It's not the White Out. It's not Jump Around. "Vice Night" at FIU is a new-school college football tradition. cc: Sickos Committee #ViceU athlonsports.com/college-footba…

My Athlon Sports piece on Warriors' Jimmy Butler's leadership, including San Diego gathering (tinyurl.com/n6kf2t7z): "The highlight for me was watching Steph and myself beat up on everybody in dominoes." Butler on Draymond said he wins: “He has beaten me in dominoes. Steph

.OKC THUNDER's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “We prioritize getting better every day. We did that all last season. We did that throughout the whole playoff run. Because we did that, we have no choice but to be a better team.” My Athlon Sports dispatch tinyurl.com/mrxpyvth

How Spurs' Victor Wembanyama can win MVP this season. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson on Wemby: "I don’t think anyone would be comfortable with trying to put a limitation or ceiling on." My Athlon Sports dispatch tinyurl.com/3va6bx5p

Lakers' LeBron James on his return: “It was just fun to be out there with the guys, man. It’s been rough mentally for me. This is the first time I’ve started a basketball season and not played." My Athlon Sports dispatch bit.ly/4p82o7r

How Lakers’ Luka Dončić & LeBron James have coexisted well so far. Luka: "It’s insane. Just sharing the court with him is special. He sees things that other people can’t. So he’s here to help us all. It’s amazing." My Athlon Sports dispatch bit.ly/4oUf69w

Pelicans' James Borrego on Zion Williamson's injuries this season: "It’s a challenge, but I think he’s handled it with grace, humility & strength. He needs that to move forward. The goal is that he’s healthy the rest of the year." My Athlon Sports dispatch tinyurl.com/yc2h7m2e

Meet the Sickos Committee: College Football's Offbeat Online Troupe athlonsports.com/college-footba…

Commish did an interview with Athlon Sports’ Kyle Wood a few weeks ago about the Committee. athlonsports.com/college-footba…

.Dallas Mavericks' Klay Thompson on Cooper Flagg: "You see his potential in being an NBA superstar. Cooper’s upside is limitless. He has every tool to be great." My Athlon Sports dispatch on Flagg's progress so far tinyurl.com/bddmcw8b

NBA executive to Athlon Sports about Spurs rookie Dylan Harper: "He plays with force. He’s not afraid of the moment. He believes in himself, and he’s competitive." My dispatch on Harper fitting in well with the Spurs so far bit.ly/3KzeyXV

Pistons' Cade Cunningham: "We believe in ourselves more than anybody else. So we’re going to come in and compete harder than anybody." My Athlon Sports dispatch on Cunningham taking his game to another level this season tinyurl.com/4j6rxpr9

Seattle and Los Angeles have been in pitched battle after pitched battle over the past two seasons. So of course, the NFC Championship Game was no different. Athlon's Doug Farrar reports from Lumen Field. athlonsports.com/nfl/super-bowl…

The Spun interviews Malcolm Smith, Doug Williams, Mike Jones, David Tyree and Timmy Smith for its "Then and Now" magazine. thespun.com/nfl/super-bowl…

It's difficult to imagine the league's midseason showcase without its all-time leading scorer, writes Mark Medina. athlonsports.com/nba/los-angele…

John Schneider Has Been the Seahawks' One Constant Factor From Era to Era athlonsports.com/nfl/john-schne…

Konnor Griffin, MLB’s top prospect, already carries himself with the confidence of a veteran at age 19. I spoke with him Thursday morning at Pirates spring training to discuss his lofty goals and how he intends to achieve them. athlonsports.com/mlb/pittsburgh…

Forty years ago today, Spurs guard Alvin Robertson recorded the second of just four quadruple-doubles in NBA history ... but his feat is largely forgotten. Yours truly was at the game. This is the story. athlonsports.com/nba/alvin-robe…

Forty years ago today, Spurs guard Alvin Robertson recorded the second of just four quadruple-doubles in NBA history ... but his feat is largely forgotten. Athlon's Thomas Neumann was among the 7,835 at the game. This is the story. athlonsports.com/nba/alvin-robe…

Athlon's Mark Medina asked Stephen Curry, Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Booker, Tracy McGrady and others about the league's credibility issue. athlonsports.com/nba/does-the-n…