NCAA Basketball Rankings: Duke stays at the No. 1, Gonzaga rejoins the top five
No change in the top four teams, but plenty of shakeup throughout in the first rankings of 2019. In 2019’s first AP Poll, things look remarkably the same as Duke, Michigan, Tennessee, and Virginia hold...
View ArticleFranck Ribéry insulting all of our grandmothers was the perfect start to 2019
Franck Ribéry stepped into a fresh new year and loudly and immediately fouled it up.Hello and welcome to SB Nation’s weekly soccer column, back for a whole ‘nother year. Please be advised that this...
View ArticleA fan ran onto the field in the opening minutes of Clemson-Alabama
The fan had a sign as they were being taken off of the field.Just minutes into the College Football Playoff National Championship, we had ourselves a fan on the field.After Clemson’s A.J. Terrell...
View ArticleBama’s Mack Wilson is lucky he didn’t get tossed for targeting
Debate the rule, by all means. But under the current rule, this should’ve been clear as day. During a Clemson touchdown drive shortly after the start of the second quarter of the National Championship,...
View Article2 reasons Clemson’s shovel TD against Bama was even cooler than it seemed
The play looks nice, but there’s meaning behind it.Clemson extended their second quarter lead on Alabama to 28-16 with this shovel pass that you’ve definitely seen before:Trevor Lawrence hits Travis...
View ArticleThe title game liveblog: Let’s play Bama-Clemson BINGO!
Every website can give you score updates and some highlights, but only one has brought you National Championship BINGO for seven years running.The 2018 season’s National Championship pairs No. 1...
View ArticleUh, Tua keeps getting hit “below the belt”
Ouch. Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa keeps taking shots, well, in a pretty sensitive area. Late in the second quarter fo the College Football Playoff National Championship game against Clemson, the sophomore...
View ArticleEnes Kanter won’t travel with the Knicks to London. Here’s why
Kanter is fearful for his life in wake of his comments about the president of Turkey.New York Knicks center Enes Kanter won’t be traveling to London for his team’s game against the Washington Wizards...
View ArticleJames Harden broke Jamal Murray’s ankles, but was it worse than Wesley Johnson?
Did Harden outdo himself?James Harden claimed another pair of ankles — or maybe kneecaps. A season after he set the Internet on fire with a killer stepback then stare at Wesley Johnson, Harden hit...
View ArticleClemson’s No. 1, but lol at the final AP Poll’s TIE at No. 7
Here’s everyone who finishes the year as a ranked team, according to the most cited human poll. Clemson established itself as the best team in college football, beyond any shadow of a doubt, by...
View ArticleClemson and Bama could both be better in 2019. Run and hide
The Tigers and Tide return so much, have reinforcements where they don’t, and face manageable schedules. Alabama and Clemson just finished yet another year of being head-and-shoulders better than every...
View ArticleTHIS WEEK IN SCHADENFREUDE, Bama fans mull if Dabo’s good enough
Your tour of the sad Alabama internet starts with a question: Is the Alabama alum who’s now beaten the Tide for two national championships qualified to coach the Tide? Welcome to a special National...
View ArticleBama met its bully
Other teams hope they can beat Bama. Clemson knows it can.1. Finally a surprise. A college football season that gave us almost none of them finished with an unexpected pounding the level of 1992...
View ArticleClemson beating Bama like THAT was the most shocking title game ever
There’s an easy argument that it’s the most unexpected championship result ever, but let’s take a look first.Clemson obliterating Alabama in 2018’s national title game was one of the most stunning...
View ArticleGolden Knights clear favorites vs. Rangers on Tuesday NHL odds
The Vegas Golden Knights will be looking to stay hot this Tuesday night when they host the New York Rangers as clear betting favorites on the sportsbooks’ NHL odds.The Vegas Golden Knights are a...
View ArticleSteph Curry’s double stepback political statement, explained
We have that and more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.It’s been a few days now, but I can’t stop thinking about Stephen Curry trying to get away with the James Harden double stepback.Except he wasn’t...
View ArticleWhere does Joe Flacco go from here?
The Ravens are Lamar Jackson’s team now, leaving the former Super Bowl MVP’s future in doubt.John Harbaugh made his statement Sunday. Even as his Ravens fell into a 23-3 hole in a home Wild Card game,...
View ArticlePetty BS kept Antonio Brown off at least one voter’s All-Pro ballot. Here’s...
Accolades are a big deal to athletes, and sportswriters who withhold postseason awards for personal vendettas are terrible people.Antonio Brown didn’t play in the last game of the season for the...
View ArticleUSC hired Kliff Kingsbury, but the Cardinals poached him
Kliff Kingsbury somehow tumbled into an NFL head coaching job immediately after getting fired at Texas Tech.After six years as the head coach at Texas Tech, Kliff Kingsbury was fired at the end of a...
View ArticleTigers fans, rejoice! And get that championship merch to celebrate the...
Clemson beat Alabama for the national title a second time in three years. Let’s celebrate!The national title is heading back to Clemson! With their dominating 44-16 win over Alabama on Monday night in...
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