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The A+ move each team made in the NFL Draft
All 32 teams made at least one smart draft decision this year.The grades may imply otherwise, but every team made at least one good move in the 2019 NFL Draft. Some of them are straightforward like...
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Tactically Naive: The Premier League mid-table is risen!
The Premier League mid-table is tormenting the teams vying for the last two Champions League spots, which is a nice distraction from Liverpool and City’s unimpeded runs.Hello, and welcome to another...
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4 NFL teams that deserve the most praise for their 2019 draft class
Retired offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz thought these teams deserve the most praise for their draft class.The 2019 NFL Draft weekend has come and gone, with so many teams improving with their newly...
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The Bob Emergency, Part I
This is a study of athletes named Bob, made by a non-athlete named JonMore than 10,000 people named Bob have entered the world of sports. Today, there are only nine. Bobs are special people, and in...
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NFL mock drafts didn’t completely suck this year. Surprise!
Only a few picks were really surprising, but none came completely out of nowhere.Most mock drafts got a majority of the picks wrong in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. That was to be expected and...
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Nuggets host Trail Blazers as Game 2 betting favorites
The Denver Nuggets look to increase their series lead Wednesday facing the Portland Trail Blazers as home betting favorites for their Game 2 matchup.The Denver Nuggets are 7-1 straight up and 6-1-1...
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Blues small underdogs at Stars in pivotal Game 4 matchup
The St. Louis Blues visit the Dallas Stars looking to take a 3-1 series lead on Wednesday, with sportsbooks making them small Game 4 road underdogs.The St. Louis Blues are a perfect 4-0 through their...
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Will James Harden and Stephen Curry’s injuries linger?
If Game 1 was about officiating, Game 2 was about the stars playing through injuries.Three minutes into the first quarter of Rockets vs. Warriors Game 2, Stephen Curry dislocated his finger swiping at...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is most dominant when his teammates are dominant, too
Antetokounmpo’s supporting cast took pressure off the MVP candidate’s shoulders Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to normal with his 29-point, 11-rebound performance in Milwaukee’s 123-102 Game 2 win over...
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Klay Thompson is the most accidentally funny player in the NBA
Klay Thompson brings us so much joy, and he doesn’t even need to try.Klay Thompson’s NBA career has been a blast. We know him for his scoring outbursts that leave us scrambling for NBA Twitter, but...
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Klay Thompson lived his most Klay Thompson life in Game 2
A ton of clutch shots, followed by an awkward-yet-endearing celebration? That’s the Klay we love.Klay Thompson had the most creative reaction after hitting back-to-back threes against the Rockets in...
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New Mexico State has no margin for error in 2019. As usual.
Doug Martin spent five years pushing the proverbial boulder up a hill in Las Cruces. Last fall, it rolled back down to the bottom.Bill C’s annual preview series of every FBS team in college football...
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The blind confidence of drafting Daniel Jones
If Jones was such a flawed quarterback, how did the Giants get here?I think it’s a good place to start by saying this: It’d be great to roll through life with the blind confidence of someone like Dave...
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2019 MWC power rankings: Deepest G5 still has a clear favorite
Boise State is your preseason MWC favorite each year for a reason.At the end of each conference previews run-through, I take a look at how I perceive the conference’s balance of power heading into the...
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Kevin Durant’s dominance makes the Warriors’ future even more intriguing
The idea that the Warriors will be OK if KD leaves in free agency looks far less likely with every dominant playoff performance. Something everyone has acknowledged all season is that the Warriors will...
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What makes R.J. Hampton a special basketball prospect, in his own words and...
This is how the Texas point guard grew into a blue chip basketball recruit and top NBA prospect.R.J. Hampton needed exactly one weekend of playing “AAU” this year to realize he was done with high...
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Caster Semenya’s case against discriminatory testosterone testing, explained
A decision is paving the way for athletes to be forced to take medication, or be banned from competition.A new ruling by a governing body of athletics will put unprecedented pressure on athletes with...
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Nikola Jokic and Gary Harris are the NBA’s best quarterback-wide receiver duo
The telepathy the two Nuggets have is something you normally see in a different sport.Every quarterback has a favorite receiver. They never drop a pass, always make the right read, and, after thousands...
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9 reasons the Caster Semenya ruling is complete nonsense
The ruling against Caster Semenya was discriminatory and arbitrary, and revealed how backwards sports’ governing bodies can be.On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied Caster Semenya’s...
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The Stanley Cup playoffs tracker
The 2019 NHL playoffs are here, and right away the team with the best record was eliminated. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Presidents Cup with 128 points, tying an NHL record with 62 wins. They owned...
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