The NFL’s best remaining free agents
Many of the top names have already agreed to deals, but as free agency officially begins, these are the top names available.The NFL’s official start to their new league year is here, but due to the...
View ArticleCBI 2019: Bracket, schedule, scores, and TV/live stream info
March Madness! All of the postseason tournaments!You can’t swing a stick without hitting a postseason college basketball tournament these days, and that’s a good thing. The College Basketball...
View ArticleWhy John Oliver is calling for WWE fans to protest at WrestleMania
It’s not a new story, but WWE hasn’t fixed the problem.WrestleMania could look and sound very different this year if fans heed John Oliver’s call to action. On Sunday the Last Week Tonight host did a...
View ArticleDwyane Wade is always a step ahead
The Miami Heat legend engineered the ultimate end to his storied career: retirement on his terms.Dwyane Wade always seemed like he had things figured out. He was a college hero at Marquette, a...
View ArticleThere’s an art to batting down passes. Let NFL prospect Zach Allen explain
Sacks aren’t the only way defensive linemen can make life hell for quarterbacks. Ahead of the NFL Draft, Allen tells us how he became a pass-swatting menace.Rushing the passer and getting sacks are how...
View ArticleHow to watch the NIT semifinals
The semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament are a contrast in expectations, with one side of the bracket featuring a pair of upset-rich teams and the other with more or less the favorites in...
View ArticleThe road to the Frozen Four
The road to the Frozen Four begins now.The Frozen Four is set, with Minnesota-Duluth looking for a second consecutive NCAA men’s hockey tournament championship. The Frozen Four will take place in...
View ArticleComplete NFL Draft Grades for all 31* hats
The good, the bad and the very, very, very ugly.On Tuesday New Era released its designs for the 2019 NFL Draft hats. Now, normally I don’t really have strong feelings about head wear — but this is...
View ArticleThe 5 NBA teams competing for 3 East playoff spots, ranked by who needs it most
For some of these teams, an almost certain first-round loss actually means something.The bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff race is three times wilder than the top. While the Bucks, Raptors,...
View ArticleTexans safety Andre Hal is retiring after beating cancer and returning to the...
Hal beat cancer, returned for the Texans in 2018, and is now calling it a career.Andre Hal beat cancer in 2018, returning for treatments for Hodgkin’s lymphoma in time to help the Texans rally to an...
View ArticleThe Wizards finally decided to fire Ernie Grunfeld after 16 years as their GM
Firing Grunfeld starts a new Wizards chapter many felt was long overdue, but how much can actually change?The Washington Wizards have fired longtime general manager Ernie Grunfeld, the team announced...
View ArticleThe Browns even have other NFL fans calling them a division favorite
The Browns, Colts, and Eagles were all picked by NFL fans to steal away division crowns in 2019.The Cleveland Browns haven’t had a winning season since George W. Bush was in office, and they haven’t...
View ArticleThe AAF was exciting, fun, shabby, and is now unsurprisingly leaving us
The AAF is suspending operations, which is only a little surprising.For two glorious weeks, we talked about the Alliance of American Football.The startup league was the methadone to our football...
View Article11 things the Final Four teams do and don’t share with their football teams
Auburn playing amid NCAA danger? Sounds right. Virginia moving slowly? Yep. Michigan State being stingy on defense? Yeah. Texas Tech having a good defense? Whoa. The men’s NCAA tournament is down to...
View ArticleGarrett Bradbury is a center you can get excited about in the NFL Draft
Retired defensive end Stephen White knows it’s hard for a center to stand out on film. NC State’s Bradbury did just that, repeatedly.When it comes to first-round offensive line prospects, most of the...
View ArticleThe Wizards fired Ernie Grunfeld for all the wrong reasons
It was well past time for Grunfeld’s long, mediocre reign to end, but Ted Leonsis’ explanation shouldn’t comfort Wizards fans.The Washington Wizards fired Ernie Grunfeld, the team’s general manager for...
View Article‘No job is too small’
How John Shoemaker, once a 38th-round pick, created a career spanning 40-plus years in baseball.You may not know John Shoemaker, but you’ve heard of the players he’s helped develop — Clayton Kershaw,...
View ArticleThese idiots fighting over a parking space for 2 hours is the hottest new...
It’s a marathon, not a sprint.A battle of wits on the streets of Los Angeles turned into the dumbest thing any of us have seen in a while after two cars vying for the same parking space in Koreatown...
View ArticleWarriors vs. Refs is this season’s biggest NBA rivalry
This Golden State regular season has been defined by technical fouls and ref beefs. Up 21 points against the second-seeded Denver Nuggets early in the third quarter, Kevin Durant pulled up from...
View Article10 Final Four facts to make you sound smarter than your busted bracket
Get yourself properly educated before the action tips off in Minneapolis. 1. Not only is Texas Tech the No. 1 defensive team in college basketball this season, but the Red Raiders’ current adjusted...
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