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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.
Fans boo Swift Remarkably, the biggest story in the NFL this season has nothing to do with the game. Instead, it has everything to do with the budding relationship between pop star Taylor Swift and tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. Every game Swift attends becomes more about her than the game. This holds even when fans… Read more.
Veteran Jokic schools rookie Wemby On Sunday night, the Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 132-120. Nikola Jokic, the NBA’s two-time MVP, led the Nuggets with 39 points. But all eyes were on the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama. He, of course, is the league’s most-celebrated rookie since LeBron James. He played well, except that nobody was more… Read more.
F1: more show than sport Corporate barons are more interested in promoting Formula One than in making races more interesting or competitive. This has been the case for years. That’s why it’s surprising that Max Verstappen is the first driver to complain about the rank marketing of F1 at the expense of the sport itself. As Las Vegas… Read more.
South Africa world champs again Given the myriad ills that beset it, South Africa has little to brag about these days. And so this World Cup win will seem like a panacea – at least for a day or two. No one had ever won four men’s Rugby World Cup titles. And, even on a soggy Parisian… Read more.
Springboks: Long way from Apartheid, stone’s throw from fourth title During Apartheid, the South African national rugby team, the Springboks, was nearly all-White. Back then, Black South Africans would have seen it as treason to support that team. Then, South Africa released Nelson Mandela. His Christ-like inclination to turn the other cheek was as disarming as inspiring.… Read more.
