If the Chicago Bears draft Caleb Williams in the 2024 NFL Draft and go on to find success down the line, the first heartfelt “thank you” message should be directed at the Carolina Panthers.
The Panthers have as big a part to play in Justin Fields potentially leaving Chicago as the Bears do. If not for their desire to swap first-round picks last season and draft Bryce Young, the Panthers may (or may not) have had the worst record this year in the NFL — thus giving the Bears the No. 1 overall pick and leaving them with a franchise-altering decision.
This butterfly effect moment could turn into a blessing for both the Bears and Fields, or it could set both back.
Either way, the writing does appear to be on the wall as Fields’ time i…
No team has experienced more upheaval over the past week than the New York Jets, who fired head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday following back-to-back losses to Denver and Minnesota. The move puts even more pressure on future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, who is still working his way back from an Achilles injury that cost him his first season in the Big Apple.
“I think we need to do everything we can to maximize this opportunity,” Rodgers told reporters ahead of game time. “We need to be accountable to each other. When something like this happens, it’s a reset for everybody.”
That opportunity will come against the division-leading Buffalo Bills, who are in the midst of some upheaval of their own after dropping two straight games to fall to 3-2 on …
The Atlanta Hawks appeared in the franchise’s second Eastern Conference Finals last season, and their fans are preparing for what they think could be another long playoff run this year. In 2015-16, the Hawks ran into LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East Finals, resulting in a 4-0 Cavs sweep. Should the Hawks be expected to improve on last season’s success? No, not necessarily. I’m sure fans around ATL expect an improvement, especially since they now have a young bona fide star in Trae Young. Along with other young talents like John Collins and Cam Reddish, the Hawks seem to have their core in place for the next handful of years. Why is heartbreak on the horizon for the Hawks and their fanbase? Last year, the Hawks were a fun story, especially in the playoffs whe…
Tottenham are closing in on the appointment of Antonio Conte, with talks having progressed quickly, and there is a confidence at the club that their long search for a manager is almost over.
Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, sacked José Mourinho on 19 April – the team finished the season under the inexperienced interim Ryan Mason – and he has been under intense pressure from supporters to deliver an exciting replacement.
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The team imploded over the second half of this past season and Levy raised the temperature further with his rush to join the ultimately doomed European Super League. The club’s talisman, Harry Kane, has …
Thousands of mourners braved punishing heat to pay their final tribute to footballing legend Pelé on Monday as the president of Fifa said he would ask every member country to name a stadium after the recently deceased Brazilian player.
Fans lined up outside the 106-year-old Vila Belmiro ground in Santos – the city in south-eastern Brazil where Pelé first made his name as a star goal scorer in the 1950s – overnight and at about 10am mourners began filing past the coffin that had been placed under a shaded tent in the middle of the field.
Family members, including Pelé’s widow, Marcia Aoki, and sons Edinho and Joshua, as well as dozens of friends and former teammates, stood over the open coffin, some of them …
A “heartbroken” Jack Grealish intends to use his omission from England’s Euro 2024 squad as motivation for the new season. The Manchester City midfielder was named on Gareth Southgate’s preliminary list but was left out of the group that finished as runners-up to Spain in Germany this month.
“I’ll be honest, it was probably, football-wise, the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to deal with in terms of my own career,” Grealish told a press conference before City’s friendly in Florida against Barcelona.
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“I was absolutely heartbroken,” Grealish continued. “I also had some stuff happening off the field. Peopl…
The Minnesota Timberwolves managed to claw their way into the NBA Playoffs via the play-in tournament and are likely to be swept right out of the postseason by the Denver Nuggets. This is mainly due to the lack of leadership put forth by one Karl-Anthony Towns. Quite frankly, it’s time for Minnesota to move on from KAT. Through the first two games against Denver, Towns has scored 21 points. KAT’s attempted 12 three-pointers and hit just three. The man is nearly 7 feet tall and refuses to punish defenses with his size because he wants to be Steph Curry. This twin towers experiment with Rudy Gobert isn’t working, so it’s time to ship Towns out and reshape this roster. This team has invested in a style of basketball that would’ve been great 20 years ago, but now it’s just arc…
So USA soccer "superstar" Landon Donovan was asked whether or not he thought he would be a better player if he was in Europe rather than the MLS. His response was curious. "I'd probably become a better soccer player just from the day-in, day-out grind of it there," said Donovan, who has been the dominant player in the U.S. league since returning to the Galaxy from a sub-par World Cup performance in July.
"But I wouldn't be a better person. I wouldn't be a happy person. I'd be pretty miserable," added the man who has called food in Europe "crappy." He once said that while playing in Europe he missed American hamburgers, the beach, sun and women. You see, when other sports athletes come here, we call them "soft" unti…
With little on TV, it's time to partake in some of the Internet's finest available video pertaining to those with hard stances on the New England Patriots. Ahead of you are two videos of the Tube Belonging To You variety — one taking the "for" and one taking the extreme "against." It's a toss up as to which one's more frightening. So let's meet our two entrants. Contestant #1: Patriots Cheerleaders
What terrifies the children: They appear to have done this sober. Otherwise I'm sure Mrs. Pats Fan would have gotten a mouthful of Bostonian boot. What it's got going for it: While this may be one of the lamest videos known to man, what saves it is their conviction during their idiocy. This is basically the same postulate that keep…
Caris LeVert came off the bench to lead a balanced attack with 22 points, Dean Wade buried a pair of key 3-pointers to open the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a season-series sweep over the Golden State Warriors with a 118-110 victory Saturday night in San Francisco. Donovan Mitchell (21 points), Darius Garland (19) and Evan Mobley (19) led all five starters in double figures for the Cavaliers, who had lost 12 straight regular-season games to the Warriors before a 115-104 home win last Sunday. The sweep was Cleveland's first over Golden State since 2010. After blowing a 17-point lead, the Cavaliers regained an 84-83 advantage after three quarters when LeVert tipped in a Mitchell miss just before the final horn. Wade, who had only eight points before fou…