PHILADELPHIA — Kirk Cousins didn’t want to say it, but Jessie Bates III finally admitted it. This is what the money is for. The Atlanta Falcons upset the Philadelphia Eagles 22-21 at Lincoln Financial Field on “Monday Night Football” on the backs of their most expensive free-agent acquisitions from the …
Read More »Traditionally birds of a different feather, Orioles and Ravens building unique bond in Baltimore
Eric DeCosta was on vacation on Cape Cod, his last downtime for many months. Training camp was still a few weeks away, and the Baltimore Ravens had no pressing issues at the moment. The mind of a talent evaluator, though, never rests. DeCosta’s childhood dreams of finding and developing players, …
Read More »Why Arch Manning leaving Texas after Quinn Ewers returned never would have made sense
On Jan. 11, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers posted a video to more than 200,000 followers on Instagram. In it, he signed a trading card with his face and added a message below. “I’m coming back,” he wrote, holding the card up to the camera. The top comment on the post? …
Read More »MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers lose the top spot, Orioles slip; We hand out end-of-year awards
By Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Stephen J. Nesbitt Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. There are two weeks left in the Major League Baseball regular season. Each …
Read More »Inside CBS’s Champions League coverage: ‘Thierry Henry gets asked about it more than Arsenal’
Pete Radovich, the coordinating producer of the UEFA Champions League coverage on CBS Sports, is reflecting on how he came to realise that the network’s Champions League Today studio now owns the global conversation on major nights of European football. “Thierry Henry, in no uncertain terms, says he gets asked …
Read More »Sidney Crosby’s new contract keeps him with Penguins — and in control
Before Sidney Crosby’s first home opener at Pittsburgh’s now-extinct Mellon Arena in October 2005, Mario Lemieux walked past a media scrum encircling Crosby and into the players’ lounge, pouring a cup of black coffee. Smirking, he opined about soon being “forgotten.” Then, in an unusually earnest moment, Lemieux predicted Crosby …
Read More »Manchester City’s Premier League Hearing, Explained
The world’s richest soccer league accused its champion of years of financial violations. A hearing that began this week could tarnish the club’s accomplishments and reshape the competition. Source link
Read More »NFL playoff projections 2024: The Athletic’s model predicts the field
Welcome to our 2024 NFL projections, where you will find each team’s probability of conquering its division, advancing through the playoffs and winning the Super Bowl. The projections are based on 100,000 simulations of the remainder of the season, which factors in each team’s projected strength, current health as well …
Read More »Panthers bench No. 1 pick QB Bryce Young, will start Andy Dalton in Week 3: Source
By Joe Person, Lukas Weese and Larry Holder The Carolina Panthers are benching 2023 No. 1 pick Bryce Young for their Week 3 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, a league source confirmed Monday. Andy Dalton will be the new starting quarterback for the Panthers, per the league source. Tom …
Read More »Marvin Harrison Jr., after underwhelming debut, breaks out for Cardinals in Week 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. — After the second touchdown, Paris Johnson Jr., sprinted downfield and lifted his teammate, just as he had done numerous times during their time together at Ohio State. The 6-foot-6 left tackle grabbed Marvin Harrison Jr., placing his hands underneath the rookie receiver’s arms, and lifted. As their …
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