data-mm-id=”_fohioldwq”>ESPN ran a re-air of WrestleMania 30 on Sunday night. This was the fateful evening in New Orleans where Daniel Bryan defeated Triple H and then won a triple threat match over Batista and Randy Orton to capture the WWE championship, the culmination of a years-long story about how the company had purportedly sought to hold him down despite his talent and popularity. As far as the first component of Bryan's run went, Triple H reacted by calling attention to his entrance costume and making an allusion to the excuse Deontay Wilder made for losing his recent fight to Tyson Fury:Just as an FYI That entrance costume was super heavy ….Like 45 lbs …..My legs were shot…Only reason Daniel beat me !!!!!! https://t.co/iyYdTLw50t— Triple H (@TripleH) March 23, 202…
data-mm-id=”_7fze2klf5″>NBA contracts from the 90's are an incredible time capsule. The 90's don't sound so long ago and sometimes seem very recent with all the nostalgia online. And then you see that Glenn Robinson, as the top pick in the 1994 NBA Draft, signed a 10-year deal worth $68 million and you realize, yeah, that was a very different time.When Robinson signed that deal, it was the richest rookie deal in NBA history. The fact that it was a 10-year deal (fully guaranteed) seems superweird considering the current way things are done. Zion Williamson, the top pick in last year's draft, will make about $45 million by the time his initial rookie deal with the Pelicans is over after four seasons. Makes you wonder what the Pelicans would have given Zion if they cou…
data-mm-id=”_qzyrt14n9″>There has been relatively consistent pressure around the Washington football team to change their offensive name for most of this decade. As America's sensitivity towards racial issues have heightened significantly over the last month and a half, that pressure has grown . To an extent, Washington has listened; they took down the statue of former owner George Preston Marshall, who had to be forced by the government to racially integrate his team in the early 1960s. They also renamed the lower bowl of FedEx Stadium in honor of their first black player, Bobby Mitchell, after retiring his number. And yet the team name, coined after a derogatory term for Native Americans, remains. While it is good that no part of the stadium or its grounds pays homage to its for…
data-mm-id=”_4fggmhigm”>The Chicago Bulls have agreed to a deal with Billy Donovan to become their next head coach. For the first time in years, the Bulls will have a competent head coach in charge, which is a major change for the franchise. It's also a great fit for both parties. Billy Donovan has agreed to a deal to become the next coach of the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 22, 2020Donovan comes to the Bulls after they've spent years floundering under Fred Hoiberg and Jim Boylen. The Tom Thibodeau era wasn't exactly a smooth few years either. While Thibodeau reached the playoffs every year of his tenure, the Bulls never reached their potential under his leadership and there seemed to be constant drama behind the scenes. Do…
data-mm-id=”_dj7pzlhl9″>Kevin Cash is catching tons of heat today. The Tampa Bay Rays manager made the shocking decision to remove Blake Snell from Game 6 of the World Series when the lefty was mowing the Los Angeles Dodgers down. The Dodgers wound up coming back to win the game and the series. On Wednesday's episode of Pardon the Interruption, Michael Wilbon joined the parade of experts ripping Cash to shreds. Wilbon couldn't believe the move or the midset that led to it as he said, "last night was a sad night for baseball." The full segment is below:“I’m offended by what I saw… So numbers are so important to you, Kevin Cash, that you can’t use your eyes?”@realmikewilbon says Cash pulling Blake Snell made Game 6 “a sad night for baseball” pic.twitter.…
data-mm-id=”_dmo5v04z6″>The 2021 NFL season ended with the Los Angeles Rams taking home the Lombardi Trophy, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. It was a great year of football, and an even better one in the football broadcasting world. The quality of broadcasting has never been higher around the NFL and every network boasts a marquee pairing with a deep bench of talented secondary teams. Before we look forward to the big changes on the horizon in the sports media realm (Al Michaels to Amazon?), let's look back upon the 2021 season and rank the seven best broadcasting booths from the NFL season. 7. Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib (FOX)Johnson and Talib debuted in 2021 as an announcer pairing and they were an absolute blast. Johnson’s mere presence invites chaos onto t…
data-mm-id=”_pjetifk1u”>The Internet was abuzz on Tuesday with rumors the Carolina Panthers had decided to select Kentucky quarterback Will Levis with the first pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Levis' odds to go No. 1 overall jumped from +4500 to +400 in a matter of hours. All of those rumors are patently ridiculous and were started by … (wait for it) … a thread on Reddit. A thread on r/sportsbook claimed Levis was telling friends and family the Panthers had informed him they were taking him with the top pick. Yeah. That's what did it. While Levis is highly likely to be a first-round pick — and possibly be selected in the top 10 — the Panthers making him their choice would be absolutely absurd. Carolina had the ninth pick in the first round, but sent that, plus a second-roun…
data-mm-id=”_blxmjqzlt”>Fantasy football season is here! And with the opening week came an onslaught of wildly impressive or disappointing performances. It can be hard to sift through what's real or what's not, to project what's to come. I definitely cannot do any of that at a high level, but I can try! Anything for you, reader. As I did last year, I will be going through each week breaking down the most difficult start 'em, sit 'em options in fantasy football (as well as the top waiver wire pickups). So let's get right to it. (All stats via ESPN PPR leagues) Brandon Aiyuk, WR, San Francisco 49ersArguably the biggest fantasy football surprise of Week 1, Aiyuk was a starter in only 24.7 percent of ESPN leagues. Yet he put up more points than any receiver ot…
data-mm-id=”_64zp13jvl”>Through two weeks of the 2023 NFL season, a number of narratives have crystalized. Perhaps the most surprising is that Tua Tagovailoa is a legitimate MVP candidate. On Tuesday, he took over as the odds-on favorite for the award.Now, before you get all antsy, it's super early in the season. And we don't know how good the Dolphins are or what their two opponents — the Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots — will look like this season. But there's no doubt that Tagovailoa has been excellent and Miami's offense might be the NFL's most explosive. Through two games, the Dolphins have scored 60 points and lead the NFL in yards per game (462.5), and passing yards per game (355.0). Meanwhile, is putting up excellent numbers. He has …
data-mm-id=”_bws1ghkbb”>The Houston Cougars are currently 4-6 and will need to win their final two games in order to play on one of those bowls you watch instead of spending time with your in-laws over the holiday break. Those contests will come against Oklahoma State and UCF, who matched up this past Saturday in Orlando in what turned out to be a lopsided affair with the Knights crushing the Cowboys while wearing Space City uniforms. Houston coach Dana Holgorsen caught a bit of that thumping and shared some of his thoughts during his weekly radio show yesterday (55-minute mark). And may have sparked an all-out arms race between two cities desperate to stake claim to being the spaciest. "(Oklahoma State) goes in and Central Florida has got those unis," Holgorsen said. "I…