If college football fans know Western Kentucky—traditionally much more successful on the hardwood than the gridiron—for one thing, it’s for its unorthodox mascot.
The Muppet-like Big Red has been entertaining Hilltoppers fans since the 1980 men’s basketball season, and his profile has only increased since Western Kentucky jumped up to the FBS in 2009. Now, the creature ranks among the nation’s most beloved mascots, and is trumpeted as such on the university’s official website.
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It’s now been about five months since Raiders owner Mark Davis and legendary quarterback Tom Brady came to an agreement for Brady to join the team as a minority owner. Brady had already gone in as a limited partner with Davis’s WNBA team, the now two-time champion Las Vegas Aces. And he’s since been around the Raiders a little, most prominently for a preseason game at Dallas.
Western Kentucky University announced they’re getting creative with their helmet design for their next football game. Like, really creative.
The Conference USA squad posted a video showcasing their outside-the-box logo choices for their game against the Liberty Flames on Tuesday. Each of the seven position groups will have a decal of team mascot “Big Red” in a pose that corresponds to their position group.
Hilltoppers quarterback Austin Reed and several other players helped demonstrate the motion Big Red will act out on their helmet.
What’s better than one Big Red?
Seven.
23XI Racing has unveiled the team’s paint schemes for this weekend’s playoff race at Homestead-Miami and both of the team’s cars will be paying homage to some of the most iconic citizens of McDonaldland.
That’s right. If you’ve been waiting to see the day that the Hamburglar and Grimace grace the hoods of stock cars, this is it. You’ve made it.
If not, you’re still going to see some snazzy-looking hot rods. So that’s cool.
The 49ers (5-1), fresh off their first defeat of the year and the first regular-season loss of Brock Purdy’s career, are looking to get back in the win column Monday in Minnesota. The Vikings (2–4) will be without their best player against perhaps the NFL’s best team and the spread reflects that disadvantage.
San Francisco is a 6.5-point road favorite on Monday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium. The over/under is set at 43.5 points.
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Beau Hossler smiles on the 10th green after making a birdie during the second round of the 2023 ZOZO Championship. | Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
The 28-year-old Hossler took the lead Friday at the ZOZO Championship, where gale force winds produced brutal conditions.
Friday at the ZOZO Championship proved to challenge some of the world’s best players, as gale-force winds swirled all day at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan.
Some gusts reached 40 miles per hour, but most often, the wind blew at a sustained 20 to 30 mph.
Deshaun Watson seems on course to return to the Cleveland Browns lineup, perhaps as soon as Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. But for now the club is waiting to see what the next 48 hours bring before making a commitment to that return.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters on Friday that Watson “looked good today” and he threw passes more than 30 yards down the field without issue.
“I thought he looked good,” Stefanski repeated.
Watson is listed as questionable in the Browns injury report.
Weeks after being fired as manager of the Giants, Gabe Kapler has reportedly interviewed for a job with another team—but not to become a skipper again.
Kapler has interviewed with the Red Sox for the opening at the top of their baseball operations department, the Boston Globe’s Alex Speier reported Friday. Boston is seeking to replace former president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom, who was fired last month after the team missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.