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It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers
Curses run deep. They fester in bloodlines, foundations and scorched Earth and are lamented in prose, lyric and declaration. From Shakespeare to Dostoevsky, curses are a part of the canon of human creativity. After the Boston Red Sox broke theirs in 2004 and LeBron James brought a championship to Cleveland in 2016,...Read more...
Kneeling is a quiet gesture. Bob Melvin’s decision to make the Giants stand for the national anthem is a loud one
After making it known that he wants players to have a voice" in a volatile Election Year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell still had six months before preseason games started in which he didn't have to worry about any potential on-field demonstrations. But thanks to new San Francisco Giants skipper Bob Melvin, all of...Read more...
Hopefully the Caitlin Clark effect doesn't end with Caitlin Clark
The buzz around Caitlin Clark eclipsing Pete Maravich's record on Sunday was enough to get celebs to Iowa City for the occasion. I'm not talking about Travis Scott. Jake from State Farm might be sports' Forrest Gump, but celebs walking into college arenas to dap up the TV insurance guy while neglecting to acknowledge...Read more...
The Penguins lasted longer than they were supposed to
In the salary-cap era of the NHL, no team gets to go out on their shield, really. The Datsyuk-and-Zetterberg era of the Wings fled to the Eastern Conference, took a couple first-round beatdowns, and then slipped into the playoff-less ooze that the organization only might just be emerging from. Ovechkin's Capitals have...Read more...
Increasing the NFL season to 18 games is a terrible idea
An 18-game NFL regular season has been looming over the league at least since it was clear that the 2011 lockout was an inevitability. What the league wants, the league - more specifically the team owners - usually gets. The revenue split used to be 50/50 with the players, but now a greater share has gone to the...Read more...
Turns out America loves the Denver Nuggets
Most of the state of Colorado can't watch the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets. However, the rest of America is enjoying the show. NBA insider/analyst Ethan Strauss dove into some viewership data for a recent post on his substack.
Gilbert Arenas xenophobic NBA rant is the nonsense JJ Reddick warned us about
Why anyone listens to former Memphis Grizzlies guard Gilbert Arenas is beyond me. He could be an entertaining listen if he had the self-awareness to realize where the limits of his sense of humor are. Or he could regale his listeners with stories of what it was like to share the floor with former Defensive Player of...Read more...
Dejounte Murray hurt an NBA ref's delicate feelings; wound up with a T
Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray found out the hard way Saturday night about getting on an official's bad side. During Atlanta's 114-102 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Murray was given a technical foul during a timeout while sitting on the sideline. Apparently, NBA referees have resorted to handing out techs for not...Read more...
LeBron James creates the 40K club, which he’ll populate alone for a long time
The next player to eclipse 40,000 points in the regular season will have a chance at the title of the NBA's GOAT simply because the numbers LeBron James will retire with are going to be near impossible to top. It'll either be someone with freakish longevity, or the most prolific scorer ever. At 40,017 points, 10,847...Read more...
2023 NHL goals leaders
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2023 NBA points per game leaders
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2023 NHL points leaders
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2023 NBA assists per game leaders
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2023 NBA blocks per game leaders
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2023 NHL shutouts leaders
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2023 NBA three pointers per game leaders
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2023 NHL assists leaders
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It's 2024, the NFL Draft process shouldn't take this long
The NFL Draft cannot get here soon enough. In its effort to monetize every second of every month, we have to wait and sit through months of speculation and evaluation with narratives conjured out of dead air. What are the Bears going to do with Justin Fields? Why are all the elite athletes opting out of the Combine?...Read more...
Former NFL lineman who attacked girlfriend sentenced to 81 months in prison
Former NFL offensive lineman Chad Wheeler, who, in November, was found guilty of domestic violence after attacking his girlfriend, was sentenced to 81 months in prison.
NCAA swears fealty to NIL collectives, pauses investigations
The NCAA pretty much had its last real vestige of power stripped after the ruling in the Tennessee case last week, and on Friday, announced that it's pausing all investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making NIL deals. Despite the chaos and malfeasance that will continue to grow...Read more...
MLB uniform controversy; Scott Boras finally succeeds; Trouble brewing for USWNT?
While see-through pants have been the talk of spring training so far, that might not matter as much to fans (at least non-evangelical ones, Woe to Cardinals Nation), as fans don't tend to want to buy the pants the players are wearing. Maybe you've got use for baseball pants in your everyday life, and I'm not here to...Read more...
Finally time for the Winnipeg Jets?; Let's hand out some NHL awards; Remember Wayne Gretzky as a Blue?
The Winnipeg Jets are in first place. The Jets have a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup. They have the league's best goalie, they have depth scoring. They can win a track meet if opponents want to play that way. They can grind out chances along the boards and in the corners if that's what's asked. For most of our...Read more...
Phillies fans have problem with their wieners; Kris Bryant laments move to Rockies; Ohtani, Hideki Matsui share odd marital similarity
The Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas is no closer to completion, as the Nevada State Education Association (NESA) is preparing to file an injunction to block the $380 million in public funds for the A's, on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. - Mackenzie Meaney Read MoreRead more...
Kevin Garnett accuses LeBron James of doping; 'Cream Abdul-Jabbar' rises to the top; Jordan Poole hits rock bottom
Could Bronny James score a bucket against his father, LeBron? Kevin Garnett certainly doesn't think so. - Criss Partee Read MoreRead more...
Sean Payton has a Russell Wilson problem; Cam Newton fight nonsense; Bears owners trying to get over on school kids; Patriots ruled a failure by players
Earth to Sean Payton: Russell Wilson is still on the Denver Broncos' roster. There is nothing the Denver coach can say to make that $85 million in dead salary go away. The NFL salary cap for the 2024 season will be $255.4 million. That dead money would account for a third of their cap space, and the best that they can...Read more...
The pros and cons of proposed advancements in the NFL and college football
College football might follow in the footsteps of the NFL as the NFL mulls taking a page out from soccer. After the Michigan sign-stealing scandal, in-helmet communicators could be coming to FBS programs, as well as a two-minute timeout. The Shield meanwhile might eschew the chain gang for optical tracking technology...Read more...
Every No. 1 NFL Draft pick since 2000
The NFL Scouting Combine is the first sign for everyone to get serious about draft talk. It gives football fans just under two months to prepare for a new name to walk across the stage as Roger Goodell says, With the first overall pick..." Will they become the new face of the league? Or will they flame out before the...Read more...
It feels like Josh McCown is coveted more than Steve Wilks in the NFL — that’s a problem
Josh McCown might wind up being an offensive guru. Josh McCown could be a Super Bowl-winning head coach one day. Over the last few years, Josh McCown has been a highly sought-after candidate in NFL coaching circles. The only thing is, Josh McCown's coaching resume is skimpier than the meat that new employees put on...Read more...
Move over, Aaron Rodgers — the NFL may have a new resident conspiracy theorist
The NFL Scouting Combine is a place for rumors, wind sprints, and stage-setting before the two-month blitz of the NFL offseason. It also produces some of the most bizarre quotes you'll get at any point in the NFL calendar.Read more...
Tyreek Hill's lawyer says influencer broke leg tripping over dog
Tyreek Hill's lawyer is claiming that the Miami Dolphins wide receiver didn't break Sophie Hall's leg - instead saying the model/influencer was injured tripping over a dog.Read more...
We present to you February 2024's Idiots of the Month
Welcome to the first edition of Idiots of the Month for 2024 (we may have been overwhelmed with idiocy in January, and declined to choose five from the nominees - or we may have been distracted by the Super Bowl). Luckily for us, February brought us a fresh, new crop of idiots, and one idiot who is quickly approaching...Read more...
Victor Wembanyama finally got a win against Chet Holmgren
Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren play for teams that occupy two very different places in the Western Conference standings. The San Antonio Spurs are going to be in the running for a second-consecutive No. 1 overall pick. The Oklahoma City Thunder are a game behind the Minnesota Timberwolves for the top seed in the...Read more...
The Houston Cougars would be the unlikeliest champion in modern NCAA history
Coming off the high of 2023, the 2024 NBA Draft class is destined to be one of the most lifeless in modern history, which explains the predicament men's college basketball has found itself in here in 2024. While the women are pumping out household names such as Caitlyn Clark, JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers and Angel...Read more...
The Colorado Rockies have crushed Kris Bryant's soul
For the most part, fans these days accept that a player signing a generational wealthy contract with a team is more than enough of an end to itself. Few players, out of the very few who make the majors at all, get to take the opportunity of free agency and set themselves up for the rest of their careers. While there's...Read more...
Caitlin Clark declares for the WNBA draft
Iowa's Caitlin Clark has declared for the WNBA draft today, forgoing her final year of eligibility, she confirmed in a post on her social media account.Read more...
'Cream Abdul-Jabbar' has Indiana State back in the spotlight
The first Magic Johnson and Larry Bird matchup in the 1979 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game is the most viewed college basketball game of all time. Being that more than 35 million people watched, certainly a few of them have wondered over the years what happened to the Indiana State Men's Basketball...Read more...
Whether he likes it or not, Jerry Jones has to take a paternity test
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will be forced to take a paternity test as part of an ongoing legal dispute with a 27-year-old woman who claims to be his daughter.Read more...
Is Jimmy Butler's next stop Hollywood?
Miami Heat frontman Jimmy Butler is out here living his best life despite the recent brawl (which got him suspended) he was involved in on the court. Not even going to NBA jail could bring down the Heat star as his cameo in Fall Out Boy's" new music video, So Much (for) Stardust" debuted this week. Butler plays an...Read more...
Yet another reason Philly fans can never have nice things
What is one thing synonymous with a day spent at a baseball park? A hot dog. The Phillies had seemingly cracked the code on making that perfect partnership happen while maximizing its value for fans with their Dollar Dog" night, where every hot dog sold was - you guessed it - a dollar.Read more...
This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be
It's easy to say that MLB gets too caught up in its past and tries too hard to be the game it once was. A major part of baseball's charm is its connection to its past. While the other sports don't look anything like they did even 20 or 30 years ago, baseball doesn't ever move too far from what it's always been. The...Read more...
Could LeBron James be on steroids?
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The Portland Timbers just did something almost no other pro team would do
Portland Timbers CEO Heather Davis just gave other pro sports teams a master class in how to handle problematic people tied to the club and, according to her, it wasn't even a tough decision.Read more...
The Tush Push appears safe for now
The Tush Push is here to stay. During an appearance on PFT Live, NFL executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent that the Philadelphia Eagles' fourth-and-short play will not be banned by the league's Competition Committee.Read more...
Is Dan Orlovsky right about Jerry Jones and the Cowboys wanting to be mediocre?
Former NFL quarterback, Dan Orlovsky, has become one of the better analysts on ESPN programming over the past few years. Despite not having the best NFL career he knows the game and can break it down in a way that's easily digestible for viewers. Orlovsky sounded off on Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys Thursday...Read more...
Why is it the Jets are only ever relevant in the offseason?
Oh, Jets. Jets, Jets, Jets. Can't you do anything right? Current Chief and former Jet Mecole Hardman was accused by various former New York teammates of leaking offensive game plans to opponents, including Kansas City and Philadelphia. That's a juicy rumor even if it's not true, and my guess is it'll never be...Read more...
An ode to the enigma that was Paul Pogba
With the news that Paul Pogba has been suspended for four years (pending appeal), it almost certainly ends his career. Should he have to serve the full four seasons, he'll be 35 and not have played in forever. The question of whether he's a legend or left far too much on the table would depend on what kind of scarf...Read more...
Please do not glorify Mattress Mack’s gambling addiction
Reporting on Mattress Mack McIngvale's gambling addiction is akin to covering those competitive vaping contests featuring Gen Zers trying to see who can blow the biggest cloud/contract lymphoma the quickest. I guess there's a human-interest angle, but it also glorifies sports betting to a disgusting degree. Sure,...Read more...
Did Shohei Ohtani just take a page out of Hideki Matsui's marriage book?
Shohei Ohtani announced on Instagram Thursday that he had gotten married in the offseason. The announcement came seemingly out of nowhere and read like a press release, but was also so characteristically Ohtani to announce his wife to the world with a Notes app-style document.Read more...
Will the real Zion Williamson please stand up?
Zion Williamson's tantalizing game made him a household name after one season at Duke where he established a new NCAA record for 2-point field goal percentage. Up until this juncture in his career, Williamson has been a gas-guzzling, flying tank in a league stacked with electric convertibles. As a rookie, he was...Read more...
Cristiano Ronaldo hit with suspension, fines for rubbing rival's merch on his junk (Update)
(Update, 11 am EST, Feb. 29, 2024: Cristiano Ronaldo received a one-match suspension after rubbing opposing players' merch on his genitals, according to the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Football Federation.Read more...
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