Aaron Rodgers returns to his cocoon
Get over yourself already, Aaron.Image: Getty ImagesI guess it’s surprising that we didn’t find out that Aaron Rodgers was a galaxy-brained dope earlier, given all that is there to protect him from his own idiocy. We could have written his postgame press conference yesterday by memory, given how often we have heard similar after a…
Ducks GM Bob Murray resigns over abuse allegations, will enter
Ducks executive vice president and general manager Bob Murray has resigned from the Ducks, the team announced on Wednesday. The move comes a day after Anaheim placed him on administrative leave amid allegations of longterm abuse inside the organization. In a prior statement, the team said it recently became aware of the accusations against Murray;…
Do you believe in miracles? No! USA Hockey is an
Ugh.Illustration: Getty ImagesYou would think that after the year they’ve had — after the past couple of weeks they’ve had — USA Hockey would want to steer clear of anything remotely controversial. The organization could cynically circle the wagons or engage in some reflection about its place in the sport’s toxic culture, but USA Hockey…
Blackhawks fire Colliton, name King interim coach
The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Jeremy Colliton on Saturday.With the team mired in a 1-9-2 start, interim general manager Kyle Davidson made the decision, naming Derek King interim coach.Chicago has lost two straight since posting their first victory, and allowed a league-high 47 goals."Our on-ice goal remains the same: To build an elite system of…
The Blackhawks are forced to face their reckoning, 11 years
Former Chicago Blachawks coach Joel Quenneville, right, has a lot to answer for in his role in covering up sexual assault allegations from 2010. GM Stan Bowman, left, resigned on Tuesday.Image: APThe details are always worse than you can imagine, even if the overall arc of the story is exactly what we all expected. And…
2021-22 NHL season picks: Stanley Cup, division winners and awards
The 2021-22 NHL season is set to begin on Tuesday night with a doubleheader on ESPN and ESPN+, but we're looking beyond just those two matchups.Will the Lightning pull off the three-peat? How well will the Kraken do in their first season? And who will take home all of the individual hardware?We've gathered our cross-platform…
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…
Those who don’t know their history (from earlier in the
He’s mum.Image: Getty ImagesBanner day for commissioners all around, as Roger Goodell couldn’t wait to get his whole foot in his mouth and possibly brain as well. Goodell announced that the investigation into the WFT’s culture won’t be released publicly other than a summary. This was on the same day, the SAME DAY, that an…
The NHL returned to ESPN, so here’s what it lacked
Well... do you?Screenshot: ESPNThe NHL returned to ESPN on Tuesday night, with the self-proclaimed World Wide Leader celebrating itself and especially the old ESPN hockey theme.Which... fine: It’s the most recognizable aspect of what ESPN did back in the day. There wasn’t much else remarkable about ESPN’s debut. Most of the voices we’d seen before…
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…