Mike Dean is the Premier League’s real star
Chelsea’s trip to Manchester City might decide the Premier League title, but referee Mike Dean is ready and waiting to steal the show.Can a genius ever be truly appreciated in their own lifetime? Or...
View ArticleTony Romo plays the perfect golf shot from the carpet of a beer tent
Romo found the outdoor perch of a hospitality bar at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and then went to work for a third straight birdie.We’re not even 40 days into 2019, but Tony Romo is having himself a year....
View ArticleThis Stephen A. take is wild, but Dwayne Haskins is an OK runner
In my house, we respect Haskins’ ground-game prowess. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, a delightful guy who does not watch that much college football, said something incorrect about Dwayne Haskins on Friday:...
View ArticleHow Ohio State can unlock the newly eligible Justin Fields’ potential
Fields gives Ohio State an all-world athlete with an arm. Ohio State might give Fields the perfect place to grow. The highest-rated QB in the recruiting rankings era is a fellow named Vince Young. The...
View ArticleWhere are the Oakland Raiders going to play during the 2019 NFL season?
The mayor of San Francisco isn’t so open to hosting the team. Oakland remains an option. The Oakland Raiders are determined to find a home for 2019, while they await their 2020 relocation to Las Vegas....
View Article7 CFB teams that just signed their best classes ever
It’s hard to break out of your mold in recruiting, but these teams all did. With National Signing Day wrapped and national recruiting rankings mostly settled, seven teams finished the 2019 cycle with...
View ArticleBet the over on Alliance of American Football games
It’s a new league, but there is an edge to be had.The Alliance of American Football kicks off Saturday evening with a pair of 8:00 p.m. ET matchups to open the inaugural season. The San Antonio...
View ArticleWhich college football team is each AAF team’s counterpart?
These rosters were designed to be quite regional, but let’s find each team’s college counterpart.The Alliance of American Football should be a fun spring pastime, with lots of players and coaches...
View ArticleThe CFB teams that recruited best (and worst) relative to their conferences
Boise State had a dream recruiting cycle. Texas and Oklahoma put the Big 12 even further in the rearview. And Vanderbilt’s road to respectability got even longer. The cost of competing in college...
View ArticleMarch Madness bracket reveal: Duke earns No. 1 overall seed
The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee gave us a glimpse of what the Big Dance would look like if it started today. The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee revealed its top 16 current seeds during the...
View ArticleWhat to know about Clemson’s 3 drug test suspensions
The Tigers won the Playoff while one of their best players sat out due to a failed drug test.Star Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence missed Clemson’s Playoff wins over Notre Dame and Alabama....
View ArticleBill Walton really ate a lit candle on top of a cupcake during a broadcast
Bill Walton: NBA legend, broadcaster, candle eater.@BillWalton ate the cupcake — CANDLE AND ALL pic.twitter.com/pz512G6DbF— ESPN (@espn) February 10, 2019If you dare Bill Walton to do something, he...
View ArticleLeBron James knows how to play all the NBA’s games
Welcome back to the Sunday Shootaround.BOSTON -- LeBron James figured out an essential truth years ago: The quietest place in the storm is the eerie calm of the middle. He’s grown so comfortable amid...
View ArticleThis Zion Williamson play might be the most athletic block of all time
What the ...On the one hand the Zion Williamson hype is getting totally overblown, but on the other hand ...How did Zion get to this? pic.twitter.com/TFWbOQDu79— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 10,...
View ArticlePlease do not open this story unless you want to see an NHL player lose FIVE...
Nooooope.I absolutely, 100 percent warned you in the headline. Now it’s on you for seeing James Neal’s teeth explode out of his mouth like a firecracker in a pile of Chiclets. James Neal just lost like...
View ArticleA different way of looking at recruiting rankings makes Ohio State look a lot...
A slightly different way to look at the rankings emphasizes quality and strips out the quantity. Most services rank classes by total commitment ratings — adding up each player’s individual rating, no...
View ArticleThe 7 best things about the AAF we learned on opening night
This league is good!The AAF arrived on Saturday night and proved that we can’t exist for a week without football. Nobody had high expectations of the upstart offseason replacement for the NFL, then we...
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...
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