data-mm-id=”_vngjdonvy”>As the NBA enters into talks with Disney to restart its season in Florida, the reigning topic of discussion will be what form basketball return in. Given the time constraints, restarting the season right where it left off isn't a realistic option. But launching right into the playoffs doesn't give teams on the postseason bubble a chance to eek their way into a low seed. There are a variety of methods to meet somewhere in the middle, but as with most things, it will be impossible to keep everybody happy. Damian Lillard told Yahoo! Sports' Chris Haynes on Tuesday that he has no intention of playing if the Portland Trail Blazers won't play meaningful games. While he did say he would show up to be with his team, there's no chance he's g…
data-mm-id=”_r9gh6j3ha”>Four Major Leaguers have announced they will not be participating in the upcoming season. If there is one, of course, because — Dr. Cox from Scrubs voice here — it's a BIG IF. Each of them has their reasons for choosing safety over the unknown. The number could grow as things change. And they will, because our future rests on some rapidly-shifting sands. The bedrock has eroded. Thoughtful baseball fans, who want nothing more than to see things play out smoothly, are going on record with their belief that there's simply no way a World Series happens this fall. More visceral fans can be understandably frustrated with multi-millionaires not playing a kids game for a tremendous amount of money. The situation right now, hot on the heels of an ugly and tre…
data-mm-id=”_xvmlpoehl”>The whole concept of the Patriot Way is kind of dumb. I'll be honest about that, even as an avid fan. There's nothing magical about the Patriot Way, it's just what everyone decided to label Bill Belichick's whole schtick up in New England because there had to be some reason that his team was always better than everyone else's, right? It can't simply be "great coaching." It must be something unknown, something mysterious. Thus, the Patriot Way. However, as dumb as it is, the Patriot Way is a quantifiable method of coaching in certain ways. It's about leaving behind individuality and buying into the team concept entirely, embracing the idea that as long as you do what you're supposed to, good things will happen, an…
data-mm-id=”_sdfr8nclv”>Kevin Cash deserves all the derision headed his way following his monumental butchering of Game 6 of the World Series. For the rest of his career, the Tampa Bay Rays manager will face questions about the decisions he made Tuesday night. He has no one to blame but himself. Blake Snell was absolutely rolling. The southpaw had all of his pitches working and had overpowered the Los Angeles Dodgers through five innings. At that point in the game, he was working on a shutout and had surrendered one hit while striking out nine and walking none. He had only thrown 69 pitches as he returned to the mound to open the bottom of the sixth inning. He got A.J. Pollock to pop out to second base on the first pitch. Then he surrendered a single to center on a 1-1 pitch to Austin …
data-mm-id=”_g5j772hd6″>Jerry Seinfeld's apartment from the popular 90's sitcom Seinfeld could not phyiscally exist according to a Redditor who did the science. User PixelMagic uploaded an image showing how the hallway outside Jerry's apartment would have had to run right through the kitchen. This has been upsetting to some people for some reason, but not for me. I'm not mad. Please don't put in your blog post about this that I'm mad.Of all the things that could possibly ruin a television show, this is not one of them. See, I've been aware that Seinfeld was taped on a stage in front of a live studio audience since I was a child.In the sixth season there is a two-part episode called "The Highlights of 100." It begins by Jerry entering his apa…
data-mm-id=”_krmwo5kmd”>Richard Gouraige, an offensive tackle from Florida, did not do any drills at the NFL Draft Combine on Sunday because he had a swollen ankle. Normally, a player sitting out the combine because of an injury wouldn't raise any eyebrows, but NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweeted that Gouraige "came into the Combine healthy, but woke up with a swollen ankle after a pain tolerance test created an injury." #Florida OT Richard Gouraige came into the Combine healthy, but woke up with a swollen ankle after a pain tolerance test created an injury, sources say. He had been planning to do all drills, but now won’t be able to thanks to the situation caused during his medical exams.— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 5, 2023I'm sorry, why did he wake up …
data-mm-id=”_qc5n73udy”>Anthony Richardson's NFL debut was spoiled by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday as the visiting team won, 31-21. Richardson completed 24-of-37 passes for 247 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also left the game late in the fourth quarter after a helmet-to-helmet hit. #AnthonyRichardsonShaken up and exits in final minute more for score than injury. pic.twitter.com/Gd31YXVa2I— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) September 10, 2023Richardson did not appear shaken up and it appeared to be a purely a precautionary decision to remove him. The Colts let Gardner Minshew finish the drive with two incompletions and a turnover on downs. Richardson said he suffered a knee bruise during the game, so there shouldn't be any real reaso…
data-mm-id=”_r5z1wrvca”>The Washington Wizards collapsed so badly Monday night that people legitimately wondered if it was the most-obvious tank job in NBA history. The Wizards led the Raptors 106-90 with 7:25 remaining in the game and lost 111-107. Perhaps nothing made that collapse worse than an inexcusable play from Kyle Kuzma. With 5:12 remaining and Washington up 107-97, the ball went out of bounds and officials claimed it went off the Wizards, awarding the ball to the Raptors under Washington's basket. Kuzma ran towards the Wizards' bench on the opposite end of the floor, attempting to convince head coach Wes Unseld Jr. to challenge the call. While he did that, the Raptors realized they had a five-on-four advantage, inbounded the ball and worked it to Scottie Barnes who…
data-mm-id=”_p9j1liyl8″>Words cannot come close to describing how awful the 2023-24 season has been for Detroit Pistons fans. We all know about the 28-game losing streak that stretched for nearly two whole months. But even that doesn't do justice how bad the basketball has been. Yet the fans keep showing up; turn on any recent Pistons game and the arena is consistently at over 50 percent capacity. Not exactly a packed house but probably 25 percent more fans there than could be reasonably expected. They're paying to watch the NBA's most bumblingly incompetent team, after all. Saturday afternoon's matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks was more of the same, but the fans who showed up were finally treated to something Certified Good. Not the game. Although that didn'…
data-mm-id=”_2rffw5h6a”>For the first time, HBO's "Hard Knocks" series documented the offseason machinations of an NFL team's front office. The New York Giants volunteered to have cameras monitor their internal conversations and extensive preparations from free agency to the 2024 NFL Draft.If another NFL team agrees to HBO's offseason microscope, it will probably do so on one condition:Please don't show our detailed draft board, complete with color codes that symbolize preferences and concerns over players.Normally, HBO does a good job keeping such secrets. Depth charts and plays scribbled on white boards are regularly blurred for viewers (and curious opposing teams).But on Tuesday's season finale of "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Gian…