The best 2019 CFB preview series begins with Bowling Green
By mid-August, Bill Connelly will complete deep looks into all 130 FBS teams. That starts now.In a sport like college football, with an increasing disparity between haves and have-nots, there can be...
View ArticlePhil Mickelson closes in on another massive payday at Pebble Beach
No one has benefitted more from the Tiger Woods’ effect on PGA Tour purses than Phil Mickelson and he’s in line for another huge payout at Pebble Beach.Phil Mickelson is second all time on the PGA...
View ArticleAnthony Davis is caught in a gnarly web of his own making
His trade request failed, and now he and the Pelicans have to keep up appearances even though it doesn’t benefit anyone for him to play.If he does not already, Anthony Davis is going to rue the day he...
View ArticleKevin Durant got away with this egregious double dribble
How does this happen?This is a double dribble.Kevin Durant, dribbled the ball, lost it, picked it up with two hands, then dribbled it again late in the Warriors 120-118 win over the Heat on Sunday. No...
View ArticleBill Russell celebrated his 85th birthday with cake for breakfast and 11 ring...
Good breakfast.A legend like Bill Russell deserves a legendary cake, and he got that in celebration of his 85th birthday.Thanks to my wife for all the work she put into my cake, candles, not so much...
View ArticleRussell Westbrook is normalizing the absurd
We have that and more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.Russell Westbrook registered his 10th straight triple-double on Monday. No other human had ever had more than seven straight triple-doubles in the NBA...
View ArticleWeird years brought CMU and McElwain together. Now what?
Can the Chippewas finally build some stability?Let’s recap:In January 2015, CMU head coach Dan Enos resigned to take the Arkansas offensive coordinator job, and the Chippewas were left to sign a...
View ArticleBradley Beal really took FIVE steps and wasn’t called for a travel
This was... historic, honestly.Bradley Beal might’ve had the most egregious travel of the NBA season on Monday night. We’re talking on the same levels of the James Harden double step-back move.Please...
View ArticleKliff Kingsbury’s a coward if he doesn’t draft Kyler Murray
Murray is now all-in on the NFL. The Cardinals should pick him No. 1.Dear Coach Kingsbury:Last year before Kyler Murray and the Oklahoma Sooners visited Lubbock, you stated that you’d take him with the...
View ArticleAriana Grande being hit by a hockey puck as a 5-year-old hockey fan is not...
The story we never knew we needed.We learned about two more skills Ariana Grande can add to her resume after a news story from 1998 emerged in which a 5-year-old Grande rode the Zamboni at a Florida...
View ArticleCan the Celtics get it together and 5 other questions for the NBA’s stretch run
Boston’s problems remain the same as ever. Meanwhile, how good is Philly, and could LeBron James really miss the playoffs?The NBA trade deadline has come and gone and the All-Star break is mercifully...
View Article26 NFL veterans who could be cut this offseason
Some of the league’s highest-paid players will be changing addresses soon.The 2019 offseason is underway, and clubs across the NFL have until March 13 to get their free agency plans in order. And, for...
View Article4 lessons we learned from the 2018 NFL season to take to 2019
Retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz looks back at the season that was and what we can learn heading into 2019.It’s been over a week now since the 2018 NFL season came to a close with the New England...
View ArticleBall State has depth and experience. Time to win some games.
Mike Neu needs this to be the year the injury bug stops biting the Cardinals so damn much.“Last year’s pain is this year’s gain.” That was my positive spin in 2018’s Ball State preview. Mike Neu’s...
View ArticleZion Williamson dented a basketball with his dang fingers
What the ...Zion Williamson added yet another “this has to be fake” highlight to his reel on Tuesday night with this photo against Louisville.Jordan Nwora battles Zion Williamson for the ball....
View ArticleThe NBA Slam Dunk Contest personality quiz
Which style of NBA All-Star dunk best speaks to you? Answer these six questions to find out.The NBA All-Star Weekend has the actual game, of course, but the unofficial star of the three-day basketball...
View ArticleAntonio Brown and the Steelers should work things out
It’s not too late to save this relationship. It’d make the most sense, too.Antonio Brown and the Steelers have had their fair share of relationship issues, especially since the end of the regular...
View ArticleRavens are trading Joe Flacco to the Broncos. Yep, John Elway did it again
The former Super Bowl MVP’s time in Baltimore is over.Joe Flacco was the greatest quarterback in Baltimore Ravens franchise history. And now he’s headed to the Denver Broncos, according to ESPN’s Adam...
View ArticleNBA buyout market: What is it and how does it work?
The trade deadline has passed, but teams still need to get better. Enter the buyout market, where players and playoff contenders court each other. Here’s how it works.The Feb. 7 NBA trade deadline has...
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