Author: Michael

One of the big questions facing the WNBA once Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were eliminated from the playoffs was how much TV viewership might sink. 
However, the league has to be happy with what it has seen so far in the semifinals. 
Of course, ratings are down without Clark. That was always a given. But they are up big over last season. Much of that can be attributed to how many new fans Clark attracted to the WNBA in the first place. 
But many people, myself included, expected almost all of those people to stop watching once her season ended. They haven’t, though.

Read More

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, on a conference call with local and national media Tuesday afternoon, made the case that the Jets are better off without fired coach Robert Saleh. 
Johnson has been considering Saleh’s status every one of the four seasons while Saleh delivered a 20-36 record, and that whole picture came into play even as the Jets have suffered two consecutive losses this season.
“It’s not the last two games that precipitated this decision,” Johnson said. “It’s a longer time frame.

Read More

This is the weekend of college football matchups we’ve been all waiting for. On today’s show Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde preview the two biggest games of Week 7: Oregon vs. Ohio State and Texas vs. Oklahoma. They discuss the storylines for all four teams, including potential high pressure situations for Ohio State coach Ryan Day and Oklahoma coach Brent Venables.

Read More