The NFL’s Underwear Olympics has always had a tangential connection to actual football. Bench press reps are the equivalent of Strong Man competitions, but until linemen are pulling trucks, they don’t move the particular needle. Besides, the best combine bench press numbers typically are posted by the lineman with the shortest… Read more…
If Kanye West actually seals the deal on this, it would truly be a MAJOR business move for the music mogul! The 44-year-old Hurricane rapper and his pal, longtime NFL football wide receiver star Antonio Brown , are apparently “ extremely serious” about making a deal to buy the league’ s Denver Broncos . That’ s […]
Tonight will mark the final time Mike Krzyzewski coaches a basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium after 42 seasons as Duke’s head coach. It’s a game against archrival North Carolina, with Hubert Davis patrolling the other sideline in his first season guiding the Tar Heels after the retirement of Roy Williams. Next… Read more…
Before the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Earvin “Magic” Johnson with the first overall pick in 1979, the league was on the verge of a fate worse than death — irrelevancy. Read more…
Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire aren’t walking through that door. Read more…
The NFL Scouting Combine starts this week, and top prospects from colleges throughout the country will travel to Indianapolis to perform a series of physical challenges and medical evaluations that may determine their future in the NFL. Read more…
The new USFL is bullshit. Read more…
San Francisco 49ers’ Twitter woke up this past Saturday and chose violence. Read more…
The combine giveth and the combine taketh away. As prospective NFLers from colleges throughout the country come together to mark down 40-yard dash times, 225-lb bench press reps, broad and vertical jumps, and more, there’s a real pressure to perform, particularly for those right on the cusp of getting drafted. Read more…
You know you shouldn’t have hired someone if you have to release a statement days after you hired them to explain why you hired them. Read more…