It’s not as easy as you might think to write newspaper headlines.
It requires wit, wisdom and an uncanny ability to find the perfect words to fit character counts that would flummox many wordsmiths. And it’s often done on a deadline with someone breathing down your neck to finish editing the story.
Such is life for the brave ink-stained wretches of print journalism.
So we ask you for empathy before laughing out loud at an unintentional double entendre published in Sunday’s editions of The Columbus Dispatch.
Author: Michael
Nike does not care one bit about the reputation of the players who represent the company. After all, why else would it sign Brandon Miller to a lucrative shoe deal?
The sports apparel giant signed the Charlotte Hornets rookie to a shoe contract along with 12 other draftees from his class. Miller was the second pick of his draft, behind San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama.
Here’s the full list of players Nike signed.
BREAKING: Nike has signed 13 NBA rookies to shoe deals.
The young Grizzlies will enter the 2023–24 season with Ja Morant on suspension but with Marcus Smart at the helm. An already defensively sound team in Memphis gets even scarier. Meanwhile, Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving hope to make use of a full season together and return to the playoffs. But the Pelicans are the team to watch in the Southwest Division, especially if they can stay healthy and finally break through to make some serious noise in the West.
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where even the security guards lay down big licks in Bryant-Denny Stadium :
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Second Quarter: October Revivals
Seasons are long, often filled with twists and turns. Some teams that are declared disappointments in the first few weeks turn it around and get back on track. The Dash appraises nine October reclamation jobs, including chances for those teams to wreak havoc on conference and College Football Playoff races.
When the ACC announced a broadcast rights deal with the CW, it seemed like a curious pairing. How many people even know where to find the network on their television? It ranks as the 29th most popular TV network in the U.S., between A&E and We TV, but it’s hoping that the ACC can bring additional eyeballs.
The network’s college football broadcasts are a great opportunity for the CW to promote the rest of its programming to a new audience.
Things were already set to be interesting for the Grizzlies, who will be without suspended star Ja Morant for 25 games to begin the season. Then, on Sunday, the club released a bit of news that legitimately might knock Memphis from contender status: Starting center Steven Adams, who missed the back half of last season with a right knee injury, will miss the entire 2023–24 season.
That might sound like an overreaction for a talented group like the Grizz, who still have reigning Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr.
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DeChambeau’s Crushers GC won the LIV Golf Team Championship but it was his statement afterward that stood out.
The 2023 LIV Golf season has come to an end.
Bryson DeChambeau’s Crusher GC team came out on top to win the team championship in Miami. They won the team event by two strokes as the Crushers posted a collective 11-under score, beating the RangeGoats, who came in second place.
Anirban Lahiri paced the team, posting a bogey-free 7-under 65 with five birdies and an eagle.
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Looking at post-race checks, technical regulations, and more
Formula 1 is rarely, if ever, without controversy.
Sunday’s United States Grand Prix offered just the latest example. The close of the race saw Lewis Hamilton cross the line in second place, seemingly notching another podium and a critical result for Mercedes in their fight with Ferrari for second place in the Constructors’ Championship. Speaking of Ferrari, Charles Leclerc came across in sixth place, which would have meant critical points for the Scuderia in that very fight.
Christian McCaffrey will be in the lineup on Monday night.
A unique method UTSA football coach Jeff Traylor used to keep his team focused ended up literally injuring him.
The Roadrunners defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls 36-10 Saturday, marking their third straight win. UTSA started the year rather slowly but seemed to have found an identity during this stretch of victories.
Traylor saw this quick rebound as an opportunity to make sure his team stayed focused during this turnaround. Most coaches would just state some sort of catchy mantra for his team to remember, but Traylor got a little creative.