John Madden’s love of football and family came through the most on Thanksgiving. On Thursday, NBC will continue to honor Madden’s legacy when it opens its broadcast before the nightcap between the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers. The two-minute open features the original Madden Cruiser traveling from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in … Read more
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — First came the beating, another desultory setback in the rapidly degenerating professional life of Jared Goff, the face of a flailing franchise’s enduring futility. That was torture enough. What Goff truly dreaded, however, was The Meeting. Summoned to Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell’s office on a late-October Tuesday in 2022, Goff … Read more
It always made sense. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ brass has been fascinated with Blake Snell since president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman spent one of the Tampa Bay Rays’ 10 first-round picks on him in the 2011 MLB Draft, and has sought to add him multiple times over the last few seasons as he toured … Read more
When Kenny Atkinson sat down for lunch with Donovan Mitchell inside the Four Seasons Westlake Village just outside of Los Angeles in late June, his mission was clear: Inspire enough trust and belief in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ franchise player that Mitchell would be compelled to sign a new contract rather than let the threat of … Read more
FILE – New York Giants NFL football quarterback Daniel Jones speaks to the media Nov. 21, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Canavan, File) FILE – New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) passes the ball against the Washington Commanders during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in … Read more
Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry combined for 395 yards rushing on back-to-back nights at SoFi Stadium as the dynamic playmakers keep proving that investing in running backs can pay off in the right situation. Next, … Read more
LOS ANGELES – If artists want to launch an album with a bang, “ Amazon Music Live” could be the end zone to score big. Some of the biggest performers in music — including Jelly Roll, Megan Thee Stallion, Ed Sheeran, Kane Brown, Peso Pluma and Lil Baby — have graced the live stage during … Read more
The degree to which Shohei Ohtani has transformed the Dodgers was revealed in greater detail on Tuesday. By agreeing to a five-year, $182-million contract with two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, the Dodgers signaled their intentions to the baseball world. They’re building the sport’s next dynasty. The financial considerations that previously kept the Dodgers … Read more
Last week, the New York Jets fired Joe Douglas, making him the first NFL general manager of the season to lose his job. Douglas will not likely be the last, as underachieving teams abound this season. Seventeen of the NFL’s 32 teams entered Week 13 with losing records. And nearly a dozen of those teams … Read more
The New York Giants’ season is all but over. There are some major questions still to be answered about who will be in charge of fixing this franchise in the coming months, and perhaps the backstretch of the season will help provide some clarity there. However, one thing we know for certain: The Giants’ future … Read more