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While it's hard to resist the temptation to point out noticing when a team that has Matt Nagy anywhere near it is melting down, because I know it oh, so well, the Kansas City Chiefs have bigger problems than that. When everyone is blaming the refs over a totally correct call, it's pretty obvious they're trying to...Read more...

The Baltimore Ravens are a far better offensive team than they were last season, especially in the second half. They showed it in a thrilling 37-31 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Rams. The Ravens needed a special teams play, and some questionable officiating, for a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown to seal...Read more...

Intermittently, Zach Wilson is capable of balling out. He can't consistently progress through reads and hit open receivers, but occasionally, his fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants quarterbacking rewards Jets fans with a rare gem. On Sunday, New York turned back to Wilson after benching him for the third time since he was...Read more...

There's a saying in the social media world about the internet being undefeated. So, while Father Time chases after LeBron James, the internet takes pride in tackling the King to the ground every chance it gets. This time, they've captured him after James and the Lakers secured a victory Saturday night, becoming the...Read more...

The Los Angeles Lakers added another trophy to their overflowing stockpile, LeBron James added another accolade to his stuffed resume and all's right with the world. After Shohei Ohtani joined the Dodgers, the City of Champions had even more reason to celebrate Saturday when the Lakers ran away with the NBA's...Read more...

In Week 14, one of the best rivalries in recent memory gets renewed when the Buffalo Bills travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. However, this year's meeting has a much different meaning than past battles. The Bills have had the Chiefs' number in the regular season for the past two years (the playoffs are a...Read more...

Ever watch an entire industry have an existential crisis? That was the baseball media around and during the MLB Winter Meetings.

Congratulations to Jayden Daniels on his Heisman win. He, and the abysmal LSU defense, were the reasons why the Bayou Bengals were so much fun to watch this season. As was the case in 2022-23, the winner of college football's most prestigious award was accompanied by poor coaching, bad defense, or both.

Shohei Ohtani has just signed the largest contract in baseball history. 10 years for $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers.Read more...

Baseball's biggest star is officially staying in L.A., but he'll be wearing a new jersey. Shohei Ohtani announced via his Instagram that he has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

There are so many celebrity alcohol brands these days that it's hard to keep track of. There's a shocking amount of athletes with their own line of booze. While there's a handful you probably know, you'd be surprised just how many athletes are behind some of the labels at your local liquor store. This list mainly...Read more...

Over the past week in golf, we've had stories of a failed coup, back alley dealings with private equity firms, an all-consuming power broker, an uncomfortable media appearance, and merger negotiations on par with anything that happened between Waystar Royco and GoJo. All that's left for HBO to do is see if Jesse...Read more...

It's open season on Zion Williamson. The New Orleans Pelicans big man was the subject of various takedowns Friday after his team's woeful showing in the semifinals of the In-Season Tournament to the Lakers, 133-89. J.J. Redick, Shaquille O'Neal, the Times-Picayune, and even an X account dedicated to the Pels lined up...Read more...

You do have to appreciate that the officiating crew on the league's Sunday Night game, supposedly the marquee matchup of the week where the entire NFL world tunes in, was able to pack in so much moron-acy into one final drive. The density of clueless officiating in the last minute of Kansas City Chiefs-Green Bay...Read more...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the media at the conclusion of the NHL's Board of Governors' annual meetings. Bettman teased some big changes to the league in the near future, the biggest of which would be an in-season international tournament. - Cale Clinton Read MoreRead more...

Maybe GM Jerry Dipoto is trying to make that 54 percent a real challenge.Read more...

Everyone who works for the NBA or one of its franchises should always behave in a professional manner. That being said, the head coach is supposed to be the person in charge of the team. A head coach is like the general manager of a store. That person may not own the place, but the person does need to be its dignified...Read more...

Injured New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a lot going on over this first weekend in December. He turned 40 on Saturday, then stood on the sideline Sunday and watched the Jets lose to the Atlanta Falcons while scoring eight points. That could be when it dawned on Mr. Rodgers that suiting up again this year...Read more...

As the sweepstakes for Shohei Ohtani is starting to dwindle as the decision comes closer, there are a few things that are certain with his new contract. It will be the biggest in American sports history, the team that signs him gets the best player in the world on their roster, and reporters who cover him for their...Read more...

The Oakland Athletics are about to pay more than their entire 2022 payroll just to leave Oakland.Read more...

Earlier this year, the New York Yankees added sponsored sleeve patches to player jerseys, but as one ex-player pointed out, still won't let go of its outdated facial hair policy that's likely still costing the Bronx Bombers from signing certain players.Read more...

The biggest questions facing the NBA's In-Season Tournament were: Would people care? Would fans care? Would players care? Because if no one cares, then we're back to square one of the Association's conundrum and watching effortless (not the good kind) December basketball.Read more...

Usually it's football fans and Dallas detractors talking sh*t about Dak Prescott. But in a hilarious twist, it's now the Cowboys quarterback's turn - albeit in an ad from Lead From Behind, an organization created by actor Ryan Reynolds and backed by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.Read more...

ESPN and TNT have combined their coverage of the NBA's In-Season Tournament, and as always, Charles Barkley kept things interesting.Read more...

Aaron Rodgers' previous tattoo of two lions now has a new friend, a dragon.Read more...

The Pacers advanced to the championship game of the NBA in-season tournament last night after Tyrese Haliburton knocked down a 3-pointer late in the game to beat the Bucks.Read more...

The English are pretty fascinated with their midweek evening fixtures. There are only a few per season, when the whole league trots out under the lights Tuesday-Thursday (instead of under the lights on Saturday and Sunday because the sun never actually appears in the UK between Halloween and St. Patrick's Day, but...Read more...

Every tournament draw show is just about the biggest, This could have been an email" event on the planet. Yes, the World Cup, Copa America or the Euros only come around every four years so they want to stress their significance by having as much pomp as they can. But anyone watching the Copa America draw last night...Read more...

During his inaugural season at Colorado, Deion Sanders coached a Gucci-wearin', finesse football team that palled around with celebrities, flashed luxury watches and piled up obscene passing numbers in a series of offensive shootouts. They also couldn't protect their quarterback or their jewelry.Read more...

Update: Sean McDermott apologized to his players for his 9/11 analogy, according to ESPN. However, the World Wide Leader said the Buffalo Bills head coach regretted mentioning 9/11 in my message," though Go Long reported that he cited the hijackers as a group of people who were all able to get on the same page to...Read more...

NBA journeyman P.J. Tucker had some interesting comments about the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this week about there not being enough basketballs to fulfill the team's needs. Of course, he's referring to his Clippers recently adding James Harden to a roster that already included Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and...Read more...

If not for the Green Bay Packers' Sunday night surprise win against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams would currently have the final playoff spot in the NFC. They are on a three-game winning streak since their bye week and the offense is humming even with Cooper Kupp sidelined with an injury for a second...Read more...

Cheating scandals, suspensions, NFL interest, doesn't matter. Jim Harbaugh might still get a bag from Michigan.Read more...

The wrath of Florida State football fans continues to be felt after being snubbed by the College Football Playoff Committee for a shot at the National Title.Read more...

One of the biggest changes in golf came earlier this week, when the USGA and R&A decided to implement a golf ball rollback, changing the way the golf ball travels at all levels of the sport.Read more...

Baltimore Oriole fans looking to cleanse their palates of a bitter end to the team's 101-win season will have to seek out a charcuterie board because the franchise's big splash at the Winter Meetings is . . . Craig Kimbrel?Read more...

Update Dec. 7: Rahm has officially joined the Saudi Tour. ESPN, citing sources, said the deal is believed to be three-plus years, and reportedly worth more than $300 million.Read more...

Thursday is upon us, which means the end of the work week is near. It also means another installment of Thursday Night Football featuring another lousy matchup. This one could be the trailer for a Hollywood comedy: Bad Backups. That's the general consensus about tonight's TNG game between the New England Patriots and P...Read more...

The inaugural In-Season Tournament is nearing its conclusion, which can only mean one thing: How can we find a new way to dump on it? Fortunately, a contrived controversy has been delivered on cue. The winner of this weekend's In-Season Tournament will have to navigate the thorny situation over how to celebrate the...Read more...

There's one unquestioned upside to the NBA's In-Season Tournament. The endless promos and exhausting exposure to promote Adam Silver's baby - and debate over if it's working or if it matters - has overshadowed the usual topic de jour as we hit the quarter-season mark: The MVP race.Read more...

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has yet to name a starting quarterback for Cleveland's upcoming game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. With Deshaun Watson sidelined for the season, the Browns have started three different signal-callers - rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson, journeyman backup P.J. Walker, and, most...Read more...

Notre Dame football doesn't plan on losing its independence anytime soon, in terms of a conference or its broadcasting deal with NBC.Read more...

If you thought Ron DeSantis stumbling around debate stages in what looked like a pair of high heels, attempting and failing to resemble a human being when he smiles, and being hyper-focused on other people's genitals is weird, wait until you find out how DeSantis wants to spend a million dollars of Florida taxpayer...Read more...

$91 million is a lot of money, but not enough for former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson.Read more...

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It's not just what you say, it's also about what you don't say - and how you say it. Right now, there are some peculiar things being uttered about Jalen Hurts, and it would be easier if those people would just . . . say it.Read more...

Juventus midfielder and French National team player Paul Pogba's future career remains uncertain after Italy's national anti-doping prosecutors requested a four-year ban from soccer after testing positive for testosterone in September.Read more...

Iowa basketball phenom Caitlin Clark continues to do things that will put her on the Mount Rushmore of women's college basketball.Read more...

The United States set a record over the weekend. There were two mass shootings on Sunday, one in Texas and another thousands of miles to the northwest in Washington. Those were the 37th and 38th mass killings of 2023 - a new record. With 24 days left in the year the 2022 record of 36 has been surpassed. Today is...Read more...

Juan Soto might be the best hitter of his generation. In the past 53 years, only six players have accumulated more fWAR than Soto has before hitting age 25. They are Mike Trout, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Ken Griffey Jr, and Andruw Jones. All of them Hall of Famers except for Jones. And the other four are...Read more...