Halloween is coming up on Saturday, so it might not be too surprising that the NFL delivered a Week 7 full of mysteries. The week started and ended with dramatic comeback victories, and in the middle, we had a half-hour of sheer chaos at the end of the early-afternoon window on Sunday. Fans of the […]
Continue readingTodd Gurley was “mad as hell.” He knew he should have gotten down. He should have stopped. He wanted to. He planned to. But he just couldn’t stop short of the goal line on a 10-yard run against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. If he didn’t score, the Atlanta Falcons could have run out the […]
Continue readingIn the age of analytics in baseball, a lot of longtime fans still appreciate the old-school ways. As baseball’s oldest manager, Houston’s Dusty Baker has plenty of old school in him. It turns out that his ace pitcher is pretty happy about that. Baker bucked metrics-fueled trends in pitcher usage Wednesday during the sixth inning […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones took the first play of the second half to the end zone for the Packers’ longest rushing play since 2004, when Ahman Green scored on a 90-yard touchdown run. Jones motioned pre-snap into the backfield, squeezed between left guard Elgton Jenkins and center Corey Linsley, split Lions safeties […]
Continue readingBy squandering a 14-3 first-half lead, the Lions dropped their fourth straight game where they had a double-digit lead — the first team in NFL history to accomplish such a feat, according to Elias. It also was the seventh blown double-digit lead under third-year coach Matt Patricia, which is the most in the NFL since […]
Continue readingThursday was a different sort of NFL training camp day for many teams and their players as some franchises canceled or shortened practices, some players wore tape with Jacob Blake’s name on it and others took to social media — all in response to the police shooting of Blake in Wisconsin and the need to […]
Continue readingBoth of these things can be true: 1. Gerrit Cole just finished one of the most remarkable stretches by a pitcher in Major League Baseball history. 2. Gerrit Cole was extremely fortunate during said stretch. First, a primer for those who just started tuning in to Cole once he began donning New York Yankees pinstripes: […]
Continue readingHere’s a look at the day’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in less than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Zach Davies (R), rostered in 47% of ESPN leagues, San Diego Padres vs. Houston Astros: I don’t love streaming pitchers against the Astros, but […]
Continue readingManager Dave Martinez did not put the slugger in Washington’s starting lineup against the New York Mets for the opener of a two-game series Tuesday night. Martinez did say Soto was available to pinch hit. “I talked to him last night and he really felt like he probably could use another day or two. He […]
Continue readingKearse, 26, signed with the Lions in March after four seasons in Minnesota, where he played in 62 games with five starts, making 79 tackles and defending eight passes. Kearse was charged with DWI and carrying a firearm without a permit last October, when he was with the Vikings. Kearse apologized for his actions back […]
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