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Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

EXPERTISE:

NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Premier League, MLS, US Soccer, UFC

Are Tua Tagovailoa's injury issues worse than previously believed?

With the NFL Draft approaching, new questions are bubbling to the surface regarding the health of Alabama standout QB Tua Tagovailoa.

Former All-Pro RB Chris Johnson seemingly responds to murder-for-hire allegation

A representative for Johnson denied the allegations when speaking with TMZ as well.

Black execs reportedly 'frustrated' 'by Bulls' front office search after hiring former Nuggets GM Arturas Karnisovas

According to one report, Chicago's attempts to interview Oklahoma City Thunder vice president of basketball operations Troy Weaver and Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster were denied by those franchises. 

NBA, NBPA announce plans for televised H-O-R-S-E game

Eight individuals will participate in an informal game of H-O-R-S-E that will air on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 12. 

Serie A working on return plan, may play games behind closed doors 'until Christmas'

Soccer-starved fans would welcome the return of any live games to their televisions, but there are still many questions to answer amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report: John Paxson could step away from Chicago Bulls

A clean break could be best for all involved, especially if it's decided the Bulls must get worse before they start improving.

Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick doesn't want college football games inside empty stadium

ESPN's Laura Rutledge reported an "overwhelming majority" of "college coaches and a couple of conference commissioners" agree the college football season could not occur without fans.

Jets GM Joe Douglas providing generous tips to food workers during COVID-19 pandemic

Douglas is one of many NFL personalities performing generous deeds during the crisis.

Report: 'Hard Knocks' set to feature Chargers, Rams if training camps take place

While the COVID-19 pandemic has the sports world on hold, the NFL marches on, including plans for HBO's annual training camp documentary.

Association of Ringside Physicians recommends 'indefinite suspension' of combat sports during coronavirus pandemic

Despite the risks and recommendations from the ARP, UFC president Dana White wants the fights to go on.

The NBA's best in-game dunkers

Outside of game-winning moments such as walk-off home runs or last-second Hail Mary passes, no sports incident causes fans to rise from their seats quite like a highlight-reel dunk.

Each NBA team's most impressive rookie for 2019-20

The truth of the matter is that most teams have far more questions than answers regarding the possibility that current rookies will become cornerstones to championship rosters by 2025.

The 25 best NBA player nicknames

Many NBA nicknames are easier to explain and understand than others...

The next likely jersey retirement for every NBA team

Can Giannis Antetokounmpo, Trae Young, Zion Williamson and others from this generation match the achievements accomplished by the likes of Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant? 

The shortest players in NBA history

Keep shooting, shorter young bloods. There’s hope for you, yet.

The tallest players in NBA history

It’s an inconvenient and harsh truth that so many basketball players encounter during their youths as they advance through school and face bigger and better competition on indoor and outdoor courts: You can’t teach height.

NBA All-Star Game uniforms throughout the years

NBA All-Star Games are as much fashion shows as they are competitive and meaningful exhibitions between squads attempting to proudly represent conferences...

The best moments in NBA All-Star Game history

Legends like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James padded Hall of Fame resumes with historic All-Star performances, and the hope is that the Association’s revolving-door youth moment will follow in their footsteps and make All-Star Games must-watch television beyond the start of the 2020s.

NBA awards watch at the season's midway point

If the opening half of the 2019-20 NBA season offered any indication, this spring’s award season will be rather anticlimactic...

25 questions heading into the second half of the NBA season

Second overall draft pick Ja Morant of the Grizzlies is the runaway leader for Rookie of the Year. Can Zion Williamson still make a run? Yardbarker's Zac Wassink addresses key questions.

NBA players who should be first-time All-Stars

There are only so many available slots on NBA All-Star squads, meaning recognizable veterans and rookies attempting to break through glass ceilings are ultimately snubbed in fan voting and player-selection processes each season.

Every NBA team's big question mark heading into 2020

With what could be a historic free agency class and with a potential lockout looming, it’s not hyperbolic to suggest the 2020s could be the most monumental decade for the NBA since the merger.

Ranking the five-year windows of every NBA franchise

One can’t predict the future. Who would’ve guessed in December 2010 that LeBron James would return to Cleveland four years later and then guide the Cavaliers to a title that would end the city’s 52-year championship drought? 

The most impressive NBA rookies so far this season

There have been several impressive rookies in the NBA so far this season...

The 30 best tennis players of the 2010s

The 2010s told tales of two competitions in the world of tennis. A dominant triumvirate won the majority of Grand Slam titles in the men’s game, and the individual who could go down as the greatest singles player in history experienced somewhat of a career resurgence as he approached the end of his playing days.