Warriors coach Steve Kerr generated plenty of attention for his emotional pregame show of frustration about the lack of gun control and reform. But then the NBA playoffs went on. inkstainedretch explores the role of the sports world in creating change.
There was more misery for the Phillies on Wednesday night in Atlanta, but their defense was the culprit this time in: The Phillies wrap up their series in Atlanta at 7:20 p.m. Thursday . Aaron Nola will be opposed by Braves right-hander Kyle Wright .
Joel Embiid landed in second in the MVP race behind the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, so, predictably, he was rated as second-team All-NBA because of the positional designations that define the league’s yearly honor. Jokic was center on the first team and was joined by Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Luka Doncic, and Devin Booker. But that selection did create a little controversy. For many, if Embiid was the second-best player in the NBA’s regular season, he should not be rated behind five players. The case was made that All-NBA should be made into a positionless honor that is simplySince the Flyers debuted in 1968-69, the team has gone through 22 head coaches, seen more than 550 players don the Orange and Black, won two Stanley Cups, and even switched arenas from the Spectrum to the Wells Fargo Center. The only person to have experienced it all as a member of the organization? Lou Nolan. Giana Han caught up with the Flyers’ famous public address announcer following his 50th season in the booth to listen to some of his best stories from over the years and to find out how he viewsA Penn State alum who once played a few precious practice sessions with Carli Lloyd is one of the top National Women’s Soccer League rookies this season. It’s a banner year for women’s soccer in general, with a new collective bargaining agreement not only for the NWSL, but also for the U.S. women’s national team.Sports journalism legend Ray Didinger is retiring after 53 years, and while he has one final radio show left, he took some time toImhotep edge rusher Enai White is a major part of Texas A&M’s No. 1 recruiting class that drew the ire of Alabama’s Nick Saban, who also had recruited White. White responds to Saban’s claims that Texas A&M “bought every player” and says,Without a Cup, Giroux is Hall of Fame worthy and will get in later on in his life but with a Cup he is first ballot. —After reading the column, I immediately thought of Dan Marino who excelled as an elite player amassing impressive stats over a lengthy career without ever raising the Lombardi trophy. Giroux still is likely to remain a productive player for several more seasons and his numbers at the end of his career have a good chance at mirroring another non-Cup winning Hall of Famer and brief Flyer, Adam Oates. Even without a cup on his resumé, another three or four seasons of play on top of what he has accomplished to date will make him a strong candidate for the Hall in my opinion. —I think Claude Giroux when he was with the Flyers was always a good player on a not always good team. Saying that, it many times made him look like a great player. I just think he didn’t always bring his A game, part of that being the ‘C’ weighed too heavy on him. I’m not sure he’s a Hockey Hall of Fame player. Definitely a Flyers Hall of Fame Player. —I don’t think Giroux has been enough of a difference maker throughout his career. As a very young Flyer he scored some important goals in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2010 and 2012. Yet since he was named captain of the Flyers, the team never got beyond the second round of the playoffs and missed them entirely a number of times. He also pales in comparison to other Flyers captains when it comes to leadership and playing to win. I’ve seen guys like Kevin Dineen, Keith Primeau, Eric Lindros and Derian Hatcher all lead their respective Flyers teams with much more obvious passion and fire on the ice. Giroux never seemed to score the important goals when the team’s back was against the wall. He never seemed to come through in the clutch like so many other winning Hall Of Fame captains in the NHL have done. His time as a Flyers captain will always be defined ultimately by the teams mediocre results during those years. Some say he never had the teammates to help him out, but great players elevate other players. Remember Jaromir Jagr and how he elevated the play of both Giroux and Scott Hartnell as linemates? That’s what a hall of famer does. That was also, incidentally, the last year the Flyers were fun to watch. Since then Claude Giroux was named captain and the Flyers never again really impressed anyone. —We compiled today’s newsletter using reporting from Marcus Hayes, Jeff McLane, EJ Smith, Jonathan Tannenwald, Scott Lauber, Giana Han, Joey Piatt, and Matt Breen.
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