Author: Sunday Ngara
Every summer, it appears that the San Francisco 49ers must decide whether to extend one of their homegrown players. This season will be no different for wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Aiyuk has proven that he is a No. 1 receiver in this league by having his greatest season as a pro. He needs one more touchdown and six receptions to tie his career high. We’ll see whether Kyle Shanahan enables Aiyuk to hit those stats before pulling him against the Rams in Week 18. However, Aiyuk has 300 more receiving yards than previous season and is averaging more than five…
Since Dez Bryant in 2014, the Dallas Cowboys have not had a receiver named to the First Team All-Pro. However, the newest member of the “88 Club” is going to change all of that. “It’s a surreal moment for me,” Lamb stated following his incredible New Year’s Eve weekend. “We’re looking forward to keeping it going.” What exactly is the “it”? The Cowboys will play the Washington Commanders in Week 18 to try to secure both the NFC East title and the No. 2 spot in the NFC. But Lamb made his case for All-Pro honors in front of a…
Ambry Thomas shown his toughness in the 49ers’ victory over the Commanders. On a conference call today, Kyle Shanahan confirmed that Thomas had a broken hand going into that game. He had every reason to sit out the game, but he chose to play with a cast on. Thomas, on the other hand, is scheduled to have surgery on his broken hand this week. As a result, he will be unavailable for the season finale against the Rams. The good news is that Thomas is unlikely to miss any games other than that one. “It would only be this week,”…
Many adjustments must be made by anyone entering a new profession after graduating from college. That is also true in the NBA, as Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. reflected on his thus far highly successful new life. “You kind of learn a lot about yourself,” said Jaquez. “It’s one thing to be alone. Making new friends and getting close to the men out here has obviously been fantastic. And you get to look in the mirror and realise what you really want out of life. I’m having a great time in Miami, being away from home, and being a…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight inside the squared circle again, but this time in an exhibition match. Pacquiao hinted to the new event during an in-ring statement as a guest of the Rizin Fighting Federation’s New Year’s Eve event in Saitama, Japan, more than eight years after their highly awaited battle in Las Vegas. “I’m sorry for the last time that we promised that I was going to fight this year, like Sakakibara-san (Rizin chief executive officer Nobuyuki Sakakibara) explained,” Pacquiao said in a statement. “[In 2024], I hope to see you in…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND — Christian McCaffrey said that a right-calf strain that injured him late in the third quarter of the 49ers’ 27-10 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday will not jeopardise his postseason availability. “I have no idea what happened. “It was nothing major,” McCaffrey remarked. “I was just having a hard time for a little bit just pushing off, and for precautionary reasons, they said, ‘You’d be better to just rest it.'” McCaffrey will almost certainly sit out the regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Rams and then use the wild-card bye week to rest. “He was moving…
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh simply wanted to dance. Harbaugh had plenty of reasons to be happy after his Ravens defeated the Miami Dolphins 56-19 on Sunday, winning the top seed in the AFC and home-field advantage in the postseason while also virtually claiming the title of greatest club in the NFL. Harbaugh not only joined in on the Ravens’ locker room celebration, which morphed into a dance party, but he utterly dominated the show. Check out the humorous video of Ravens coach John Harbaugh showing off his dance moves to the amusement of his teammates, courtesy of the team’s…
While his former coach Ron Dennis begins the new year with the joy of a knighthood, Lewis Hamilton begins it wondering if he would ever be able to claim the prize he craves the most: an eighth world title to conclude the most illustrious career in Formula One history. The sport’s manufacturers are closed for the holidays. Nothing is known about the relative speed of the teams’ progress over the winter, a mystery that will only be revealed when pre-season testing begins in Bahrain. What is certain is that this is a crucial year for Lewis and Mercedes. He will…
A veteran F1 team boss has commended Fred Vasseur’s attitude to his first year as Scuderia Ferrari’s president. Vasseur took lead Ferrari’s Formula One team in January 2023, succeeding Mattia Binotto, who was fired after a disappointing 2022 season. The former Alfa Romeo/Sauber team head had to take over a squad that had built a reputation for a lack of strategic clarity, and veteran F1 team founder Giancarlo Minardi has appraised Vasseur’s progress over the last year. Giancarlo Minardi: Now comes the good stuff. Minardi was asked to evaluate Vasseur’s first year in command of the Gestione Sportiva in an…
Pep Guardiola has revealed what he told his Manchester City players during halftime of their victory over Sheffield United. City returned to winning ways at the Etihad Stadium yesterday after blowing a 2-0 lead against Crystal Palace in their previous home fixture, which ended in a 2-2 draw. After finishing 2023 with another win and a clean sheet, City manager Pep Guardiola revealed some behind-the-scenes facts regarding what was spoken in the dressing room when his team was 1-0 up over United at the halfway point of yesterday’s encounter. Guardiola gives a halftime team talk to the Manchester City players.…