The (very early) legend of Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson has escalated faster than many fans and analysts expected it to. The No. 4 pick in the 2023 NFL draft was named the team’s starter for Week 1 of the upcoming season by coach Shane Steichen on Tuesday.
Richardson was viewed by many as more of a raw talent with tremendous upside, but it seems he’s impressed on a high level through training camp and early preseason action. Now, the hopeful future face of the Colts franchise will get his opportunity to hit the ground running at the NFL level.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Phil Mickelson and Lanny Wadkins hold the Ryder Cup at Oak Hill Country Club in 1995. | Photo by Frank Christian/The PGA of America
Lanny Wadkins, who captained Team USA in the 1995 Ryder Cup, appeared on Golf Channel’s Golf Today and threw some shade at Phil Mickelson.
Former Ryder Cup captain Lanny Wadkins appeared on Golf Channel’s Golf Today Monday and made some bold statements about Phil Mickelson.
“I don’t know that there has ever been a more disappointing figure in golf than Phil Mickelson,” Wadkins said Monday.
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When it comes to NFL broadcasters, Al Michaels faces minimal criticism compared to most. However, in his first season calling games on Amazon, there was a little bit of blowback on social media regarding Michaels’s energy while calling some of the awful games that were played Thursday nights.
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The entire stupid Musk vs. Zuck saga, explained.
The Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk fight has unquestionably been the stupidest sports story of the summer. Two bickering billionaires, competing to see who’s the most loathsome, teased the possibility of a charity MMA fight to determine who was less sad.
Since then it’s morphed into a mom banning the fight, the Coliseum being involved, a possible surgery, and a late-night fight challenge at a mansion.
On Tuesday, a dozen worthy candidates will be presented to the Pro Football Hall of Fame contributors committee. There are a handful who could easily be voted through without much dispute. Just one will be selected, and that one almost certainly will be rubber-stamped by the larger committee for induction in the class of 2024.
To me, there’s really only one on the list who’s a head-scratcher. And by head-scratcher, I mean, you wonder how the guy is not in already.
That guy is Mike Shanahan.
Shanahan is a legend in Denver, where he won two Super Bowls.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I can’t stop watching Spain’s winning goal from this morning.
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🗣️ Harden’s comments about Morey
🇪🇸 Another World Cup thriller
🏈 Fantasy QB rankings
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James Harden has made himself clear: He’s not going to play for the Sixers this season. But this doesn’t seem like your typical trade request.
Harden exercised his $35.
Browns wide receivers Amari Cooper and Elijah Moore have both had their moments in the NFL, to be sure. Cooper has four Pro Bowl seasons under his belt, albeit none since his first full season with the Cowboys in 2019. Moore, still only 23, has shown flashes with the Jets.
However, Cooper believes Cleveland’s revamped wide receiver duo can take its collective game to the next level—specifically, a level befitting one of the most prolific offenses of this century.
“It’s been great,” Cooper said Monday. “Elijah makes a lot of plays.
Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Kevin Brown had the perfect call Monday night when San Diego Padres star Juan Soto took a foul ball off the groin.
Brown, who had been in the news last week after he was suspended by Orioles brass for comments about the teams record in previous seasons, proved himself once again to be a professional in the seventh inning Monday night. Soto was early on a changeup and tipped it into the dirt, but the hall bounced up and nailed him in the groin. While Soto keeled over in pain, Brown navigated the call flawlessly.
“That is not where you want it,” Brown said.
Anthony Richardson is the Indianapolis Colts new starting quarterback.
That’s not a prediction or speculation but rather the words right from coach Shane Steichen’s mouth. The coach told reporters as much on Tuesday morning.
Richardson will be the starter for the Colts regular-season opener on Sept. 10.
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 12: Anthony Richardson #5 of the Indianapolis Colts looks to pass the ball during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on August 12, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York.
Sage Steele is leaving ESPN after settling her lawsuit with the company over allegations that the network violated her free speech rights.
Steele announced her departure with a post on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday morning.
“Life update. Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely. I am grateful for so many wonderful experiences over the past 16 years and am excited for my next chapter. #SteeleStrong,” she posted.
Life update.