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Congratulations, to Rochester’s Own Jeenathan Williams. The UPrep grad signed a two-year deal to join the Portland Trail Blazers. Williams, spent his college career at Buffalo, before joining the NBA G League’s Salt Lake City Stars after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft. He has averaged 14.4 points in G League action this year. […]
Hot topic for New Yorkers as a renewed bill makes it way back to legislation for approval. The bill A04116, which originated back in 2021 would ban tackle football for children 12 and under. Following Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin life threatening incident during a live game the topic of player health and safety is […]
According to the American Gaming Association an estimated 50.4 million American adults will place a bet of some kind for Super Bowl 57 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles Sunday. A survey conducted by the organization says bettors will wager around $16 billion on the game, more than double bets on last year’s game, won by […]
Naomi Osaka has announced that she is pregnant. The accomplished tennis star is expecting her first child with her boyfriend, rapper Cordae, and took to social media with the special news.“The past few years have been interesting to say the least, but I find that it’s the most challenging times in life that may be […]
Ever since mobile sports betting became available in New York State it generated over $740 million dollars. This is the most generated revenue than any other state. Reports say close to a billion online sports bets were made since being legal in New York State. Mobile Sports Wagering Generates Over $740 Million in Tax Revenue […]
Could NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and Jeff Bezos, interested in buying Robert Sarver’s shares of the Phoenix Suns? Speaking with TMZ Sports, Shaq explained he was interested in purchasing the team but had heard Jeff Bezos was also interested. It’s not clear if Bezos is interested in purchasing Sarver’s shares of the team. The disgraced […]
According to news reports there’s a shortage of football helmets for the Rochester area schools. I believe this shortage problem is across the country and U-Prep is one of the area schools dealing with the helmet shortage. The U of R football program loaned the high school some of their equipment. High school football season […]
In an Instagram post previewing her appearance on the cover of the September issue of Vogue, Serena Williams announced she will retire in the coming weeks — perhaps after the U.S. Open. Williams wrote: “There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction. That time is always […]
According to USA Today, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended six games by an independent disciplinary officer. This comes after Watson was sued by 24 women who accused him of sexual misconduct in massage sessions. Retired judge Sue L. Robinson handed down her decision, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA […]
Bill Russell, stalwart of the Boston Celtics’ dynasty of the 1950s and 60s, the only NBA player to win 11 championships and the league’s first Black head coach, died on Sunday. He was 88. Russell is widely considered one of the best to ever play the game. As a 6-foot-10 center, he was the face […]
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