📰🏟️ Goodbye Giannis?
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1) Bucks reportedly open to trading Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Milwaukee Bucks are “more open than ever” to offers from other teams for superstar F Giannis Antetokounmpo (aka the “Greek Freak”) ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline, per a new ESPN report.
- Serious suitors for Giannis—who could become a free agent as early as the 2027 offseason—include the Warriors, Heat, Timberwolves, and Knicks, according to Shams Charania.
- The Bucks star is drawing heavy interest despite sustaining a recent calf strain that will force Giannis to miss the next several weeks.
Which team has the best trade package?
2) Belichick snub brings HoF voting under scrutiny
The Hall-of-Fame snub of the legendary Patriots head coach/GM has sparked calls for change in the voting system—or voters themselves—from NFL fans, players, and executives alike.
One of the 11 voters who didn’t select Belichick came forward with an article last night saying he had other people he was worrying about making the HoF amid limited votes.
- The Hall of Fame yesterday said voting members who are determined to have "violated the selection process bylaws" will have “action” taken against them, which could include removal as a voter.
- The HoF also confirmed via independent auditors that former Colts GM Bill Polian—whom ESPN reported pushed for voting against Belichick—did actually vote for him, per a statement from Polian.
How Belichick’s snub could get even more awkward
3) America’s youth sports coaches are burned out, survey reveals
The vast majority of America's youth-spo[rt coaches have felt burned out with the job (84.6%) and seriously considered quitting (64.8%) at some point over the past five years, per a new national survey from the US Center for SafeSport.
- The most common reasons cited were retirement or “aging” out of the role, challenges within their sporting orgs, and difficulty working with/managing parents.
- Still, the overwhelming majority (91.6%) agree that coaching youth sports has had a positive impact on their life.
4) SF Giants fans sue team over junk fees
A new proposed class action lawsuit filed in California court accuses the San Francisco Giants of illegally earning millions of dollars via hidden “junk fees” that weren’t disclosed until checkout.
- The plaintiff, who ended up paying $29 for a pair of tickets advertised as $10 (+45% over list price), says he seeks to represent the hundreds of thousands of Californians who bought an online Giants ticket prior to July 2024 and paid a junk fee.
- The Giants are the third MLB team sued over similar allegations in the past five months, joining the Red Sox and Nationals.
Are MLB teams throwing junkballs?
5) Tyson Fury is collecting unretirements like Infinity Stones
The 6-foot-9 heavyweight boxer is coming out of retirement for a fifth time to fight Arslanbek Makhmudov in April, broadcaster Netflix announced.
- Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) was undefeated in his professional career before losing back-to-back fights to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024 and announcing his latest retirement in January 2025.
- The 37-year-old Fury’s upcoming fight will take place on his home soil in the UK against Makhmudov, 36, who’s one of the most prolific knockout heavyweight fighters.
Tyson hopes to unleash the fury
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