Yesterday Craig Carton made a case for the New York Giants putting the Minnesota Vikings on upset alert heading into Wild Card Weekend, but it turns out that take wasn’t so hot. Daniel Jones’ Giants are now widely considered the best upset pick of the weekend, and Craig and Greg Jennings break down the ins and outs of why the Vikings shouldn’t be underestimated.
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Everyone seemed to have an opinion about Shannon Sharpe ghosting Skip Bayless on ‘Undisputed’ the morning after his co-host sent a questionable tweet just moments after the Damar Hamlin incident. Either you agreed with Sharpe no-showing on Bayless or you didn’t – there was no middle ground – and Stephen A. Smith is among the latter crowd.
Bayless’ tweet that sent Sharpe and millions of other Americans over the edge questioned how the NFL could postpone the Bills-Bengals game after Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field.
The team has had to forfeit its last three games after a strenuous workout left players sidelined.
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A Division III men’s basketball coach will return to the program following an investigation into a strenuous practice that resulted in the hospitalization of multiple players.
Concordia University Chicago’s Steve Kolar will reassume his position as head coach in the coming days after the school conducted an internal inquiry into the late December practice, according to CBS 2 Chicago.
The former Dolphins coach is getting head coaching looks once again.
The Cardinals have reached out to the Steelers for permission to interview defensive assistant Brian Flores for their head coaching job, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports.
Arizona entered the coaching market after firing Kliff Kingsbury earlier this week. He compiled a 28-37-1 record in four NFL seasons, going a career-worst 4–13 in 2022.
Flores would bring experience to an Arizona club struggling to progress after committing to Kyler Murray as its franchise quarterback.
D’Angelo Russell, no stranger to trades, is in the final season of a four-year, $117M contract. With the deadline looming, the Timberwolves have a decision to make.
The outfielder spent nine years on Pittsburgh to begin his career.
Andrew McCutchen is headed back to where it all started. The veteran outfielder is signing a deal with the Pirates, the same team with which he broke out as an MLB star, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Pittsburgh is reportedly signing McCutchen to a one year deal, pending a physical.
The Pirates drafted McCutchen in the first round of the 2005 MLB draft, and the outfielder would become a franchise cornerstone.
Over the years, including the Miami Heat’s 35 seasons, it has not been unusual for NBA teams to hold grueling practices as a means of getting players to sweat the alcohol out, with that a particular Pat Riley approach when Heat players reveled a bit too much in the wake of the team’s 2006 NBA championship.
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From the Jaguars’ complete turnaround to Mr. Irrelevant leading the Niners into the postseason, here are the five most improbable teams of Wild Card weekend
One of the great things about sports is that while everyone has their opinions and predictions and proclamations, you never truly know what will happen over the course of a season. We needn’t look further for examples than the 2023 NFL Playoffs.
Only three referees in NBA history used to play in the league.
Smush Parker had a solid NBA career in the 2000s, and, like most former players, he wants to get back into the game. However, he is trying to return to the NBA in a very unorthodox away.
On Instagram, Parker announced that he is trying to learn to become a referee. In the post, Parker acknowledged only three former players successfully worked to become NBA referees, but he wants to be the fourth.
Kyle Kuzma’s big pink sweater is immortalized forever with a bobblehead.
This just might be the year of Kyle Kuzma. The 27-year-old forward is having the best season of his NBA career for the Washington Wizards, and he’s set to cash in with a huge pay day this summer when he hits free agency. It feels like almost every team needs a big forward who can shoot, defend, and create his own shot a bit off the dribble, and Kuzma checks all of those boxes.