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Hindustan Times
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Deion Sanders posts rare health update ahead of press conference: ‘Feeling great!'
Deion Sanders has shared a rare update about his health on social media. This comes as the Colorado head coach, who has been out of the spotlight for much of the offseason due to lingering health problems, announced he will be holding a press conference Monday with his medical team. Colorado head coach Deion Sanders posted an update on social media ahead of his press conference.(AP) According to the New York Post, staffers from CU Anschutz and UC Health will join 'Coach Prime Time' at the conference. Early Friday morning, Sanders posted a rare public note after months of relative silence on X that read, 'Back and Feeling Great!' Also read: Deion Sanders stepping down amid health struggles? Colorado's 'Prime Time' faces questions ahead of press conference Deion Sanders' absence The 57-year-old has been largely absent from the spring and summer team workouts. ESPN noted he also skipped mandatory football camps, which raised eyebrows given his normally high-profile presence. Sanders has not shared many specifics, and when he has, it has been vague or offhanded. In a conversation back in May with ex-NFL corner Asante Samuel, he hinted at the seriousness of what he was facing: 'What I'm dealing with right now is at a whole other level.' This is not the first time Sanders' health has been in the news. In 2021, the NFL Hall of Famer had two toes amputated due to circulation issues. Then in 2023, he underwent surgery for blood clots in his left leg. At the Big 12 media day earlier this month, he got visibly irritated when asked about his health, but brushed off any serious concern, per the NYP report. 'I'm already back. I'm here today. I'm handling my responsibilities… I can't wait. Some of the young players I haven't even met yet. I'm so excited about that,' he told ESPN on July 9. Also read: Deion Sanders stepping down amid health struggles? Colorado's 'Prime Time' faces questions ahead of press conference Deion Sanders' recovery in Texas Sanders spent much of the past few months recovering at his home base in Canton, Texas. His children were with him, including his son Deion Jr., who has posted sporadic updates through YouTube. 'You know I'm still going through something. I ain't all the way recovered,' Sanders said in a video uploaded July 20. In a follow-up video posted July 23, Deion Jr. added, 'It was like the battle that was fought and won here. That is like the main important thing.' The elder Sanders also made a recent visit to see son Shilo at the Buccaneers' facility in Tampa, as the younger safety works to make the roster as an undrafted free agent. Tough road ahead for Colorado As Sanders prepares to enter his third year coaching the Buffaloes, he has a steep hill to climb. His two biggest stars - Travis Hunter and quarterback son Shedeur - are off to the NFL. Colorado kicks off its season at home on August 29 against Georgia Tech. With Coach Prime finally reentering the spotlight, all eyes will be on Boulder. FAQs: 1. Why was Deion Sanders absent this offseason? He was dealing with a serious but undisclosed health issue. 2. When is Deion Sanders' press conference? It's scheduled for Monday, July 28. 3. Who is joining Sanders at the press conference? Medical staff from CU Anschutz and UC Health will join the Colorado head coach. 4. What health problems has Sanders faced in the past? He has had two toes amputated and surgery for blood clots. 5. When does Colorado's football season start? They play Georgia Tech at home on August 29.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Jimmy Graham announces retirement: A look at his net worth, NFL legacy and life beyond football
Jimmy Graham announces retirement: A look at his net worth, NFL legacy, and life beyond football (Image Via X) From always being ready to call it quits, one of the best known tight ends in the NFL is having risen to fame with the New Orleans Saints, Jimmy Graham stated he intends to formally retire from football this year. Though he hasn't played since the 2023 season, he has kept active with some amazing personal challenges. Fans had been waiting to hear if Jimmy Graham would return to the field again, now he's made his decision, and it's a full-circle moment. Jimmy Graham to officially retire with the New Orleans Saints Jimmy Graham announced on July 22, 2025, on the New Orleans Saints' official website, that he would retire from the NFL later this year with the team where his career started, the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans Saints chose the 38-year-old in the third round in 2010; he then played five first seasons there. Later he played for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, and Green Bay Packers. — _mlfootball (@_mlfootball) Over 13 NFL seasons, Jimmy Graham had 719 catches, 8,545 receiving yards, and 89 touchdowns. With sixteen touchdown catches, he led the NFL in 2013 and made the Pro Bowl five times. Having signed a one-year contract with the Saints in 2023, he played 13 games and recorded four it will be sometime in 2025, his final retirement date has not been made public. Jimmy Graham's net worth in 2025 estimated at $35 million As of July 2025, Jimmy Graham's estimated net worth is around $35 million, according to Spotrac and public salary data. Most of the cash the ex-NFL player made came during his 13-year football career. Among the teams with which he signed big contracts are the Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, and Green Bay Packers. On a one-year agreement in 2023, he came back to the New Orleans Saints before once more leaving football. Brand sponsorships and off-field initiatives provided extra money for Jimmy Graham. Jimmy Graham built his wealth through NFL salaries, deals and his life beyond football Most of Jimmy Graham's fortune comes from the NFL. He earned over $70 million in career salary, according to Spotrac. He had major deals with top teams and was once the highest-paid tight end in the league. During his playing years, Jimmy Graham also worked with companies in the fitness and sports sectors. Besides football, he possesses premium real estate, operates private planes, and participates in high-priced activities such the Arctic Challenge. July 2025's 10-day trip supported charities and revealed to admirers a new aspect of Jimmy Graham. His success both on and off the field demonstrates how he developed both financial resources and meaning throughout the years. Also Read: New Orleans Pelicans Rookie Derik Queen Out 12 Weeks After Wrist Surgery Following Breakout NBA Summer League Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michelle Beadle gets over ugly SiriusXM split with epic vacation
Michelle Beadle might be manifesting her own travel show after her vacation in Croatia. The sports broadcaster, 49, who was fired from SiriusXM last month, shared a behind-the-scenes look at her trip Sunday in a social media clip, which highlighted sightseeing, sunbathing by the water and a boat ride. 'My Croatia Dump is here,' Beadle wrote on her Instagram. '(We really should come up with better terminology.) Until next time… Or I get a damn travel show…' Beadle and Cody Decker of the 'Beadle and Decker' radio show parted ways with Sirius XM in June, as the network decided to replace their time slot with a show hosted by longtime ESPN anchor Stephen A. Smith. At the time, Beadle said she felt 'blindsided' by the news of being replaced by Smith — her former ESPN colleague, whom she isn't a fan of. 'Welcome to the 'Lame Duck and Who Knew?' show here,' Beadle said at the time, as Decker yelled 'fired' in the background during their show. 'All I ask is to be treated with respect … Here we are, we're going to do our shows because we're contractually obligated to be here.' During an interview with Front Office Sports, Beadle doubled down on her comments and took shots at Smith. 'It's a reminder: We're just all pieces of s–t to someone. If you forgot, there it is,' Beadle said. ''The Hollywood Reporter' comes out — and there's his face. I was like, 'I should have known.' That was just kind of gross. I don't care that we're being replaced or what have you. It happens all the time. But a little respect would have been nice. Good Lord. I was totally blindsided. Just really embarrassed, to be honest.' Beadle, who left ESPN in 2019, explained that she's been at odds with the 'First Take' host for years, dating back to 2014 when she called out Smith on social media for controversial comments made about domestic violence in the wake of ex-NFL player Ray Rice's violent assault on his now-wife. 'I don't respect him,' Beadle said of Smith. 'I don't respect his work. He doesn't like me. This goes back to the Ray Rice stuff. He made some really piggish comments on the air. I responded; he got suspended for like two weeks. I think that was sort of the beginning of the end for anything. 'I just don't respect him. I think he gets things wrong all the time. I'm not talking about opinions; those can never be wrong. But factually, when you spread yourself so thin, it's hard to be right. Not a fan.' Beadle is the host of 'Run It Back' on FanDuel TV with former NBA players Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams. She also co-hosts the podcast 'Over the Top' with Peter Rosenberg on Wondery. Additionally, the former ESPN host is on select broadcasts for the San Antonio Spurs. Smith's new SiriusXM show will debut Sept. 2.
Newsweek
13-07-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
New PGA Tour CEO Lays Out Plan to Expand Golf's Digital Footprint
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The PGA Tour recently handed its reins to an ex-NFL Chief Media and Business Officer with over 20 years of experience, and he's already shaking things up. Brian Rolapp, currently in a transitional period, was officially announced as the new PGA Tour CEO just 25 days ago. On Friday, during his interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, he laid out his early priorities. "When you work in the sports business, it's not that complicated," he said. "You need to think like a fan. And I think the fans have spoken, they want to see the best golfers play more often. That should be a goal for the sport in general." The Harvard Business School graduate acknowledged the complexities of a potential deal with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, calling it "a blank sheet of paper" and "a situation involving no less than two sovereign nations." But he was clear about his focus, stating, "The opportunity for the growth of the PGA Tour... and the innovation we can bring, that's going to be my primary focus". JUNE 17: PGA TOUR CEO, Brian Rolapp addresses the media during the PGA TOUR CEO announcement at TPC River Highlands on June 17, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images) JUNE 17: PGA TOUR CEO, Brian Rolapp addresses the media during the PGA TOUR CEO announcement at TPC River Highlands on June 17, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images) Getty Images Rolapp's later expressed more about his digital and tech mindset. "We need to go where the fans are," he said. "And increasingly, the fans are spending their time in digital. A big priority is to increase our digital footprint in all sorts of ways that could include the tour events themselves" The new boss further highlighted an 'underrepresented' concern in the PGA Tour: "But it also include everything in between the tour events, and tell the stories of these golfers and tell the stories of the sport, which I think is underrepresented in media." LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil echoed similar sentiments Scott O'Neil, who is reported to have an old relationship with Rolapp from their Harvard graduation days, echoed similar sentiments on the Rick Shiels Golf Show. "We're (Rolapp & Neil) friends," the LIV Golf CEO said. "He's someone I know really well and have a lot of respect for." O'Neil added that Rolapp's arrival could "facilitate [unification] at a faster pace," especially with LIV's emphasis on team formats and global reach. Interestingly, even when the new PGA Tour CEO was asked whether he wants to see the sport evolve like LIV's team-based model, Rolapp responded: "I think the PGA Tour product is strong as it is. Viewership has grown significantly this year. On Sundays, we're pulling 3 to 4 million viewers, that's a large sports event." He emphasized that fans are "voting with their remotes and their mouses," and that innovation will be welcomed, but not at the expense of tradition. "We're going to honor golf's traditions, but we're not going to be overly bound by them," he continued. "Wherever there's innovation, we're going to look at it". Until now, the ex-NFL executive's appointment has earned him praise from several pros, including Tiger Woods himself. "Brian's appointment is a win for players and fans," Woods said after his official appointment. And the fans are excited to see what comes next. More Golf: Rory McIlroy's taunt of JJ Spaun leaves Shane Lowry in disbelief
Sydney Morning Herald
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Comedians, influencers and footy players: Why we can't get enough of celebrity boxing
At the very least, you may read about who won on Thursday morning, even if by accident. These fights don't happen unless there is an audience willing to lap it up. And that audience has always been there, even if those within it will never self-identify as such. Boxing has long thrived on theatre as much as talent. The hardest part for promoters is making their fighters known, telling their stories, convincing people to care, and getting them invested enough to spend their money. Drafting in big names from other sports, or even popular culture - with their pre-existing fanbases, narratives and rivalries - is a simple shortcut. Mix in the novelty factor, and there's easy money to be made. Media companies know there will be clicks and views for such content. There is surely no other sport like it, where notoriety outweighs skill to the extent that most people would seemingly rather watch relative rookies going at it - or, in some cases, total rookies - instead of the actual best in the world. Celebrity boxing is hardly a new phenomenon. In 1976, not too far removed from his peak, Muhammad Ali shared the ring with Antonio Inoki, a Japanese professional wrestler who wanted to prove that pro wrestling was the best style of combat. Fought under special rules, in which Ali boxed and Inoki … well, did not box, viewers were treated to the sight of him lying on his back for pretty much the entire bout, kicking Ali in the legs no less than 107 times. It finished in a draw, and though the event was widely panned and considered possibly the lowest ebb of Ali's career, some regard it as the precursor to what we know today as mixed martial arts. So, there you go. Ali also went toe-to-toe, so to speak, with NFL player Lyle Alzado (1979), NHL player Dave Semenko (1983) and, all on the same night in 1978, Marvin Gaye, Sammy Davis Jr., Richard Pryor and actor Burt Young, who played Paulie in the Rocky movies. In this context, rugby league grudge matches don't seem so bad, do they? Then, of course, there's Celebrity Boxing, the TV concept which aired twice in the United States on Fox in 2002, pitting C-graders and lower (often a lot lower) against one another for no apparent reason. Episode one featured Paula Jones, a civil servant who sued Bill Clinton for sexual harassment, against Tonya Harding. Episode two saw former NBA star Manute Bol take on the ex-NFL defensive tackle William 'The Refrigerator' Perry - only so that Fox would agree to broadcast the phone number for the Sudanese refugee charity that Bol had established. Bol won, but the show never returned; in any case, it was a pale real-life imitation of Celebrity Deathmatch, its illegitimate claymation forerunner on MTV. Meanwhile, the BBC attempted a British spin-off around the same time, in which 5.5 million viewers watched Ricky Gervais narrowly lose to businessman Grant Bovey, before pressure from boxing authorities led to it being canned due to safety concerns. In more recent times, this whole business has come back with a vengeance with a variety of desperately strange match-ups - like the farcical three-round clash between retired basketballer Lamar Odom and the late pop star Aaron Carter in 2021, the year before Carter passed away. You can largely blame the Paul brothers, Logan and Jake, for enabling the resurgence. They started out scrapping with fellow YouTubers and influencers; one of their amateur fight nights made an estimated $US3.5 million in ticket sales and sold 1.3 million pay-per-views worldwide, making it the biggest non-professional card of all time. Loading 'From a hardcore boxing fan's point of view, it makes my skin crawl,' famed British promoter Eddie Hearn told TMZ at the time. 'But, from a promoter's point of view, I have to say congratulations.' The Pauls soon branched out into former MMA fighters, and then finally, actual boxers: in 2021, Logan was schooled by Floyd Mayweather jnr, and just last year, Jake took on a 58-year-old Mike Tyson in what was, at that point, the most-streamed sporting event of all time and the biggest gate in US boxing history outside of Las Vegas. Paul-Tyson was, of course, a shambles, but the clear highlight of the card was the second rematch between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor, the co-main event. Taylor's victory was highly contentious, but the spectacle was genuinely awesome, and seen by 50 million households throughout the world, many of them new to the sport - and only because they shared the spotlight with Paul and Tyson. In Australia, the circuit is dominated by ex-footy players. Some of the cards are glorified sportsmen's nights. But Gallen has at least measured up against true boxers like Justis Huni, and was once considered Australia's third-best heavyweight, while Sonny Bill's boxing links go back as far as 2009, just before his debut in New Zealand rugby. Now their decades-long personal feud - partly legit, partly confected, just like real boxing - can be settled in the ring. It'll be the last act of both of their athletic careers. What does this all mean? Boxing has always been a bit of a circus, but now the tent is bigger, the rules are different, and the whole thing plays perfectly in today's personality-driven media landscape. What matters most is not how many rounds you've fought, but how many people want to watch you do it. That might offend the purists, but boxing has never really belonged to them. It belongs to whoever can sell it, and there's a lesson in that for the so-called sweet science. Roll your eyes if you want. But don't hate the players, like Gallen and SBW. Hate the game.
