Who would have known that the first bit of Madness would come not from the struggling bluebloods defining the college basketball season or from the perennial Cinderella who everyone is ready to finally crown? The theme of this season has been the quiet failures of Duke, North Carolina and most of all Kentucky, who usually More
You can never have too many gurus lying around, I suppose. But on Monday, the Chicago Bears hired Tom Herman, the recently fired University of Texas head coach, and gave him the title offensive analyst/special projects. Herman was hired at Texas in the first place for his offensive genius and really didn’t do a bad More
As a reporter, you develop certain senses. Some things you know, some you figure out, some you’re told. But some things, you have to smell. Sources are now telling reporters that Deshaun Watson is willing to waive his no-trade clause with the Houston Texans if he could go to the New York Jets, Carolina Panthers More
It turns out, NFL general managers aren’t the greatest at math. When the quarterback sweepstakes started a few weeks ago and the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions swapped Jared Goff for Matt Stafford, the QB floodgates were about to open. Seventeen teams wanted a new QB while at least as many QBs wanted a More
Going way too fast and out of control down a winding road, he hit the center median, flipped over into the opposing lane, took out a sign that said “Welcome to Rolling Hills Estates,’’ kept rolling and rolling for hundreds of feet, hit the other curb and uprooted a tree then settled into the brush More
First off, Bracketology is not an actual science, no matter how much it sounds like one. And that’s no offense to Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm, who do seem to have a knack for understanding what the NCAA Tournament selection committee is thinking. My guess is that Palm and Lunardi could figure out the probability More
When Novak Djokovic was young, he did a perfect impression of Maria Sharapova, pretending to pull his hair behind his ears and bouncing the ball high before serving. He did a great Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal too, pulling his shorts habitually out of his backside. He was the court jester, and fans loved him. More
I’m here to perform a public service, like a Boy Scout helping an old lady across the street. The Australian Open final is set between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev. Tennis’ Big Three — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic — might possibly be losing their stranglehold on the sport they’ve owned for 18 years. More
You think sports are filled with Tom Brady winning the Super Bowl, Michael Jordan making the last shot or Tiger Woods sinking the last putt. But the truth is, you don’t always get the fairy tale ending. That’s about the only way to explain what happened at the Australian Open Wednesday night. Serena Williams had More
