Nationals owner on Bryce Harper: ‘I think they’ve decided to move on’
“I think they’ve decided to move on,” Nationals owner says of the All-Star outfielderWashington Nationals managing principal owner Mark Lerner in a radio interview on Friday said he didn’t expect free...
View ArticlePaul Millsap’s broken toe proves the Nuggets have the injury bug at the worst...
Charlotte fears its veteran forward may have broken his toe. Their injuries are starting to pile up.Nuggets forward Paul Millsap may have broken his toe in Denver’s 113-107 loss to Charlotte on Friday....
View Article3 transcendent things about Dwayne Haskins’ historic season
Dwayne Haskins rewrote Big Ten records, got Urban Meyer to do something he’s never done, and got Ohio State to throw more both now and after he’s gone. Dwayne Haskins will get to stand on the stage at...
View ArticleHow Kyler Murray’s baseball and football skills amplify each other
How the Oklahoma QB’s diamond and gridiron talents enhance each other, as told by Lincoln Riley, MLB scouts, and QB coaches.The first time Chris Reilly saw Kyler Murray on a baseball field, the Oakland...
View ArticleThe quick history of presidents at college football games
Presidents have been periodically attending college games for more than a century.President Donald Trump is expected at Saturday’s Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia. The game, at Lincoln Financial Field,...
View ArticleAuburn RB to transfer after school botched his redshirt count
Running back Asa Martin played more games than Auburn claimed he had at one point. Auburn running back Asa Martin announced Saturday he would be transferring from the school after just one season with...
View ArticleInterminable Army-Navy review took almost 8 minutes, all told
One of the sport’s most routinely quick games was suddenly anything but quick. Almost nothing in life is literally endless. A review after the first play of the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Army-Navy...
View ArticleAfter 14 losses, Army’s now beaten Navy 3 in a row
The Black Knights have opened up a new era in one of sports’ greatest rivalries. Army beat Navy on Saturday in Philadelphia. The final score was 17-10. Navy fought gamely after trailing 7-0 at halftime...
View ArticleKyler Murray wins the Heisman, but all 3 finalists were worthy
Any of the three finalists would’ve been deserving winners this time around.Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy Saturday night, beating out fellow finalists Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa and Ohio State QB...
View ArticleFull Heisman voting confirms Kyler’s win one of the closest ever
Kyler Murray won, but Tua Tagovailoa had a strong showing.Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray won the 2018 Heisman Trophy, beating out Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins from an all-QBs trio...
View ArticleWhy the hell was Rob Gronkowski on the field for the Dolphins’ miracle finish?
It’s not Rob Gronkowski’s fault he couldn’t make a game-saving tackle. It’s the Patriots coaches’ fault for having him on the field. Rob Gronkowski is so very good at playing tight end, but the world...
View ArticleThe Dolphins stun Patriots with a double-lateral touchdown for the Miracle in...
The Dolphins needed a miracle on their last play to beat the Patriots and got one.The Miami Dolphins pulled out an absolute miracle with two laterals on a 69-yard touchdown on their final play to beat...
View ArticleGeorge Kittle has huge day vs. Broncos, and he’s not going anywhere
Kittle is the NFL’s next great receiving tight end, if you weren’t already aware after his historic performance for the 49ers against the Broncos.San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle came just...
View ArticleHow the latest Bulls drama began, and why players considered no-showing practice
Chicago has a new head coach, and things aren’t working out so far.The Chicago Bulls are a mess. The league’s second-worst team by record lost by 56 points to the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, then...
View ArticleWhich NFL teams clinched a playoff spot in Week 14?
Welcome to the playoff party, Chiefs and Saints.Last week we got our first peek at what this season’s playoff picture will look like. The Rams are in, and the Raiders and 49ers are out, scenarios we...
View ArticleA ‘simple’ 19-step guide to the Giants making the playoffs
And securing four more years of Eli Manning!2018 is already an improvement for the New York Giants. With four wins, they’re guaranteed a better record than last fall’s historically awful...
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 ArticleThe first outdoor NHL game pitted the Red Wings against a team of prisoners
A lesson in why you shouldn’t make promises to mobsters you don’t think you’ll have to keep.Before we engineered a way to have large surfaces of frozen water available inside, people were stuck playing...
View ArticleThe ‘Miami Miracle’ is now a T-shirt for Dolphins fans to cherish forever
The epic walk-off touchdown against the New England Patriots was one for the ages. Here’s the shirt to memorialize the moment. It’s a moment in time that Miami Dolphins fans will never forget. Down by...
View ArticleAtlanta is now a soccer city at every level
From the grassroots up, Atlanta loved soccer almost immediately, and soccer loved it back.The morning before Atlanta United beat the Portland Timbers in the 2018 MLS Cup, I was invited to play in a...
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