1. If you’re a WWE fan, the way you consume Monday Night Raw and SmackDown is going to change.
It was announced Thursday that SmackDown will be moving from Fox to USA Network in 2024.
Fox had paid WWE $205 million for the rights to SmackDown. WWE got a nice bump in its new deal with USA Network, which is reportedly forking over $287 million for SmackDown, which will continue to air on Friday nights.
As part of the new deal, SmackDown will also air four prime-time specials on NBC.
As for Raw, a new television deal won’t be announced any time soon.
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Less than three days after unleashing a hit that ended Nick Chubb’s season, Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick opened up about the play and shared a message for the Browns star running back.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Fitzpatrick shared his sympathies for Chubb before stating he had no ill will on the tackle and defending himself from the criticism he’s faced in the aftermath.
Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who tackled Nick Chubb on the play where the Browns running back sustained a season-ending knee injury, said Thursday he’s “not a dirty player.
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There are a lot of Taylor Swift fans on the PGA Tour, and we paired which album matched the players’ personalities.
While we’re waiting for the Ryder Cup, let’s have some fun.
Taylor Swift has taken over the world, and multiple PGA Tour players love her. So, we decided to pair some of the tour’s biggest stars to the Swift album that matches their personality.
1. Taylor Swift’s debut album: Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler has that energy everyone loves.
2. Fearless: Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy is fearless on the golf course.
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A Wednesday full of drama was fueled by frauds.
The swirling drama involving the Chicago Bears made the sports landscape surreal on Wednesday, while also becoming the most disgusting day in recent memory when it comes to how sports are covered.
It kicked off early in the day with Bears QB Justin Fields throwing his coaching staff under the bus when asked about his lack of production. This was quickly washed away and replaced with rumors about Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams.
Things got a bit testy between Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller and Tigers infielder Zach McKinstry in Wednesday night’s game in Los Angeles.
McKinstry, a former Dodger, had one pitch from Miller during his first plate appearance run up and in. Then, in his second turn at the plate, Miller hit McKinstry in the shoulder. It couldn’t have been intentional—there were two runners on base with nobody out and Miller had just thrown a wild pitch to the previous batter—but McKinstry was still ticked off.
After a pair of dominant victories to open the 2023 season, the hype train for the Dallas Cowboys is leaving the station. And on ESPN’s First Take on Thursday, Dan Orlovsky heaped some heavy praise on Dallas heading into Week 3.
“Watching the way that Dak [Prescott] is playing… it’s the best he’s looked since his rookie year,” Orlovsky said. “That’s the best team in football right now. I know that they haven’t proven it in playoffs, but that’s the best team.
On Wednesday, Justin Fields opened up about his struggles early in the season, in part saying that coaching was hurting him so far this year.
“They’re doing their job when they’re giving me what to look at, stuff like that,” Fields said. “But at the end of the day, I can’t be thinking about that when the game comes.”
While fans and analysts took those quotes as Fields blaming the coaching, at least in part, for him not playing up to standard, the Bears don’t seem to agree.
Let’s take a step back through history and pick the NFL’s best pass-rusher in every season since 1981.
NBC analyst and former NFL defensive back Rodney Harrison knows well the folly of doubting the Patriots.
On Oct. 14, 2001, Harrison’s Chargers butted heads with a 1–3 New England team. Led by second-year quarterback Tom Brady, the Patriots rallied from a 26–16 deficit to win in overtime; they would go on to win Super Bowl XXXVI.
Harrison would go on to join New England and contribute to its 2003 and ’04 title teams. Now, two decades later, he is urging fans to have patience as the Patriots reel from an 0–2 start.