data-mm-id=”_9qles3ddw”>We learned on Wednesday that New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore tested positive for COVID-19. This came after Pats quarterback Cam Newton tested positive on Saturday. Now Adam Schefter is reporting Gilmore and Newton had dinner Friday night, just before Newton's positive test. So we have to ask, how the hell was Gilmore allowed to play Monday night?Appearing on @975TheFanatic this morning, Adam Schefter reported Cam Newton and Stephon Gilmore had dinner together Friday night.— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) October 7, 2020If there are any kind of legitimate protocols in place, the Patriots and the league should have immediately figured out who Newton was in close contact with for a few days before his positive test. That, theoretically, would …
data-mm-id=”_a68bv6kvk”>Aaron Rodgers' relationship with the Green Bay Packers is a major topic right now, even as the quarterback tried to put some toothpaste back in the tube. It doesn't seem entirely great from the outside, especially to people whose only motivation is seeing one of the best quarterbacks to ever play realize his full potential and make a second Super Bowl run with the only franchise that's ever had him on payroll. Rodgers is notoriously cagey, to the point where it feels like he plays both sides of the fence. So even if you wanted to understand his feelings and motivations, it would take most of an afternoon to sift through the text and subtext. As a person without access, I'm left to find out how everyone really feels based on the decision going…
data-mm-id=”_dp5s9gnql”>Mac Jones went out with an injury and the New England Patriots got better under the well-managed arm of one Bailey Zappe. At some point Jones will once again be healthy enough to play and Bill Belichick will have a decision to make. Considering that he went with a sixth-round pick over the anointed face of the franchise all those years ago and it led to six Super Bowls, anything is possible. He tends not to risk breaking something that isn't broken in the first place. But then again, Mac Jones was really good last year and led the team to the playoffs while making the Pro Bowl. Which may actually have been a bad thing, per the Boston Globe's Ben Volin."Making the Pro Bowl [last year] pumped his head up a lot… this kid needed to be humbled."…
data-mm-id=”_nwzl7hj4w”>Kimberley Martin was all over ESPN this morning. First she gave Mike Greenberg a gift from Aaron Rodgers on Get Up and then she headed over to the First Take set to talk more NFL and deal with Stephen A. Smith in person. After that she showed up on the noon SportsCenter. Overall, it was a solid performance as ESPN shifts to full NFL mode with training camps starting. Her undeniable highlight of the day was doing a Stephen A. Smith impression that cracked up Ryan Clark and briefly brought the show to a halt. The clip starts with Stephen A. Smith talking in increasing volume about how the Eagles are the class of the NFC, with Ryan Clark stepping in to make fun of the way Smith emphasized a few words near the end of his rant. Martin then said, "I'm just e…
data-mm-id=”_ymvej1ha2″>Miami found itself in a dogfight with Georgia Tech last night, but appeared to have things in hand when they melted the clock to 40 seconds on a 3rd-and-10 and simply had to kneel down in order to preserve victory. The Yellowjackets, undoubtably with some disbelief and without any timeouts, watched the Hurricanes instead line up and hand the ball off for reasons beyond comprehension. And yep, you all know what happened next. There was a fumble, a defensive recovery, and then a game-winning touchdown going the other way in front of stunned and righteously angry fans at Hard Rock Stadium. All Miami had to do was take a knee and the game was over. They instead handed it off to their RB. He fumbled and Georgia Tech recovered.Georgia Tech scored 32 seconds later with…
data-mm-id=”_qoaa6847m”>Fox Sports baseball guy and Shohei Ohtani superfan Ben Verlander really stepped in it this time and probably deserves to take some crap but at the same time the human part of me feels pretty bad for him. While breaking down what Ohtani will mean for the Los Angeles Dodgers on his most recent episode of Flippin' Bats, the former Detroit Tigers prospect forgot that Jackie Robinson existed and said what happened earlier this month was the most important signing in Dodgers' history. Which, you know, can happen to the best of us even when not being actively held prisoner by the moment. The problem snowballed when the official MLB on FOX account promoted the breakout video, introducing it to a wider audience of Verlander skeptics. "It's the most im…
data-mm-id=”_x6hbydn85″>We're sure there's a perfectly good reason Craig Carton and Willie Colon baptized David Jacoby into Bills Mafia on FS1 this morning — Jacoby said his fandom was called into question — but in the end you don't really care about the why of it all. You'd simply rather see someone smothered in the best buffalo wing accouterment before most of the West Coast has made it down to breakfast without knowing any of the backstory. So why bother, right? What's important is that when they dumped a big ol' thing of bleu cheese on Jacoby, it made a big mess with the perfect consistency because of the chunks. Extremely satisfying. Like when the Ghostbusters meet Slimer for the first time. My Bills fandom was called into question. The only answe…
data-mm-id=”_xmgq4jhsz”>The San Diego Padres kicked off the 2024 MLB season against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Korea as part of the league's Seoul Series. The Dodgers won the first game on Wednesday but the Padres managed to even things up on Thursday and now both teams will enter next week's Opening Day with a .500 record. The first series of the year gave us home runs and random broadcast tangents and, of course, the first ridiculous clock violation of the season. In the top of the eighth inning Xander Bogaerts was in the box facing a 1-2 count, aiming to help San Diego preserve their one-run lead. He took his time and then settled into his stance and waited for J.P. Feyereisen to begin his wind-up on the mound. At that point the home plate umpire stepped up, waved off the …
data-mm-id=”_eaqcpafqh”>The Chicago Sky surprisingly fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon Thursday night, less than a year after she was hired. The Sky missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018 this season, finishing with a 13-27 record, two games out of the eighth seed. Their .325 winning percentage is the Sky's second lowest in franchise history, ahead of only their inaugural season in 2006 when they finished with a 5-29 record, a .147 winning percentage. When the news broke Thursday night, Angel Reese couldn't believe it. Reese posted on her X account that she was "heartbroken" over the Sky's decision to let Weatherspoon go. Angel Reese shared this message after the Chicago Sky parted ways with coach Teresa Weatherspoon. pic.twitter.com/6AeVDnIFOo�…
Edwards is looking for a new left-footed central defender and has identified the right profile of player in Pacho, who has already played 40 times for the Bundesliga side in his first season after moving Belgian side Royal Antwerp.
There have been rumours that some of the Reds senior players could follow Klopp out the door in the summer but Virgil van Dijk has already been singing Slot s praises.
Speaking to ViaPlay, Van Dijk said on Slot: I think Slot is one of the better Dutch coaches at the moment. With the way he plays and the philosophy he has, he can be a Liverpool coach. But I read and hear that it is far from complete. We shall see. We will focus on that next season, but that is still a long way off.
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