Daniel Jones (l.) and Eli Manning (r.)Image: AP There’s a clear ceiling on Daniel Jones as an NFL quarterback, and even though he hasn’t bumped his head against it quite yet, that day is rapidly approaching under new coach Brian Daboll. Now, the Giants have to make a decision on whether to give Jones a … Read more
Jalen Hurts will take on Patrick Mahomes in the first Super Bowl featuring two Black starting quarterbacks.Image: Getty Images With all due respect to the Salt Lake City NBA All-Star WeekendGlendale, Arizona is 2023’s “Black Super Bowl.” A week before NBA superstars and celebs descend on Utah, Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes will take the … Read more
Tua Tagovailoa is still in concussion protocolImage: Getty Images The people closest to Your Tagovailoa might say they support him publicly, but there has to be some part of them that wants to scream, “Intervention! Intervention! Intervention!” The parents of the Miami Dolphins quarterback, Galu and Diane, both said their son “come back,” and I … Read more
Image: Getty Images MLB’s biggest problem in the last few years is that too many teams have not really cared about whether their teams win or lose. They’ll say all the right things, and maybe make just enough signings or trades to fool their idiotic portion of their fanbases into buying tickets or for a … Read more
Image: AP Here we go. Again. Women’s sports are given media coverage, and men feel the need to make sure we all know no one cares about women’s sports. “Women’s sports aren’t interesting.” “Men’s sports are better.” “Women don’t deserve media coverage.” It intrigues me that people who claim to care so little about women’s … Read more
Riley Newman at the 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball Nationals Championships Image: Getty Images In a sign that ESPN and other networks can choose to devote broadcast hours to new and emerging sports, the American sports cable channel announced that it was adding pickleball to the lineup. pickleball, the racquetball of our era, is Crossfit without … Read more
Are you a single-celled organism? Do you feel like too much contemporary sports talk is just a bunch of nerds and women screaming about analytics, or that everyone on the TV talks too fast? Do you miss smoking in hospital wards? Then, Jason Whitlock has dug up some stale, low-hanging fruit disguised as sports takes, … Read more
Ugh.Image: Getty Images ever since NBC NFL analyst Tony Dungy tweeted out a common right-wing, anti-trans, completely-debunked talking point, much of sports media has been focused on Dungy’s history of aligning himself with anti-LGBT+ individuals and organizations. And rightly so. I myself was so outraged by Dungy’s transphobic remarks that I immediately grabbed my phone … Read more
Cowboys’ kicker Brett Maher had the entire sports world talking about the yips Monday night.Image: Getty Images Monday night, Dallas Cowboys’ kicker Brett Maher, a man who has made over 60-yard field goals than anyone in NFL history, went one for five on extra points. Because Tampa Bay basically had their asses handed to them … Read more
Former ESPN reporter Allison Williams interviews Devin Vassell of the Florida State Seminoles men’s basketball teamImage: Getty Images Two former ESPN employees, reporter Allison Williams and producer Beth Faber, are suing the Worldwide Leader. Usually, when something like this happens, there’s some salacious accusation at its core. However, some lawsuits are so frivolous they’re clearly … Read more