data-mm-id=”_bk3oiuzyo”>“Jimmy Garoppolo, podium 10.”When those four words boomed from the speakers inside the darkly-draped Super Bowl media interview tent outside of Hard Rock Stadium, there was an instant stampede. Over a dozen men shouldering bulky television cameras swung their equipment around (injury to innocent bystanders be damned) and ran the 10 or so feet from wherever they were standing to podium 10. Long camera wires were unfurled on the ground in every direction behind them. Reporters– some carrying smaller cameras, some with selfie sticks, others with iPhones waving in their hand– followed suit. Elbows were thrown. Feet were stepped on. Disparaging remarks were muttered. Arms were used as wedges to get closer to the podium. Within 10 seconds, over 70 media members …
data-mm-id=”_gop04kslp”>Derrick Jones Jr. walked away as the winner of the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest, but it wasn't without controversy. Aaron Gordon jumped over the 7'5" Tacko Fall for his final dunk and received only a 47 out of a possible 50 points. Dwyane Wade, one of the judges for the contest, was asked about the score following the contest after many believed Gordon was robbed. Here's what he had to say: “I wasn’t the only one who gave him a 9, let’s talk about that!” ?@DwyaneWade responds to those saying he was biased as a judge in the Dunk Contest. @stance pic.twitter.com/FkBvJ6IWl7— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) February 16, 2020"I mean, it took nine rounds. It wasn't biased. It got to the point where I wasn't the only one who gave …
data-mm-id=”_f4zsiytwb”>Barry Bonds was feared like few hitters in baseball history during his prime slugging years in the early-to-mid-2000s. Nothing proved that more when, on May 1st, 2004, Bonds set an MLB record when he was intentionally walked four times in one game. The Giants were playing the Marlins at home. Bonds was in the early stages of his second consecutive MVP season; about a month into the season, he was batting .463 with a 1.111 slugging percentage. He was, without a doubt, the most feared hitter in baseball. Miami treated him as such by choosing to walk him four times in five at-bats. No one has yet to top that number in one game to this day. We'll never see teams treat any other individual player like they did Bonds again. He holds just about every record for wa…
data-mm-id=”_y6oehbwa3″>Dear Summer, I think we're done here. You can go away now. It was 88 degrees yesterday. There is just no need for that at this time of the year. I know there haven't been any preseason football games, but I promise you the NFL is just around the corner. And that means it is time for Fall. The best season. Truthfully Summer, you suck as a season. It's too hot. I used to like the extra daylight, but now it just messes up my kids' sleep. Give me 20 hours of darkness and 20-degree temperatures any day. We'll stay inside and put on extra layers. There was a song about it, but it got canceled. Anyway, Fall is the best and I am ready for Autumn decorations and Halloween decorations. On the last weekend of April, this house in my neighborhood th…
data-mm-id=”_himxscimv”>The NBA is reportedly considering adding two expansion teams as a way to generate some cash and make up for lost revenue due to the pandemic. The NHL probably thought they were being clever when they slapped some sponsor names on their temporary directional divisions, but the NBA is going to add entire franchises. The obvious first move would be for the NBA to put a new team in Seattle to go alongside the Kraken, but the other spot is seemingly up in the air. Las Vegas is probably the other choice, but we should at least look at some of the other possibilities. The NBA has been in some seemingly strange places over the years and there are some other "unconventional" locations.Previously, the NBA has placed teams in Chicago, San Diego, Buffalo, New Orle…
data-mm-id=”_oimprhz5l”>The St. Louis Cardinals continued their disappointing season last night by allowing themselves to get crushed by the Houston Astros. With the score at 9-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Bally Sports Midwest's broadcasting crew of Chip Caray and Jim Edmonds were tasked with filling time and the conversation turned to people reaching out to the former Cardinals centerfielder and saying they really love baseball in their area. These people apparently frequently use Edmonds as a sounding board to complain about how they changed racially insensitive team names and find a willing audience. "I always thought it was kind of a cool thing, not a bad thing, to have a team named after the Indians or vice versa, whatever, the Washington Redskins."Yep, Jim Edmon…
data-mm-id=”_0pyonb1pe”>The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense has been comically inept to kick off the season and it largely falls on offensive coordinator Matt Canada. His vision for Kenny Pickett has been equal parts ineffective and uninspiring. He called the same plays so often to start the year Dan Orlovsky called him out on it. The Steelers might be 3-2 and atop the AFC North, but the defense is mostly to thank for those wins and the two losses have been horrific blowouts at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers (not super concerning) and the Houston Texans (extremely concerning). Pittsburgh as a whole is a little worse than expected coming into the year but the Canada problem was predictable. This is his third year in charge of the offense and everything from the process to the re…
data-mm-id=”_vj7l4rewn”>Patrick Mahomes did not like the offside call against Kadarius Toney that wiped out the Kansas City Chiefs' go-ahead touchdown against the Buffalo Bills. We know this because Mahomes freaked out on the sideline and screamed at referees immediately after it happened. And we know because he talked about it – at length – during his postgame press conference. And Josh Allen knows it because Mahomes told him it was "f–king terrible" during their postgame handshake. Patrick Mahomes was still upset about the offside call meeting with Josh Allen after the game. #Billsmafia pic.twitter.com/6TYGJ1xnS9— Thad Brown (@thadbrown7) December 11, 2023"Wildest f-cking call I've ever seen. Offensive offsides [unintelligible]. F-cking terrible." The…
data-mm-id=”_05h6m2n88″>Texas Tech hosted Texas in a Big 12 college basketball game Tuesday night and things got out of hand. While the Red Raiders trailed by 25, Texas' Brock Cunningham was rightly assessed a flagrant 2 foul for a dangerous play and, in response, Texas Tech fans began to throw things on the court. The home team was assessed an administrative technical as a result. Here's video of what happened and Tech coach Grant McCasland getting on the mic to tell them to stop:Wild scene in Lubbock. Texas's Brock Cunningham is assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected.Unhappy Texas Tech fans throw things on the floor, leading to an administrative technical on the Red Raiders.This prompts coach Grant McCasland gets on the mic to tell them to stop. pic.twitter.com/VikSnGrZaz�…
data-mm-id=”_0ngb8t5cz”>The Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions will gear up for their final preseason game this Saturday at Ford Field.The Steelers have struggled this preseason, and are still looking for their first win. Head coach Mike Tomlin plans to play his starters in the final game as they tune up before the start of the season. We should see Russell Wilson and Justin Fields this afternoon.Meanwhile, the Lions are coming off a 24-23 win over the Chiefs and will look to carry that momentum into today and Week 1 of the season. Hendon Hooker will get the start at quarterback for Detroit as they look to close out the preseason with a win. WATCH: Steelers vs Lions Live on FuboTVPittsburgh Steelers at Detroit LionsDate: Saturday, August 24Time: 1:00 p.m. ETTV Channel: NFL Networ…