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After Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Denis Rodman, Luc Longley was as significant as any Bull to the second three-peat, the team’s starting center and a key piece in the final season of Jordan’s time with the Bulls. But the 7-foot Australian is not heard from in “The Last Dance,” the 10-part ESPN documentary on …

There is a new theory as to what caused Tom Brady’s split from the Patriots, and it involves a coach — just not the one some might think. Longtime offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels had a “deteriorating relationship” with Brady that helped cause the future Hall of Fame quarterback to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, …

As we have made our way through four-fifths of the addictively entertaining hagiography “The Last Dance,” there is one thing, I believe, that can be stated with absolute historical accuracy. Jeff Van Gundy was right. Van Gundy, you may recall, went on a Chicago radio station in the winter of 1997 – right in the …

Through what we’ve seen so far in ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” it is abundantly clear that Michael Jordan’s unparalleled “win at all costs” mentality propelled him into an echelon of greatness that only he could claim. During night four, however, it became equally clear that his hyper-competitive nature and borderline pettiness rubbed more than one …

Michael Jordan’s practice trash talk really was on another level. “He was an a—hole,” Bulls center Will Purdue said during Episode 7 of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” on Sunday night. “He was a jerk. He crossed the line numerous times.” The docuseries highlights one particular practice — after the Bulls escaped with an overtime win …

It’s well known Michael Jordan had a bit of a gambling habit, but Sunday’s episode of “The Last Dance” showed just how big the story got — with some even speculating it had something to do with his father’s murder. James Jordan was killed at 56 in July 1993 by two teens, Daniel Green and …

A plan does not have to be inventive to be effective. Some teams — few, but some — are able to line up and win on defense simply by relying on players’ talents and skills — their guys beating the other guys more often than not. The 2020 Giants are not going to be one …

It already looks bad enough that the Bears drafted Mitchell Trubisky with the No. 2 pick in 2017, ahead of other quarterbacks like Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson. But if the Bears didn’t even talk to Watson before the draft? That’s how Watson claimed it went down, which would only twist the …

All signs point to Jarrett Stidham succeeding Tom Brady as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots. The organization has shown their faith in Stidham by not signing a veteran quarterback (at least yet) or drafting a prospect this offseason. The comments from head coach Bill Belichick reaffirmed why they seem to have so …

Here’s one anecdote you won’t be seeing in the final four installments of “The Last Dance.” While Michael Jordan’s harsh treatment of underperforming teammates is now part of his ultra-competitive legend — first publicly revealed in Sam Smith’s 1992 best-selling book, “The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of a Turbulent Season with Michael Jordan and …