Andy Katz leaves the glitz and glamor of President Obama's brackets to return to the humdrum grind of regular sports news, reporting that Seth Curry has decided to transfer to Duke. [ Rush The Court] …

data-mm-id=”_8z0837lb3″>It seems like only yesterday Kawhi Leonard brought the country of Canada its first Larry O'Brien Trophy. But it wasn't just yesterday, and much has changed; Leonard ended up in Los Angeles next to Paul George and across from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and James Harden are teammates, and the Sixers added Al Horford to build one of the biggest rosters in the NBA, to name just a few of the league's power shifts. It should be a great season. Before it kicks off tonight with Pelicans-Raptors, here are The Big Lead's staff predictions for the 2019-20 NBA season. Atlantic Division Liam McKeone: Celtics Bobby Burack: CelticsKyle Koster: CelticsStephen Douglas: SixersRyan Phillips: SixersCentral Division McKeone: Bucks Burack: …

data-mm-id=”_174rakghw”>Manchester United just cannot catch a break.Once they were the kings of England, if not all of Europe, almost guaranteed to bring home at least one trophy every season. Nowadays they're that team – they hang around in the bottom half of the Premier League's top 10, just barely clinging to their God-given spot in whatever European competition they can get get into each year.None of the four managers that came into Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013 have come close to filling the old Scotsman's shoes. Since David Moyes flamed out, each one has gone through the same cycle – hailed as the second coming of Ferguson, gotten hot early in his tenure only to be criticized for his team's poor form and limp attacking style (w…

data-mm-id=”_uiyu69wge”>Patrick Renna played Hamilton Porter on The Sandlot, the 1993 masterpiece consistently making a strong case for best youth-focused sports movie of all time. He recently spearheaded a 45-minute special called The Sandlot Cast Reunites for Charity. Savvy detectives should be able to figure out what that's all about. It debuts Wednesday on You're Killing Me With Patrick Renna, the actor's YouTube channel and is hosted by Justin Turner.Proceeds from the special will benefit the Justin Turner Foundation, which supports homeless veterans, children (and their families) battling life-altering illnesses and diseases, as well as various youth baseball organizations. In addition to the ol' sandlot gang, current and former Major Leaguers are featured, i…

data-mm-id=”_61udpx71o”>Chris Russo was not enamored with the idea of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson, and Tiger Woods playing golf — even for charity — when the idea arose in early April. He did what he does best in response, which is to launch into a prolonged and impassioned rant on the topic. Here is a truncated version of what the legendary radio voice had to say at the time. Here's a very edited version of an epic 12 minute rant on #TomBrady & #PeytonManning playing golf with Tiger & Phil. Worth a listen if you need a laugh! @MadDogUnleashed pic.twitter.com/v6vvagoeNL— Mad Dog Sports Radio (@MadDogRadio) April 3, 2020It seems like a small tragedy to chip away at a masterpiece like this, distilling 12 minutes down to 2 and change. Would a person crop out…

data-mm-id=”_4pwx1qzl4″>Cam Newton signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots on Sunday, thus ending a long free-agency saga for the former MVP. But while Newton's place as a starter in the NFL once again seems secured (no offense to Jarrett Stidham), his compensation isn't exactly what you'd expect for a player of Newton's caliber. According to Adam Schefter, Newton's deal is worth up to $7.5 million. It's incentive-laden, again according to Schefter, so if he has a great season, he'll be the 27th-highest paid QB in the NFL. Meanwhile, Newton's successor in Carolina, Teddy Bridgewater, who is still unproven coming off his knee injury, got a three-year, $63 million contract only a few months ago. That really didn't sit well with 49…

data-mm-id=”_ksr5tji32″>The Philadelphia Eagles are one of the early disappointments in the NFL two weeks into the season. After they survived a rash of injuries and squeaked into the playoffs last year atop a terrible NFC East, the basic thinking was a healthy Eagles team would compete with a loaded Dallas Cowboys squad for the division title again. But injury luck has once again gone south for Philly. Two starting members of their offensive line went down with season-ending injuries before Week 1. Starting RB Miles Sanders missed the first game of the season. The Eagles are still winless after losing to the Rams in Week 2, and various ailments to key players can certainly be blamed. At least in part. Because right now, the Eagles are winless partly because of the play of Carson Wentz…