Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_6sebhocn9″>Seven months after we're accustomed to, The Masters is finally underway this weekend. It's the biggest golf event of the year. And there will be no fans in attendance as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage in the United States. This isn't as big of a deal for golf, of course. The lack of fans, for the most part, just means that the guys who hold up Quiet, Please signs are out of a job this year. But there will be moments– like when the leader on the scoreboard drops a huge putt to clinch the green jacket on the 18th– where the roar of the crowd will be dearly missed. Even in golf, the quietest of the spectator sports, the live audience's absence will be felt. Today, CBS addressed that in their opening for The Masters, and it was amaz…

data-mm-id=”_m3xh8wiiz”>There was a meeting tonight in Orlando between all of the players remaining in the NBA's Disney bubble. The discussion focused on whether or not the teams should finish the season or "boycott" and walk away. According to reports the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers voted to boycott. Sources: The Lakers and Clippers have voted to boycott the NBA season. Most other teams voted to continue. LeBron James has exited the meeting.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2020Sources: Miami's Udonis Haslem spoke and essentially told everyone in room that — without Lakers and Clippers, how will season continue?LeBron James walked out. Rest of Lakers and Clippers exited behind him.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2020Sham…

data-mm-id=”_id57pgis8″>The Los Angeles Lakers fought through an early Miami Heat burst in the first quarter of Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals and eventually won by a comfortable margin. They now have a 1-0 lead, and Miami's three best players all went down with some type of injury last night. As things currently stand, it does not seem like it will be a very close series if the Lakers take care of business. These Lakers are also an unusual LeBron James team because there aren't many players with actual championship experience. LeBron himself, JaVale McGee, Rajon Rondo, and Danny Green are the only four on the roster who have won a ring. Dwight Howard has been to a Finals, but that was a decade ago. For Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and everybody else in…

data-mm-id=”_tx5udw11b”>The Brooklyn Nets went and did it. They have now assembled three of the most mercurial and emotionally volatile superstars in the NBA and put them together in one locker room. Not content to manage the perpetually discontent Kyrie Irving and honestly-pretty-chill-by-comparison-but-still quite-demanding Kevin Durant, New York City's only relevant NBA franchise made a blockbuster trade for James Harden, who essentially pouted his way out of Houston. They will either win NBA titles or create spectacularly arresting documentaries together. Or both. This could be the greatest on-court trio even assembled if they are healthy or engaged or the biggest foreseeable disaster since well … no politics here, right?Hours ago, with Harden trying to George Constanza hims…

data-mm-id=”_fc4cytl6s”>Carson Wentz is coming off a pretty good season as starting quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis went 9-8 and just missed the playoffs while Wentz threw 27 touchdown passes and a few of the most outrageous interceptions you'll ever seen. The one thing we know is that Wentz isn't the longterm answer in Indy, especially at the current price.There's a belief that #Colts QB Carson Wentz will "'probably" be traded or released before March 19th, per @mortreport. That's when $15M in base salary becomes guaranteed. His future in Indianapolis looks "bleak."— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 13, 2022RE: Carson Wentz & the #Colts$15M of his 2022 salary is already fully guaranteed (w/ no offsets)Another …

data-mm-id=”_7qfkf4v6r”>Jeopardy has yet another controversy on its hands. Again, it's because of something one of the new hosts said. This time it was Ken Jennings' turn as he is being accused of goading a player into a large wager on a Daily Double. Alex Gordon, a 26-year-old med school graduate, was a two-time champion holding a lead when he hit the medical category "Stitch Incoming." Gordon got the first question, with Jenning saying, "Well done, doctor." The next answer was a Daily Double and Jennings said, "How confident are you in the medical category, Alex?" He was very confident and wagered $12,000 of his $15,000, which was such a large wager Jennings actually laughed. @KenJennings complimented #AlexGordon by calling him ‘doctor’ aft…

data-mm-id=”_3p7sctw0m”>The San Francisco 49ers – Cleveland Browns game came down to the wire in Week 6. The 49ers had a 17-16 lead late in the fourth quarter when an egregious personal foul call was made on Tashaun Gipson Sr. The Browns were facing 3rd-and-10 when PJ Walker threw the ball to Elijah Moore. Moore did not catch the pass, but he absorbed a hit from Gipson and flags went flying. Should this have been a penalty on 49ers DB Tashaun Gipson? pic.twitter.com/qVyWS62FhY— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) October 15, 2023As you can see, Gipson leads with his arms and shoulder and hits Moore in the chest. There are zero helmets or heads involved, but the Browns got 15 yards and a free set of downs.Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen looked at the play on replay and didn't think it looked …