Category: Sports

An incredible statistic involving Trevor Lawrence has come to an unfortunate end. Entering Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round playoff game between his Jacksonville Jaguars and the Kansas City Chiefs, Lawrence hadn’t ever lost on a Saturday. Lawrence was 37-0 on Saturdays, going 3-0 in high school, 32-0 in college and 2-0 in the NFL. His Jaguars […]

The Kansas City Chiefs might have dodged a bullet.  Near the end of the first quarter in Saturday’s divisional-round playoff matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, quarterback Patrick Mahomes came up limp after a hit, eventually leaving the game, briefly giving way to backup Chad Henne.  However, after sitting out the rest of the first half, […]

The Joseph family had a memorable Friday night as P.O. Joseph of the Pittsburgh Penguins and brother Mathieu Joseph, playing for the Ottawa Senators, faced off for the first time as NHL players. Mom and dad were in the stands for the game for the occasion, and as only brothers can do, got put in […]

Mississippi landed former Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders, ESPN senior writer Chris Low tweeted Thursday, setting up what could be a fierce QB battle for the Rebels. The transfer portal pickup came a day after former LSU QB quarterback Walker Howard committed to Mississippi. Sanders, a former four-star commit, started for four years with Oklahoma […]

We’re six weeks out from the NHL trade deadline. It’s a little early for major moves to start happening, but it’s a great time to evaluate the potential buyer teams from a big-picture perspective. So the question this week for the Daily Faceoff Roundtable is: Which team needs to go all-in at the trade deadline? Think […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid isn’t interested in hearing advice or criticism from the NBA’s greats. That includes Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon. Olajuwon told Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard earlier this week that he loves Embiid’s game but doesn’t understand his hesitancy in the paint. He questioned why the 7-foot, 280-pound Embiid is more apt […]

Bronny JamesImage: AP Has there been an athlete ever more hyped before becoming a professional, and lived up to those expectations, more than LeBron James? How many other high schoolers got solo covers of Sports Illustrated? Kevin Garnett graced the magazine’s front before James, while Sebastian Telfair did after. It’s completely hit-and-miss for future expectations […]

Four-star Coppell (Texas) defensive back Braxton Myers inked as one of the highest-rated members of Lane Kiffin’s 2023 recruiting haul at Ole Miss. Myers was selected to play in the All-American Bowl earlier this month before enrolling in Oxford. Myers initially committed to play for Lincoln Riley at USC in the Pac-12 before switching his […]

Image: Getty Images There’s a difference between “working at the pleasure” of your alma mater and holding it hostage, and Jim Harbaugh is slowly creeping toward the latter. The University of Michigan coach made an overt pass at the Vikings opening a year ago at this time, and spent parts of this offseason chatting with […]

Jaylen Brown got stuck in some brutal Boston traffic Thursday, a delay so bad that the Celtics star didn’t have time for warmups ahead of the NBA Finals rematch against the Golden State Warriors. While he started the contest 0-for-3 from three-point range, he saved his best play for crunch time, drilling the game-tying three-pointer […]