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The Masters: ‘It’s over, Tiger’ Stephen A. Smith, from ESPN’s flagship show First Take, is arguably America’s most influential sports commentator. Like E.F. Hutton — when he speaks, people listen. That’s why the way he opened his show’s segment on The Masters on Monday spoke volumes. He looked into the camera, apologized for what he was about to say about his boy,… Read more.
Caitlin Clark’s record-setting season Yesterday, South Carolina faced off against Caitlin Clark’s Iowa for the NCAA Basketball Championship. And not since Magic Johnson’s Michigan State faced off against Larry Bird’s Indiana in 1979 has a final commanded so much national attention. Of course, the most notable difference is that, unlike Michigan State and Indiana, South Carolina and… Read more.
Let’s face it: this whole NFL season was more about the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift than the games themselves. So it’s hardly surprising that this Super Bowl was too – from tracking Taylor’s flight from Japan to make it to Travis trying so hard to impress her that he lost it. Chiefs defeat 49ers in overtime Patrick… Read more.
9 Black NFL coaches? Oh, hell no! Last month, the New England Patriots replaced legendary head coach Bill Belichick with his Black assistant, Jerod Mayo. But most football analysts marked the occasion more by speculation about which team would snag Belichick than by hailing the Patriots for hiring their first Black head coach. That’s why everyone was… Read more.
Of course, that the notoriously doped-up Russians stole the Americans’ Olympic glory was bad enough. But the International Olympic Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport only compounded that unfairness by making the Americans wait nearly two years to resolve this matter. After all, I figured out two years ago the resolution they have finally come. IOC neutral… Read more.
Chiefs and 49ers in Super Bowl The Kansas City Chiefs are the reigning Super Bowl Champions. And they showed why today as they dominated the Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs will now defend their title against the San Francisco 49ers. Kansas City will head to its second straight Super Bowl, the franchise’s fourth appearance in the NFL’s title… Read more.
Conference Championship matchups I maintain that Conference Championships Sunday is the most exciting day of the NFL season. The stakes, intensity, rivalries, and suspense often render the Super Bowl anticlimactic. This year’s AFC Championship game showcases a clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, while the NFC Championship pits the Detroit Lions against the San Francisco 49ers. My… Read more.
Belichick retires It was the worst-kept secret in sports. But legendary coach Bill Belichick made it official on Thursday. He announced that he is retiring from the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles. The NFL did not miss a beat last year when Tom Brady retired, proving that no player is bigger than the sport. But… Read more.
Rodgers in a downward spiral Stephen A. Smith is arguably the most influential sports analyst in America. Therefore, it speaks volumes that he has branded “that baaaad man, Aaron Rodgers,” as one of the best to play the game of football. Except that, in what can only be described as a tragicomic descent, Rodgers seems determined to rebrand himself… Read more.
Huskies vs. Wolverines – a thrilling showdown Tonight’s NCAA football championship should be a thriller. On one side are the Michigan Wolverines. This team, like a sledgehammer in cleats, is ready to bludgeon its way to victory. It is the betting favorite, and why not? Michigan’s metrics are through the roof. But on the other side are the Washington… Read more.
