Mariana Salaverria

I am a simple Wisconsin Womens: I love beer and sports.

Ranking PWHL team names and logos: Which of the six new combos is our No. 1?

Ranking PWHL team names and logos: Which of the six new combos is our No. 1?

By Hailey Salvian, Shayna Goldman and Sean Gentille We waited more than a year for proper PWHL nicknames and logos. Now that we have them, courtesy of Monday’s official unveiling, we’re not going to waste any more time. Which of the six new combos — the Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montréal Victoire, New York Sirens, […]

Ranking PWHL team names and logos: Which of the six new combos is our No. 1? Read More »

NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Let’s overreact! Chargers, Bucs up; Bengals, Falcons down

NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Let’s overreact! Chargers, Bucs up; Bengals, Falcons down

The Week 2 NFL Power Rankings are here, and that means it’s time to overreact. The league’s coaches and players have spent all offseason telling us that every year brings new possibilities, that what happened in the past and media expectations for the future don’t matter. We’re going to take them at their word. That

NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Let’s overreact! Chargers, Bucs up; Bengals, Falcons down Read More »

After this long, weird summer, the 49ers’ vibes are tremendous in Week 1

After this long, weird summer, the 49ers’ vibes are tremendous in Week 1

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Remember these guys? It hasn’t actually been long since the San Francisco 49ers looked like this, played like this, stomped around on national television like this and seemed so very suited for another Super Bowl run like this. But yes, everybody needed some reminding. After this long, anxious summer of contract

After this long, weird summer, the 49ers’ vibes are tremendous in Week 1 Read More »

MLB Power Rankings: Royals, Padres shake up top 10; Our picks for each team’s MVP

MLB Power Rankings: Royals, Padres shake up top 10; Our picks for each team’s MVP

By Tim Britton,  Chad Jennings and Kaitlyn McGrath Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. All right, enough fooling around. There are less than three weeks left in the regular season, and these games

MLB Power Rankings: Royals, Padres shake up top 10; Our picks for each team’s MVP Read More »

Chelsea are learning the hard way that co-owners rarely work in football

Chelsea are learning the hard way that co-owners rarely work in football

The night before Liverpool’s former owners faced the media for the first time at Anfield in February 2007, a meeting was held about the running order for business. George Gillett, a junk bond millionaire, had initially been batted away from the club because he did not have deep enough pockets. To change his possibilities, he

Chelsea are learning the hard way that co-owners rarely work in football Read More »

Taylor Fritz’s U.S. Open final offers hope for men’s tennis — and a reality check

Taylor Fritz’s U.S. Open final offers hope for men’s tennis — and a reality check

NEW YORK — In the build-up to Wimbledon, Taylor Fritz said men’s tennis feels more open now, compared with the Big Three era. “It took just one of them to be playing incredibly well,” he said of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. “We were younger and not as good as we are now.

Taylor Fritz’s U.S. Open final offers hope for men’s tennis — and a reality check Read More »

The best Aaron Judge trading cards to collect: From rookie cards to pieces of corn stalks

The best Aaron Judge trading cards to collect: From rookie cards to pieces of corn stalks

Aaron Judge has broken records and compiled an array of individual honors on his way to becoming one of the faces of Major League Baseball during his career with the New York Yankees. Baseball card collectors have been drawn to the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year and 2022 AL MVP in growing numbers,

The best Aaron Judge trading cards to collect: From rookie cards to pieces of corn stalks Read More »

Deshaun Watson got trampled by the Cowboys, but please don’t blame the protection

Deshaun Watson got trampled by the Cowboys, but please don’t blame the protection

CLEVELAND — How long? How much longer do Browns fans have to wait to see the quarterback they were promised?  We’re into Year 3 of the Deshaun Watson Experience and the first lap around the track didn’t feel any differently. Is it too late to speak to a manager and request a refund?  It’s supposed to

Deshaun Watson got trampled by the Cowboys, but please don’t blame the protection Read More »

Patriots’ joyous victory shows it’s Jerod Mayo’s team now, without the immense shadow

Patriots’ joyous victory shows it’s Jerod Mayo’s team now, without the immense shadow

CINCINNATI — Let the record show that Jerod Mayo’s first postgame news conference as a head coach in the NFL was also his first postgame news conference as a victorious head coach in the NFL. But when he stood there in the tiny interview room at Paycor Stadium on Sunday afternoon following the New England

Patriots’ joyous victory shows it’s Jerod Mayo’s team now, without the immense shadow Read More »

What we learned in NFL Week 1: Good day to be Dak, Lions look gritty as ever

What we learned in NFL Week 1: Good day to be Dak, Lions look gritty as ever

Tyreek Hill spent part of his morning in handcuffs, then part of his afternoon in the end zone. Josh Allen showed why he’s a perennial MVP contender. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears proved in Week 1 you don’t need to score an offensive touchdown to win a game. And Dak Prescott, the NFL’s newly

What we learned in NFL Week 1: Good day to be Dak, Lions look gritty as ever Read More »