Travis Hunter got hurt, left early and watched his team lose a close one. That’s no reason for anyone who thought the Colorado cornerback/receiver was the best player in college football entering Saturday to think otherwise coming out of Saturday. But the Heisman Trophy can’t just be about being. It’s about doing, and no one […]
It was the ninth inning of Mets-Brewers Game 3, a winner-take-all matchup to advance to the National League Division Series. The Mets were down two runs, had two on, and slugger Pete Alonso was at the plate. It was a moment meant for Gary Cohen — the legendary 36-year voice of the New York Mets.
LOS ANGELES — It happened in a literal blink, a quiver of Mark Vientos’ eyebrow under his sunglasses when he understood the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision. They wanted nothing to do with Francisco Lindor, and they preferred Landon Knack face Vientos in a crucial spot. “All right, you want me up?” Vientos summarized his own
Behind Mark Vientos and Francisco Lindor, the Mets punch back to even the NLCS Read More »
We’re a third of the way through the NFL season, and we have some answers about some teams. The Power Rankings still have some questions, though. We’re going to look at one big one for every team in this week’s rankings. These may not be the most critical queries, but we think they’re the most
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• Part II of a five-part series ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season, chronicling how the league reached this era of parity and the key questions that remain. Part I | Welcome to our new era of NBA parity, where one team in each conference is favored by Vegas to lap the field by several games.
How much parity is there in the NBA? Will it stick? The how and why of the current era Read More »
By Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty and Zack Meisel NEW YORK – The New York Yankees struck first in the American League Championship Series on Monday, using a familiar formula in a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the Bronx. They got six strong innings from their starter, Carlos Rodón. They drew six
This isn’t shaping up to be the year to need a quarterback in the NFL Draft, yet several teams already know where their priorities must lie this coming April. The Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants absolutely need to spend a high pick on a quarterback. The Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers almost certainly
NFL QB stock report, Week 7: No need to argue about Brock Purdy anymore. He’s elite Read More »
By Dianna Russini, Zack Rosenblatt, Tashan Reed, Vic Tafur and Jake Ciely Just one week after the New York Jets made a change at head coach, firing Robert Saleh five games into his fourth season, the team made a second significant move, acquiring wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders, the teams announced
Jets trade for Davante Adams, reuniting star WR with Aaron Rodgers Read More »
In spring 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the country, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert was locked down in her New Jersey home. The league was facing a season on the brink right as its stakeholders felt it had begun to gather momentum. In conversations with league owners and players, Engelbert sensed in those early weeks
How the WNBA went from an ‘existential’ moment to record success Read More »
Premier League managers are judged by how their teams perform on the pitch, but the language they use off it can also play into how they are perceived by supporters, players and the media. From Ange Postecoglou’s many uses of “mate” to the importance Sean Dyche places on “hard yards”, managers use language to create
Premier League managers’ favourite words and phrases and why they use them Read More »
