Joel Embiid already belongs in the NBA MVP conversation
His numbers have been astonishing this season. Among usual NBA MVP suspects like LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, and Giannis Anteotokounmpo, there’s another hiding in plain sight. In his...
View ArticleWhy did Bill Belichick tell Adam Thielen to ‘shut the f*** up’?
Can’t we all just get along?New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick had some not-so-nice words for Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen in the fourth quarter of their Week 13 matchup.Shortly after...
View ArticleRanking Tom Brady’s 3 best runs now that he has 1,000 career rushing yards
It took him 19 seasons, but Tom Brady has hit the 1,000-yard rushing mark.Forget the five Super Bowl championships on eight Super Bowl trips. Ignore the 13 Pro Bowl selections and three MVP awards. Tom...
View ArticleHow Tom Brady’s rushing stats compare to other players in NFL history
It took Brady 6,528 days longer than Adrian Peterson to gain 1,000 rushing yards.Adrian Peterson needed only eight games to reach 1,000 career rushing yards in the NFL. It took him 56 days as a pro. On...
View Article2018 has actual Heisman drama for the first time in a long time
It looked like a Tua Tagovailoa runaway all year, but Kyler Murray closed the gap and might have beaten him. ESPN announced three finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Monday: Alabama quarterback Tua...
View ArticleMychal Kendricks can play for Seahawks after serving 8-game suspension
Kendricks gets sentenced in January, so he may only have a month left in his NFL career.Back on Sept. 6, NFL linebacker Mychal Kendricks pleaded guilty to insider trading after netting nearly $1.2...
View ArticleDid Russell Wilson throw a 49ers player’s shoe? Kyle Shanahan says so
The Seahawks quarterback allegedly threw 49ers linebacker Fred Warner’s shoe after it came off before going into a hurry-up offense.Kyle Shanahan was pretty angry during the San Francisco 49ers’ Week...
View ArticleMark Sanchez adds to his legacy with a Butt Recovery Fumble
The reverse butt fumble!In his first game action since 2016, Mark Sanchez had another incident with a fumble and his butt. It wasn’t as breathtakingly iconic as his famous “butt fumble” that he had in...
View ArticleThe Rams are in the playoffs while the 49ers and Raiders are officially out
Here’s a look at what changed, and what didn’t, in the standings after this week.With Week 13 in the rearview mirror, the NFL playoff picture is starting to get locked in. Just four weeks remain in the...
View ArticleScores, odds, picks and everything to know for NFL Week 13
The Packers fired Mike McCarthy, and the Rams became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.There’s just one left month in the NFL regular season and the games are starting to heat up in intensity as...
View ArticleColt McCoy suffers season-ending leg injury vs. Eagles, which means it’s Mark...
Yes, another injury for Washington.Washington just can’t escape the quarterback injuries. After Colt McCoy stepped in for the injured Alex Smith, McCoy injured his right leg in the second quarter of...
View ArticleAn updated look at the 2019 NFL Draft order
Here’s an updated look at where teams are picking in the first round of next April’s draft.The 2018 NFL season is paring down its playoff teams, and for a handful of hopeful contenders that means a...
View ArticleMarkelle Fultz’s injury is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, or TOS. What is that?
TOS is more prevalent in the MLB, especially among pitchers. It’s another fold in the Fultz saga.We finally know what Markelle Fultz’s injury is — and it’s not good. Fultz has not been able to properly...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about Markelle Fultz’s injury and bizarre 76ers’...
Get caught up with one of the strangest sagas in NBA history.The downfall of Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz continues to be one of the strangest stories in NBA history. The 2017 No. 1 pick —...
View Article3 reasons Scott Satterfield was a smart fallback for Louisville
The Cardinals didn’t get Jeff Brohm, but they made one of the better hires of the offseason anyway. Louisville has hired Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield to replace Bobby Petrino as coach, finally...
View ArticleLouisville makes its Scott Satterfield hire official
A bastion of Sun Belt success, Satterfield is reportedly taking his brand to the Power 5.Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield has taken the same job at Louisville, the school announced...
View ArticleA history of everyone failing to explain Markelle Fultz’s broken jump shot
We now know that Fultz has neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Markelle Fultz’s broken jump shot hit an all-time low when he double-clutched a free throw that — you guessed it — didn’t go in. The way...
View ArticleWhat we know so far about the Kareem Hunt assault investigation
The RB was released by the Chiefs shortly after he was placed on commissioner’s exempt list.The Kansas City Chiefs have released running back Kareem Hunt on Friday just hours after TMZ posted video of...
View ArticleMaryland hires Mike Locksley, 3 years after it didn’t
Locksley’s first job is to move the team past a painful chapter. Maryland hired Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley as its next football coach, the school announced Tuesday night. It’s a...
View ArticleUSC lands Kliff Kingsbury, the OC every team wanted
The list of NFL and college football teams that wanted Kliff Kingsbury was probably short.After six years as the head coach at Texas Tech, Kliff Kingsbury was fired at the end of a 5-7 season. But...
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