Let’s be honest: It isn’t the most tantalizing, blockbuster slate of games this weekend, with only two ranked matchups. But there are some rivalries and pairings that should help to define (or expose?) a number of teams that have been tough to pin down through the first couple of games. …
Read More »Greg Olsen on life behind Tom Brady at Fox as a No. 1 analyst on a No. 2 team
Greg Olsen finds himself in a strange position. He is a legit No. 1 NFL television analyst, a proven commodity after a fantastic 2023 season that saw him consistently deliver second-level analysis, including in the most important game an NFL broadcaster can call — the Super Bowl. But because Fox …
Read More »For Don Waddell, leading Blue Jackets through Johnny Gaudreau tragedy is an echo of the past
In the hours after the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew had been killed, team president and general manager Don Waddell said he received 500 or so text messages. One hit him even harder than the rest. It was from Graham and LuAnn …
Read More »The White Sox — 81 games under .500! — are piling up mind-blowing numbers for the ages
Editor’s note: This is a Weird and Wild short. To read this week’s full Weird and Wild column, go here. For weeks now, months to be honest, we’ve been spending way too much valuable time making all-important comparisons between the 2024 White Sox and Casey Stengel’s legendarily hapless 1962 Mets. But now …
Read More »Browns need Deshaun Watson exit strategy fast. And why on earth are they playing him?
CLEVELAND — The number of women who have accused Deshaun Watson in court filings of sexual misconduct is now up to 27. The number of games he has started for the Cleveland Browns since they acquired him — and guaranteed him $230 million — is 13. We are early into the third …
Read More »Erling Haaland is aiming for three hat-tricks in a row – but how rare a feat is it?
On Saturday against Brentford, Erling Haaland will attempt to do something nobody has managed since 1946. The Manchester City striker has scored hat-tricks in his previous two Premier League games and if he can get another at the Etihad Stadium against Thomas Frank’s side this weekend, he will join a …
Read More »Inside the mind of Luis Severino: Mets pitcher breaks down a start pitch by pitch
TORONTO — Luis Severino has just finished his pregame work on a sunny Wednesday in Toronto. This was a simple day, catch, as the right-hander prepares for the 29th and most important start of his season, Saturday in Philadelphia. Severino’s emergence as a reliable option in the Mets’ rotation is …
Read More »Pac-12 adding Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State from Mountain West
The two-member Pac-12 is starting to rebuild, beginning with four Mountain West schools. Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State will join the conference in 2026, the Pac-12 announced on Thursday. The schools will officially join on July 1, 2026. After conference realignment decimated the Pac-12 and …
Read More »Jones: Tyreek Hill could have handled traffic stop better, but he didn’t deserve police violence
The question that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill raised Sunday evening, hours after his face was planted on a Miami street and the knee of a Miami-Dade police officer was planted in his back, continues to echo. “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?” the five-time All-Pro wide receiver asked. …
Read More »Caitlin Clark encourages people to vote after liking Taylor Swift’s post endorsing Kamala Harris
Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, made the most outward political statement of her young career when she liked music superstar Taylor Swift’s Instagram post on Tuesday endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. Clark did not publicly endorse Harris but …
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