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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 NHL has seen some greats that stick out for their time with one specific franchise. What if we told you that they didn't only play for that one team? Remember when Bruins Legend Bobby Orr was a Blackhawk? Us either. Here is a list of players you might not remember making the rosters of other teams.Read more...

It's tough to know when to know when to throw in the towel on an era, but the bruised and bloodied Trae Young era Atlanta Hawks are beginning to look like they should throw in the towel. The Hawks are now six years into Young's tenure as their cornerstone and all they have to show for the rollercoaster are those...Read more...

The NFL is pretty good at keeping home-grown stars at home, but even some of the most iconic players end up with teams other than the ones they made their careers with. Even players with two iconic runs have a weird bump in the road every now and then. We all know the Tom Brady stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, or...Read more...

I'm not going to list all of the polarizing topics people argue about on the internet because there's not enough time in the day, and I typically avoid thinking about things that make me want to chug paint thinner. There's so little human beings can agree on that we need at least one evil force to unify against, and...Read more...

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Update: Police claim that Damon Arnette hid a pill stuffed with meth inside his sock on the night of his arrest.Read more...

It's that time of year in the NFL when you'll hear the term salary cap' about 100 times per day. Former Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman Mark Schlereth recently spilled the beans on the cap being fake and how the league/teams use fear tactics to make fans think it's more significant than it is in actuality. With...Read more...

After working up a third of a season award post just so my editor would have something to publish during the Holidays, it only seems right that we do an equally meaningless one with some teams having cracked 60 games played. No, 82 doesn't divide evenly by three, and there really isn't a distinctive two-thirds point...Read more...

Saying there's no value in running backs was always nonsense, but because bad teams think a ground game is going to make their garbage quarterback and shoddy offensive line redeemable, the stereotype gets furthered. So this offseason when some NFC South team signs Derrick Henry or Josh Jacobs or Saquon Barkley, I...Read more...

Fox Sports talking head Colin Cowherd said his Westerly, R.I. house was broken into on Feb. 23, and he theorizes that the alleged perpetrator might have had the wrong address.Read more...

One guy did it in his first season in Ann Arbor - before going on to win a pair of regular-season and conference tournament championships, along with appearing in two national title games. The latest guy is doing it in what might be his last season in Ann Arbor - with one regular-season championship and no Final Fours...Read more...

It's been mostly quiet on the Western front for the USWNT since last summer's World Cup full-body dry heave. A couple of friendlies to send off legends, a couple more to close out the year with no stakes, and an easy start to the Women's Gold Cup last week with resounding wins over the Dominican Republic and...Read more...

LeBron James has a right to feel any type of way about the attention his son, Bronny, receives. The young man doesn't even go by LeBron Jr. anymore because the surname attached to his life and Southern Cal basketball jersey is enough pressure by itself.Read more...

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.Read more...

As part of their attempt to emancipate themselves from the Lakers and rebrand their image, Steve Ballmer took the LA Clippers out on a shopping spree and unveiled the images of their new logo and uniforms to ESPN's Zach Lowe.Read more...

In young people's latest affront to the spirit of competition, the participation of some top NFL draft prospects in the upcoming scouting combine will be slim to none. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels will not throw until their respective Pro Days. Marvin Harrison Jr. will not be participating in any drills at the...Read more...

Cat Scratch Fever has shifted up the calendar a couple months this time around. Last year, the Florida Panthers spent the first half of the season looking for a signal on their phone before closing the second half with a flourish to make the playoffs. That carried over into the postseason as they chased down the...Read more...

It has been a rough, yet eye-opening season for Washington Wizards guard, Jordan Poole. His first few months in the nation's capital have been what most would call humbling. Poole was recently benched, which is a major hit to the ego of any player. On Sunday, Poole broke out with a huge game, scoring a season-high 31...Read more...

While the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules might have lost a shade or two off their teeth with the news today that Everton have had their 10-point penalty reduced to six on appeal (though they have another charge to dodge), that doesn't mean they're not having an effect. The desolate January transfer...Read more...

Here's a bit of advice for professional athletes. If you're out having fun doing your thing and happen to get into some legal trouble on your way home, make sure it isn't violent and that it happens just before another star goes viral. This was the case over the weekend for former NFL player and current FS1 Undisputed ...Read more...

Sitting on the couch (or in the press box) and believing that you can do, or be better at, what professional athletes accomplish every day is outrageous. But thinking you can beat up a man who's arguably the most physically imposing quarterback the NFL has ever seen isn't just laughable, it's proof of why you deserved...Read more...

DNP Lord Joel Embiid is the poltergeist still haunting the MVP race and Philadelphia's title aspirations. When Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic or Shai Gilgeou-Alexander are eventually crowned, Embiid's name will hang over the successor. Before the Philly center was jettisoned from the MVP race, he was lapping the field....Read more...

Even though spring training is now in full swing, games are being played and every player is hanging dong unintentionally, the major story in MLB remained the four Scott Boras clients that had yet to sign a contract. That number dropped to three, as Cody Bellinger will be fostered by the Cubs, who took him in last...Read more...

It's amazing the difference a year can make. Twelve months ago, there were so many questions in Green Bay surrounding the Packers' future. Between Aaron Rodgers wanting to move on and not knowing exactly what they had in Jordan Love, there were plenty of questions entering last offseason. One year later Green Bay...Read more...

For decades,court stormings have college basketball's most controversial tradition. On one hand, it's a sign of exuberant fans and school pride, but in an increasingly anxious sports world, it's also a threat to the safety of players. As Caitlyn Clark discovered last month against Ohio State, the threat of being on...Read more...

Many of the festivities were up for discussion following the NBA's All-Star Weekend, with none more talked about than the slam dunk contest. Former dunk champion and current TNT NBA analyst, Vince Carter, appeared on Run it Back" on Fanduel TV and confirmed a legendary rumor. Carter said he was approached by the...Read more...

I just want to point out that coaches like Bobby Petrino and Hugh Freeze, who should be banned for life from the collegiate ranks, are still getting high-profile coordinator and head coaching opportunities. Yet Bieniemy, who isn't a saint but also didn't wreck his motorcycle with his mistress on the back, is relegated...Read more...

The NFL officially set its salary cap at a record high of $255.4 million for the 2024 season. With that number comes the difficult task of cap clearing. Creating cap space is the top priority for teams until the new league year starts in a few weeks, and with it comes the loss of jobs. Here are the most likely cap...Read more...

Wide receiver Mecole Hardman has won three Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the hero of Super Bowl LVIII, hauling in the game-winning TD in overtime.

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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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 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 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...

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...

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' 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...

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...

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...

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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...

Reigning Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs are signing punter Matt Araiza, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter.Read more...

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...