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The Champions Classic proved that this college basketball season will be a quiet one
College basketball is going to be weird....
The Niners are setting up shop in Arizona, but Stanford’s not so lucky
Stanford University is in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, which means that the various Cardinal teams cannot play or practice on campus for the next three weeks, in accordance with the COVID restrictions that have resulted in the 49ers making a temporary move to Arizona....
Steph Curry to The Undefeated: ‘There’s real change happening’
When 29-year-old Black man Jacob Blake was shot on August 23 in Kenosha, Wisconsin by a white cop, Rusten Sheskey, the NBA protested a group of scheduled playoff games, beginning with the Milwaukee Bucks. ...
Ryan Day and Ohio State dared COVID, then they got it
In James 4:2 it says, “You have not, because you ask not.” That verse has come to pass in Columbus, Ohio....
No, Broncos, your assistant coaches can’t suit up as quarterbacks
When the Broncos ran out of quarterbacks this weekend, their first move wasn’t to look outside the organization for a veteran free agent who could come in at a moment’s notice to help the team win....
Steelers' James Conner, high-risk as cancer survivor, tests positive for COVID-19
James Conner is alive today because he got hurt playing football....
Florida State postponed for second straight week on morning of kickoff ... & they're not alone
For the second straight week, Florida State is off and running … away, that is, from playing their ACC opponent. ...
The Force Awakens: A sports fan finds his passions unexpectedly rekindled
I didn’t know how badly I was broken until I found myself on Wednesday evening leaping off the couch, pumping my fist and yelling “YASSSSS!” while watching my St. John’s Red Storm back in action....
Arizona to host massive soccer tournament because stupidity
This story warrants direct honesty. Adults in this country are really stupid....
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Lamar Jackson tests positive for COVID-19, Ravens vs. Steelers moved again [Updated]
Last year’s NFL MVP, quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport....
NFL postpones Ravens-Steelers Thanksgiving game, players pissed
The Steelers vs Ravens Thanksgiving day tilt has been postponed until Sunday. This comes a day before they were supposed to play, and Steelers players are not happy....
Stop me if you've heard this before, but Nick Saban has COVID-19
Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19 again. But this time it’s real. ...
COVID-19 wins another day — will probably soon start yelling, 'SCOREBOARD!'
It’s an easy headline to grab, because it’s been the case every day for eight months. And the havoc the virus is wreaking in sports pales in comparison to that which it is doing in everyday life. But yesterday seemed to be a thorough illustration of everyone’s failing to come to terms with what a pa...
Tommy Sweeney has myocarditis — will the NFL take COVID-19 seriously now? (Prolly not)
Maybe the NFL will learn a valuable lesson now that one of its own has myocarditis....
Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are just two old dogs at this point
They tell me the Buccaneers have seven wins. The ESPN scorebox during Monday’s night game against the Rams said so. The standings pages say so. The NFL definitely wants you to believe it. But no, it’s a conspiracy. It’s the wool pulled over your eyes to blind you to the truth. That’s all it can be. ...
What has this Big Ten season been for, anyway?
Northwestern is the 19th-ranked team in the country and on the way up after taking control of the Big Ten West with a 17-7 win over No. 10 Wisconsin on Saturday. The Wildcats’ remaining games are at Michigan State and Minnesota, and home against Illinois — three teams that have combined to win as ma...
Lou Holtz, who likened football to storming Normandy, has COVID-19
Lou Holtz has compared playing college football through coronavirus to the invasion of Normandy:...
Turns out NHL owner greed is right on time for once & could save lives — no, really
The NHL’s return to action this summer came after negotiations not only to solidify health and safety protocols, but on a new collective bargaining agreement. Having endured a canceled season in 2004-05, and lockout-shortened campaigns in 1995 and 2013, everyone in the sport knew that it was importa...
NFL sees uptick in positive COVID-19 cases, forcing teams to reconsider having fans
Are you really surprised?...
We don’t want you to have to watch the Bears either
Whenever the NFL schedule is released, we Bears fans cringe whenever there’s a national game listed. Not because the Bears’ record over history on Sunday or Monday night is pretty porous, though that’s part of it. And it’s not the slagging we’ll be in for by national analysts. We’re numb to that by ...