The party line for the Los Angeles Dodgers is that there isn’t one way to win a World Series. The 2023 Texas Rangers became champions pitching Max Scherzer at less than full strength in Game 3 and Andrew Heaney in Game 4. The 2021 Atlanta Braves did it going with …
Read More »The Premier League’s worst-behaved match ever: We recap all 14 bookings in Bournemouth vs Chelsea
One penalty, 25 fouls, countless blasts of the referee’s whistle and 14 yellow cards… behold the worst-behaved game in Premier League history. Chelsea players received eight bookings and Bournemouth six at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, setting a record for cautions, under the stewardship of match official Anthony Taylor. The …
Read More »Bengals’ emotion aside, loss to Chiefs shows they can still be among NFL’s best
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Joe Burrow stood on a podium in the bowels of Arrowhead Stadium holding a dejected stare of disbelief and the tone of nursing an open wound of defeat. “As frustrating as I’ve had,” he said of the Bengals’ 26-25 loss to the Chiefs, unable to even …
Read More »Is WAR the answer? How one advanced metric has come to dominate MVP voting
The summer duel between Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr. for the AL MVP is reminiscent of a classic of the genre. On one side, a ferocious slugger vying for the Triple Crown, leading the league in OPS and flirting with 60 homers. On the other, a transcendent five-tool star …
Read More »Panthers say they don’t have a ‘Bryce Young issue’: But is it time to make a change?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After back-to-back losses to begin his NFL career, Bryce Young sat out a Week 3 trip to Seattle last year with a sprained ankle that many figured was more of a mental break for the No. 1 pick. Well, the Carolina Panthers again are headed west in …
Read More »NFL Week 2 takeaways: What Chiefs’ latest survival shows, Ravens problems, Saints thriving
The second Sunday of the season brought a little more drama than last week, with the Chiefs barely escaping the Bengals, the Raiders coming back to beat the Ravens in Baltimore, the Bucs holding off the Lions in Detroit, the Seahawks going to overtime to knock off the Patriots and …
Read More »Texans defense sacks Caleb Williams seven times to secure win over Bears: Live updates, reaction
Over on our discussion page, optimism regarding the play of Caleb Williams on the part of Bears fans was tempered by criticism of several elements, most notably the struggles of the offensive line. Craig C.: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… “The Bears’ new quarterback shows flashes of …
Read More »Tom Brady’s second Fox NFL broadcast went a lot better than his first
Oct. 7, 2001, isn’t a date most NFL fans will remember, and if you’re a fan of the New England Patriots, it’s a day you’d want to forget. The Miami Dolphins routed the Patriots 30-10 that afternoon to drop New England to 1-3 on the season. The starting quarterback for …
Read More »Member of chain crew in Raiders-Ravens game collapses, receives CPR before being stretchered off
By Mark Puleo, Jeff Zrebiec and Tashan Reed A sideline official collapsed, received CPR and was later taken off the field on a stretcher on the Baltimore Ravens sideline in the second quarter of Sunday’s game with the Las Vegas Raiders. The official, who was working the first-down chain marker, …
Read More »AP Top 25: Texas passes Georgia for first No. 1 ranking in football poll since 2008
College football has a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll, as Texas jumped past Georgia for the top spot on Sunday. The move comes after the Longhorns demolished UTSA 56-7 and the Bulldogs barely escaped Kentucky 13-12. Texas made an early-season statement last week with its …
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