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LeBron James sends message to NFL: 'Christmas is our day'
And it fueled a parting shot from James when he finished an on-court interview with ESPN's Lisa Salters at the end of the Lakers-Warriors TV broadcast. "I love the NFL," James said. "But Christmas is our day." The NFL had two games on Christmas -- the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Houston Texans 31-2 -- even though Wednesday games are rare in the league. "That's a good answer," Curry said when informed about James' declaration. "Basketball, I've been watching it since I woke up this morning. All five games. I'm probably going to watch the second half of the Phoenix-Nuggets game and I know our game stood out so, you feel privileged to be in those types of situations, for sure."
NFL ownership would not be new for Fertitta. He was an original investor in the Houston Texans and owned a minority stake in the team until 2008, when the NFL forced him to sell his interest to comply with a rule regarding gambling. When asked if he would consider a minority stake in an NFL team again, Fertitta said he’s “just not a minority guy anymore.” If Fertitta were to join an NFL team as a minority partner, he said it would only be under certain conditions. “I wouldn’t have any problem being a minority partner in a team with a road map to become the majority partner,” Fertitta said.
ESPN canvassed 136 teams in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB and NHL from November 2023 to July 2024 on whether they offer accommodations that fans with invisible disabilities say would make their game-day experience better. Of the 136 teams, 120 responded. In the NFL, the Broncos, Texans, Patriots, Cardinals and Bengals did not answer questions. In MLB, the Brewers, Pirates, Mariners and Cubs did not answer. In the NBA, the Timberwolves declined to answer and the Clippers responded before their move to the Intuit Dome. In the WNBA, the Lynx declined to answer. In the NHL, the Panthers, Sabres, Jets and Senators did not answer. (The Utah Hockey Club was omitted because of the team's impending move to Salt Lake City.) Some teams did not answer every question in the survey.
The Athletic: Baltimore-native Carmelo Anthony is on the sideline to support the Ravens in their divisional-round matchup against the Houston Texans. 🎥 @Ravens pic.twitter.com/gyirffdmxN
Baltimore-native Carmelo Anthony is on the sideline to support the Ravens in their divisional-round matchup against the Houston Texans.
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There are nine Texas teams playing the leagues mentioned by the NAACP: the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets; the NHL's Dallas Stars; the WNBA's Dallas Wings; MLB's Texas Rangers and Houston Astros; and the NFL's Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys.
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Nick Wright: If Houston demanded Kyrie, they could have him, but the belief is Houston isn’t interested in Kyrie. BK trying to get a 3rd team involved to potentially enhance Houston’s return. Would have a Big 3 of KD, Harden & Kyrie but very little else, no depth & no future picks. Question for Joe Tsai is is he willing to make a similar bet Prokhorov made shortly after he bought the team: Mortgaging all future assets & future abilities to improve the team for a chance to win the title right now, especially when the Harden-Kyrie fit is questionable at best.
Hyperice, a maker of performance recovery products, is valued at $700 million after raising $48 million from the National Basketball Association, the NFL’s investment arm 32 Equity and a group of professional athletes including tennis star Naomi Osaka, golfer Rickie Fowler, the Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt and Houston Rockets’ Russell Westbrook.
The National Basketball Players Association was informed of Dinwiddie’s decision this week, sources said. While unique for the NBA, it is not the first time a pro athlete has attempted to turn his future earnings into an investment vehicle. Former NFL running back Arian Foster, then with the Houston Texans, started the process of listing himself as a private stock under a company called Fantex Inc. in 2013.
Due to injury, Latvian Porzingis has yet to play for the Texans. “Right now it’s really about his health and getting him 100 percent healthy, 100 percent strong and preparing him for an entire NBA season. He’s done an awful lot of work over the last two years since the injury” Carlisle said and went on: “He’s worked really hard since coming to us in February, and so we feel like he’s going to be able to be 100 percent and be ready to go come training camp.” The 23-year-old big is set to become a restricted free agent. “He’s a free agent on July 1. We have to get him re-signed and then he’ll have a program through the summer” his head coach confirmed and added: “Camp starts, I believe, Sept. 30, this year, so the plan is for him to be ready to go on Day One.”
Nowitzki's stated timeline is correct. According to the official website of the Department of Homeland Security, the path to U.S. citizenship through naturalization begins with a visa-holder obtaining a green card, a process that generally takes five to six months. Becoming a green card holder legally makes that person a permanent resident, but does not give them the right to vote or hold a U.S. passport. Exactly five years to the day after obtaining their green card, permanent residents can apply for naturalization. "But we're living here," Nowitzki said. "This is where life is. We're going to continue to travel a lot in the summers, but once the school year starts, my oldest [daughter Malaika] is going into first grade next year." Dirk and Jessica Nowitzki, though, don't need a green card, or a document of any color, to feel like Texans. Dallasites. Part of us.
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The HEAT Group announced today that it has hired Glen Oskin III as Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Activation. In this role, Oskin will oversee the Corporate Partnerships department within the sales division. A 13-year veteran in the sports industry, Oskin has held leadership positions at the NFL’s Houston Texans, and was, most recently, the Vice President and General Manager of Texas A&M Ventures (i.e. Learfield IMG College), where he was responsible for all corporate sponsorship across men’s and women’s sports.
NBA teams may have reached the offseason doldrums, but NFL teams are already preparing for their preseason games that start next month. The Houston Texans are three sessions into training camp, held at The Greenbrier, a West Virginia sports resort. West Virginia homeowner and Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni swung by practice on Saturday, to Texans coach Bill O’Brien’s delight:
Mark Cuban said he believes Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green "owes the NBA an apology" for criticizing the usage of the term "owner" in sports. Green made the statement last week as part of an Instagram post reacting to Houston Texans owner Bob McNair's controversial comment that the NFL "can't have inmates running the prison."
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