MORNING SPORTS BRIEFS 2/24/22

NBA

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies return from the All Star Break tonight as they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves.

NHL

Former Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne will have his number 35 retired and hung in the rafters of Bridgestone Arena this evening before the Predators welcome the Dallas Stars. First puck drops at 7 pm.

NFL

Troy Aikman could be joining the Worldwide Leader in Sports. The New York Post reports the longtime Fox Sports analyst is in talks with ESPN to join the network’s “Monday Night Football” booth. Aikman would take over as the lead analyst for ESPN after working for Fox since 2001. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and play-by-player announcer Joe Buck are the second-longest NFL broadcast pairing, behind the legendary duo of John Madden and Pat Summerall. The 55-year-old Aikman has called six Super Bowls over his broadcast career. The Post also reports Buck would make the move to ESPN.

Golf

The PGA Tour begins the Florida swing this week with The Honda Classic that begins today at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.