Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_vzip6zsq0″>Justin Turner was a fun baseball character. He had a signature look with long red hair and a great big bush beard that made him look like a wildling who could swing a bat. He had no shortage of big moments. In 2015, he went 10-for-19 in a series the Dodgers lost to the Mets. In 2017 he was MVP of the NLCS. He homered twice against the eventual champion Nationals in 2019. He had two more homers during this World Series as the Dodgers finally broke through and won their first championship of the century.Now this. What was he thinking? Probably a combination of "I feel fine, so it must be fine." We have protocols that protect us! Masks! A few minutes won't hurt! The President was fine! Probably a lot of the same thinking that led to Turner numbering …

data-mm-id=”_6z6jic8h7″>Heads up to all the Najee Harris truthers out there. Your No. 1 enemy has revealed himself. To no one's surprise, that man is noted antagonist Chris Simms. Simms, the man who currently has Zach Wilson ranked over Trevor Lawrence, ranked Harris No. 4 in his NFL Draft running back hierarchy. Simms has Clemson RB Travis Etienne No. 1, North Carolina RB Michael Carter No. 2 and Louisville RB Javian Hawkins No. 3. Hmm. While there is some debate about who will be better between Etienne and Harris, no other draft expert this scribe has seen ranks Harris any lower than two. Most have him as the top back. In Mel Kiper's latest mock draft, he has Harris being drafted in the first round by the Steelers and Etienne going in the second round to the Jets. Javonte W…

data-mm-id=”_qylseunte”>Ja Morant may not be back on the court anytime soon and that might be a good thing for everyone. Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins addressed the Morant situation on Sunday night ahead of the Grizz's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Jenkins says there is no timetable for Morant's return, which is hopefully a good sign.Grizzlies’ Taylor Jenkins said gun video was a “very tough moment” & there’s no timetable for Ja Morant return: “He understands he’s made some difficult decisions & poor choices… He understands he’s got to get help to get to a better place, not just for himself but for his team” pic.twitter.com/nLVkyJQKnS— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) March 6, 2023Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins on Ja Morant’s gun vid…

data-mm-id=”_b9ntzpp9y”>Shohei Ohtani's future was thrown into doubt on Wednesday when it was revealed he had torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. It's the second time Ohtani has suffered the injury and he'll need a second Tommy John surgery. That injury comes just weeks before he is scheduled to hit free agency for the first time. It has thrown the entire MLB offseason into chaos. Ohtani is the greatest player in baseball history. No one has ever played two ways and been as dominant as he is. He's an ace-level starting pitcher and might be the best hitter in the game at the moment. He was set to get a record contract this offseason. Speculation was that he'd get a deal somewhere in the $500 million to $600 million range over 15 years. With…

data-mm-id=”_v4fikxhcq”>Nick Chubb was injured during the Cleveland Browns' Monday Night Football matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was an ugly leg injury as he got hit low by safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. The visual is hard to stomach, and when the replay was shown to the crowd in Pittsburgh, it caused an audible gasp. Video of the reaction is below:You can tell the exact moment the crowd in attendance saw the replay pic.twitter.com/kmu1mjYYul— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 19, 2023Yeah, that's about how I felt too. It looks like an absolutely brutal injury, made worse by the fact that Chubb dislocated that same knee while tearing his MCL, PCL and LCL back in 2015. A second major injury to the same knee is bad news. Chubb is a huge part of the Browns' offen…

data-mm-id=”_2i59no25t”>The Buffalo Bills lost at home to the Denver Broncos 24-22 on Monday night, pushing their wildly disappointing record to 5-5. Things are getting tense in Buffalo and that was felt throughout Highmark Stadium. A bunch of Bills fans engaged in a brawl in the stands as Bills Mafia is starting to show cracks. This fight had beer-throwing, a number of clean punches landed and a guy thrown several rows down the stands. Check it out:FIGHT IN SECTION 314 #BillsMafia @BuffRumblings @barstoolsports @Matt_Bove pic.twitter.com/ZZYMibfpMP— Kyle Ellis (@KyleEllisWV) November 14, 2023That's a solid scrap in the stands. If only the Bills had shown that much fight on the field. The Bills killed themselves Monday night. They held a late 22-21 lead and Broncos kicker Will L…

data-mm-id=”_m8ew9zmv2″>On Sunday, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will do something they have not done in several years– play a road playoff game before the Super Bowl. They'll visit the Buffalo Bills in the first road postseason contest of Patrick Mahomes' career and, undoubtedly, Taylor Swift will be in attendance. Just like her relationship with Kelce, the NFL Swifties storyline is still going strong and the discourse about it will be present on Sunday. Even from unexpected sources. While on the PGA Champions Tour, golf legend Tom Watson was asked about his hometown Chiefs' chances in Buffalo. He said Kelce needs to catch more passes and then wondered if his mind was really on football given his drop problem recently. Meaning, of course, that his focus lies …

data-mm-id=”_upg6bp659″>The Kansas City Chiefs are in enemy territory yet again this week, taking on the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium with a Super Bowl appearance on the line. It should be a tremendous game featuring two great quarterbacks and a pair of elite defenses. Fans could not ask for much more– and the competitive fireworks started early, too. The Chiefs and Ravens were both on the field during pregame to warm up. Justin Tucker was stretching by the goal line of one of the endzones. It turns out it's the same endzone where Patrick Mahomes wanted to throw some warmup passes. The two went back and forth a bit, leading to Mahomes throwing Tucker's tee out of the way as soon as his back was turned. Patrick Mahomes and Justin Tucker going at it preg…

data-mm-id=”_6zuc4cql8″>With gold medals at stake, the Olympics were already going to be intense. The scorching heat in Paris has only raised the temperature of the competition.On Wednesday, the women’s tennis tournament had one marquee match boil over with animosity involving the world’s top-ranked player.Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek of Poland defeated USA’s Danielle Collins in a three-set victory that was cut short by Collins’ stomach muscle injury. The American had to retire from the quarterfinal match after falling behind 4-1 in the third set.The 30-year-old Collins has announced she will be retiring from elite-level tennis this year. One player she won’t miss is Swiatek.Swiatek entered the match having won six of seven career meetings against Collins. Wednesday�…