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Bears WR Rome Odunze signs 4-year, $22.7M deal

Wide receiver Rome Odunze signed his four-year rookie contract with the Chicago Bears on Tuesday. ,All contracts involving first-round selections include a fifth-year team option. He will receive approximately $22.7 million fully guaranteed and a $13.3 million signing bonus, per Spotrac.,Odunze was ...

USOPC extends CEO Sarah Hirshland through '28 L.A. Games

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland will remain in her role beyond the 2008 Los Angeles Games after receiving a five-year contract extension on Wednesday.,Hirshland's "accountability, transparency, and inclusivity has transformed our organization," chairman Gene Sykes wrote in ...

Stephen A. Smith says there's no beef with him and Pat McAfee despite reported argument [Update]

Update March 9: Stephen A. Smith says there’s no beef between him and fellow ESPN talking head Pat McAfee. ...

It's time for FS1 to do something about Skip Bayless and 'Undisputed'

Skip Bayless’ “Undisputed” has hit a dry spell since the departure of NFL Hall of Famer and current ESPN “First Take” analyst, Shannon Sharpe. Bayless’ new crew, which includes former NFL stars, rappers and a highly respected media personality, hasn’t been able to captivate the nation in the same ma...

This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be

It’s easy to say that MLB gets too caught up in its past and tries too hard to be the game it once was. A major part of baseball’s charm is its connection to its past. While the other sports don’t look anything like they did even 20 or 30 years ago, baseball doesn’t ever move too far from what it’s ...

Might be time for Trae Young to get shoved out of the Hawks' nest

It’s tough to know when to know when to throw in the towel on an era, but the bruised and bloodied Trae Young era Atlanta Hawks are beginning to look like they should throw in the towel. The Hawks are now six years into Young’s tenure as their cornerstone and all they have to show for the rollercoa...

JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers

Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on his former coach Tuesday morning, saying how he’s “seen the trend for years....

Sick, Sad World of Sports: Who started off 2024 on the wrong foot

There was no shortage of allegedly heinous behavior to start the new year, with Chicago Bulls fans booing a widow, Vince McMahon resigning in disgrace (again) and various big-name athletes unaware of the age of consent. ...

Jenny Cavnar becomes first woman to get full-time MLB TV play-by-play gig

For the first time in MLB history, a woman will serve as the leading play-by-play announcer for a major league team. NBC Sports California announced Tuesday that Jenny Cavnar will serve as the primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics. ...

Philly should shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season

A meniscus injury might be the most dangerous of all knee injuries for the simple fact that it’s not treated like a major knee injury. Reigning MVP Joel Embiid just underwent a procedure to repair a meniscus injury in his left knee, and will be reevaluated in four weeks, but for someone with his his...

Chris Russo was out of line when he called Dan Orlovsky 'a scrub'

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is largely a loveable relic from the sports radio past. He’s strident, over the top, and plays into this character that he created 40 years ago. While doing his “What are you Mad about,” segment on ESPN’s First Take, Russo has admitted that it’s stupid and his antics are ridicu...

Jim Irsay treated for overdose by local police: report

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was found unresponsive, cold, and struggling to breathe after Carmel Police were dispatched to his home in December, according to a police report obtained by TMZ....

Stephen A. Smith may take a late night television jalopy out for a spin next year

It’s opening night for the 2025 NBA season. After Inside the NBA guffaws its way through the opening game, a portion of the audience siphons off to Apple TV or Prime Video, where Stephen A. Smith is starting his opening monologue. Except he isn’t ranting and raving about Donovan Mitchell and Jalen B...

ESPN's <i>First Take</i> continues to be a bizarre cesspool of inappropriate behavior

We already know Dan Orlovsky is an odd character. The former NFL QB — best remembered for running out of the back of his own end zone — admitted on Twitter that he uses his towel at least 30 times before washing it; and once went on The Pat McAfee Show to reveal his wife’s poop schedule....

Why mention WWII when talking Shohei Ohtani's free agency?

Shohei Ohtani, the biggest baseball star in the world, has kept his free agency campaign notoriously quiet. ...

Biden supports Indigenous Olympic lacrosse team

With lacrosse being added to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, it is only right that the group of people who invented the sport get an invite too. ...

CC Sabathia, ex-MLBers to play in revived Negro League East-West All-Star Game

The National Baseball Hall of Fame is set to revive the Negro League’s East-West All-Star game with a legends exhibition in Cooperstown, New York next May. ...

Washington is giving Pac-12 football a beautiful swan song

The finality of the Pac-12 is depressing. The Washington Huskies beat the Oregon Ducks, 34-31, on Friday night, and looked like a title contender doing it. Michael Penix had his full array of receivers, with Jalen McMillan returning to grab nine balls for 131 yards. Husky running back Dillon Johnson...

VIDEO: Jim Irsay says police are prejudiced against him, a white billionaire

Jim Irsay saying cops target white billionaires sounds like an Onion headline

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has gone full C. Montgomery Burns. That type of detachment from reality can happen when you grow up in a family that owns an atom-smashing plant — pardon me, the Colts franchise....