If only NIL money forced Dabo Swinney out of college
Dabo says a lot of words that don’t mean much.Image: Getty ImagesClemson is 2-2, and as big of a shock as that is for a program that’s won the last six ACC titles with a pair of national championships along the way, we really should have seen it coming.After all, the Tigers still are without…
Stepping away from football was Calvin Ridley’s choice, which means
He did what he thought was best for him and his team.Illustration: Getty ImagesMental health has been a hot-button issue in sports the past few years. Dating back to 2017, when Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward Kevin Love stepped away from his team after a panic attack suffered in the middle of a game, we’ve started seeing…
What time is the NFL game tonight? TV schedule, channel
Fans anticipating the "Thursday Night Football" clash should have their televisions tuned in to NFL Network by 8:20 p.m. ET. Coverage will start ahead of time with a pregame show at 7:30 p.m. leading up to the matchup between the Bengals and Jaguars. MORE: Watch Bengals vs. Jaguars live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)Despite the matchup coming…
It’s still just Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford beat the Bears. Congratulations?Photo: Getty ImagesPump the brakes on Matthew Stafford.In fact, put your seatbelt on, too.This is hardly going to be an easy ride, no matter how the journey started on Sunday.After his impressive debut as the Los Angeles Rams’ new starting quarterback, many are calling him the Messiah, the missing piece…
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…
Don’t be mad at Adam Schefter, he’s not really a
Access journalism is not like the rest.Image: Getty ImagesWhat a week. If you want to know how the sports sausage is made, a few notable emails made available through leaks and lawsuits have been particularly illuminating. One, where ESPN Insider Adam Schefter sends a story to former Washington team president Bruce Allen before publication for…
Steelers still can win with Ben Roethlisberger at QB, but
The conclusion arrived not on the horrid interception that even the beneficiary could not comprehend, nor on the laughable decision to throw a flare pass to a running back on fourth-and-10 from the opponent’s 11-yard-line. These were calamitous, certainly, and not what anyone would expect from a quarterback who ranks among the game’s greats in…
The most unlikely college hoops powerhouse, centuries in the making
THE PARENTS OF Ryan Turell, the best player on the team with the longest active winning streak in men's college basketball, originally wanted their son to attend another school.They're sitting on an August Sunday afternoon in the living room of their ranch house in Sherman Oaks, California. Laurel, a personal trainer who appeared in some…
How Hurricane Katrina shaped Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Leonard Fournette
TAMPA, Fla. -- The lights went out, the flood waters were rising, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette, then 10 years old, and his family had to get to the Claiborne Avenue overpass of I-10 in his hometown of New Orleans quickly during Hurricane Katrina.The Grand Palace Hotel on Canal Street, where they…
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…