Compare the final Playoff rankings to other top 25s
The Playoff committee’s final top 25 is now out. Here are some others as well.The final College Football Playoff rankings are in full below. The top four decided the actual Playoff field, while the...
View ArticleFinal bowl projections, updated after Championship Saturday
Here are picks for all 40 bowl games, updated as key games go final in college football’s final Saturday.Each week, I update a board of projected winners for every FBS game, tally up records, and guess...
View ArticleWhat the 2018 Playoff would’ve looked like with 6, 8, or 24 teams
Here’s what a few superior playoff brackets would’ve looked like for this season.Which of these makes the most sense to you, considering the number of legit contenders the 2018 season produced?1. The...
View ArticleNew Mexico Bowl 2018, North Texas vs. Utah State: Where, when, and team info
The game in Albuquerque now has its matchup.Who’s playing in the 2018 New Mexico Bowl?The matchup: Utah State will play North Texas in New Mexico Bowl, sources told @WatchStadium— Brett McMurphy...
View ArticleThe Bears pay homage to Refrigerator Perry with an Akiem Hicks goal-line...
The Bears even used the same formation to get Hicks in the end zone.The Chicago Bears are without QB Mitchell Trubisky for a second consecutive week, and are therefore getting creative on offense. Or...
View ArticleThe Mariners’ rebuild makes sense, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t annoying
Add the Mariners to the growing list of extreme all-or-nothing teams, which increases the odds that we’ll be seeing the same teams next October.The Seattle Mariners won 89 games last year, but that...
View ArticleMike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers both have to change -- for their own NFL futures
The coach the quarterback are separated now, but they each have some work to do to stay relevant, says retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz. The Packers finally fired Mike McCarthy after a 20-17 loss to...
View ArticleA history of Kevin Durant and Draymond Green’s Warriors drama
Here’s the timeline of what went on with KD and the Warriors, in seven events.Kevin Durant’s tenure with the Golden State Warriors feels as if it’s coming to a crash landing for him and everyone who...
View ArticleJames Conner suffers lower leg contusion vs. Chargers
Pittsburgh’s top (present) running back was injured on “Sunday Night Football.”Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner left Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers after sustaining a lower...
View ArticleJoel Embiid already belongs in the NBA MVP conversation
His numbers have been astonishing this season. Among usual NBA MVP suspects like LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, and Giannis Anteotokounmpo, there’s another hiding in plain sight. In his...
View ArticleWhy did Bill Belichick tell Adam Thielen to ‘shut the f*** up’?
Can’t we all just get along?New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick had some not-so-nice words for Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen in the fourth quarter of their Week 13 matchup.Shortly after...
View ArticleRanking Tom Brady’s 3 best runs now that he has 1,000 career rushing yards
It took him 19 seasons, but Tom Brady has hit the 1,000-yard rushing mark.Forget the five Super Bowl championships on eight Super Bowl trips. Ignore the 13 Pro Bowl selections and three MVP awards. Tom...
View ArticleHow Tom Brady’s rushing stats compare to other players in NFL history
It took Brady 6,528 days longer than Adrian Peterson to gain 1,000 rushing yards.Adrian Peterson needed only eight games to reach 1,000 career rushing yards in the NFL. It took him 56 days as a pro. On...
View Article2018 has actual Heisman drama for the first time in a long time
It looked like a Tua Tagovailoa runaway all year, but Kyler Murray closed the gap and might have beaten him. ESPN announced three finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Monday: Alabama quarterback Tua...
View ArticleMychal Kendricks can play for Seahawks after serving 8-game suspension
Kendricks gets sentenced in January, so he may only have a month left in his NFL career.Back on Sept. 6, NFL linebacker Mychal Kendricks pleaded guilty to insider trading after netting nearly $1.2...
View ArticleDid Russell Wilson throw a 49ers player’s shoe? Kyle Shanahan says so
The Seahawks quarterback allegedly threw 49ers linebacker Fred Warner’s shoe after it came off before going into a hurry-up offense.Kyle Shanahan was pretty angry during the San Francisco 49ers’ Week...
View ArticleMark Sanchez adds to his legacy with a Butt Recovery Fumble
The reverse butt fumble!In his first game action since 2016, Mark Sanchez had another incident with a fumble and his butt. It wasn’t as breathtakingly iconic as his famous “butt fumble” that he had in...
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 Rams are in the playoffs while the 49ers and Raiders are officially out
Here’s a look at what changed, and what didn’t, in the standings after this week.With Week 13 in the rearview mirror, the NFL playoff picture is starting to get locked in. Just four weeks remain in the...
View ArticleScores, odds, picks and everything to know for NFL Week 13
The Packers fired Mike McCarthy, and the Rams became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.There’s just one left month in the NFL regular season and the games are starting to heat up in intensity as...
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