Sunday Week 6 featured the Cowboys blown out at home again, Lamar Jackson’s Ravens outlasting Jayden Daniels’ Commanders, starting debuts from not one but two rookie quarterbacks, and another rookie QB continuing to climb fast. SLAYYYYYYYY 📺: @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/pyRPzM7rmM — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) October 13, 2024 The Athletic NFL writers …
Read More »Ranking the 4 remaining possible World Series matchups, from least to most interesting
We’re two rounds into this captivating postseason, with dreams dashed, legacies smashed and a bunch of did-he-really-do-that?!?! home runs bashed. Along the way, we’ve seen 32 potential World Series matchups disappear, like Marty McFly’s fading family photo in “Back to the Future.” Turns out that a Philadelphia Phillies/Baltimore Orioles rematch …
Read More »Ruth Chepngetich shatters women’s world record at Chicago Marathon
Kenyan distance runner Ruth Chepngetich completed the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 on Sunday, smashing the women’s full marathon world record. Chepngetich became the first woman to ever run under 2:10 at the full marathon distance. WORLD RECORD ‼️ 🇰🇪’s Ruth Chepngetich destroys the marathon world record in Chicago with an …
Read More »AP Top 25: Texas keeps No. 1 ranking ahead of Georgia visit; Oregon moves up to No. 2
Oregon moved up to No. 2 behind top-ranked Texas in the AP Top 25 college football poll Sunday after their dramatic win against Ohio State. The Ducks jumped a spot after beating Ohio State 32-31 in a thriller at Autzen Stadium on Saturday night for their highest ranking since finishing …
Read More »Breanna Stewart, Liberty even WNBA Finals series with Game 2 win over Lynx
NEW YORK — There was no singular way for members of the New York Liberty to turn the page after their historic Game 1 collapse to the Minnesota Lynx. Star guard Sabrina Ionescu said she couldn’t just “flush” the result. Forward Leonie Fiebich watched the contest three full times in …
Read More »Caleb Williams, Bears showing that a new day is dawning in Chicago
If the Bears played like that every Sunday morning, Chicagoans could start their week with a skip in their steps and a song in their hearts. Hey, if the Bears played like that every Tuesday at midnight local time, fans would be tired, but ecstatic. A Bears victory at any …
Read More »Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Dillon Gabriel’s legend grows after 2024’s latest top-five classic
And now, 20 Final Thoughts from a remarkable college football Saturday that saw three top-10 teams go to overtime and two others play an all-time classic. 1. Conventional pundit wisdom back in August held that preseason No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State were in a class of their …
Read More »NFL Week 6 top storylines: Commanders-Ravens, rookie QBs in spotlight and Jets start over
It was a topsy-turvy week across the NFL. The New York Jets gave us the first head coach firing of the season. In Cleveland, the pressure continues to mount on Browns coach Kevin Stefanski and quarterback Deshaun Watson. New Orleans had to go to a backup plan at quarterback (Spencer …
Read More »Vince Carter reaches the Hall of Fame, with grace alongside his jaw-dropping verticality
“‘Zo? Yeah, I got him. (Dikembe) Mutombo? Got him twice. Got the big dude in Indiana, (Rik) Smits. Got Dale Davis, too. Haven’t gotten (Patrick) Ewing yet.” Then, he paused and smiled. “We play them on Tuesday.”— Vince Carter, “Fresh Vince,” Sports Illustrated, Feb. 28, 2000 Even watching it live, …
Read More »Can Mets follow Padres’ blueprint to neutralize Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani?
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani bounded through the puddles of Budweiser and the plumes of cigar smoke polluting the Dodgers clubhouse. He wore a smile as he emerged, drenched but delighted, from the bacchanalia as the team celebrated its victory over the Padres in the National League Division Series. On …
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