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With Russell Wilson gone, Sean Payton can’t point the finger at anyone but himselfNow that the Denver Broncos have made their decision about moving on from the Russel Wilson era, it’s time for head coach Sean Payton to get serious. There’s a lot at stake here and Payton can’t whiff on this quarterback selection. Whether it be via free agency or the draft, Payton is only going to ...

Jurgen Klopp and the importance of Now“It’ll never get better than this.”...

Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers not liking HBO’s <i>Winning Time</i> is what made it so goodOn Oct. 1, 2006, Marlo Stanfield infamously told a security guard at a grocery store on Monroe Street in Baltimore, Maryland, “You want it to be one way. But it’s the other way.” Who would have known that 17 years later, the words from one of the most important characters from HBO’s best show — The ...

Roberto Firmino will play his last game for Liverpool as my heart aches

The shelf life for soccer players might just be the shortest around. Baseball would like to get there, but in the world of football it still basically works that once you hit 30, they start counting down the clock on you. So on one hand, it seems Roberto Firmino has been playing for Liverpool foreve...

Be prepared to cough up the dough for NFL Sunday Ticket if you decide to buy it

The NFL has gone The Wire season five Marlo Stanfield on its Sunday Ticket package. They removed the middle man and the price of the brick is not yesterday’s price. Through its new distribution partner — YouTube TV — the new Sunday Ticket options were released on Wednesday. Not only is it more expen...

‘It could always be worse’ isn’t much solace to Mets’ fans at the moment

Every lower seed but Tampa won on the opening day of the 2022 MLB playoffs. The Guardians, Phillies, Mariners, and Padres all hold 1-0 advantages and could send their opponents fishing today with another W. ...

The NFL is trying to ‘Deebo’ Christmas Day games from the NBA

The sports calendar makes it so that you always know what time of the year it is based on which games are being played. The NFL is trying to make every season its own....

We’re always here for a good piss-taking

Frank Lampard may not have any idea what he’s doing as a manager, or he may be saddled with just the biggest collection of mishmashed parts that don’t fit, but he is aware of history. It was eight years ago, almost to the day, that Lampard’s Chelsea showed up to Anfield to stifle a title-chasing Liv...