Pacers thrive in OT to steal Game 1 from Knicks; Colts owner Jim Irsay dies; college football coach rankings

Hello, Sports fans! It is Austin who fills in Zach on Thursday morning. Let’s be busy with it immediately.

Colts -owner Jim Irsay dies on 65

Last night, Foal announced that old owner Jim Irsay Died “peacefully in his sleep” at the age of 65.

Irsay worked under his father, Robert, as a vice -president and general manager for 13 years before taking over as the owner of the Colts in 1997. In the past 28 years, with Irsay at the helm, the Colts have experienced some of the best moments in the history of franchis.

• Set -up Peyton Manning At number 1 general in 1998
• Won 10 division titles
• Won two AFC championships (2006, 2009)
• Won Super bowl XLI (2006)
• Lucas Oil Stadium organized Super Bowl XLVI (2012)

After the news of the death of Irsay, tribute flocked in everywhere, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell And Reggie Wayne. Colts Legend Peyton Manning honored Irsay with a moving post on Instagram.

Bryan Deardo wrote a brilliant encapsulation of Irsay’s inheritance as the ‘Ultimate Players’ owner. ”

• Dado: “As far as the Colts are concerned, Irsay’s inheritance is the owner of the ultimate players. He loved his players and was not afraid to express it, whether it was in the dressing room after a game, during a Hall of Fame ceremony or behind closed doors.”

With the death of Irsay, his Three daughters will probably follow in their father’s footsteps While they take over the Colts.

The Indiana Pacers

How do you feel this morning Pacers Fans?! Down with 14 points with less than three minutes left in the game, Indiana gathered to force overtime before he Knicks In a historical comeback, 138-135.

The late flurry was shocking, and it concerned a number of dazzling individual efforts of Indiana:

By the way, if you got a feeling from Déjà Vu when Haliburton hit the binding shot, it was for a good reason. Haliburton has recreated Reggie MillerThe iconic stifling gesture after the silence of MSG.

The moment -and play – is exactly what this rivalry and this competition needs Matt Norlander writes.

• Norlander: “Haliburton’s carnival shot to bind the game and his neck coil will be what is remembered, but it would never have happened if it didn’t make the brilliant shot of Nesmith, who was 8-of-9 from outside, and covered 30 points in what he thought he thought was the best game of his career.”

Yes, let’s press a break so that we can discuss the late game herohafters of Nesmith. The man just couldn’t miss at all in the fourth quarter, and he also wrote some history, as Colin Ward-Henninger writes.

• Ward-Henninger: “It was most 3s ever made in the fourth quarter of one NBA Playoff competition, and bound for the most made in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter in every match in the Play-by-Play era (since 1997), according to CBS Sports Research. “

Finally we have James Herbert us through it The incredible conclusion of the players’ perspective.

• Herbert: “Initially, the Pacers thought that Haliburton’s Zoemer-Bnapper was a 3. Otherwise they would not have jumped on him in Jubelen and he would certainly not have channeled a reggie-Miller’s Choke party. After they discovered that they had to play for five minutes, they grab” Let’s go’s, their sweater, their sweater, their sweater. “It’s not over yet. We have given ourselves a chance.”

Is there something that the pacers can do to surpass this in game 2? I can’t wait to find out.

😃 Honorable mentions

😱 And not such a good morning for …

The New York Knicks

And on the other side of that stunning finish we have the side of New York. The Knicks seemed ready to cruise a lead of 1-0, but they wriggled, crumbled and stumbled in the last 2:45 of the regulations and were surpassed 20-6 before they brought the last somersault to the extension.

Let us put this collapse in perspective (turn your eyes, Knicks fans). Go in on Wednesday, teams at least 14 points with 2:45 in the fourth quarter were 994-0 in the play-by-play era-that is 1997, people.

Well, make that 994-1.

Historical losses require some disappointing versions, and the Knicks have a few in game 1.

• And anunoby placed a min-12 while photographing 40.0% from the field.
• Karl-Anthony Towns And Anunoby missed critical free throws that could have taken the game.
• Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, but he also turned the ball over seven times.

It is sufficient to say that the knicks were on The receiving end of a bowel punch with copper knuckles. As Brad Botkin wrote in his response to the post game, New York will have to find only Dear Fortus for Game 2.

• Botkin: For the Knicks, to call this a gut, would be an understatement. This already feels like a knockout blow. A team to recover mentally, but nothing to say about the physical toll that left to complete waste, a loss like this to win a series is almost incomprehensible. “

😟 Not so honorable mentions

🏈 Deion Sanders jumps 28 places in CFB Coach Rankings

Colorado saw his victory rise considerably in 2024. As a result, Dion Sanders It is your own rocky mountain climb in our newest edition of the ranking of the University Football Coach.

After lending the buffs to a 9-4 marking last season, Sanders landed on number 33 on the list, which was voted on by CBS Sports and 247Sports experts. Sanders remains outside the top 25 for the time being, but his jump with 28 spot was the second highest of each coach.

• Oven: “Although the results on the field did not match the Off-Field Hype in 2023, Sanders’ Colorado team improved to 9-4 and was hunting for a conference title until the end of the season. Oh, and Travis Hunter won the Heisman.”

Although Sanders flew in the ranking this year, he still has plenty to prove this fall. No Sheder SandersNo Travis HunterNo problem? We will discover it in the coming months.

Beyond Sanders, Bill Belichick made his debut pretty far on the list. I mean, what do you do with a six-fold super bowl-winning head coach who makes the leap to university at the age of 73 in the middle of controversy outside the season?

We released nos. 68-26 yesterday, so we get caught up in those rankings before we reveal the 25 coaches later today.

⚽ Tottenham Vord man you for the Europa League title

After a rather bad show in the English Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur Need something to feel good about. They came in on Wednesday when Tottenham defeated Manchester United1-0, in the UEFA Europa League final.

Brennan Johnson Pot the only goal of the game, but he did have some help. The ball ricochende from man, you have been left behind Luke ShawAnd that summarized the season pretty well for the Red Devils.

Tottenham not only needed a victory to wash the taste of a bad season in the EPL, but it had endured a long drought through the trophy. This Europa League title is Tottenham’s first hardware since 2008.

Francesco Porzio says that this was the “end of a nightmare” for the Hotspur.

• Porzio: “It feels like the end of a nightmare for the team coached by Ange Postecoglou who can now finally celebrate after a disappointing season, because they are currently 17th in the Premier League rankings.”

📺 What we view on Thursday

⛳ Charles Schwab Challenge, Round 14 pm on Golf Canal
⚾ Orioles at Red Sox6:45 pm on MLB -network
🏀 Fever at Droom19:30 on Prime Video
🏒 Panthers at Hurricanes (Panthers Leiden 1-0)8 pm on TNT/Trutv/Max
🏀 Timberwolves at Thunder (Thunder Lead 1-0)8:30 pm on ESPN