Frank Gore is immortal, but the Bills are his biggest test yet
Bills fans should be happy that they got a 36-year-old Frank Gore, even if the cold makes him a little creaky. Frank Gore has always been here. And he will always be here. Long after we’re gone, the...
View ArticleThe Bucks have something more powerful than a Superteam
‘Total team concept’ is much more than a cliche for the Milwaukee Bucks.MILWAUKEE -- Throughout the 2019 NBA Playoffs, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer has been asked if he would follow his other...
View ArticleAnthony Davis will never find a better teammate than Zion Williamson
Davis still wants to leave New Orleans despite the arrival of Williamson, but he really shouldn’t.Anthony Davis held the NBA news cycle hostage for weeks when he requested a trade from the Pelicans at...
View ArticleHow the Detroit Pistons went from the doorstep of a dynasty to over 10 years...
My how the mighty have fallenThe Detroit Pistons constructed arguably the most ferocious defense in NBA history in the mid-2000s, They beat the Shaq/Kobe/Malone/Payton Lakers to win it all in ’04 and...
View ArticleWhy Liz Cambage’s trade to the Aces is incredible for the WNBA
Cambage makes the league’s newest market in Las Vegas must-see TV (sorry, Wings fans).Four months after she requested out from the Dallas Wings, Liz Cambage was traded to the Las Vegas Aces. The deal...
View ArticleJohn Daly has his golf cart and cigarettes, but he still looks miserable at...
With his golf cart, smokes, and McDonald’s, John Daly has become a sideshow at Bethpage.Golf is a slow game played in quick bursts but there were two rare moments of drawn-out drama as John Daly played...
View ArticleThe Curry family is stealing the show during the West Finals
Steph and Seth Curry are both starring in the Western Conference Finals, much to their family’s delight (and mild horror).The second game of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State...
View ArticleHow does FSU respond to its worst season in 42 years?
Will Willie Taggart’s attempts at an offensive overhaul stick? And what happens if the Seminoles lose to Boise State?Bill C’s annual preview series of every FBS team in college football continues....
View ArticleNFL, please pass this new OT rule and save us from the Patriots
The Chiefs came up with a proposal that would benefit the entire league and hopefully bring an end to the Patriots’ reign of terror.This week at the NFL’s annual league meeting, the fate of America was...
View ArticleCouldn’t Be Me: Help, my brother is Steph Curry
This week’s advice column is about sibling rivalries, and how to cope with being the lesser child.Welcome to Couldn’t Be Me, a weekly advice column where I solicit your personal dilemmas and help out...
View ArticleWhich NFL team is truly the most dysfunctional?
The Jets fired their GM weeks after the draft. The Raiders’ organizational chart is just a bowl of Skittles.Poorly run franchises are a proud NFL tradition. A combination of messy management and bad...
View ArticleIt sure seems like no one in New York cares about this PGA Championship
In the first competitive round since Tiger’s Masters win, few showed up to watch. Everyone saw this coming. Why didn’t the PGA of America?Making prognostications about how a given golf tournament isn’t...
View ArticleShould the NFL permanently bans domestic violence abusers? A former player...
This week, retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz tackles serious off-the-field topics and makes his predictions for which teams could surprise in 2019.The mailbag is back! It went on a brief hiatus while...
View ArticleAnthony Davis to the Suns? It makes more sense than you think
Why Phoenix should be a dark horse in the AD sweepstakes.With apologies to the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings, no organization is more dysfunctional, incompetent, and...
View ArticleThe NFL had a tiny signing spree in mid-May. Which moves will matter?
A flurry of action gave some veterans new homes — who will have an impact for a winning team?Michael Floyd! Shane Ray! Geno Smith!The second full week of May ended with a flurry of activity as teams...
View ArticleThe Marlins are even worse than we thought
Losses are piling up in Miami thanks to an historically bad offenseThe Miami Marlins were expected to be bad in 2019, with FanGraphs in the preseason projecting them to lose 97 games while Baseball...
View ArticleThe Bucks are even better than we thought (and we thought they are awesome!)
We have that and more in Saturday’s NBA newsletter.Evidence that the Milwaukee Bucks are not just a very good team but in fact are a great team just coming into its powers is piling up. Milwaukee...
View ArticleThe Bucks’ role players are so much more than just ‘others’
Milwaukee’s depth is destroying Toronto.Giannis Antetokounmpo finished Game 2 against the Raptors with 30 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal. It was another display of utter...
View ArticleTony Romo’s botched hold in Seattle needs a deep rewind
It’s still not fair. It still hurts. Why is fate so cruel?You know what’s about to happen. The Dallas Cowboys are in Seattle and looking to take a lead over the Seahawks that could give them their...
View ArticleEveryone at the PGA is playing for 2nd place thanks to Brooks Koepka
Koepka could be the first player ever to hold back-to-back U.S. Opens and PGAs. The only question seems to be how much he’ll win by at Bethpage.Brooks Koepka is going to win the 101st PGA Championship....
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