 Auburn Tigers vs #3 Alabama Crimson Tide Neville Arena - Auburn, AL Time: 1:00 pm CST/2:00 pm EST Network: ESPN, Auburn Radio Network Betting Odds: Auburn +2.5, Over/Under 153.5 via Draft Kings Sportsbook (Odds/lines subject to change. Visit DraftKings for more information.) Oh boy, here we go. It’s the situation where Auburn has been working to put things together and...
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports Vengeance. GAME 24: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 Auburn Tigers @ Texas A&M Aggies Reed Arena - College Station, TX Time: 6:00 pm CST/7:00 pm EST Network: ESPN2, Auburn Radio Network Betting Odds: Auburn +3.0, Over/Under 138.5 via Draft Kings Sportsbook (Odds/lines subject to change. Visit DraftKings for more information.) Auburn went 1-1 last week, and now enters a week that looks equally as tough on paper, but possible more attainable...
Episode 221: The ‘S’ Stands for “James is Sittin’ Here Naked” We’re recapping Auburn and Tennessee, Auburn’s destruction of Georgia, and looking ahead to a week where the Tigers have two games against Q1 opponents. Also, this is our penultimate episode ever. The podcast will be shuttered at the end of the month, and we’ll blow it out next week with a last episode.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber and players representing every MLS club were welcomed to Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif., by Apple CEO Tim Cook (front-center) and Senior VP of Services Eddy Cue (front-left) on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. | Courtesy of Apple We have answers to your burning questions The new decade-long broadcast partnership between Apple and Major League Soccer officially launched Wednesday, February 1. As teased throughout the offseason, MLS Season Pass, coined an “unprecede...
July 18, 2018 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - Minnesota United forward Christian Ramirez (21) reacts to scoring a goal in the 5’ of the Minnesota United vs New England Revolution match at TCF Bank Stadium. (Photo by Seth Steffenhagen/Steffenhagen Photography) Maybe Loonum matters. Maybe it doesn’t. But I believe in its future. It started in the bowels of TCF Bank Stadium, back when that was its name and that was where Minnesota United played. I really had no business being the...
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports The guys say goodbye on the final episode of the Dynamo Theory Podcast. Welcome to the last ever episode of the official Dynamo Theory Podcast! The guys reminisce on their time at Dynamo Theory. We saw Dynamo Theory in a full upwards climb the last 2 years and all of it was because of the support that you guys give us. Whether you are reading the articles on the website, listening to the podcast, heck liking and retweeting our social media posts, we are extr...
Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath at a Minnesota United FC practice session on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at National Sports Center in Blaine, MN. | Michael Lake / Lake Photography Lawrence and Reynoso still absent as the roster continues to take shape and the team finds its fitness Two weeks into pre-season and there is very little to report from MNUFC. The biggest news out of the Orlando training camp at the moment is the continued absences of Kemar Lawrence and Emanuel Reynoso...
Michael Lake / Lake Photography Faces from Training Week 1: January 12, 2023 Minnesota United FC opened their preseason training at National Sports Center in Blaine, MN, on January 9. EPL photographer Michael Lake and writer Alan Van Wyk (If you missed it, you can read Alan’s story here .) were there on Day 4, January 12, to view some new faces and returning veterans warming up the Sports Dome. Michael Lake / Lake Photography Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson (31) warms u...
A drone flies around the stadium prior to the start of the MLS vs LIGA MX All-Star Game at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. | Seth Steffenhagen/Steffenhagen P Expected and unexpected changes to our MNUFC coverage in 2023 The 2023 MLS season is fast approaching and, after a quiet 2022 from those of us at E Pluribus Loonum, we were getting excited about our big plans. This piece was supposed to be a reintroduction of our staff and a preview of all the thing...
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports SB Nation is ending support of all MLS websites on the network. As you have probably heard by now, SB Nation and their parent company Vox Media announced a number of layoffs today. Included in that were the brands’ NHL and MLS sites. We received the email that Dynamo Theory was a part of that and we would no longer be supported or monetized. We join all of our fellow contributors across the brand in voicing our disappointment and frustration. We have done wh...
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports The Firehose finally come for us In news that will shock absolutely no one, I have accomplished what no editor, not even Sean Spence, has done before. I have successfully killed Hot Time In Old Town. We were informed today that the company is laying off around 7 percent of its workforce, and some of our members have been impacted. We're furious at the way the company has approached these layoffs, and are currently discussing how to best serve those who j...
Houston Dynamo FC The guys are back to discuss all the happenings around the Dynamo including roster moves and a new stadium name. On this episode of the Dynamo Theory Podcast episode we discuss the trade of Adam Lundkvist to rival Austin FC and the arrival of Franco Escobar. Seeing all the former players leave just shows how in year two of Pat Onstad as the general manager, the culture shift is in full throttle. The Houston Dynamo continue to strengthen their staff by hiring Brendan Bu...
Houston Dynamo FC Bassi deal nearly done, Josef Martinez signs with Miami, big weekend of matches in Europe, and much more. It’s Friday and that means the weekend is almost here. Let’s get it started with some links. Houston Early Thursday morning L’Equipe reported that Amine Bassi from Ligue 2 side Metz is traveling to Houston to sign for the Houston Dynamo . They are reporting that the deal will be a two and a half year contract. He has been a player that has the same profile as pla...