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Bowler arrested mid-tournament facing child porn charges
Brandon Novak, the professional bowler who was reportedly arrested by U.S. Marshalls during the middle of a tournament, is facing child pornography charges.Read more...
The NCAA is litigating itself out of the future of college athletics
The NCAA took another L in court this week, racking up appearances and losses in litigation like it was trying to nab the Republican nomination for president. A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that the NCAA can't enforce key NIL rules that prohibit universities from using name, image and likeness money as a...Read more...
Former MLB outfielder looking to qualify for Olympic cycling team
Former MLB outfielder Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle twice in his MLB days. Now, he's trying to make a second career out of it.Read more...
The NBA’s UFC card was loaded Friday night
In a surprise act for the NBA in February, there was some life in a couple of regular season games Friday. First, the Miami Heat played a little too rough with Zion Williamson, and it led to four ejections. Then later, a garbage time layup in the Charlotte Hornets-Golden State Warriors game prompted an exchange of...Read more...
This week in the NHL February 24, 2024
Sebastian Aho scored with 18.9 seconds to play and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 44 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes outlasted the visiting Florida Panthers to win 1-0 on Thursday night in a showdown between two of the Eastern Conference's best teams in Raleigh, N.C. - Field Level Media Read MoreRead more...
Jerry Reinsdorf is a villain; MLB's new unis are ugly; Rendon doesn't like baseball
Another day, another billionaire casually asking the taxpayers of his city for a billion dollars so he can get even more money than he already has.Read more...
Don't be Kenny Smith; Redick blasts Rivers; the Knicks are back; How about that ASG?
You don't have to put on the pom-poms for Sabrina Ionescu or women's sports, but too many broadcasters are happy to communicate that women's participation, or records, or fandom is somehow less than.
Best landing spots for Justin Fields, Mike Evans; Punt God returns; Lynch takes plea deal
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New York Jets' options for Aaron Rodgers' backup/Zach Wilson replacement
The New York Jets have a ton of areas of weakness heading into the 2024 offseason, but one of their more under-appreciated needs coming up is a backup quarterback. The lack of a competent reserve signal-caller in 2023 doomed the Jets to their 13th straight year without a playoff appearance. With 40-year-old Aaron...Read more...
The New York Rangers are the NHL's hottest team
The New York Rangers are the hottest team in the NHL right now. The Blueshirts currently sit atop the Metropolitan Division with 79 points and hold a six-point lead over the Carolina Hurricanes.
The New York Giants are definitely going to botch the No. 6 pick
The New York Giants have a couple months to decide how they're going to screw up their first-round pick. By all accounts, this is a deep quarterback draft, with a handful of prospects flirting with franchise guy potential. There are three to four teams with QB needs ahead of the G-Men, so at No. 6, Joe Schoen and...Read more...
Fans preparing for March Madness should know that women’s college basketball is the main draw
Football is finished and the NBA is coming off of a horrific All-Star break. That only means one thing - it's the time of the year when the masses start paying attention to college basketball. However, many fans" will be in for a rude awakening when they realize that the men's game isn't that exciting.Read more...
Ex-NFL CB Shareece Wright suing former HS trainer for sexual assault
Former NFL cornerback Shareece Wright has publicly identified himself as one of the 12 people coming forward accusing a high school trainer who sexually assaulted them as minors at a Southern California high school.Read more...
The Minnesota Timberwolves are the NBA’s best redemption story
The Minnesota Timberwolves' bounce back from their 2023 nadir has been the NBA's most remarkable redemption story. The Association may have discontinued its Comeback Player of the Year award, but the Twin Cities' finest would deserve consideration if that were not the case. Before October, the outlook for the upcoming...Read more...
Here's a second-half NBA prediction: Intermittent switch-flipping
It felt like the NBA used to be a lot more consistent. The teams that were good in the regular season also were good in the postseason, for the most part, and if you looked and/or played like a scrub, you were usually dismissed like one. During this era, it's almost as if you should wait to lay future money until the...Read more...
Judge won't dismiss Dwight Howard sexual assault suit [Update]
Updated Feb. 23: A Georgia judge denied former NBA center Dwight Howard's attempt to dismiss a sexual assault and battery lawsuit filed against him, according to a filing obtained by ESPN.Read more...
The Eagles' collapse was an episode of The Sopranos
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There's no guarantee Kirk Cousins remains a Viking
Kirk Cousins has carved out a nice career for himself since entering the NFL in 2012. The former fourth-round pick was drafted to the same team as one of the biggest prospects of his class, Robert Griffin III. After Griffin's hype fizzled out, Cousins took over and even became a Pro Bowl selection for Washington in...Read more...
Remember Punt God? He just signed with the Super Bowl champs
Reigning Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs are signing punter Matt Araiza, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter.Read more...
Ranking the major sports networks from most elitist to Fox Sports
Prestige and journalism shouldn't go hand-in-hand together. Sure, there are outlets with enough history and money to have ethics departments, fact-checkers, and paying subscribers, but the omnipresent tier - the ones controlling the rights to the big sports - are cost-cutting corporate slugs like the rest of the...Read more...
Johnny Manziel reveals he lost 40 lbs on 'strict diet' of cocaine
Johnny Manziel's rise and fall from stardom continues to add new wrinkles.Read more...
With Russell Wilson on the outs in Denver, could QB-needy Pittsburgh be his next destination?
The past few years have been less than ideal in the football life of Russell Wilson. After a Hall of Fame career in Seattle, Wilson finished out his time there with a whimper. He wasn't horrible but some could see the decline coming and this included then-head coach Pete Carroll. The Seahawks shipped Wilson to Denver...Read more...
We need to talk about MLB's ugly new uniforms
By now, you've probably seen the pics of MLB players posing in jerseys and pants that look like little more than toilet paper draped to fit a human form. The uniforms are designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics, who appear to be doing a really great job of cornering the market on sports merchandising, quality...Read more...
A Ric Flair biopic better show the bad with the good
Ric Flair will be the subject of a new biopic developed by Dwayne The Rock" Johnson's new studio. According to a report from TheWrap, Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Hiram Garcia will produce the film alongside Fighting with My Family producer Kevin Misher.Read more...
Get ready for another streaming-only NFL playoff game
Amazon is going to pay $150 million for the exclusive right to broadcast an NFL playoff game next season.Read more...
The NFL keeps giving us ‘all-access’ content that lacks access
I'm old enough to remember when behind-the-scenes'' actually meant what it claims, as the access that was being granted was a novelty. But, in the case of the NFL, all-access" too often feels like limited entry.Read more...
Athletes in College Football 25 to get $600, copy of the game
College football players will be paid to appear in EA Sports' College Football 25, but will likely receive less than the student-athletes who initially sued to get the game shut down.Read more...
Ex-Barca, Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexual assault
Former Barcelona and PSG defender Dani Alves was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman outside of a Barcelona nightclub in December of 2022. Additionally, he must pay the victim 150,000.Read more...
Eagles' downfall being blamed on head of security's suspension
One NFL reporter chalked up the Philadelphia Eagles' end-of-season collapse to the loss of a big sideline presence.Read more...
Here's why Jayson Tatum has struggled to distinguish himself in the MVP mosaic
Since entering the league, Jayson Tatum has been the leading active stakeholder in carrying Kobe Bryant's influence into a new decade. In nature, the Green Mamba is a less aggressive, nontoxic breed, compared to the eponymous viper Kobe built his persona around, which is an apt description for the difference between...Read more...
RIP the 12-team College Football Playoff
Hours after it was announced that the College Football Playoff would adopt a 5+7 format, the conference commissioners leaked that 14- and 16-team formats have been discussed. Jim Phillips, ACC commissioner and captain of a drowning vessel, said At the end of the day, it's about the right model." That model, of...Read more...
Doc Rivers refuses to own up to his mistakes
Accountability is a word we hear often in sports. Whether someone owns up to their mistakes or passes the buck, accountability is the word we hear thrown about in the wake of whatever action was taken. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has been at the center of an accountability conversation since taking over for...Read more...
Marshawn Lynch takes plea deal in Las Vegas DUI case
Marshawn Lynch will avoid jail time for his DUI charge after taking a plea deal, according to reports.
5 workarounds if your alma mater opts out of College Football 25
There's a lot of nerves surrounding the release of College Football 25. What's it going to play like? Is it just going to be Madden but with NCAA schools? In that case, kill me now. But also, what's Dynasty mode going to feature? Will there be a transfer portal? NIL contracts? Will realignment be an option? (If so,...Read more...
The next QB to reset the market is *checks notes* Dak Prescott?
The NFL has officially reached the point where it is about to jump the shark on quarterback contracts setting - and re-setting - the market.Read more...
Here are the possible landing spots for Bears QB Justin Fields
Justin Fields' days as a Chicago Bear might be coming to an end. With rumors circulating about if the team will draft a new QB - undoubtedly former Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams - with that No. 1 pick, keep Fields, or trade him, here are six teams who have either emerged as front runners for a trade, or...Read more...
Billionaire octogenarian apparently not embarrased to ask for $1B in taxpayer money
Another day, another billionaire casually asking the taxpayers of his city for a billion dollars so he can get even more money than he already has.Read more...
3-time Super Bowl champ crashed into 5 parked cars, fled: police
Former NFL defensive back and three-time Super Bowl champion Tim McKyer was arrested in Florida for a hit-and-run.Read more...
Vince McMahon allegations hurt Randy Orton's 'f—king heart'
WWE wrestler Randy Orton is reportedly torn" on Vince McMahon and has no idea what to think" after the WWE founder was sued for sexual assault and sex trafficking.Read more...
NCAA President Charlie Baker said the quiet part out loud about transferring
There's a difference between how things are supposed to work, and how they actually work. And very rarely do the ones in charge publicly address the things that are silently understood, but never spoken about. It's why what Charlie Baker said this week was so out of the norm.Read more...
AEW star Cash Wheeler going to trial over assault with a firearm charge
AEW star Cash Wheeler will go to trial in Florida on May 20 for his aggravated assault with a firearm charge.
There's a new nepo baby in sports broadcasting
Updated Feb. 21, 2024: Chris Caray, the great-grandson of Harry Caray, will call A's games for NBC Sports California.
NBA coaches should be forced to participate in All-Star festivities, too
The NBA wanting a buy-in from its stars is an understandable expectation. However, coaches are rarely a part of the All-Star festivities aside from the Eastern and Western Conference coaches. Everyone except for gym rat Tom Thibodeau is on vacation unwinding from the daily rigors of an 82-game grind. All-Stars would...Read more...
Is Bill Belichick’s gap year a post-dated suspension for Spygate?
The New England Patriots dynasty ended when Tom Brady left for Tampa Bay, but now it's officially over as the Pats' run is getting The Last Dance treatment. Yes, only a season past Bill Belichick's departure, Apple+ has a nine-parter called The Dynasty coming out whenever. What they won't tell you in that documentary...Read more...
Elly De La Cruz's foul ball accidentally smashes car window of pitcher throwing to him
Hunter Greene may have to pay for the damages to the rear driver's side window of his Maybach SUV - not the guy who caused it.
Missouri prosecutors charge 2 adults in Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting [Update]
Updated Feb. 20: Missouri prosecutors have officially filed murder charges against two adults after last week's shooting that killed one and injured 22 during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade.Read more...
Was the Travis Kelce Super Bowl audio buried?
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JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers
Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers' excuses. The First Take host went off on his former coach Tuesday morning, saying how he's seen the trend for years.Read more...
Best landing spots for WR Mike Evans
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and wide receiver Mike Evans were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension, meaning that the five-time Pro Bowler is set to hit free agency. Evans is a model of consistency, having never finished a season with fewer than 1,000 receiving yards. His 10 consecutive years of...Read more...
In this age of unprecendent access, we should take inside info with a grain of salt
We are in the age of the easiest, most direct access we've ever seen. That goes triple for sports which can be a good thing. But we've gotten to the point where we have so much access that it's begun to have the opposite effect and become negative in many situations. With all the information thrown at us each day,...Read more...
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