Baker Mayfield’s career has not played out as he had hoped to this point. That does not mean that it has not been successful, nor does it mean that he does not have time to turn the narrative around.
The former Heisman Trophy winner went No. 1 in 2018 and never quite got it to click while in Cleveland. Mayfield had losing seasons in three of four years.
Baker Mayfield left Cleveland disappointed.(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
And then, when the Browns traded for Deshaun Watson, they shipped him off to Carolina.
Author: Michael
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic the way the 23-time Grand Slam winner conquered so many others. Now, the next few years of tennis look very interesting.
Sometimes stardom come through side doors and service entrances. But Sunday at Wimbledon centre court, Carlos Alcaraz achieved it by going through the front door— smashing it down, in fact. In a spellbinding insta-classic, he beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final 1–6, 7-6(6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.
Alcaraz gave a full expression of his vast battery of skills. If this match lived up to its billing though, it certainly didn’t play out as anyone expected. This was not so much a tennis match as a five-act mellow drama.
The Tennessee Titans needed DeAndre Hopkins and now they have him.
The Hopkins free agent sweepstakes, which came down to a two-team decision between the Titans and New England Patriots, was decided Sunday afternoon when the team that was “more aggressive” won out.
And, yes, the Titans were aggressive in that coach Mike Vrabel was communicating with Hopkins even while he was on a visit with the Patriots.
But a team being “more aggressive” usually means it offered more money. And that’s the case here.
It’s unknown to what lengths the Patriots were willing to go to sign Hopkins.
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz won his second Grand Slam title in less than a year, defeating seven-time Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
With 24 Grand Slam titles, Novak Djokovic is the most prolific player in men’s tennis history. So it’s not often he finds himself in the position he was in on Sunday, standing at Centre Court to give what had the feel of a concession after falling to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final in five sets.
When asked to reflect on the road that led him to this result, Djokovic was a class act, looking back on his many memorable matches and offering deference to the 20-year-old phenom by paying an enormous compliment just moments after a heartbreaking defeat.
If robot umpires eventually take over Major League Baseball, manager ejections go away. That might be the worst potential implication. But right now, the MLB still has human umpires. And Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell lasted less than two innings before losing it on one.
The early strike zone in the Reds-Brewers Sunday afternoon tilt is questionable, at best. Home plate umpire Edwin Jimenez has a BIG zone, to put it mildly.
Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell went off on MLB umpire Edwin Jimenez following a strike-three call.
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Sam Burns got no help from Scottish Open officials as he had to get out of one of those gnarly bunkers at the Scottish Open the hard way.
Sam Burns needed three shots to get out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 10th hole at the Scottish Open.
He requested relief after his first shot, but the officials burned him by denying it.
Because the ball embedded into new sod, and since it wasn’t in a seam, the officials deemed no relief would be given, per Golfweek.
“In my opinion, I think it should’ve been relief,” Burns said.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic’s 2023 Wimbledon men’s final was one for the history books.
Alcaraz won in five sets, 1–6, 7-6(6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4. The four-hour, 42-minute long match resulted in amazing rallies, deuces and a tiebreak before the 20-year-old Spaniard won his first Wimbledon and second Grand Slam title. He handed the 23-time Grand Slam champion his first Centre Court loss since 2013.
The Spaniard couldn’t hold back his emotions after taking down one of the Big Three.
DeAndre Hopkins is prepared to sign with the Titans, according to Doug Kyed of AtoZ Sports Nashville and ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Tennessee is giving Hopkins a two-year deal worth up to $32 million with incentives, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. He will get a base salary of $12 million in 2023 with a chance to earn up to an additional $3 million in incentives.
Sunday’s news marks the first big splash in free agency for new Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon as he pairs Hopkins with star running back Derrick Henry on offense.