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Lamar Jackson has chance to silence the critics tonight
In sports, it’s not about how you start. More often, it’s about how you finish....
Dan Bailey is a slide whistle and a sad trombone
You can set your watch to Minnesota sports. The Twins will never win a playoff game, the Timberwolves will see anyone with a name you can remember leave to accomplish anything, and no one will ever remember the Wild even exist, as everyone is more concerned with the Gophers anyway. And the Vikings w...
Mike Zimmer ups ante on sideline stupidity by scotch-taping mask to face
A taped-on mask is probably the best metaphor we have for the 2020 NFL season....
The Dez Bryant pregame meet-and-greet the Ravens don't want you to see
By now, you know that Dez Bryant tested positive for COVID-19 just minutes before last night’s game....
Go ahead, OBJ, you can say Eli Manning was bad when you were in New York
We know what you’re trying to say, Odell. And honestly, you’re not wrong....
Hail to the losers: Michigan cancels OSU game amid worst season ever
When COVID-19 cancels the greatest rivalry in sports, then maybe sports shouldn’t be happening....
Ravens prez: “At least 4 unique strains” of COVID hit team, admits not all followed protocols
I’m sure everyone knows about the debacle the Baltimore Ravens organization has been the past few weeks....
Block or charge? Rex Chapman rips Rand Paul, so actually we see no foul
Is Rex Chapman considering a run for Senate?...
Karl-Anthony Towns tells of unimaginable loss of seven family members due to COVID-19, including his mother
Karl-Anthony Towns revealed Friday that his life has been hell on Earth since the pandemic began....
Did AEW 'Sting' its biggest night by shoving viewers off to Impact?
Only when “The Wednesday Night Wars” end, if they’re even a thing, will we know which were the seminal moments, the turning points. It’s the kind of thing you need hindsight for. And with wrestling, any decision one week can be explained or reversed or changed the following week (or, if you’re Vince...
Ravens-Steelers disaster was a highlight reel of everything wrong with the NFL this year
As a fan of sports, this year has been very conflicting. If I can’t have sports in person, I at least want sports on my TV. I love sports. I love the competition, the craft, the unreal displays of athleticism, the feeling of belonging to something bigger… I love it all. That said, there’s a pandemic...
You can build a baseball team that doesn’t suck for under $100 million
Against all odds, the Orioles managed not to finish last in the American League East this year, the first time that’s happened since Baltimore went to the 2016 wild-card game as an 89-win team....
Baseball’s winter of discontent begins
As baseball’s non-tender deadline passed last night, it didn’t end up being the bloodbath that some had predicted, and indeed was expected. Fifty-nine players who could have been offered a contract weren’t, which is a slight rise from the 54 who found themselves in the same situation last year, when...
JuJu Smith-Schuster deletes Ravens DB like an ignored DM pickup line
Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster just embarrassed Ravens defensive back Tramon Williams on national television. ...
Cursed Steelers-Ravens matchup sees last-minute COVID scratch
Hours before the Ravens and Steelers are expected to kick off in a nearly unprecedented Wednesday afternoon NFL game due to COVID-19 outbreaks, news broke that Pittsburgh center Maurkice Pouncey was being placed on the COVID/Reserve list....
The Wednesday(?!?) Scaries: The bet you should avoid
Welcome to the first and hopefully last installment of the Wednesday Scaries. We’ll see how many more COVID bowls we get before the end of the season....
Which 2-0 NFL teams were frauds? An investigation revisited
Every year, we overreact to 2-0 teams. And every year, a hot team in September cools off by December....
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Message to the NFL: Do the right thing and call off Ravens-Steelers [UPDATED]
Update (5:04 PM): Out of sheer panic and ineptitude, the NFL has postponed Steelers-Ravens to Wednesday. ...
Jim Harbaugh and the Detroit Lions need each other
The timing might be a little off, but don’t let that stop you from recognizing that this is a match made in heaven....
Broncos have no eligible QBs — too bad Colin Kaepernick is totally available
The Broncos are supposed to play the Saints on Sunday. ...