The New Orleans Saints continue to plummet like the Chinese balloon shot down by the U.S. Air Force off the South Carolina coast on Saturday.
The Saints hired Joe Woods, the fired Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator, on Monday, according to ESPN. Woods’ defense finished 25th in the NFL against the run in 2022 with 135 yards allowed a game in a 7-10 season. He did have top five passing defenses the last two years, but the Browns let him go shortly after the season. Woods coordinated Cleveland’s defenses from 2020-22.
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Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai has accomplished two things this NBA season: ignore how he has financially benefited from atrocities committed by the Chinese government and make Kyrie Irving’s life as difficult as he possibly can.
Irving surprisingly requested a trade from the Nets last week and was eventually dealt to the Dallas Mavericks. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, Irving’s preferred destination was the Los Angeles Lakers, but Tsai made it a “presumed objective” to not allow that to happen.
Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim essentially said he decides his end date with the school, while others have hand-picked their successors.
As a trial balloon this week (not the Chinese spy variety), the Forde Minutes column is being subdivided for reading convenience. It won’t be four quarters like the Forde-Yard Dash, since there are no quarters in men’s basketball, but there will be two halves. Reader feedback on the new format is welcome.
Warren Moon was playing in Reggie Jackson’s celebrity golf tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla., eight days ago. He watched the second of two conference championship games unfold from inside a restaurant, sitting with two other retired NFL luminaries, Jerome Bettis and Mark Clayton. The Eagles having already toppled the 49ers earlier that afternoon, they all wondered the same thing.
If the Chiefs beat the Bengals, that would mean that Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts would start at quarterback in Super Bowl LVII. “Has that ever happened before?” Moon asked the group.
While many are expecting a shootout, the game will likely play out at a slower pace.
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The Nets reportedly had two other offers on the table for Kyrie Irving from the Lakers and Suns. Which deal would have been best for Brooklyn?
The trade season kicked into hyperdrive Sunday with the news that All-Star Kyrie Irving is heading to the Dallas Mavericks. Only a couple of days after reports surfaced that Irving was requesting a trade, the Brooklyn Nets sent Irving and Markief Morris to Dallas for former Net Spencer Dinwiddie, forward Dorian Finney-Smith, a 2027 and 2029 second-round pick, and a 2029 first-round pick.
The two sides are continuing negotiations on a new labor agreement, with the current deal set to expire following next season.
The NBA and NBPA are expected to extend Wednesday’s early deadline to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement as the two sides continue labor talks on a new long-term CBA, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Extending the opt-out deadline will allow the two sides to continue negotiations for a new CBA, with the current labor deal set to expire following the 2023-24 season.
After requesting a trade on Friday, Kyrie Irving is being traded to the Dallas Mavericks according to reports. The Brooklyn Nets will receive Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, a first and two second-round picks for Kyrie who will now be teaming up with Luka Doncic in Dallas. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to the latest Kyrie Irving news.
Plus, what we know about the Colts’ and Cardinals’ coach openings and other developments, the Russell Wilson and Sean Payton marriage and much more in this week’s Ten Takeaways.
To those who know Tom Brady best, there was a pretty real tell on which way he was leaning over the past couple of weeks. And to set this up, his dad, Tom Sr., told me this story from last June.
The whole extended family was in the Hamptons, celebrating a graduation that happened to come in a dead spot in the NFL calendar, and Tom Jr. was there to take part in the festivities.
The Brooklyn Nets reached a deal with the Dallas Mavericks. After Kyrie Irving demanded a trade late last week, news broke that he would be headed to the Mavs to team up with Luka Dončić in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and a few draft picks. Craig Carton explores what this means for Kevin Durant, and why Kyrie has once again proven he cannot be relied upon.