Author: Michael

Barbara Walters: Office Linebacker.
Who knew that Barbara Walters was a tackling legend? On Friday Sage Steele, formerly of ESPN, didn’t have to be waterboarded to share an anecdote about getting bodied by the then-84-year-old when she appeared on The View in 2014, alleging that Walters shoved her into a trash can backstage.
Steele explained how she got destroyed by an old lady on The Megyn Kelly Show.

“It was Barbara, Whoopi and myself in the dark green room off to the side.

Read More

Most fantasy managers have come around to the idea that receiver is now the key position for them. Justin Jefferson is the consensus No. 1 pick in fantasy drafts, and as many as five or six pass-catchers are routinely going in the first round. But the position is so deep with talent that you can still get good receivers in later rounds.
Wide receiver rankings: 

Justin Jefferson, MIN

Ja’Marr Chase, CIN

Cooper Kupp, LAR

Tyreek Hill, MIA

CeeDee Lamb, DAL

A.J. Brown, PHI

Stefon Diggs, BUF

Davante Adams, LV

Amon-Ra St.

Read More

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is expected to return to the team before its Week 1 road matchup against the Broncos on Sept. 10, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday.
Jacobs has been holding out away from training camp after the Raiders placed the franchise tag on the running back. The two sides failed to agree to a new deal before the July 15 deadline to work out a contract extension. Jacobs has yet to sign his franchise tender.
When Jacobs returns to the team, he will either sign the $10.

Read More

While 2022 was a down year for most tight ends in fantasy, the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce continues to put up monster numbers. As the No. 1 target for Patrick Mahomes, it’s no wonder Kelce produces stats that rival the top wide receivers in the game. He’s so much further ahead of all other tight ends that he’s become a consensus first-round pick in fantasy drafts.
Not that anyone at the position is going to catch Kelce, but there are a number of promising young tight ends that could make the position more viable in 2023. As many as five rookies might start at the position this season.

Read More

Stephen Curry has provided NBA fans with ridiculous three-point shots, impeccable court vision and absurd handles on his way to helping the Warriors claim four NBA titles. However, few (if any) traditional point guards have Curry’s elite shooting ability.
So when the two-time NBA MVP was asked by former All-Star Gilbert Arenas whether he’s the best point guard in history, Curry answered with supreme confidence.
“Yes,” Curry told Arenas on the latest episode of the Gil’s Arena podcast.

Read More

MLB’s worst umpire, Ángel Hernández, was back behind the plate Sunday doing his thing – missing a lot obvious calls while driving both teams and their fans crazy with his inability to locate the strike zone. 
In case you missed it, Hernández missed over 20 calls in the Giants–Braves series finale. The veteran umpire, who recently returned to work after a missing most of the beginning of the season, had both television booths marveling at home bad he was at his job Sunday in Atlanta.

Read More

To succeed as a pitcher in the big leagues, you need two of three pillars of the craft: velocity, command and deception. One is not enough—even if it’s velocity. Like the Rays, the Mariners have leaned on deception as a core principle.
Seattle is the hottest team in baseball. It suddenly has the AL West title in its sights. It trails Texas by three games with seven games left against the Rangers. The Mariners are 14–3 since Aug. 2. Their star outfielder, Julio Rodríguez, deservedly gets attention for his molten-hot streak during this run.

Read More

The United States won the Ryder Cup in 2021 at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. | Photo by Darren Carroll/PGA of America
Brooks Koepka did not automatically qualify for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, despite winning the 2023 PGA Championship.
How the leaderboard fell at the BMW Championship did not favor Brooks Koepka.
Because Max Homa and Xander Schauffele finished in the top 10 at Olympia Fields, the two Californians leapfrogged Koepka in the Ryder Cup standings.
Koepka was relegated to seventh, meaning he must be selected as a captain’s pick to make the team.

Read More