There’s a certain mindset behind the art of creating turnovers. This much is evident when listening to members of the Denver Broncos defense talk about their bad intentions. Sure, any defense worth its weight subscribes to such theories. Yet these Broncos are one of just four teams still playing in the NFL, and they head into the AFC championship game ...
Despite their very different sports, Mikaela Shiffrin and Simone Biles understand each other’s experiences better than almost anyone else. Biles was a guest on Shiffrin’s “What’s the Point” podcast released Friday, and the two talked about relating to the other’s very public struggles at the Olympics. Though the two did not meet until the Paris Games in 2024, Shiffrin reached ...
Fernano Mendoza has officially updated his LinkedIn status to ‘open to work’ on Friday, Jan. 23. The Indiana football quarterback announced his intention to enter the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday morning on his Instagram account, but in true Mendoza fashion, he also updated his LinkedIn status to ‘open to work.’ ‘Coming to Indiana was a leap of faith, a leap that ...
AI-assisted summary This is the first time since 2010 that no former NFL MVP quarterbacks are playing in the conference championships. Both conference championship games feature a coaching matchup between two people with the same first name. Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham will be the seventh QB since 1950 to start a playoff game without a regular-season start. The home team ...
There’s a way to increase the college football schedule but also play the national championship game on Jan. 1. Conference championships must go. Replace them with a 13th game for everyone. Start season in August. End it on New Year’s Day. Fernando Mendoza is a champion. He’s also an idea man. Asked during a 2024 podcast appearance what his idea ...
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube was one of the NHL’s toughest characters during his playing days. He looks like he has gone a couple rounds. Berube, 60, was sporting a major black eye when he addressed the media on Friday, Jan. 23, before his team took on the Vegas Golden Knights that evening. He said it was from an ...
If you didn’t know better, you’d take USC football quite seriously. You do know better, because you’ve seen Lincoln Riley’s USC defenses. Southern Cal is reportedly targeting Gary Patterson as its defensive coordinator. Lincoln Riley says he feels ‘fantastic’ about USC’s defense, ahead of pivotal 2026 season. If you didn’t know better, you’d be taking Southern Cal football quite seriously. ...
They’re all the rage these days, with teams using them to free up their cash flow, players using them for long-term security and tax advantages purposes, and fans using the practice as reason to lash out at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ payroll. Deferred contracts. Teams love them. Players manipulate them. And Bobby Bonilla takes great pride in them. Bonilla, 62, the six-time ...
AI-assisted summary Former NFL defensive tackle Kevin Johnson was found dead in Los Angeles at the age of 55. Police are investigating Johnson’s death as a homicide, citing blunt head trauma and stab wounds. Johnson was reportedly homeless and living in an encampment where his body was discovered. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders during his NFL ...
Now I’m getting annoyed with these backhanded compliments, this transitive property explanation of the greatest sports story of our time. Stop saying if Indiana can win the national title, anyone can. Because they can’t. “It wasn’t some magic trick you can teach,” said Indiana center Pat Coogan. “You can’t replicate it.” You can, however, minimize it — which is ...