Who will win the first 12-team College Football Playoff national championship? I believe there are six teams that have the personnel, savvy and leadership to make a run and win it all, handling top competition as the margin for error gets smaller and the spotlight gets so much brighter. I love so many of these … Read more
A Caitlin Clark trading card sold at auction for $234,850 on Saturday night — more than doubling the previous all-time record for a Clark or WNBA card of $97,212.54 set in October. The latest record was achieved by Clark’s one-of-a-kind 2024 Panini Select WNBA Gold Vinyl signed rookie card and was sold by Goldin. The … Read more
With the Hot Stove warming up and the Winter Meetings getting underway in Dallas, let’s pull back and survey more of the free-agent field. We’ve already seen Blake Snell sign a $182 million contract with the Dodgers and Willy Adames agree to a $182 million contract of his own with the Giants, along with several … Read more
Taking up the cause for Alabama and the SEC feels like going to bat for Apple or Amazon. It’s fighting for a tax break for Elon Musk or Warren Buffet. It’s rushing to the defense of the biggest bully on the block the one time somebody gets in a shot that knocks him to his … Read more
College football’s conference shakeup left concerns about two super conferences dominating the playoff field. They weren’t totally unfounded or 100% borne out. The Big Ten, not the Southeastern Conference, was the biggest winner Sunday. The ACC scored, too. The Big Ten led the initial 12-team playoff field with four programs making the cut, topped by … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – Sam Darnold tossed aside his stoic demeanor for a moment after realizing he was on the videoboard, aggressively twirling a towel to further stoke the crowd’s fire after the Minnesota Vikings had pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons late in the game. “I just felt the buzz. That was pure … Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr injured his left hand late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 14-11 victory over the New York Giants when he went airborne while trying for a first down and crashed to the turf. Carr tried to leap over a Giants tackler and landed at the … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – Saquon Barkley knew the Eagles season rushing record could be his on Sunday with the type of stellar performance that has become the standard during his first season in Philadelphia. As for the exact moment Barkley hit the milestone, he wasn’t sure — until the “MVP!” chants echoed throughout the Linc after a … Read more
The drought is finally over. The Jaguars hadn’t won a road game in this country in over a year. And to get it done in Tennessee with an ugly 10-6 win, well, color me impressed. Tennessee historically has been a house of horrors for the Jaguars. This is just the second win in Nashville since 2014, … Read more
David Waters reacts to the Gasparilla Bowl matchup in Tampa between the Florida Gators (7-5) and Tulane Green Wave (9-4). (Gators Breakdown) Join David Waters on Gators Breakdown as he reacts to the Gasparilla Bowl matchup in Tampa between the Florida Gators (7-5) and Tulane Green Wave (9-4). David also shares his predictions for the … Read more