Barnwell: How Jon Gruden’s roster-building left the Raiders in terrible
As you've surely heard by now, the Las Vegas Raiders and Jon Gruden parted ways on Monday. It goes without saying that the emails uncovered as part of the NFL's investigation into Daniel Snyder and the Washington Football Team were abhorrent and unbecoming of a leader. My colleagues have addressed Gruden's resignation, and what's now…
The agony of the feet: Why turf toe is such
SEATED ON A cart, headed back to the Carolina locker room, a teary-eyed Donte Jackson rehearses what he wants to say to his big toe. Two weeks earlier, in Week 3 of the 2020 season, while leaping to defend a deep ball against the Chargers, the Panthers cornerback suffered one of the most dreaded and…
Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux is more than the next potential No
KAYVON THIBODEAUX SAT in Mario Cristobal's office on a recruiting visit, searching for answers.As the No. 1 prospect in the country, he was trying to wade through the thousands of text messages and recruiting pitches from coaches hoping to persuade him to attend their schools.But Thibodeaux was tired of coaches telling him how they could…
Houston Texans owner Cal McNair is the latest disgrace in
Cal McNair, national embarrassment.Photo: Getty ImagesI’m starting to sense a pattern here.The Washington Football Team is not the only embarrassing franchise in the NFL. For at least the last five years, the Houston Texans have systematically ruined a promising young team through mismanagement, power grabs, and scandal — the most recent of which features team…
Glanville: As a Black broadcaster, how would I respond to
The news cycle has moved on, and the three teams advancing to the championship series and an impending Game 5 between the Dodgers and Giants should be the most important stories in Major League Baseball's postseason. But over the past several days, I have found myself balancing my passion and my profession, sorting out the…
Rams’ McVay regrets how Goff trade unfolded
Oct 18, 2021Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketballTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Nearly nine months after the Los Angeles Rams agreed to trade Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions, and with a pending reunion at SoFi Stadium…
I’ve had it with relievers
Relief pitchers. Who needs them?Photo: Getty ImagesMaybe I’ve rebelled against getting older as long as I can, and I’m coming to accept the hair growing out of my ears combined with the opinions that something in a modern sport isn’t as good as I remember. It’s weird, because I don’t remember having any attachment to…
Which NFL teams are most, least analytics-advanced? We surveyed 22
The Cleveland Browns have taken over the title of the NFL's analytically advanced franchise from a division rival.When we surveyed analytics staffers across the league a year ago, they voted the Baltimore Ravens as the most analytically advanced -- defined by a combination of the level of data-driven work produced and the degree to which…
Fantasy RB PPR Rankings Week 4: Who to start, sit
When the consensus No. 1 running back in fantasy football gets hurt, the effects are felt all throughout the RB rankings. Unfortunately, fantasy owners are getting used to not seeing Christian McCaffrey (hamstring) in the rankings, as he missed 13 games last year due to three different injuries, and now he's out again because of…
No, Steph Marbury, Muhammad Ali was for vaccinations
Should probably know who Muhammad Ali was before you start speculating on what would and wouldn’t make him proud.Image: Getty ImagesStephon Marbury has stepped up to the plate as the next clueless athlete to back Kyrie Irving.This week, the Brooklyn Nets announced that Irving would not be allowed to play any games until he’s vaccinated.…