Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_hz7i2womt”>Jim Harbaugh was hired as Michigan's head football coach in December of 2014 and his sole directive was to return the program to national prominence. Aside from creating a ton of hype on the recruiting trail, the 56-year-old head coach has failed in his task so far. A loss to Minnesota on Saturday could derail the Wolverines' entire 2020 season.The Big Ten returns to football on Saturday and with an eight-game schedule for each team, every game takes on added importance. Harbaugh and Michigan open their season again the No. 21 Golden Gophers in Minneapolis and the temperature will be in the 30s. Michigan has a talented roster — as they always have under Harbaugh — but they'll be breaking in a new quarterback in Joe Milton and Minnesota is pretty…

data-mm-id=”_bjirkaen6″>To this point we have been able to not rain on the parade of anyone still enjoying the incessant Sister Jean coverage because what good would it do to point out that it's all become a bit ridiculous? This year's Loyola team is just as exciting as the one that made it to the Final Four in 2018 and seeing the Ramblers make a Cinderella run to a national title would be, from a neutral viewpoint, quite enjoyable. Stat maven Paul Hembekides put Jean's longevity in perspective this morning with a nugget that seems hard to believe. On the day she was born, Babe Ruth drove in two runs for the Boston Red Sox in a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The day Sister Jean was born — August 21, 1919 — Babe Ruth tripled and drove in 2 runs batting cleanup.…

data-mm-id=”_nlzllfn4f”>The 2023 NBA playoff bracket was given more clarity last night as the first round of the play-in tournament determined the 2-7 matchups for each conference. When dissecting the matchups on Inside The NBA, Charles Barkley spoke his mind bluntly once again and said that the Eastern Conference first-round series are going to be so bad that nobody should even bother watching them. Part of the reason Barkley appeals to the general viewing population is that he will say what is on his mind no matter what and oftentimes his delivery borders on comedic. Everybody laughs and appreciates Barkley for saying the quiet part out loud. But this is bordering on embarrassing for TNT. I mean, come on, man. The playoffs are supposed to be the selling point for watching NBA basketb…

data-mm-id=”_zc6i2zlyr”>Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence Sunday night. This is the second time the 27-year-old has been arrested for a domestic incident, and the Dodgers should release him as a result. Urias attended LAFC's match against Inter Miami earlier in the night. He was booked Sunday night and released Monday morning on a $50,000 bond, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urías was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence charges late last night, an officer with the LAPD tells ESPN. Urias, 27, was booked late Sunday and released early this morning on $50,000 bond.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 4, 2023Back in May of 2019, Urias was arrested for domestic batte…

data-mm-id=”_ne46wpal6″>Have you ever wondered what sound a football makes when it hits a big salad bowl? Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen may have answered that question and more against the New England Patriots in Week 7. On 3rd and 16 in the second quarter Allen threw a ball out of bounds and it landed right in one of the parabolic microphones CBS has along the sideline to capture the rich sounds of the NFL.Bills QB Josh Allen threw this ball out of bounds and it hit a mic man 😆pic.twitter.com/d7liTLwCXC— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 22, 2023Not to get all technical here, but Ian Eagle called it a parobolic mic on the broadcast, so obviously the general public is ready for this. As opposed to the Buffalo Bills who were clearly not ready for the Patriots o…

data-mm-id=”_lb67du7l0″>George Pickens had a fairly quiet game against the Buffalo Bills in the Pittsburgh Steelers' AFC Wild Card game. Pickens was held to five catches for 50 yards. He was also targeted on a late fourth and three play, but Dane Jackson appeared to get away with pass interference and Pickens was unable to make a catch. The no-call effectively ended the game for the Steelers who already trailed by 14 at the time. Pickens was furious with the no-call and threw his helmet when he got back to the sideline. George Pickens grabs his helmet & chucks it#NFL #NFLPlayoffs2024 pic.twitter.com/u5Z3sW9dk0— DriveToWin (@DriveToWin_) January 16, 2024Here's the play in question. Jackson had his arm wrapped around Pickens' waist on the play, yet there was no flag.…

data-mm-id=”_xh7zyoj1t”>I assigned a colleague to come up with a list of highlights of the Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics on Friday. The ceremony began at 1:30 p.m. on the East Coast and ended around 5:30 p.m., past midnight in Paris. The list was short. The ceremony was long.The element of the show that took the most time — the introduction of each country's national team streaming down the Seine in a riverboat — was actually the most enjoyable. How many athletes did Togo send to Paris? What does the national flag of Palau look like? Is that Sunisa Lee in the background? That suspense held me more than the forced plot point of The Phantom of the Opera parkour-ing his way around the city, or a breakdancing mime, or the interstitial musical numbers.NBC turned the entire…