Author: Michael

The No Fun League strikes again. And the latest target is Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams.
The NFL fined Williams $18,566 for his “inappropriate” touchdown celebration during the Lions’ Week 18 win over the Green Bay Packers.
No flags were thrown on the field, but the buzzkills decided to retroactively punish Williams anyway.
Here’s the dance in question. But don’t blink or you’ll miss it.

Who else but Jamaal Williams? @Lions take the lead.
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Trevor Lawrence looked very much like a second-year quarterback making his first-ever playoff start on Saturday.

Ja Morant threw down an instant dunk of the year candidate in the Grizzlies’ win over the Pacers, getting reactions from the likes of Kevin Durant.

The Colorado Buffalos took on the No. 7 UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. The Bruins took care of business defeating the Buffalos 68-54 after Jaime Jaquez led all scorers with 23 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. Jaylen Clark also added 18 points on the night. UCLA has now won 13-straight games.

Though it looks like it might change Saturday, when the day began, the Columbus Blue Jackets were in last place in the NHL.

Andrej Jakimovski hit five 3-pointers, DJ Rodman added four and Washington State survived a wild finish to defeat visiting Stanford 60-59 in a Pac-12 …

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Chargers’ Asante Samuel is an interception machine against the Jaguars
Asante Samuel, Jr. had a famous football name before he ever stepped on an NFL field. In his playoff debut against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night, the younger Samuel has made a name for himself.
Facing 2021 number one overall pick Trevor Lawrence at quarterback, the player drafted 46 selections later to the Los Angeles Chargers has been the far more dominant second-year pro: Three interceptions … in the first half.

Al Michaels returned to NBC on Saturday night and it led to an extremely cool, full-circle moment. The legendary play-by-play announcer was on the call for Asante Samuel playoff interceptions against the Jaguars, 17 years apart.
Michaels, who left NBC for Amazon during the offseason, has a unique contract with the Peacock. While his primary gig is with Thursday Night Football, he signed an “emeritus” deal with NBC that allows him to call various, important events over the next few years, like the Olympics or NFL Playoffs.
The latter was in effect this weekend.

Desmond Bane scored 25 points, Ja Morant added 23 points and 10 assists and the Memphis Grizzlies extended their winning streak to a season-high nine …