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When fandom goes bad: Most miserable fan bases in pro sports
Washington’s championship caused one baseball team to rocket up this list, while another one cracked the top 25 for the first time since this list was originally released in September 2018. And with the NFL season winding down, the Buffalo Bills are primed to take a fall in the next update. How much of a […]
Continue readingSports Misery Index: How miserable is each NFL fan base?
Total score: 27.24 All-sport rank: 2 Ranking by category: Championships, 7; Playoff berths, 3; Playoff wins, 4; Heartbreaks, 28; Rival comparison, 1 Where they’re especially miserable: It has been a rough two decades for the Bills, who made the playoffs only once in the previous 19 seasons since being victimized by the “Music City Miracle” […]
Continue readingThe story of Notre Dame icon Rudy Ruettiger? It’s almost too good to be true
On the night of Sept. 30, 1974, Daniel Eugene Ruettiger made eye contact with Elvis Presley. Ruettiger — better known as Rudy, of the “Ru-dy! Ru-dy! Ru-dy!” chants — was working as a student security guard for the show and crept up next to the car. He heard Presley’s entourage, desperately trying to coax their […]
Continue readingHow Russell Wilson’s transfer from NC State to Wisconsin set the stage for Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts
Russell Wilson still remembers the call. “Like it was yesterday,” he says now. In town that spring to play a minor league baseball game as a second baseman with the Asheville Tourists, Wilson was on the line with his NC State football coach. Wilson had just missed spring practice to play baseball but wanted to […]
Continue readingLessons from six disappointing NFL teams: Barnwell on what went wrong and what’s next
On Sunday’s day of reckoning in the NFC East, the Cowboys were the ones found wanting. Their 17-9 loss to the Eagles dropped Jerry Jones’ team out of first place in the East. The Eagles can clinch the division with a win over the Giants or a Cowboys loss against Washington in Week 17. ESPN’s […]
Continue readingMeet the 2020 NFL draft quarterback class: Everything to know about Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, more
The quarterback class for the 2020 NFL draft has the potential to be loaded. There’s still much to learn about the signal-callers, however, and questions remain about whether at least a few might still return to school for another season. Heisman-winning LSU quarterback Joe Burrow leads the group and could be the No. 1 pick […]
Continue readingGiants’ Pat Shurmur: Daniel Jones played ‘heroic’ with 5 TDs, no INTs
Jones finished 28-of-42 passing with 352 yards and five touchdowns and no interceptions. “He played pretty heroic,” coach Pat Shurmur said after Jones played the first clean game of his career. It came on an afternoon when running back Saquon Barkley also set the franchise record with 279 yards from scrimmage, including a career-high 189 […]
Continue readingWeek 15 NFL game picks, schedule guide, playoff scenarios and more
The Week 15 NFL slate is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score predictions. Let’s get into the full Week 15 schedule, including a battle between potential AFC wild cards on Sunday night. Sunday, 1 p.m. ET | […]
Continue readingBrowns’ Jarvis Landry: I know Odell Beckham Jr. wants to be here
BEREA, Ohio – Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry said Thursday that teammate Odell Beckham Jr. wants to stay in Cleveland, despite reports and speculation that OBJ is looking for a way out. Sunday morning, Fox Sports reported during its NFL pregame show that Beckham has been telling opposing players and coaches before games, “come get […]
Continue readingQB Joe Burrow, QB Justin Fields, QB Jalen Hurts, DE Chase Young are finalists for Heisman Trophy
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts, and Ohio State teammates quarterback Justin Fields and defensive end Chase Young are headed to New York this weekend as finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The 85th edition of the award for the most outstanding college football player will be announced Saturday in a ceremony televised on […]
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