Colorado rebounded from taking a rivalry beatdown by delivering one. Playing at Colorado State for the first time since 1996, the Buffaloes rolled over the Rams 28-9 on Saturday. The rematch of last year’s heated double-overtime thriller in Boulder lacked the scoring and dramatics, but did showcase an improved Colorado …
Read More »Birmingham City vs Wrexham: The EFL celebrity derby and a battle for U.S. fandom
The phrase ‘Monday Night Football’ may be no stranger to heavyweight clashes but an all-time NFL great taking on Deadpool has to be a first. This is Tom Brady tackling Ryan Reynolds, League One’s big spenders going head-to-head with Hollywood FC — or simply, Birmingham City versus Wrexham. No matter …
Read More »What I’m Hearing: Jordan Love’s timeline, what’s next with Watson, Cousins’ struggles
Before we dive into Week 2, I want to share why many in the league were talking about training camp over the past couple days. We saw some teams come out of the gate looking conditioned and fierce — like the Chiefs, Steelers, and Lions, who are all known for …
Read More »Two-minute ‘timeout’ or two-minute ‘warning’? College football’s hottest question, explained
College football introduced a new rule this season, but the biggest debate over the rule has nothing to do with the change itself. Instead, we can’t seem to agree on what to call it. Is it the “two-minute timeout” or the “two-minute warning”? The name of college football’s stoppage at …
Read More »NFL Week 2 roundtable: Jordan Love’s status, Bears-Texans and underrated Week 1 storylines
While Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion has been the talk of the league in Week 2, the Green Bay Packers could attempt to tread water without quarterback Jordan Love, the early Dallas Cowboys hype train looks to run through the New Orleans Saints, Joe Burrow meets Patrick Mahomes once again and the …
Read More »Caitlin Clark sets WNBA single-season assists record
The records keep on coming for Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark. Having already broken the record for most assists in a single game and assists by a rookie in their debut season, Clark set the WNBA single-season assists record Friday against the Las Vegas Aces. Clark needed four assists …
Read More »White Sox watch: Shutout loss puts Chicago within six losses of MLB record
The 1962 New York Mets lost 120 games, setting the record for the most defeats in a single season in modern baseball history. The 2024 Chicago White Sox are on pace to supplant the Mets as the worst team ever. As the season winds down, we’ll track their efforts to …
Read More »How do Premier League teams kick off games in 2024-25?
Plenty of attention has been paid to the new ‘Dynamic Kick-off’ regulations in American football’s NFL in the early days of its 2024 season but even in the fluid realm of the Premier League, how a team begins play is an increasingly-rehearsed process. And despite the ongoing evolution in intricate …
Read More »Mauricio Pochettino aims to bolster belief as USMNT role takes him outside his comfort zone
The question came 20 minutes into Mauricio Pochettino’s introductory press conference as U.S. men’s national team coach; the first query of the event in his native Spanish. “It’ll give me a break,” Pochettino joked at the chance to rest his English. “What was the challenge that made you want to …
Read More »With Tua Tagovailoa’s future and health on the line, Dolphins must exercise ultimate caution
It was the scene none of us wanted to see: Tua Tagovailoa incapacitated on the football field after another collision and blow to the head. But there we found ourselves late Thursday night, watching in fear of the Miami Dolphins quarterback’s well-being as medical personnel tended to him after his …
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