LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The quiet part about evolving landscape of name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics was bound to be said out loud, and it wasn’t that shocking when Tennessee’s athletic department stepped forward, cleared its collective throat and stated the obvious. A week has passed since the school announced a 10% “talent … Read more
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Any given Sunday was more than a cliche in Week 3. Six winless teams earned their first wins of the season. Nine road teams and eight underdogs were winners. It’s only September but the … Read more
The NFL has evolved to a point where a record 15 Black starting quarterbacks started Week 1 of the 2024 season. That’s a far cry from when Warren Moon chose to sign with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos after a standout college career at Washington because he felt he wouldn’t get a fair opportunity to run an offense … Read more
SAN JUAN – As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poems, paintings and even a calypso song dedicated to her. On Tuesday, officials announced that Sept. 27 would be Julien Alfred Day, as the 23-year-old known as “JuJu” returned home to the eastern Caribbean island where she … Read more
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The “M-V-P!” chants inside Highmark Stadium began with 3:25 still left in the first quarter. Though excitedly premature, Buffalo Bills fans weren’t wrong. They simply couldn’t know Josh Allen was merely beginning his onslaught Monday night. By halftime, he’d already had one of the greatest statistical games of his career. But … Read more
By now, much of the rage has passed. The takes have gone cold, the vitriol has been spewed, and all the jokes have been told about the dopey owner being born on third base and thinking he’s hit a triple. The Oakland Athletics will soon pass into history, which means the time has come to … Read more
The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would cost the rebuilding conference more than $40 million for adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court. The antitrust complaint was filed in the … Read more
We are about a quarter of the way through the college football season, and there has been no shortage of drama. Three of the 12 teams projected to make the College Football Playoff by my model in the preseason are no longer in the field, and three teams that were on the bubble have also … Read more
The last week of the MLB regular season is upon us. While some postseason tickets have been punched, there are several spots left to claim and first-round byes to secure for the top two teams in each league. Let’s check in on the 15 teams still in the playoff picture to see what our writers … Read more
By Ben Standig, Paul Dehner Jr. and Mark Puleo In a battle of recent LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks, the rookie upended the Pro Bowl veteran and, in the process, may have dashed the Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes before the calendar hits October. The Bengals fell to 0-3 with their 38-33 loss to Washington on Monday. … Read more