Loaded but will they play as a team?

LeBron James
Stephen Curry
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Anthony Davis
Tyrese Haliburton
Devin Booker
Joel Embid
Jayson Tatum
Jrue Holiday
Bam Adebayo
Kawhi Leonard

Low speed accidents only.

And given his driving record, frightening for other golfers.

In 2 years he can ride a cart on the Senior Tour. That would make that much more popular and rich!

The offense is just crushing it right now. And the pitching without Cole has not been dreadful. This looks like a WS team. And they're not going to have to worry about the Astros. This is their year if they're going to ever do it in the Judge era.

Played his worst round ever yesterday. I don't think he can put together four rounds anymore. It's just too much on his body. We'll never know what he could have done still had he not gotten in that car wreck. But most pro athletes retire long before they're Tiger's age. There's no shame to say hey I can't do it anymore. He just got the record for most consecutive cuts made at the Masters. That's not a bad note to go out on.

And some players getting a little chippy with the gallery. Speith quadruple bogies. Hey I've don't that!

I always thought he'd jump to the NBA whenever he left Kentucky. Like that would've been the reason. I mean, Arkansas? Really? He left the epicenter of college basketball for the state everyone always forgets even exists. Not sure what his recruiting pitch is going to be, but since he specializes in one and done lottery picks, probably doesn't matter. His resume of NBA alums speaks for itself. Just don't expect to actually compete for anything.

That is the curious part. Big donor lures him away for same money, basically. Kentucky could not afford to fire him, so this was a nice gift. Rumors are one of the Pitinos get a call.

Looks like Tyson chicken money bought him and will fund the
NIL players. Maybe he can win a game in March now.

Signs 5 year contract with Arkansas.

Well he hit a Slam today and the Bombers rolled up the Jays 8-3.

She'll get her championships in the WNBA. It's hard to carry a team on your back and do everything. Larry Bird tried. Couldn't do it. But put him in a Celtics uniform surrounded by HOF teammates and he won three championships. I am hoping they give the WNBA games some prime time coverage. And that these women can start making some real money. They already are on the college level with the NIL deals. But I think it's safe to say Clark deserves a seven figure deal as a player from day one and if she packs arenas like she did at Iowa, the money should be rolling in.

Clark scored more than twice anyone else on the floor, but South Carolina was too much and finished as undefeated champions 38-0.

Which was my point.

No they don't. Carolina for the win

Now they get South Caroline...

The final score was slightly misleading because Iowa was really pulling away but they made some terrible turnovers that let UConn back into the game. I don't think they're going to beat South Carolina unless Clark has a monster game. What they got away with tonight with all the turnovers won't work against SC.

It was a good win for Iowa. That late foul call on UConn was unfortunate, cost the team a chance to try and win it. Clark did create the third-quarter spark. Sunday's title game should be fun.

Iowa outlasts a very tough UConn team and Paige Bueckers to return to the championship game for back-to-back years. Not Clark's finest game as a scorer, but she kept them in the game and got them back into the game despite missing every 3 in the first half.

I think Stanton has 13 Ks in 25 AB. Batting cleanup. Rally killer. Low and away, or just below the strike zone, he misses almost every time.

I don't understand what happened to Stanton. In Miami, he was like Hank Greenberg. As a Yankee, he hits like Phil Rizzuto.

O'Neill talking about how he lost his grip after 5 years of not throwing ball, after he bounced it.

First shutout Opener in decades. Stanton 0-4 with 2 Ks, hitting .125. The new, fitter, slimmer Stanton....

Yankee Stadium opener kind of a flat tire. But Stroman looked really good. The bullpen was sloppy.

Did you like Donnie Baseball catching the first pitch from Paul O'Neill? I didn't know he's the bench coach for Toronto now. I think a lot of Yankees fans would rather Mattingly be manager instead of Boone.

9th inning solo shot by Alonso ties it. Then Taylor walkoff hit wins it! Mets 1-5.

"What a victory for the Mets!" Keith Hernandez

"Joy in Flushing" as Bader singles for the Mets in the 8th, breaking the Mets 13 inning hitless streak. Tigers lead 1-0, they have 4 hits.

There's a few thousand loyal fans in the stands at Citi Field.

Are 0-5 and have been held without a hit for 10 innings. They're on the verge of losing a double header to the Tigers, at Citi Field.

There's a wave of college players that will be taking over the WNBA for the next few years that I think will be similar to the NBA drafts from 1979 to 1984. It's going to transform the sport and make it more lucrative for them.

Yankees take two of three in Arizona and are now 6-1. Judge homered and doubled.

No end in sight for this endless feud

I love Zach Edey. He's having I think the most dominant season for a college center since Bill Walton at UCLA.

Juan Soto is the new Reggie Jackson.

Burns from NC State is quite the bruiser. They aren't playing like an 11th seed!

Saturday, April 6

Alabama
UConn

NC State
Purdue

Sweep Astros in Houston as Soto stars. Yankees are 4-0.

Yankees take three in a row in Houston, all come from behind. Judge is 2-12 but everyone else hitting. Homers by Soto, Cabrera and Volpe pace 5-3 win.

Dodgers will get some pitching back eventually, but the specter of Kershaw starting a playoff game frightens any remotely knowledgeable Doyer fan.

One hit in their opener at Citi Field (Marte solo shot), today they start Severino (yes, him) who is rocked in the 1st. Now 5-2 Brewers.

At least they have Lindor. Waiting for Alonso to wake up (same with Judge in the Bronx).

Yankees are going to have win with offense and they have the lineup now to do it with Soto.

Dodgers are going to win probably 110 games but it doesn't matter. Their season doesn't start until October. And then, then we'll see what Ohtani can do for them. If his new interpreter hasn't bet on them to lose.

Trailing 4-0, Soto sparks Yankees comeback and they win 5-4.

3-0 Astros after one. Oh well.

Gerrit Cole has just been placed on the 60-day IL.

Hope springs eternal as the MLB season begins. Yankees open in Houston (uh oh) without Cole, instead Nestor Cortes will take the mound (uh oh). Judge and Soto, along with Rizzo and DJ, wait, DJ is injured again. Oh that big contract!

The Billionaire Dodgers open at home vs the Cardinals.

Brewers-Mets at Citi Field is postphoned.

PLAY BALL!!

USC women's team on the way to the Sweet 16! JuJu Watkins is big time. I was very impressed watching her before. She's everything LeBron wishes his son was. She's the real face of USC basketball.

And earlier Caitlin Clark was doing Caitlin Clark things. I'm telling you, I think there's more stars on the women's side this year than the men's.

Yes haha

South Carolina is leading North Carolina 56-19 at the half. They may need to move them to the men's section to get some competition.

I watched South Carolina today demolish some school called Presbyterian. The score was so lopsided it was like they were playing a HS team.

USC women's team is good. You're right JerNYC, there are some names on the woman's side. Caitlin Clark. The best SC though is South Carolina.

Will he be treated like any other average player in the gambling scandal?
He may be guilt free , but methinks MLB is going to try their best to protect him regardless.
He's their Golden Goose.

Don't sleep on the women's side. They got some exciting players and great teams. I never used to be into women's basketball but boy they can really play. And Robyn can root for USC and JuJu Watkins.

My favorite college team of all time was the Duke teams of Laettner, Hurley and Hill. Those games vs the Fab Five of Michigan or the Runnin' Rebels or that great game vs Pitino's Kentucky team. Players stayed for at least three years and developed. Now, well, it's who's that and who's that?

I'm glad KY lost. Three freshmen who will go to the NBA next year and be replaced by other 5* recruits who are there for the NIL money and to make an impression on the scouts. Then Calipari will lose another first round and complain his players didn't try hard enough.

UConn looks to be the best again. What strikes me the most though, is the lack of star power. All the names have already gone to the NBA. Despite the hype, these schools just aren't as good as they used to be before the rule changes.

No one will have a perfect bracket!

any predictions?

At 90 he's doing the color commentary on the ABC game today between Phoenix and Milwaukee--and he is , as always, better than anyone else.

One of the greats, future Hall of Famer.

Aaron Donald

Sad day but they are a young team and Josh has more potential years. Can he play like his Rookie of the Year season again? Only time and Tom Grossi will tell!

Wilson comes cheap for the one-year contract. Broncos are paying most of his salary.

How about Russell Wilson signing with the Steelers? What a weird pairing. I would think he'd want to play in a softer, warmer environment at his age. This also doesn't seem like a very Steelers thing to do to give up on their QB for an aging star.

Adios Aaron hello Josh

It shouldn't even be a thought for him to go back for another year of college ball. This year was kind of a wash anyway coming back from the cardiac arrest and the fact that he could play again at all is kind of miraculous. Quite a few young people have died on the court over the years from cardiac arrest. Sometimes from an enlarged heart or a hole in the heart. Who knows how much that affected his play, physically and mentally. His numbers were not great. So he really should just stay in school and work on himself. It's sad how many young players rush themselves into being pros instead of just developing themselves.

Whoever drafts him will expect his father to join the team.

Will decide whether to enter the draft. He hasn't really shown he can play at the Division I college basketball level.

You play defense like an NBA all-star

That was the worst I don't what that was I have ever seen in my life. It's not even a game. It's like a lay up line and dunk contest for two hours. It's so tedious. I don't think people realize how unbearable watching any sport would be without defense. The only thing that actually makes a sport a real sport is defense. Or even in something like track and field where somebody wants to be better than you. Otherwise you're just watching someone run back and forth for no reason.

Over/Under 400. The under won

The NBA All Star game was notable for its stifling defense reminiscent of the Bad Boys and Bulls.

What a sad and tragic punctuation on a sweet repeat.

I think it may be safer from now on for teams to only celebrate their championships with the fans at their stadium in a controlled environment and then just televise it to everyone else. Parades have become too risky and problematic. This isn't the first unfortunate incident at a parade, but maybe the worst. Unfortunately, that seems to be the world we live in now.

Travis lives another day. He was history if they lost. Taylor doesn't deal with losers.

That's that. At least no more Taylor Swift in my sportsball until next September. One of the greatest games ever though. Feel bad for Niners fans. Soooo close.

This game is putting the FOOT in football.

Overtime.

I thought for sure Kelce was going to score and Taylor run down and jump in his arms and then the commish present the two with the Lombardi.

And I thought I was kidding when I said FGs are the new TDs. This is like the Super Bowl of FGs.

Mahomes is pressing too. There's no one open.

As soon as I post that, Purdy turns into a completion machine all the way to a TD. lol

Why do they keep letting Purdy throw the ball? He's missing everything in sight. What happened to McCaffrey? Let him make something happen.

This is definitely the best defense on an elite QB I've seen in a SB since the Seahawks shut down Peyton. But Seattle's offense put up monster numbers. This game is too close for the Niners to relax for a second.

It's pretty much a toss-up now.

Neither team is playing that well, but that fumble by KC and then later the 15 yd penalty on the Chiefs may prove decisive. 49ers, right now, look better.

3-0 baby!!! FGs are the new TDs. Someone should tell Dan Campbell.

I'm not saying the players themselves did anything but could it be MLB made sure the baseballs would fly outta the park that year? I think they call that "juicing" the balls. Something I noticed in 1960 looking at the MVP voting was that it was very evident that the AL had a really moribund year for offense. Maris' numbers for an MVP season were nothing special but it was hard to make a case for anyone else except Mantle and even his numbers in '60 were not eye popping. They probably should've been co-MVPs. The votes were very close.

And then you look at the 1961 MVP race and the stats just jump off the page. You had these guys were just tearing the cover off the ball. So something was maybe amiss or it was just a statistical anomaly that year.

The Mick had a great season too. He was neck and neck with Maris till he got injured. Back then, no one questioned if something shady was going on and probably nothing really was. 40 years later, the stats of players like Luis Gonzalez clearly show he was roiding in 2001.

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There was something very strange about that season. Obviously first thing that comes to mind is Roger Maris and the mythical 61 HRs. But here's the thing. That was Maris' greatest year by far. It was preceded by a pretty good though not especially remarkable MVP season in 1960. Nothing much before that indicated that he'd be any special player of note and nothing after 1961 was particularly noteworthy. What I was surprised to find out is that Maris was not the only one in 1961 to have an epic and extraordinary standalone season that never matched the rest of their careers.

Two other players, Jim Gentile and Norm Cash finished 3rd and 4th in MVP voting behind Maris and Mantle.

Norm Cash had a monster year that any other year would be the MVP. He hit .361 with 41 HRs and 132 RBIs. Led the league in BA, hits (193), OBP (.487), and OPS (1.148). He had a higher slugging percentage than Maris!

Jim Gentile out of nowhere seemingly nowhere smashes 46 HRs and finishes tied with Maris for RBIs with 141! He batted .302 with a 1.069 OPS. Also had a higher slugging percentage than Maris.

Maris, believe it or not, did not finish in the Top 3 for OBP, SLG, or OPS.

These three guys can never replicate anything even remotely close to their 1961 seasons ever again. How does something like that happen?

The Lakers have apparently been offering LeBron James to other teams. He vetoed effort.

The Eagles and the Cowboys both reached out to Belichick after he left the Patriots but he said no. In talks with the Falcons, owner Arthur Blank insisted on keeping President Rich McKay, who Belichick supposedly wanted out. Blank cited loyalty.

I suspect Belichick would not get full control in Dallas if he went there. Stephen Jones runs a lot of the Cowboys operation with his older brother Jerry Jones Jr., keeping pops from making crazy draft picks. But a still fully loaded team that again falls short? Belichick might not want ultimate control.

I don't see Belichick coaching a college team. He is not known to be personable, warm or overly friendly. And players can move now with the transfer portal, hurting his control-freak nature. If Belichick ends up at Bowie State University or a similar school, I'll be shocked.

We know Belichick is a workaholic. Famously took only days off after Super Bowls before returning to work. And he has said he does not want to be in a big media market.

So, no real idea, just that a return to the NFL seems most likely.

Why would Jerry Jones give him full control? It's hard to see any team being more interested a year from now. I think he should consider going to the college level where he could probably coach until he drops and they'll let him make all the decisions.

They would not give Belichick full control. A year sitting out should fire him up for the Cowboys job after their inevitable playoff collapse. Again.

Do you think Belichik would have taken that job if they offered it or would he be like there's not enough money in the world

The Commanders have hired Dan Quinn. If there ever was a predictable firing in the future, this is it.

Again, that was regular season Lamar. On Sunday we got to see playoff game Lamar.

Ravens were just flat out terrible on offense. Nothing to do with the refs. They just never showed up. I'm like, where is the team that pushed the 49ers around like they were made of cardboard?

I didn't watch the game. Were the refs neutral? Someone said the crew favored the road team.

That's playoffs' Lamar Jackson for you.

What a flop by the Ravens. Complete total flop. Where was that high octane offense???? Where was Lamar??? I'm watching the game just like what is happening here...it's not like KC were the '85 Bears this year. Their defense wasn't overpowering anyone. I don't get it. It makes you question whether Lamar will ever be a championship QB or is he just another Cam Newton with great physical gifts but the inability to translate it when it matters most. It's not just natural talent. You have to have it between the ears too to know what to do when something isn't working.

Seemed like the Lions lost that game more than the 49ers won it.

Suddenly it's 14-0 Lions.

That was a back-breaker. No points in second half by either team. Did not expect to lose +1.5 TD throws by Lamar.

Well that INT may have finished the Ravens off. Terrible throw, short and into coverage.

If Chiefs can score a TD late in the half, this game feels over.

Or as Jim Nance called it, the "conference finals." KC strikes first and it's Taylor Swift 7 Ravens 0.

ESPN is reporting he will sign as head coach of the Chargers.

I never followed his career but his stats are pretty impressive even for doing it all in Colorado. .316 career BA and .414 career OBP. Almost 600 doubles. Over 2500 hits. I see something where he said he tried PEDs. The voters are a pretty tough bunch. They must not equate him to the Sosa, McGwire, Bonds group.

But Beltre and Mauer were no-brainers.

I can't believe Andy Pettite is all the way down on the list. I think he belongs in the HOF. He was part of that Core Four. He was a longstanding pillar of that Yankees domination era from '96 to '09 except for a few years in Houston. His postseason record was really good. Okay, he didn't have the greatest ERA, but he was very consistent and solid. And look at the longevity.

This still wasn't their year. I don't think they would've beaten the Ravens. Their defense could barely contain Mahomes, imagine what Jackson would've done to them. But that was a winnable game against KC. It's never just that they lose, but how they lose. It's always something that makes you wince.

The road for them is never going to get easier. And they were lucky Joe Burrow got KOd this year with injuries. He's not going anywhere. Bengals will be back. Texans have a young stud now in Stroud. The AFC is rough.

An admitted steroid user, just look at his homer totals, why is he in the HoF?

Might as well add Bonds, Clemens and McGwire. And get Pete Rose and Joe Jackson in the Hall.

You kind of want the Bills to finally win the Super Bowl. They have the super loyal fan base, the great QB.

How many times can Bills fans watch their hopes and dreams die on a missed FG? That was brutal. I feel bad for them. It's fun watching Dallas lose again and again, but not Buffalo.

Wide right. Again.

They won there on Thanksgiving. That was the start of their better playing. High expectations now for next season.

The Packers could have beaten Detroit too. Bucs were right there.

All they had to do was move another 30 yards. Maybe Carlson would make one!

LeFleur should've used up theit TO asap

But like his predecessors, he failed under pressure. Never should have thrown the last pass for the INT. He could have run and used another TO since they had 2 left. I'm still hopeful for the future but they should have won last night. Too many mistakes against a very good team.

GB scared the pants off the Niners yesterday. They did everything you could hope for from a young team. But I will say nobody builds QBs like GB. Their track record is unmatched. And you think about Favre was not a #1 overall pick, Rodgers wasn't, and neither was Love. They're not grabbing slam dunks. They're scouting and developing better than anyone else.

Maybe the same players but finally playing as a team. Growing up as the season goes on.

What a game. Each team punching each other in the mouth. This might go down to the last possession. Hard to believe this is the same Packers team that got cooked by Tommy Cutlets and the Giants.

SF 7-6 at the half. Packers missed too many scoring opportunities.

That Packers team on the field is the same one that played in Dallas last week. Ball control offense. 3-0 Packers after 1st quarter and driving again.

Don't think the Ravens are worried now. Lamar calls Game as Ravens are rolling 31-10 with 6 minutes remaining.

Starting to feel uncomfortable again in Baltimore. Texans and Ravens are tied 10-10 at the half.

Dak hasn't performed the same in the playoffs. Now we have another playoff underachiever next. How will Lamar play against Texas? CJ Stoud has shown he's a gamer. There's also going to be some pressure on Purdy, but he seems to get a bye.

Looks like my prediction was wrong. A defense giving up 40 points in the playoffs does not build one's resume. Cowboys aren't dumping Dak this off-season - they get to run it back, and try to avoid another first-round embarrassing lose in the playoffs.

He's probably not the problem. Dak is. They have been a very good regular season team year in and year out. But Dak does not get it done in the playoffs. I would move on from him.

McCarthy coming back.

I think fame probably did go to his head with the TV commercials and then of course all the pressure of being a savior in Cleveland. LeBron knows a little something about that. But I like when someone gets humbled and then shows the growth and new maturity.

And then drafted by Cleveland where he was doomed to fail. Now he seems to be playing like he was in college again.

I remember when he first lit up Oklahoma and remember talking about him here. I've always thought he was a great competitor and very good quarterback. His size is a big drawback and he does occasionally throw that critical INT. But he competes and he knows how to win. No Brees, but he can play.

So the redemption of Baker Mayfield is complete. What a career arc this guy has had. And he did something last night even Brady never did with them: 3 TDs and over 300 yds in a playoff game.

I like it! this teams has played its best games as an underdog. We had no defense in the SF loses but this year may be different. Jones needs another big game and let the receivers get open. Main thing to avoid id getting behind early. That won't work.

10 points is an insult imho

This game might get out of hand, 14-0.

Bills strike first. 7-0. With TJ Watt out, it's going to be tough for Steelers. If it comes down to Allen vs Rudolph, it's a mismatch. There are some guys, when they're on, who can lead to a team to victory over anyone. Allen and Brees come to mind.

Love made some really great athletic throws on the run. A very impressive performance.

Most of the receivers for GB never played with Rodgers. Love is their guy and they trust he'll find the one who gets open. And Aaron Jones ran through the Dallas defense to set it all up. Now a 10 point underdog to SF. Maybe this is the young team to break the losing streak there in the playoffs.

Loved all the comments! Dallas implodes again. We all knew they would. But their ceiling was never more than the NFC championship game. They had zero chance of getting past SF. But this is what they do. Congrats, Golfnut! I know you must be walking on sunshine. Who can be any happier than GB fans? Yeah okay maybe Detroit, but Detroit at least had real expectations and they were the favorite. Everyone thought Aaron Rodgers left GB in shambles and it would be years before they competed again. Nope. He blows his Achilles in Game 1 and the Pack win a playoff game without him. Can't get better than that for GB fans. And they'll still honor Rodgers after he retires but right now they won the breakup.

"We took too long to get it to a two score game." Mike McCarthy.

Dallas continues its history of beating up bad teams during the season and busting out early in the playoffs. A new coach may not make a difference.

Packers got the over all by themselves.

48-16!

Coach McCarthy is getting g fired. Belichick to replace him? It's a perfect fit; a coach who hates news conferences with a GM/owner who never skips one.

Belichick will have to learn to accept player decisions are no longer his to make alone.
It could work.

How is it even possible that it's 41-16 Packers??

Couldn't envision this even in my wildest dreams!!!!

Dak pick 6!

27-0 Packers

These young players believe they can win. They also play as a team where they do their assignments. They also want to prove they deserve a job next year and eventually a long term contract.

14-0 Packers. This is a tough, prepared team.

Dak picked. Not a Pick 6 because they say he's down, but Green Bay has ball in Dallas Red Zone.

Now the refs take over.

They're' moving again. It's been all Packers in the first quarter.

They elected to take the ball rather than defer. No fear of the Dallas run defense.

Wow, how about that? Packers drive down the field for an opening TD.

'third franchise quarterback" says Gronk before game about Love. OK, we know Favre and Rodgers, but do we overlook Starr? Yes, he had great teams, but he always played well and it was him that scored the winning TD in their most famous game.

nope for me

Packers need to play aggressive with a "nothing to lose" attitude. Cowboys have the pressure to win to avoid embarrassment again in the playoffs. I just hope the ending isn't determined by the refs on a disputed call.

Packers at Cowboys

Cowboys at home are a completely different team than Cowboys on road. Dak at home is different from Dak on road. The Cowboys have all the ingredients. Packers are work in progress. Still it might be close.

Rams at Lions

Stafford vs Goff. Now McVay can show why he traded Goff and Goff can show he's learned something since. Stafford still has a great arm, and they've got some new people to catch the ball. Kupp isn't the same with the injuries.
Lions are good, now we see how good they really are.

Not surprising the NFL allows cities like KC and Buffalo to have open air stadiums.

Not me, it's too cold for the Dolphins.

Anyone pay up to watch?

Back to back Pick Sixes for Flacco. He lofted that one up.

Backbreaking Flacco pick. 31-14 Texans.

Wow, yes. Thanks. Flacco vs CJ.

You still have Clev at Hou today if you care.

The NY governor has postphoned the Bills game till Monday at 4:30 PM EST. So the majority of the country won't see a game today on Wildcard Weekend.

In case you're wondering why you can't see the Dolphins-Chiefs game, it's because NBC paid the NFL $110 million to show this game and is using it to promote its streaming service.

Heard a forecast say the Bills game could be a whiteout. That would be hilarious. Drop back, split out and run somewhere downfield. Reminds me of the Fog Bowl in Chicago many, many years ago. Cameras could see very little and players could see about 20 yards.

If the NFL had to move the game, play it a day or two later?

So far the NFL is going with both games scheduled as before and in that location.

Glad I'm not there. Reminds me of those terrible Rams-Vikings games of the late 60's early 70s.

And now the Washington coach, DeBoers, has agreed to a deal to coach the Tide.

Pete Carroll made SC a power and won two national champions for the Trojans. He should have won 3 if he'd given the ball to LenDale White instead of Reggie Bush on 4 and 1 vs Texas.

The Washington coach is in negotiations to become the Alabama coach and the Patriots hired their linebacker coach as head coach.

Saban stepping down was a massive surprise. I don't know how anyone can fill his shoes. He has to be the closest thing to John Wooden in this generation.

The old guard. Vrabel has been fired.

Tbe speculation is team will not be up for sale. It's a firing without having to leave the building. Wonder if he would be interested in returning to SoCal to lead the Chargers.

Not fired but changed to a "consultant"...whatever that will mean.

It kinda felt like the Alabama game was the real championship game. Saban's probably going to lose sleep over that one even with all the championships he has already. Guys like Saban are never satisfied with what they've already done. They always want more. But it is cool that Jim Harbaugh finally won a championship. And his brother could win another one in the NFL.

Never close.

They're trouncing Washington 34-13 with under 2 minutes to go.

Yeah, but the college championship game is on ESPN. Most people pay for cable which includes all the broadcast network channels too. To have to now pay for a special subscriber streaming service for a game is ridiculous. I also refuse to do it. It's not just Peacock. There's also been games on Amazon Prime. It was happening in baseball too and when they did that they wouldn't even be allowed to show the game on a local channel in the local market. That's not right.

correct

Pack at Dak is on Fox so you won't have to pay.

I think it's $5.99 a month. This is the way it will go eventually. We already have to pay to see the college football championship. Pros are only a matter of time.

Why is a game on Peacock? Does that mean I have to subscribe to a service I don't want? I refuse to pay for it.

I think it is 29 points in a quarter by Don Hutson on 10/7/1945.

Now it's on to Dallas to face McCarthy and the highly favored "Boys. Most of the experts also said they would be last in the NFC North and only win 4-5 games. Nothing to lose next week so they need to stay aggressive. Love's first year stats are almost the same as his Hall of fame predecessors. Will he be the third?

With their must-win 17-9 victory over da Bears.

Big meeting tomorrow.

Now where will we see Bill B next year.

With Jags loss at home to Titans.

The epic matchup continues in the 3rd quarter as

Siemian is 8-20 for 70 yds and Zappe 8-23 for 65 yds.

A thrilling 4 FG game.

Not since Elway vs Marino have we seen such stellar play!

That last play was desperation. Low snap, defenders closing in, apparently no time to look to throw ... watched it a dozen times. They should have tried a sneak or something not in shotgun formation.

Tide should've won the game though in regulation. They pretty much had Michigan under their thumb and were zipping through their defense. But their own defense collapsed with just a few minutes left. And then I don't understand what they were trying to do when they were 4th and goal in OT and Milroe just ran right into the pack. That was their best play?

Michigan seems to be the team of destiny this year so I expect they'll win the championship game.

What a game. Michigan makes the big plays and advances to the Championship game.

Happy New Year everyone!

Could bring back bad memories of last year. They lost to an improving Lions team and missed the playoffs.

They finish against a Bears team that's been playing much better, at Lambeau.

Seattle lost so Packers in if they win the next two. Early lead tonight so hopeful.

It was today's win over the Commanders that got the Niners the top seed. Now, practice squad players likely get activated to play the Rams. Looking forward (not really) to Sam Darnold and Brandon Arnold.

I was wrong...SF clinched home field. That gives the Rams a chance.

Could be interesting game. Broncos have to win out, hope Chiefs lose and ... yeah, OK, Stidham is a two-game seat warmer. Denver defense looks strong.

No Chiefs game? Bengals up in that one.

Here is LA, the second largest city in the country, we currently have one NFL game on TV. Chargers vs Broncos. Backup QBs, two teams going nowhere, score 10-3.

Niners still need to win next week to clinch the bye. No way they don't play to win.

Indeed. The Niners may let them win next week a d the Rams are in. Remarkable from where they started. Like I said, no expectations they get far.

Rams barely beat the lowly giants thanks to a missed 2 pt conversion and missed late FG. Next up is at SF which could go poorly for them. They may sneak into the playoffs but won't go far.

The Rams are back. I really liked them before the season but they started awful. They have won three straight to reach 9-7. Not expecting or predicting playoff miracles, It's been fun watching them battle back into contention.

Ravens look like Super Bowl favorites. Unless they implode with turnovers in the playoffs, it doesn't appear anyone can stand up to them. Dak vs that D in the Super Bowl? Ouch.

Every year thee are 3-4 surprise teams in the playoffs and an equal number of flops from the prior year. That's what keeps all the fans hoping it will be their year.

I knew we had a Browns fan somewhere!

As Jimmy Stewart might have said "It's a Wonderful World!"

What world are we living in that the Browns are going to be 11-5 and the Lions are the NFC North champions?

Jets not having a stellar game, trailing Flacco and the Browns 27-7. Flacco, didn't he play against Marino?

And who knows how well Lamar will play in the playoffs? Haven't been his best performances. The Rams were close to beating the Ravens in Baltimore and lost in OT. Things change and Shanahan is a smart coach. Philly might right the ship. Dallas might somehow find itself in all the right circumstances. As long as Mahomes and Swift are playing the Chiefs are real. Bills, well, they can, but they won't. The Lions will go as far as Goff takes them. Miami can score on anyone.

Lamar outplayed Purdy on the road. If the MVP race is between those two, then yeah, Lamar has separated himself. Ï still think the Niners can run away with the NFC. Purdy had a bad game against an extremely tough defense. But he seems pretty even keeled so I expect he'll shake it off.

Sports media, within hours, have thrown Purdy under the bus and crowned Jackson MVP. This may last another week or two. 49ers, apparently, aren't Super Bowl champions yet. I wouldn't mind seeing Cowboys-Ravens. Especially the last drive by Dak with a minute to go and Dallas trailing 60-2.

Ravens look like they won the draft with that Flowers kid. He's got super glue hands. I remember the scouting report on him was that he's small (5-9) but he's a rocket and he catches everything. Broke all the records at Boston College.

Purdy's 4 INT's make him look irrelevant!

Ravens and Niners as advertised. Nothing like the two best teams playing like the two best teams giving each other all they can handle. Hard to believe earlier this year the Ravens and Jackson almost couldn't agree on a new contract and there was talk about trading him. This couldn't have worked out any better for both of them.

Tommy Cutlets going back into the freezer. I'm thinking his appearance fee just dropped down to a bag of garlic knots.

Kaps banned for life no matter what the league says. He's been Jon Grudened.

Kinda funny timing that Cleveland dug up Joe Flacco's corpse and he's having a career resurgence. That must really be making Kapernick's head spin. lol

That's right, the Harbowl.

All the good games are on tomorrow. Including most likely SB matchup of Ravens and Niners. The last time they met in the SB Colin Kaperick still had a job.

A game only the Jets could play. They lead 27-7 over the Commanders who start Sam Howell. Howell is 6 of 22 for 56 yards and 2 INTs for a rating of 1.7. Game over, right? No, Commanders score 3 straight TDs with Jacoby Brissett replacing Howell and take a 28-27 lead. But the Jets win on an improbable 54 yd FG by Zeurlein with 10 seconds to go, 30-28.

The Jets head coach and GM will be returning next year. Their reward? A season with Aaron Rodgers, who if he had played this year, would have won the Super Bowl, in his own mind.

More games today in the National Blowout League.

Earlier we had the exciting 34-11 Steeler win over the Bengals without their starting QB.

Now we have the Bills vs the Chargers without their starting QB.

Only thing worse would be watching guys dive to the ground in fake agony in...soccer.

DITTO

The funny thing is the teams that spend the most and stuff their rosters haven't had much luck in the postseason though they do tend to get to the postseason. Except for the Angels. lol Baseball can be so unpredictable. Nobody would have guessed the Houston Astros would become a perennial powerhouse after years in the cellar losing 100 plus games. They're not a sexy free agency destination. They rebuilt that organization from the ground up. You look at what the SF Giants did in their trilogy championship era without having to spend a fortune on big names. How about the 2014 and 2015 Kansas City Royals?
It's never about individual greatness. It's about having a complete team with strength in every area of the game. And being able to sustain it until the last out of the WS. But you never know at the start of the season unlike other sports which set of players will be able to do that.

It's a gamble , but it's not my money 😃

I'm sticking with the Yankees. Even with Stanton batting cleanup.

I can't believe the Yankees AND Mr Met Steve Cohen both whiffed on Yamamoto. New York money isn't good anymore?

I guess now we'll find out who's going to overpay Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery.

Are you going to change logos to the big LA?

That's a billion dollars for the two stars. LA Dragons now the favorites.

The hero of his own story.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39148269/aaron-rodgers-new-york-jets-wasted-season-no-playoffs

ESPN writer Tim Keown nails it.

Is back apparently. And hit a game winner. Wonder how long before he embarrasses the league again. He and Draymond should start their own public relations agency.

He -should- do those for free. He's not established enough to be charging appearance fees and that was slimy of his agent to even charge one. The only money he needs to worry about is to play himself into a real contract. Then he'll get paid. Even as a backup. Because he wasn't even the backup, he was third string.

He showed up for free today. Good guy.

He still lives at home. He doesn't need much.

We should start a betting pool on how many games next season before he goes down with another serious injury. I think the worst part of Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford winning SBs on their first year with a new team is that it made it seem like going after a really old QB is a good idea.

"If I was 100 percent today, I'd be definitely pushing to play," he said. "But the fact is, I'm not."


Mmmmhmmmm. The man loves the spotlight and he's as honest as a snake oil salesman.

Now Cutlets won't be getting an appearance fee at a Jersey pizzeria since his agent went Richie Aprile.

Tommy Cutlets was reduced to Tommy Breadcrumbs today. I was really enjoying his Joey Tribbiani meets Sopranos swagger. It was like an Italian Linsanity. But that Giants O-line couldn't stop a snail.

Buffalo got a quick lead and the 'Boys just wanted to get back to Dallas!

Not a real inspiring performance by the Cowboys in Buffalo.

San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards 3-20
Detroit Pistons 2-22.

Bolts fire GM and head coach after last night's uninspiring performance.

Clippers are stuck. It's where promising players who cannot get to the Lakers go to disappear.

Wish they would go back to that beautiful city. Be nice if the Clips did too.

What happened to these Chargers from San Diego playing in L.A.? (Way too clunky name.)

This hurts. Can Stan Kroenke build and lease a San Diego stadium to the Spanos family?

Amazon was given a terrible schedule. Can't believe the Chargers coach is going to last much longer.

This has to be a new low for Amazon. Raiders lead Chargers 42-0 at the half. Are they actually trying to play or is this a joke?

I don't think he gets paid while suspended.

He signed a 4-year $100 million deal in the off season. Plenty of money to pay fines with, although the Bay Area is very expensive to live in.

Even his explanations are dishonest. Anyone watching the play can see his intent was to strike Nurkic, not to "sell the foul." He's done this most of his career and his is still somehow playing. The media is also portraying this as Green needing help and we should all show concern for him. Of course that media is ESPN which pays a lot of money to show NBA games.

I think Draymond is acting out because he's not that effective anymore and he's getting old. All he can fall back on is his toughness but it's not helping his team. I'd like to see him try what he did last night to Jokic. Because Jokic is going to have something for him. And Jokic's brothers are very big and scary and will be waiting outside. Sooner or later Draymond is gonna mess with the wrong guy.

He's been suspended indefinitely. Which probably means he'll be back soon.

Stopped watching the NBA after all the BLM virtue signalling. Had missed few Raptors games up till then.

He's out of control. Lifetime ban may come soon.

I only watch the NBA when it's Draymond Green fight nights. After tonight's knockdown, he'll be out for a few weeks.

The Insignificant Tournament? lol Basketball seems so undisciplined this year. Nobody is playing defense. At the bottom of the league are some really atrocious teams all of whom might give the '73 Sixers a run for the all time worst record. There are a few really good teams and a few nice surprises like the Timberwolves and the Magic. But it doesn't feel like there's any drama or real rivalries. The amount of hugging and high fives between teams after games is like a class reunion instead of heated competition. I don't mind that at the end of the season when they know it's their last game against each other, but it's December, try to act like you're not going to a club together after the game.

Lakers just won the NBA Championship, right? What was that thing they played that no one else seemed to care about?

that nobody in the NBA is playing defense this season? I don't remember ever seeing so many teams scoring over 120, 130, 140 points. And they're giving up almost as much in the same games. Just finished watching Mavs defeat the Lakers 127-125.

They'll be better off if they permanently switch him to an everyday hitter whether DH or put him in the OF. The Yankees certainly knew Babe Ruth was much more valuable as a hitter and they got plenty of value out of him. Realistically for the next five years the Dodgers need Ohtani to average around .300, 40 HR, and 110 RBI and hope of course that he exceeds those numbers. Which is what the Yankees would like to get out of Judge as well.

The Braves probably got the best deal and bargain for signing Matt Olson to less than 300 million. He had the best power numbers out of everyone in 2023.

There is no guarantee his arm will bounce back. This is his second surgery , first was Tommy John , this one elbow , though some say his agency didn't want it classified as Tommy John.He may turn out to be a hitter only longterm.What kind of numbers justify his paycheck ?

Every pitcher he faces should WAK him every at-bat

I read this morning that his contract is $2M/yr for 10 years, then $68M/yr for 10 years. How can this be allowed and fair to other teams? Seems like cheating the system. Baseball contracts and payrolls are truly unfair and biased for the big cities.

Rumour is the Dodgers got nervous about the alleged Jays momentum and jacked their price late Friday night.The imposed media blackout really did advantage the Ohtani camp in the end.It will be interesting to watch how it plays out on the field. I sure miss the days when we didn't know ( or care ) what our players earned.

Yes, when this country is so far in debt and they avoid paying taxes by writing off the exorbitant cost of those luxuries that we don't get.

Boxes can be overrated. Tight seats but catered food, cold beer and liquor, a living-room like area and personal restroom. And TVs to see replays. OK, they ARE pretty nice. Only been in a few.

Those corporate dollars help pay the salaries/owner. Is it really that big of a turnoff?

One of the causes of this price escalation is the use of corporate tax breaks for box seats, luxury booths and the like. Those should not be allowed to be written off as business expenses. All those executives go to the games at no cost to them while the average Joe gets priced out.

From ESPN

Ohtani agreed on a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers on Saturday, by far the richest in the history of North American professional sports. A source said then that the majority of the contract would come in deferred money; under this structure, however, Ohtani is deferring more than 97% of his earnings. The deferred money -- totaling $680 million -- will be paid to Ohtani between 2034 and 2043, a source said.

How many titles should that help buy? Has to be at least three over next decade, and at least four to be considered a bargain price.

Maybe the Dodgers make it up in jersey sales. LeBron will be gone in w few years and L.A. needs a superstar.

They were using the Jays, Lou. Typical negotiating tactic. Act equally interested in another team to drive up the final offer. Dodgers must have started at 500 then maybe Blue Jays came in at 600 and that forced the Dodgers' hand. But I don't think Toronto was going to 800. And I don't think Ohtani really wanted to ever leave SoCal.

As much as I love sports, this kind of contract is bad for baseball, bad for the fans, and in a philosophical sense, bad for society. When our fathers were growing up, pro athletes were not so far removed from everyone else. Many of them worked second jobs or started their own businesses in the offseason. Fans could afford to go to every single home game if they wanted to. But society seemed to have its priorities in order. Let's make sure everyone can get a college/grad school education without drowning in student loans for the rest of their lives. Let's make sure everyone can own their own home at a reasonable price. Let's make sure everyone has access to good healthcare when they need it without going into bankruptcy.

It's still 700mil. If he was 25, maybe

Allegedly the 700m is for the rest of his life

I'll be honest , I'm actually relieved they didn't sign him at that price.Who knows how many years he'll pitch , and half his contract will cover his inevitable downslide.

How weak do the Kelce City Swifts and Eagles suddenly look? Could be they're just mentally exhausted. Neither team is playing at the level they were at last year. Maybe they'll turn it on in the playoffs?

This 700 million just still seems like so completely nuts to me. How did it get to 700? Everyone pretty much thought 500 which was still going to break records. He's not even pitching next year and he'll turn 30 next summer. The back end of this contract is really not going to age well. Even Ichiro at the end of his career with the Yankees was a far cry from his Seattle heyday when he got over 200 hits ten years in a row.

I hope the Angels do the right thing and trade Trout to the Phillies so he can potentially experience the playoffs for a second time before he retires.

This enlightening comment by the commentators of Broncos-Chargers game, "big plays increase the likelihood of scoring."

Meanwhile the Raiders and Vikings are tied 0-0 in the fourth quarter in Vegas. Probably more interesting at the Piano Bar at Harrah's.

Dodger Stadium parking is a nightmare and you exit near downtown. Ohtani, Freeman and Betts are great players. On the other hand, who pitches in the playoffs when Kershaw becomes a launch pad? And the East Coast is going to miss all his night games.

I mean, really, was there ever any other team for him? I think he was always going to sign with them and this whole circus was just designed to drive up his contract into the outer edges of financial insanity. 700 million is just so beyond comprehension for one player. And that opens the floodgates now for everyone else. Pete Alonso can ask for 450 million and say it's a bargain. He might get 500. He literally has more HR and RBI than Ohtani over the same period of time with one less year.

And guess who will be paying even more for tickets/concessions and cable TV packages and streaming services?

CJ Stroud, the super rookie, completes 10 of 23 passes for 91 yds with 0 TDs. While Zack The Bum Wilson completes 27 of 36 passes for 301 yards and 2 TDs. J-E-T-S crush Texans 30-6.

$70 million a year. Spectacular contract. How much will Ohtani actually play? Injuries...

I hear it's around 600mil. This jet watch thing is off the charts , over 2,000 people tracking a private jet to Toronto. Dodgers Nation have posted he is going to the Jays , but it's still not confirmed. Eatch the jet turn out to be a millionaire going on a secret getaway weekend with his mistress. I hope his wife isn't a baseball fan 😹

They might need a player who lasts almost through August before injury.

Maybe they offered him the equivalent of $500 million Jon Rahm got to now leap to LIV Golf? Wonder what that number would be in baseball.

I'm having Kawhi flashbacks 😂

The good thing is Soto will be on his contract year and players tend to put up career numbers in their contract years. That's why Rodon got his bloated contract. So, I think the Yankees need to just go for it next year. Judge and Cole are in their prime-y prime. Not getting any younger.

I don't know why the Mets picked up Severino. They always do that. Grab guys off the Yankees that used to be really good and hope they can find their mojo again.

What Juan Soto will show up, the one who couldn't hit anything the first half of the season when games mattered in San Diego, or the one who hit everything when the Padres were out of contention? New York is not San Diego, you either can play there or you can't. Still, Yankees need SOME help. Stanton is an automatic out. LeMahieu, since his big contract, is a .250 hitter. Rizzo hasn't been the same since the injury. Judge is the franchise, as long as he is healthy. So many bad moves by the Yankees in the last few years--Rodon may be the worst. At least they shipped Severino to the Mets where he'll watch balls leave Citi Field.

You're not watching the NBA Insignificant Tournament? lol I still can't figure out why fans should care about this.

Oh...how about Juan Soto the New York Yankee? They gave up a lot for him but he instantly makes that offense very dangerous. Still need a legit #2 ace behind Cole. I'm waiting to see what the Mets do. I know they're both in on the Japanese pitcher. And I think Ohtani is going to wind up with the Dodgers. Just feels that way. Doesn't disrupt his life and he goes to a proven winner with a storied history of HOF pitchers.

I forgot there was a game tonight. Guess I'm not missing much.

Trubisky is being booed out of Pittsburgh as the Pats (2-10) are leading 14-3.

He'll be in the conversation. He could really separate himself if they run the table for the remainder of the season and he averages like 3 TDs a game.

Could Mr Irrelevant become Mr MVP?

KC looked very weak today. I think the Niners have firmly established themselves as the best team in the NFL. If they can stay fully healthy, I don't see who has enough to stop them.

Clutch FG by the rookie!

That sack with 7 minutes to go resulting in a field goal good news for Chiefs. ... Except now Green Bay has an interception.

Packers are trying everything in this game. Just keep the ball out of Mahomes hands with long drives.

That was a big time play by Love, to step up in the pocket, stop with players all around him and fire a perfect pass to Watson for a touchdown.

Michigan-Alabama is going to be a physical game. For me, and I doubt anyone else wants this because I'm West Coast, but Michigan-Washington would be a perfect way to end the season. An old time Rose Bowl Big Ten-Pac 10 matchup. Not in the Rose Bowl itself, but still.

Wow, Niners totally dismantled Philly's defense. And that's not easy to do. Just so many weapons between Deebo, Mccaffery, and Kittles. Purdy is unflappable. He is a ball delivery specialist. I think KC would have a tough time if they face off in February.

Viewers win. Bama a bigger draw than Florida.

SEC bias. Texas beat Alabama and has a real complaint here.

Then there was Chargers-Patriots....6-0.

Someone named B. Zappe played QB for Pats. He completed 13 of 26 passes for 141 yards and no TDs.

Trailing 13-8 (no TDs for Jets, two FGs and a safety). Jets on the move with little time left...

Incomplete. Incomplete. Fumble. Fumble.

Sounds good to me

I think they got it right with the four they picked this year. Those are the best four teams right now. After they expand next year, I think there won't be so much emphasis on perfect records anymore. Playoffs are usually about who has the hot hand as opposed to who built up the best record. We just saw that most dramatically in baseball with all the 100 win teams going down.

The Top 8 SEC teams and four others.

Oh, it's automatically expanding next year? To 12 teams?? How it going to work mathematically with 12 teams? 8 teams would add a quarterfinals stage.

Alabama is in. Florida St undefeated and out.

1. Michigan vs 4. Alabama
2. Washington vs 3. Texas

Alabama beat Auburn by sheer luck in the last second. Georgia has been the most dominant team all year. Both could beat FSU. We can argue but it won't matter this year. Next year we get 12 teams so they all will have a chance.

Yeah, but let's be real, could any of those teams beat Alabama right now? Maybe this will be the catalyst to finally expand the CFP to 8 teams which is what it should be. There's this unrealistic obsession in college football with perfect records that isn't expected in other sports.

Michigan 13-0
Washington 13-0
Florida State 13-0

Texas 12-1 beat Alabama 12-1 who beat Georgia 12-1.

CFP says head to head most important. That should mean...

Michigan
Washington
Florida State
Texas

No SEC teams.

Nearly 40 year old QB to return to out of contention team. Is now cleared for practice.

All I saw was Bears on the schedule and I said I'm not watching this. Not after last week's SB rematch. That's like going from prime rib to a whopper.

I wish I'd put more on the under. One TD, many turnovers and field goals.

Is it even possible for this game to get any worse? 3-0 Bears. Joe Buck, Mr World Series, calling meaningless games.

It almost mirrored Alabama's improbable comeback win for the ages yesterday. I'll say it about the Bills again, they always find ways to lose big games. No team loses like the Bills. There are teams that stink and there are teams that are always snakebit like the Jets, but when it comes to heartbreaking losses, the Billls are in their own league.

Great Eagles win, too bad for Canada Bills.

I followed DeVito when he was at Syracuse, and he was a pretty solid QB. Good accuracy but not a great long throwing arm. Also did a lot of running in college. I'm glad he's getting a chance to play this year even though he may go back to a backup next year.

Looks good and Raider-Chiefs not bad right now.


Mac Jones had a QB rating today of 27.8 as he threw for 0 TDs and 2 Int vs the Tommy DeVito Jints.

Bills/Eagles later could be a good game.

Comedy of errors after Steeler WR TD drop in end zone, then ensuing fumble to Bengals. Announcers are reduced to saying "really good call by officials."

First series for Cincy's journeyman QB, throws ball over head of checkoff receiver, next play fumbles.

This morning there is no game on Fox and on CBS we get the explosive matchup between the offense-less Steelers and the Burrow-less Bengals.

He tore his Achilles. But supposedly there's a more cutting edge surgery now to repair it that allows athletes to return a lot sooner than in the past. Torn Achilles used to be an automatic career ender but you look at Kevin Durant and you wonder if it actually helped him. But KD was never much of an athlete anyway and he's never carried a lot of weight on his body so that might factor in too. Being a QB though and having to scramble and make very quick cuts sometimes, I don't know if Rodgers will have the same mobility that allowed him to do his magic on the field. I don't know if I'd want a gimpy Rodgers behind that O-line that couldn't stop a scarecrow.

Are piling up this year in the NFL. With a 17 game season and games on Sunday, Monday and Thursday every week, there's more potential for injury. With this we get more blowouts as teams lose key players.

Of course, it doesn't matter to the television announcers. The games aren't played by players but by coaches. The players are simply pieces in a puzzle. When a player makes a great play it was because his Offensive or Defensive coordinator called a great play or a great defensive setup.

And, just what kind of injury did Rodgers really have? Players don't come back that soon from that kind of injury and Rodgers has been known to adjust the truth to his personal narrative.

So hard to watch. Games so far this week have not been close.

Just as well, too; having to listen to Cowboys fans crow can makes one wish to discuss national politics. But in the blowout, the fans I was surrounded by were mellow. Thankful for that.

After three quarters, J-E-T-S have 50 total offensive yards.

Hail Mary on last play of half for J-E-T-S and pass intercepted and ran back 99 yards for TD.

Hope you guys had a nice Thanksgiving and to everyone else on this board including those that just read but never post.

Followed by two blowouts. The announcers desperately trying to convince us the games matter.

Love is really looking more confident now. Also the receivers are fighting for the ball and holding on to it. Defense came up with some critical take aways. All around the best performance this year.

Major upset and according to announcers, all the credit goes to the coaching staff of Packers. Oh yeah, the players too.

Packers lead Dan Campbells 23-6 at the half. The Old Goff has reappeared.

No I don't mean soccer...

Packers are off to a fast start. Two questions come to mind. Can they keep it up and how many times will the announcers mention Dan Campbell?

Sounded like Joe and Troy were disappointed. They'd spent the night celebrating everything Mahomes did.

I guess Philly heard me and decided to make me eat my words.

Is there any reason to think the Kelce City Swifts won't repeat? This game so far isn't instilling a lot of confidence in the Eagles.

Commercials, penalties, injuries, blowouts, millionaire players, millionaire announcers.

With the Rams win today, Sean McVay is 10-5 lifetime vs Pete Caroll.

Blown OUT by Notre Dame and UCLA. It doesn't get any worse.

Next year they open with Michigan?

Just waiting to play in the Big 10! NOT!!!

USC loses to Utah, Washington, Oregon, Notre Dame and UCLA.

And they beat mighty Cal by 1.

They have no spark, no fire, no attitude! No will to win.

Who ARE these guys?

SC trying hard to lose!

It might be possible that every team I follow this year has a disastrous season. If SC loses Lincoln Riley should be forced to eat liver and onions and watch every episode of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

It's too bad because the trio of Burrow, Mixon and Chase is about as good as any in the league.

Probably for the best, their season was toast anyway. Burrow will be a great QB for a long time but injuries are a part of it. Almost all the great ones have lost seasons to injuries.

This really only leaves the Ravens as a serious threat to Mahomes and the Chiefs but they just lost Jackson's top target yesterday to an injury too. I really think SB is looking like KC vs SF/PHILLY.

Burrow will join Watson and be out for the season. This may be the worst season ever for injured QBs.

Forgot the Eagles!

Bills fired their OC after that game.

With the 49ers it all depends on Purdy, McCaffery and Kittle and you have to wonder if they can last an entire season. With the addition of Young on Defense, along with Bosa and Warner they are formidable. Only the Dakboys can play with them.

They seemed to shoot themselves in the foot all game with turnovers. Their remaining schedule is rough. Not looking good for them to make the playoffs.

How about the 49ers though? They look ready to rumble again.

12 men on the field for the final FG isn't bad luck...it's stupidity and bad coaching! ST coach knew what was coming and needed to have his players ready. They also had a time out left that they could use to make sure they had the right alignment.

How many times are the Bills going to lose because of a FG?

This is why I never take the Bills seriously. They just have the worst luck. They're the Charlie Brown of the NFL.

I did see that and even Yankee Boy Michael Kay gave it to him on his show.

I thought Showalter was up for that. Mets hired Aaron Boone's bench coach, which isn't exactly what I would call the "pick of the litter." Everybody wanted Counsell but the Cubs backed up the armored truck.

Did you see Cashman's meltdown with the media? He needs a long vacation.

The same Ron Washington who left Nelson Cruz in right for the not so last out in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series.

Sounds like the Joe Pesci character in Goodfellas. Undrafted. He starts instead of Matt Barkley, another Trojan OB who didn't live up to the hype.

They set up games before the season. This was supposed to be a Rodgers year for the Jets.

Oh, that's the Caleb Bowl. Whoever loses, wins!

If the country thought this game was bad, wait till Thursday night when the 1-7 Panthers play the 2-7 Bears. The NFL doesn't care, they've already been paid.

LOL

Jets sure have a lot of nationally televised games for being such an awful team to watch. They're going to be on again next Sunday night against the Raiders. Why does the whole country have to be subjected to this nonsense? It's embarrassing enough for the locals.

No, Jones tore his ACL. In lieu of a QB, Giants will play hot potato for the remainder of the season.

The Chargers usually fold under pressure but the Jets seem to have NO offense at all.

The statistic that Aikman cited, the league average on converting 3rd and 3 is 60%. The Jets are at 18%!!

Rodgers, Cousins and now Jones, all down because of Achilles (not Brad Pitt in Troy).

To be honest, the Raiders are probably the best team in the NFL.

Does anyone look more hopeless than the Giants? Which makes them hopeful that they'll get to draft Caleb.

And I thought the Packers were bad!

Burrow is laser accurate right now.

In other news, the Rams are toothless and the entire sports scene in Los Angeles is depressing.

Yankees look like they may stay with that hole in the cleanup spot. Stanton killed so many rallies this year you were surprised when he didn't.

Glad that's over. This was one of the worst postseasons ever. But things could get a lot interesting now with free agency and trades.

Texas Rangers win it in 5 and the ghost of David Freeze is laid to rest.

rest in peace

Now let's see if the Rangers do the same thing.

I think the Phillies are going to kick themselves a long time on how they choked away that NLCS. I thought their chances to win the WS were really good.

Bedtime on the East Coast!

Rangers are PASTING the DBacks 10-0 in Game 4.

I said weeks ago that the jury was still out on Burrow and the Bengals to see if they could get right and that's exactly what they've done. They're rolling and we know they have had success against Mahomes. I think the Bengals and the Ravens both have enough to knock out the Taylor Swifts.

The NFC right now looks wide open. Even the Eagles are having to work very hard for every win. Niners have come down to Earth though they are missing some key players. Can never fully trust the Cowboys.

Packers have joined the Caleb Williams chase.

And the Niners just lost their 3rd in a row and again didn't score 20 points. Burrow was magnificent amd Purdee looked like Trubinski.

Then there's the Broncos beating the Chiefs????

Kirk Cousins suffered an Achilles tear.

J-E-T-S! win. We now have to consider them a contendah.

What audience?

This game feels like it's been going on for ten hours. This is possibly the worst football game I've ever seen. Giants playing with third string QB. Jets playing with Zach Wilson. My eyes hurt.

And last night is what can go wrong fast in this World Series. Arizona's strong pitching and a suddenly one sided Series. The audience could completely disappear.

Avoided losing to a weak Cal team, 50-49, after the Golden Bears missed a 2pt conversion with less than a minute remaining in regulation.

Yes, Cal.

South Africa are crowned World Champions in a very close match against New Zealand.

There it goes, see ya! Seager turns on it for a 2 run home run with one out in the bottom of the 9th and Rangers down 5-3.

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Actually I was just thinking last night that maybe MLB should create a separate tournament just for division champions and call it the Commissioner's Cup which would be played after the World Series. All series best of three. No more than one day off between series. No separation between AL and NL. Seeding entirely by record. Because there's only 6 teams, top two would get a bye.

This I think would make everyone happy.

Great game.

I'm agin that solution, gol darn it.

Maybe it's time to abolish the "World Series" and just make a final series every year between the Yankees and Dodgers. That would make everyone happy!

I refuse to watch. I am displeased at these being the final two teams. I wanted a rematch of last year. I watched NBA games instead.

I listened to most of it. What a game!

That was a great game. Seager ties it in 9th and then Garcia walks off in 11th 6-5.

Oh how the Yankees could use a pitcher like Eovaldi.

Wait...

Rangers strike first with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st.