Author: Michael

One of the craziest stories happening anywhere right now is the rash of break-ins at superstar athletes’ homes, and unfortunately, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin may be the latest victim.
According to reports, Malkin’s home was burglarized over the weekend, with Jennifer Barasso (not to be confused with former Penguins netminder Tom Barrasso) reporter for Pittsburgh TV station KDKA reported that three very important items were missing from the star’s home.
Alright… now these break-ins have crossed a line.

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Houston’s defense will try and put Mahomes in a blender.
I’m actually quite intrigued by this matchup between the Chiefs and Texans, largely because I think the Texans’ defense is playing some of the best football in the NFL right now. What they did to the Chargers on Wild Card weekend might violate the Geneva Convention. They pressured Justin Herbert on more than half of his dropbacks, forced four interceptions and allowed a -0.58 EPA per play, the fourth-lowest in the playoffs since 2016 (per Next Gen Stats).

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Commanders, Lions, Rams and Eagles X-factors in NFL Playoffs Divisional Round
Now that the NFL is down to the Divisional Round of the playoffs, there are just eight teams and four games left in the tournament to ultimately decide which two squads will face off in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9. As these postseason games grow in importance, so do the performances from all the superstars you know.
But there are also crucial players with lesser-known names whose exploits could ultimately be just as important to the final outcome.

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Let’s dive into the wildest scenario in the NFL.
It started as a joke. In March of 2024, in our company Slack room, I laughed about how the “most Cowboys thing possible” would be for Jerry Jones to move on from Mike McCarthy after the season, hire Deion Sanders, and find a way to draft Shedeur Sanders as their starting QB.
At the time, it was so unimaginable that it became a recurring joke — but I couldn’t shake the idea of it being so preposterous that it could become a reality.

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