Dayton Flyers to play Georgetown at ESPN Events Invitational
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UD will play Georgetown on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m.
This will be the second game of the Magic Bracket.
The winner will play against either BYU or Miami in the championship game on Friday.
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This is the fourth all-time matchup between the two schools.
The last time the Flyers and Hoyas met was in the 1984 West Regional Final in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Dayton won the first game back in 1952 at the UD Fieldhouse, but the Hoyas beat the Flyers in 1984 and the 1978 NIT.
This will be UD's fourth trip overall to the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Florida.
They won the event in 2011 and 2021 and finished runner-up in 2015.
Overall, the Flyers are 8-1 at the event.
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It didn't feel right to include them, but we listed them here, as their limited production will still be included when we roll out the overall executive rankings on Friday. Joe Cronin, Portland Trail Blazers (2021-) Free agents: .000 OBP • .000 SLG • .000 OPS K: Gary Payton II (2022) Mike Dunleavy, Golden State Warriors (2023-) Free agents: .200 OBP • .200 SLG • .400 OPS 1B: Buddy Hield (2024) K: Cory Joseph (2023) • Dario Saric (2023) • De'Anthony Melton (2024) • Kyle Anderson (2024) Michael Winger, Washington Wizards (2023-) Free agents: .500 OBP • .000 SLG • .500 OPS BB: Jonas Valančiūnas (2024) K: Saddiq Bey (2024) Brian Wright, San Antonio Spurs (2019-) Free agents: .800 OBP • .667 SLG • 1.467 OPS 1B: Doug McDermott (2021) • Chris Paul (2024) BB: Bryn Forbes (2021) • Jock Landale (2021) K: Zach Collins (2021) That should give you a good feel for what you're looking at when it comes to The Danny Ainge System. It is a fun way to evaluate the recent history of the league and determine executive rankings in the process. We weeded out most inconsequential non-guaranteed contracts, including training camp invites, as well as most buyout signings, unless, of course, they hit, in which case the executive gets credit for the move. Another reminder: Newcomers Jeff Peterson (Charlotte Hornets), Trajan Langdon (Detroit Pistons), Ben Tenzer (Denver Nuggets), Onsi Saleh (Atlanta Hawks), Scott Perry (Sacramento Kings), Brian Gregory (Phoenix Suns) and Bobby Webster (Toronto Raptors) do not have sample sizes big enough to evaluate. And FYI: 2025 signings are not included, as we do not yet know their impact. OK, I think we're ready to dive into the free-agent history of every executive. Strap in for a wild ride ... 19. Jeff Weltman, Orlando Magic (2017-) Free agents: .250 OBP • .250 SLG • .500 OPS 1B: Khem Birch (2017) • Moritz Wagner (2021) • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2024) K: Shelvin Mack (2017) • Jonathon Simmons (2017) • Arron Afflalo (2017) • Marreese Speights (2017) • Al-Farouq Aminu (2019) • Michael Carter-Williams (2019) • Dwayne Bacon (2020) • Robin Lopez (2021) • Joe Ingles (2023) I'm not sure Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was a single. Weltman signed him to a three-year, $66 million deal, he underperformed, and he was traded inside of a year, though the Magic moved him as part of the trade for Desmond Bane, who could transform them into a more serious title contender. So we gifted Weltman a single. It's not great, though, when one of your other best signings is the brother of one of your players. 18. Nico Harrison, Dallas Mavericks (2021-) Free agents: .333 OBP • .375 SLG • .708 OPS 2B: Derrick Jones Jr. (2023) 1B: Reggie Bullock (2021) BB: Seth Curry (2023) K: Sterling Brown (2021) • Frank Ntilikina (2021) • JaVale McGee (2022) • Grant Williams (2023) • Naji Marshall (2024) • Spencer Dinwiddie (2024) Harrison hasn't been on the job long enough for a rich free-agent history, but signing Derrick Jones Jr. helped his team to an NBA Finals, and that warrants a double. Signing Grant Williams, on the other hand, cost the Mavericks a first-round pick to get him and another first-rounder to get rid of him. Not good. 17. Tim Connelly, Minnesota Timberwolves (2022-) Free agents: .400 OBP • .400 SLG • .800 OPS 1B: Randy Foye (2013) • Paul Millsap (2017) • Torrey Craig (2017) • Facu Campazzo (2020) • Jeff Green (2021) • Kyle Anderson (2022) K: J.J. Hickson (2013) • Nate Robinson (2013) • Isaiah Thomas (2018) • JaMychal Green (2020) • Austin Rivers (2022) • Bryn Forbes (2022) • Shake Milton (2023) • Troy Brown Jr. (2023) • Joe Ingles (2024) (Connelly served as general manager of the Denver Nuggets from 2013-22.) We should note: There is an inherent advantage to working out of a destination market. Pat Riley, for example, has an easier time recruiting players to Miami than, say, Zach Kleiman does getting guys to Memphis. Connelly has worked in both Denver and Minnesota, neither much of a destination market. Maybe Connelly deserved a double for signing Paul Millsap to a three-year, $90 million contract in 2017. Millsap had made four consecutive All-Star teams at the time. He never reached those heights in Denver, and by the time his tenure on the Nuggets was done, he was a bit part. I'm not sure he ever lived up to his end of that deal, so I gave him a single. 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Rob Pelinka, Los Angeles Lakers (2019-) Free agents: .387 OBP • .516 SLG • .903 OPS 3B: Austin Reaves (2021) 2B: Alex Caruso (2019) • Rajon Rondo (2019) 1B: Danny Green (2019) • Dwight Howard (2019) • Markieff Morris (2020) • Malik Monk (2021) • Lonnie Walker IV (2022) • Dennis Schroder (2022) • Thomas Bryant (2022) • Taurean Prince (2023) • Jordan Goodwin (2024) K: Avery Bradley (2019) • Quinn Cook (2019) • Jared Dudley (2019) • Wesley Matthews (2020) • Marc Gasol (2020) • Montrezl Harrell (2020) • Kendrick Nunn (2021) • Wayne Ellington (2021) • Carmelo Anthony (2021) • Rajon Rondo (2021) • Dwight Howard (2021) • Kent Bazemore (2021) • Damian Jones (2022) • Troy Brown Jr. (2022) • Juan Toscano-Anderson (2022) • Gabe Vincent (2023) • Christian Wood (2023) • Jaxson Hayes (2023) • Cam Reddish (2023) Remember: Pelinka should have an easier time recruiting players to L.A., but his best move was an undrafted free agent, Austin Reaves, who is bordering on stardom in Los Angeles. Pelinka has taken a ton of swings in his attempts to build around LeBron James, even constructing a championship rotation in 2020, but he does not get credit for landing James, whose signing fell under Magic Johnson's purview. 15. Joe Dumars, New Orleans Pelicans (2025-) Free agents: .484 OBP • .478 SLG • .962 OPS HR: Chauncey Billups (2002) 2B: Antonio McDyess (2004) 1B: Lindsey Hunter (2004) • Nazr Mohammed (2006) • Will Bynum (2008) • Charlie Villanueva (2009) • Chris Wilcox (2009) BB: Elden Campbell (2003) • Darvin Ham (2003) • Maurice Evans (2005) • Jarvis Hayes (2007) • Ben Wallace (2009) • Viacheslav Kravtsov (2012) • Gigi Datome (2013) • Chauncey Billups (2013) K: Joe Smith (2000) • Ratko Varda (2001) • Victor Alexander (2001) • Damon Jones (2001) • Pepe Sanchez (2002) • Danny Manning (2002) • Ronald Dupree (2004) • Dale Davis (2005) • Ronald Murray (2006) • Kwame Brown (2008) • Ben Gordon (2009) • Chucky Atkins (2009) • Tracy McGrady (2010) • Damien Wilkins (2011) • Josh Smith (2013) • Josh Harrellson (2013) Dumars signed Chauncey Billups, a Finals MVP for the 2004 champion Detroit Pistons, and he has been dining off it ever since. 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Rashee Rice's NFL disciplinary hearing reportedly scheduled for Sept. 30, making him eligible for Chiefs' first 4 games
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will reportedly have his disciplinary hearing with the NFL on Sept. 30, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, meaning he will likely be eligible for their first four games of the season. The Chiefs begin the season against the San Diego Chargers in Brazil on Sept. 5, then face the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Baltimore Ravens — a game that will take place two days before Rice's NFL hearing. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Rice's status has been up in the air due to his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas in March 2024. The news comes following word of Rice's sentencing to 30 days in jail and five years' probation for his part in the crash. At the time of the incident, Rice's lawyer confirmed that his client was driving a Lamborghini that was racing a Corvette involved in an accident with three other vehicles on a highway in northeast Dallas. He was driving 119 mph just before the crash occurred, according to a police report. The drivers of the Lamborghini and Corvette fled the scene without providing any information or checking if anyone involved in the crash required medical attention. At least four people were injured in the crash. Rice turned himself in to the police nine days after the incident. He faced eight charges for his role in the crash, including six counts of collision causing bodily injury, one count of collision causing serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault. Two people involved in the accident sued Rice and Teddy Knox, who allegedly drove the Corvette, for $1 million in negligence and punitive damages — a lawsuit that was settled in favor of the plaintiffs, Dallas County court records indicate. The lawsuit claimed that numerous injuries from the crash, including 'trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body, disfigurement, internal bleeding, and other internal and external injuries that may only be fully revealed over the course of medical treatment.' Rice was also suspected of assaulting a photographer in May, but the alleged victim dropped the charges and incurred no punishment from the league. The looming suspension was very likely a factor in Kansas City drafting Texas receiver Xavier Worthy in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Chiefs traded up from the No. 32 selection in the first round to No. 28 to select the speedster. This story will be updated.
