Bradley Beal led the Washington Wizards to a double-overtime win against the Boston Celtics. | Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Things are still looking real good for the Wizards! It was messy and difficult, but the Wizards emerged from the double-overtime thriller against the Boston Celtics with the win to run their record to 5-1. For the Wizards, 5-1 is … [Read more...] about Wizards’ hot start continues with double-overtime win over Celtics
Archives for October 2021
Watch Unseld’s pep talk to the Wizards after yesterday’s win
Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images The Wizards head coach is happy with his team after leading Washington to their first 5-1 start since the 2005-06 season. The Washington Wizards are 5-1 to start the 2021-22 NBA season, something that hasn’t happened since the 2005-06 season when head coach Wes Unseld, Jr. was in his first year as an assistant in … [Read more...] about Watch Unseld’s pep talk to the Wizards after yesterday’s win
Wizards at Hawks preview: Washington looks to continue hot start on Monday
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Wizards already defeated the Hawks at home last week. Let’s see if it can happen again on the road. Wow for W: 5 wins in 6 games. Wow for W: Wes Unseld, Jr. has shown he can coach. Wow for W: Westbrook is gone and “role” players show they can do the job. The Wizards are wowing everybody right now. True, many of the wins are very close … [Read more...] about Wizards at Hawks preview: Washington looks to continue hot start on Monday
Peyton Manning hasn’t had “any serious conversations” about Broncos ownership
Peyton Manning joined the Broncos’ Ring of Honor on Sunday. Will he eventually join the team’s ownership? Manning downplayed that possibility in comments made Sunday. “I haven’t had any serious conversations with anyone,” Manning said, via Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com. (This implies that he has had one or more non-serious conversations.) “Certainly, there’s some people [more] … [Read more...] about Peyton Manning hasn’t had “any serious conversations” about Broncos ownership
Asante Samuel Jr. is being evaluated for a concussion
The Chargers already have one cornerback out and now they may have lost another. Cornerback Michael Davis has been downgraded to out with his hamstring injury. And after sustaining a hit early on in the second half, rookie corner Asante Samuel Jr. is being evaluated for a concussion. Samuel also had to exit the game [more] … [Read more...] about Asante Samuel Jr. is being evaluated for a concussion