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Yankees added sponsored sleeve patches to player jerseys, but as one ex-player pointed out, still won't let go of its outdated facial hair policy that's likely still costing the Bronx Bombers from signing certain players.Read more...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

The New York Yankees have finally acquired outfielder Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres, according to New York Post columnist Joel Sherman, and ESPN's Jeff Passan.Read more...

The next time you're out and about and happen to run into Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, don't dare refer to him as an All-Star. Even though he is indeed a one-time All-Star selection," he won't acknowledge this fact. He doesn't count it since he wasn't a first-choice selection to the team.Read more...

One year ago, Deion Sanders' swift exit from Jackson State's sideline brought a swell of attention to HBCU football that hadn't existed in decades. What it didn't bring were more opportunities for the coaches who are essentially lifers, no matter how much they've proven themselves. Before Sanders took the Colorado...Read more...

Trevor Lawrence's injury is apparently not as bad as it looked on Monday night. He has been diagnosed with a high ankle sprain and Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said on Tuesday that Lawrence has not yet been ruled out for Sunday.Read more...

Former NFL player Sergio Brown is pleading not guilty to murdering his mother and hiding her body.Read more...

Shohei Ohtani, the biggest baseball star in the world, has kept his free agency campaign notoriously quiet.Read more...

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic is getting creative to attempt to create a winning streak- by offering to buy the team dinner if they beat the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.Read more...

With lacrosse being added to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, it is only right that the group of people who invented the sport get an invite too.Read more...

Three-time Stanley Cup Champion Patrick Kane signed with the Detroit Red Wings last month and is eying a return to the ice this week against San Jose after having hip resurfacing surgery this past summer.Read more...

There are three tiers of NBA existence: Teams stuck in the mud, teams trying to fit through a championship window and future contenders waiting their turn. Prior to Tyrese Haliburton's first full season as a Pacer, Indiana was rudderless and stuck on a road to nowhere. Aside from Haliburton, there wasn't much to look...Read more...

The Toronto Maple Leafs fixated on the wrong things? I know, it's a crazy time and we'll have to get through it together, with intellect and a savoir-faire.Read more...

We all know the New York Yankees were in the market for a left fielder. But while linked to San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto, the Bronx Bombers instead swung a trade with the rival Red Sox for Alex Verdugo - a right fielder.Read more...

On Friday, 32 members of the University of Oregon's women's beach volleyball and rowing teams filed a class action lawsuit in federal court that accuses the University of depriving female athletes of equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities to participate in varsity intercollegiate...Read more...

Some hockey players never smile, laugh, or joke around with the media.Read more...

The NFL MVP race is heating up as we near the home stretch of the 2023 regular season. Dak Prescott has been phenomenal on the field over the past few games, but Brock Purdy has recently entered the fray with some big performances over some of the better teams in the league. Most have recognized Prescott as the...Read more...