In the NFL, genius moves in the moment seem like no-brainers in retrospect. Most teams look at great college teams as a collection of prospects to sort through, like picking the choicest oranges from a pile. But when you have before you the greatest defense in college football history, why not just draft … all … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — At this point, Super Bowl media availabilities feel like a formality for Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs have participated in five of the last six Super Bowls, winning three of them and looking to add a fourth this Sunday when they face the Philadelphia Eagles. The energy at … Read more
Kyle Connor and Zach Hyman Perry Nelson-Imagn Images The pressure builds every year that a Canadian NHL team doesn’t win the Stanley Cup. With the Edmonton Oilers nearly winning the Cup last season and a handful of Canadian squads excelling, the opportunity is there to end the 32-year drought. The Winnipeg Jets have built a … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — For nearly two decades the New England Patriots dominated the NFL like no other franchise ever. Across 19 seasons (2001-2019), they won 17 AFC East divisional crowns, made 17 playoff appearances and reached nine Super Bowls, winning six of them. Arguably their best team — in 2007 — was the first to … Read more
If the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday and win an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl, they can reportedly now use “three-peat” language to celebrate it. Miami Heat team president and legendary NBA coach Pat Riley has owned the trademark to “three-peat” and various other versions of it since 1988, when his … Read more
Some of the numbers back up Cristiano Ronaldo’s case. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images) In his own mind, there’s no doubt about it. Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest scorer in soccer history. So says the Portuguese superstar on the cusp of his 40th birthday. Ronaldo, who turns 40 on Wednesday, made the proclamation in a … Read more
Before the 2025 coaching carousel started to spin, some were suggesting that Jon Gruden would get consideration for one of the various vacancies. His name never came up. There’s still one place where it could. Not as head coach, but potentially as offensive coordinator. There’s reason to at least keep an eye on presumed future … Read more
The NBA trade deadline is on Thursday at 3 p.m.. So the clock is winding down for the Knicks and Nets if they want to get a deal done. With that in mind, here is a trade deadline primer for the local teams: BIG TARGET? The Knicks have talked to teams about their big men … Read more
First base used to be one of the fun zones of fantasy baseball, a wonderland. Things are not trending in the right direction. Paul Goldschmidt, Freddie Freeman and José Abreu are all first basemen with MVPs this decade, but 2024 was not kind to any of them. Goldy and Freeman are coming off disappointing years, … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — Kareem Hunt spent the summer and the first couple of weeks of the NFL season working out at his high school, or going to stretch and hit the sauna at the YMCA. He was 29 years old, an advanced age at running back. In 2023 he averaged just 3 yards per carry … Read more