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These were the best NBA games ever played on Thanksgiving or Christmas

It’s been more than two decades since we’ve seen an NBA game on Thanksgiving. And for the sake of communion and fellowship, we’re better for it. It’s not like the TV won’t be on anyway. With Fox News and CNN rotting our brains and the NFL providing an annual doubleheader, there’s plenty to go numb f...

by Staff Report|

|Thu Nov 23 2023

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers are putting on a show

It’s the season of giving and the Indiana Pacers have one man to be thankful for their early season prosperity. Tyrese Haliburton has given the league whiplash leading Indiana’s turnaround in the second year of his stint in Indiana. No offense is more captivating to watch or more dynamic than Indian...

by DJ Dunson|

|Wed Nov 22 2023

Aaron Rodgers can't stop being a total idiot

It’s been nearly two weeks since America last rolled their eyes at Aaron Rodgers, thus giving him the attention he so desperately craves, so you knew he was going to say something galaxy-brained and bone-headed before the week was up. Luckily, we have Pat McAfee paying him for that, so we were not d...

by Julie DiCaro|

|Wed Nov 22 2023

For one week, at least, Monday Night Football regained its crown as king of must-see NFL action

I have lived long enough to be aware that there are people who have no idea of the enormity of Monday Night Football. The Brady-Manning Bowl of 2005 was an MNF broadcast. For three and a half decades, there was no bigger regular-season NFL stage than that primetime matchup on ABC. ...

by Stephen Knox|

|Wed Nov 22 2023

It's mini-March Madness, only in November

Gather round. It’s Feast Week: When college basketball and holiday branding collide in a breathtaking fireworks show of national championship contenders facing off in gyms barely fit for a church league game....

by Staff Report|

|Wed Nov 22 2023

The NBA's In-Season Tournament is broken. Here's how it can be fixed

Nobody expected the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament to have it all figured out right away. However, there are some drastic changes that need to be made. Friday night marks the final portion of the NBA In-Season Tournament’s Group Stage. After this week, the tournament whittles down to eight tea...

by DJ Dunson|

|Tue Nov 21 2023

The Steelers finally fire Matt Canada, officially have no excuses left

Let it never be said again that the Rooney family, owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers, are loyal to a fault. It’s easy to see how many fans of the Black & Yellow, and national observers of the franchise, developed that opinion in recent years. ...

by Keith Reed|

|Tue Nov 21 2023

The NHL is pawing at international competition again

While admitting I’m completely clueless as to the detailed logistics of constructing an international hockey tournament, the overall idea of it isn’t complicated. While the actual hockey is probably better before the NHL season when players are fresh and teams have a chance to practice and shape the...

by Sam Fels|

|Tue Nov 21 2023

Don’t let Michigan and Michigan State’s dramas distract you from Northwestern’s

It doesn’t matter if you love or hate what has become of Michigan football this season, or if the drama around them has made you forget about Mel Tucker and Michigan State, we can all agree that they’ve both been the common denominator of their own drama. But that doesn’t mean they’ve been the only ...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Tue Nov 21 2023

Howie Roseman sure knows how to assemble a stacked roster

Obviously, the Kansas City Chiefs could have played better. Maybe the offense misses the big plays that JuJu Smith-Schuster made to help lift them past the Philadelphia Eagles in last season’s Super Bowl. The referees could have also been better at their jobs....

by Stephen Knox|

|Tue Nov 21 2023

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are turning Monday Night Football into a <i>Meet the Parents </i>sequel

For multiple reasons, tonight’s Monday Night Football game on ESPN might be one of the most watched in NFL history. For diehard NFL fans, it’s last year’s Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. On top of that, we have the parents of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift s...

by Criss Partee|

|Mon Nov 20 2023