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(UPDATE, 11:20 am, Feb. 1): ESPN is reporting that Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn has been named Commanders head coach.)Read more...

It has been eight years since former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith was killed in a road-rage incident. Cardell Hayes was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in prison back in December 2016. However, the verdict was not unanimous. At the time, Louisiana was one of only two states - the...Read more...

Well, here's a shocking revelation: The Zach Wilson-Aaron Rodgers relationship reportedly soured as the 2023 season progressed in New York. Go figure. Apparently, Wilson thought he'd be able to stay in direct contact with Rodgers after Rodgers' Achilles injury in Week 1. Obviously, that didn't happen and Wilson, among...Read more...

So let me get this straight: The NFL is in bed with the left, Taylor Swift, President Joe Biden and Travis Kelce all in order to what? Improve Biden's poll numbers and alienate a segment of its fanbase that's been unwavering in its loyalty since Colin Kaepernick started kneeling in protest of police violence? Donald...Read more...

Where In The World Is Gio Reyna?" appears to have an answer, as reports this morning say that he is in England to wrap up a loan deal with Nottingham Forest. You know when you get the Here We Go!" from Fab that it's official.Read more...

There's good news for steroid fans: juicers will finally get their day on the field. A who's who of extremely online investors pitched in to fund a series of events called the Enhanced Games, which describes itself as the 21st Century Olympics without drug testing." The list includes Christian Angermayer, venture...Read more...

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The PGA Tour and LIV Golf are engaging in an arms race for the future of golf, with the former getting a $3 billion injection of cash from the Strategic Sports Group this week, while the latter is content luring defectors with massive contracts. The endgame for the PGA Tour? Try to keep golf as close to its...Read more...

As the NHL grapples with Salt Lake City's agitation to crash the party through an expansion team, there are certainly many issues to consider. That is to say that there are discussions between fans and observers online and at the bar. The league itself will still only concern itself with the $1 billion or so it'll...Read more...

Odell Beckham Jr. quietly played through most of the 2023 NFL season suiting up for 14 games with the Baltimore Ravens. It wasn't the most productive campaign for Beckham but after missing the previous year entirely, it was good to see him stay primarily healthy throughout. With that said, it looks and feels like OBJ...Read more...

Is Mike McCarthy already a lame-duck head coach before the 2024 league year even begins?Read more...

Love him or hate him, you have to marvel at the sheer longevity of LeBron James' career. A Jan. 17 chyron from an ESPN on ABC broadcast revealed that the Washed King has played against 35 percent of all players to ever play in the NBA. As of Jan. 27, that massive pool of opponents now includes 10 different father-son...Read more...

Tyrese Haliburton played 22 minutes and change on Tuesday night. A hamstring injury has been nagging him for most of January. Haliburton has missed 10 of the Indiana Pacers' last 11 games. Usually, there would be no issue with him needing 15-20 games to fully recover from a soft-tissue injury. In fact, at no time in...Read more...

The Baltimore Orioles are being sold to a pair of private equity billionaires.Read more...

The PGA Tour and Strategic Sports Group have finalized a $3 billion deal to create a new for-profit operation called PGA Tour Enterprises.Read more...

It is now official that Carter Hart, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod and Dillon Dube are facing sexual assault charges in London, Ontario for an incident that took place in June of 2018 after an event honoring the 2018 Canadian World Juniors team. Alex Formenton, who plays in Europe, was also charged. All five have denied...Read more...

Anyone who dresses the way Kim Mulkey does loves attention. And since the ultra-competitive and always controversial head coach has never shied away from the camera, she might as well show up in Waco next month for a photo-op on Brittney Griner's big night - even if the two can't stand each other.Read more...

The Golden State Warriors have had a hellacious run over the past decade in the NBA winning four championships and appearing in six Finals over this time. One of the core pieces from the beginning of this dynasty has been Klay Thompson. Despite what Thompson has meant to this franchise, many people, including Warrior...Read more...

Joel Embiid, the world's best regular-season player, is closing in on his second consecutive MVP if he remains upright. When active, Embiid is a force of nature, bending defenses to his whim and simultaneously wielding an unduly influence over the Philadelphia's defensiveRead more...

During Dan Campbell's pensive postgame press conference following the Detroit Lions NFC Championship Game loss to the San Francisco 49ers, he acknowledged the possibility that they might have blown their best chance at a Super Bowl. A reason for him acknowledging that less-than-deal possibility is that offensive...Read more...

If the 49ers win the Super Bowl, running back Christian McCaffery will join his father, Ed, as a Super Bowl Champion. The same with San Fran's head coach Kyle Shanahan. With a victory, he and his father Mike Shanahan will be two coaches with Super Bowl victories. Here is a list of all the other father/son duos to win...Read more...

A racehorse tested positive for meth after winning their race in Ohio. Now PETA wants the rider banned for life.Read more...

The NFL seems to be stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to player health and safety.

Russell Wilson's first two years in Denver were a rollercoaster ride, to say the least. Tumultuous might be a better word for Wilson's time as a Bronco, but that doesn't mean it should automatically come to an end just because of a few bumps in the road. His first season was bad, and while his second season improved...Read more...

No one ever wants to admit the end is coming, much less is here. Especially when there are signs that it's still a bit of a ways off, if one knows where to look. There will come a day when the Pittsburgh Penguins will recede into the background, which they haven't really done since the beginning of the century. The...Read more...

With companies valuing IP over substance, it makes sense that Fox would demote Greg Olsen for Tom Brady, despite the former treating NFL fans to one of the best booths in the league, if not the best, for the past couple seasons. The combo of Kevin Burkhardt and Olsen are incisive, sharp and funny while not having a...Read more...

The hottest head coaching candidate of the last two hiring cycles is staying put.Read more...

Those of you who partake in NFL Xwitter might have been startled on Monday by an image on your timeline. I understand. Not very often am I scrolling on my phone and a pair of shoulders suddenly stretch across my entire screen. It was not a painting, or an image created by artificial intelligence. The image was of a...Read more...

The Milwaukee Bucks, by virtue of having the fourth-best record in the NBA, could afford to take the gamble that is firing your coach midseason. Their position in the standings gives them the luxury of having patience" with new skipper, same offense Doc Rivers, and if that means trading a few losses to implement a...Read more...

The stage is set. In two weeks' time, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will play in their second Super Bowl matchup in four years. In anticipation of the biggest game of the year, here are 21 facts to get you ready for Super Bowl LVIII.Read more...

It's feeling like 2020 all over again. Donald Trump and Joe Biden are presidential candidates, COVID is still a thing, and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.

All of life's wins should be celebrated, but parades are meant for special occasions. And despite how progressive this hiring cycle for Black head coaches in the NFL has been, anyone who has already poured the champagne is an idiot.Read more...

CM Punk will be missing Wrestlemania 40 after tearing his triceps during the men's Royal Rumble match.Read more...

Former NBA point guard Rajon Rondo was arrested Sunday afternoon for unlawful possession of a firearm, drug paraphernalia, and marijuana, according to a report from WDRB-TV.Read more...

While Jurgen Klopp stole most of the manager-leaving-at-end-of-season headlines, another of the biggest clubs in the world is losing their manager come May. That would be Barcelona, as Xavi announced he would be leaving his post when this season ends. The difference between the two is that one is leaving a club that...Read more...

The airline industry seems to think it can distract the people. It thinks that it can divert our attention away from that horrifying social media video of deployed oxygen masks on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 because a portion of the jet detached and fell into the sky. My attention is still squarely on that...Read more...

The San Francisco 49ers are back in the Super Bowl for the second time under head coach Kyle Shanahan after beating the Detroit Lions, 34-31, in the NFC title game. As good as the Niners have been this season, it's taken perseverance, dedication and a little luck in these playoffs. They have played with fire in both...Read more...

It should be stated that wrestling press conferences are something of a farce to begin with. They're the equivalent of asking the cast of Game of Thrones to meet the press right after a season finale, or whatever other show you want to substitute in. Are you asking the character a question or the actor? They're still...Read more...

Does anyone even know what type of quarterback Brock Purdy is? Is he the new Joe Flacco? Is he Big Ben redux? Tom Brady 2.0? He's part-Kirk Cousins, but activates Russell Wilson when he scrambles out of the pocket. All these guys reached Super Bowls by their second season and they maintained those lofty standards....Read more...

Now that NFL Championship Sunday is in the rearview, it's time to reflect on what was and what could have been. For the Baltimore Ravens, it's a matter of looking back and figuring out what you could have done differently as a team. But for Lamar Jackson, at this point, it has to be tough playing second fiddle to the...Read more...

This is hard for a Bears fan to admit, and I might, later on, decide to deny I ever said it, but I was pulling for the Detroit Lions (God, that was uncomfortable to type). It hasn't always been this way, of course. There was the heated rivalry between Chicago and Detroit during the Barry Sanders years, and it reared...Read more...

They say you should act like you've been there before." Well, this version of the Baltimore Ravens, and any edition of the Detroit Lions, hadn't - so they acted as such. The Chiefs and the 49ers have, and it showed.

This year's NFC Championship Game is one the Detroit Lions and their fans will have nightmares about all offseason. One they seemingly had in the bag against the San Francisco 49ers entering the second half up, 24-7. Although the second half was entirely different from the first, and Detroit ended up losing 34-31, the...Read more...

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In years past Patrick Mahomes had to be Quarterback Jordan. En route to his second Super Bowl, he became the first throwzini to lead the league in passing yards and win a Super Bowl in the same season. Last year, he had to will Kansas City through the postseason by scrambling on a high ankle sprain. It was magical to...Read more...

Really thought you'd built something, didn't you, Detroit Lions? The uniform change, the positivity, the belief, the empty catchphrases, whatever they were. Thought you'd shed that old Honolulu blue-and-silver skin and become something new, something better, didn't you? Were sure you'd left the decades of Loins"...Read more...

The AFC Championship game is underway. Both Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson have put their stamp on the game with amazing plays. This matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens may very well be an all-timer. However, a familiar face will not be participating. For the third time in these playoffs,...Read more...

The San Francisco 49ers are back in the NFC championship game for the fourth time in head coach Kyle Shanahan's seven-year tenure. That's quite a feat, but eventually, you've got to win the big one. Shanahan is quickly approaching the point where people are going to begin questioning aloud if he can win the Super...Read more...

Football is a game of X's and O's, but the real difference gets made by the Jimmies and Joes. As we prepare for Conference Championship weekend, here are the 12 most important players to pay attention to on Sunday.Read more...

With teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Philadelphia 76ers among the best teams in the league the season, we could see some of the longest current NBA championship droughts snap in 2024. To honor the potential for history, here are the longest active title droughts.Read more...