Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_snxh8rbjr”>You really hate to start off a day by judging someone else's hard work. It's certainly not something I relish doing on a Sunday morning. But after seeing this "Who Let the Dogs Out" parody video featuring the Browns, I had no choice. This needed to be criticized. ESPN Steelers beat reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala provided a report from Pittsburgh today ahead of its showdown against the Browns. In her tweet promoting the report, she told users they have to stay for the music video. Intrigued, I did that very thing and was met with an unmitigated disaster. I know this is one of those things where I say something smells bad and then ask you to smell it, but if I'm going down you're coming with me. Music video starts at 0:45 if you can'…

data-mm-id=”_vffni0mp2″>This year in basketball, everything is a little funky because the season started two months later than it normally does. So if you, dear reader, have absolutely no idea when the trade deadline is supposed to be in 2021, do not feel ashamed. The deadline this year is March 25. There's just under a month until the fateful day when all rosters are (more or less) locked in for the stretch run of the season. Which teams are buying is fairly straightforward. Which teams are selling, less so. There's enough time before the deadline that teams currently sitting at the bottom of the standings can convince themselves they can turn it around and make a push for a low playoff seed. Between flattened lottery odds for the three worst teams and the addition of play-i…

data-mm-id=”_oefew96il”>The Philadelphia Eagles lost Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 in a thrilling contest. The game came down to a controversial late penalty call Eagles fans are not happy about. NBC Sports Philadelphia's Michael Barkann was especially ticked after the game.During his station's post-Super Bowl coverage, Barkann went off on the NFL's officials for that late call. He called it "bullsh*t" on live TV while his three co-hosts looked on stoically. Here's video:Michael Barkann is all of us. Says “bullshit call” on Eagles Post Game Live. Video: @NBCSPhilly pic.twitter.com/AxkAsLQzvX— David Grzybowski (@DavidGrzyTV) February 13, 2023Yeah, that's a strong take.The call was certainly borderline, but Eagles cornerback Jame…

data-mm-id=”_muf3f8y4m”>The first Republican presidential debate took place on Wednesday night. Anyone hoping to see Donald Trump had to settle for a pre-taped interview that aired online or wait for him to be arraigned in Georgia on Thursday morning. But Ron DeSantis was there, centerstage, still struggling to smile like a human. The Internet latched on to one particular close-up of DeSantis clearly remembering he was supposed to smile when people clap, but his facial muscles failed him.This man is in PAIN pic.twitter.com/MCFNGyCRRZ— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) August 24, 2023Pain really does seem like the only way to describe DeSantis smiling. Or trying to. Time and again he just looks like he's forgotten to have fun out there. This looked painful. pic.twitter.com/ePuupuFcNG…

data-mm-id=”_zijmj7i8s”>ESPN's Brian Windhorst does it right. He gets on a beat covering the most compelling basketball player on the world and then rides the rollercoaster. He spent so many years chronicling LeBron James and it was hard to imagine there'd be another prospect worthy of such attention and investment but then Victor Wembanyama came along and, hell yeah, everyone's going to be intensely interested in a 7-foot-4 unicorn who can somehow do everything on a basketball court except — I don't know — lift as many courtside chairs as some grunt named Larry or something. The Spurs' rookie sensation had the best game of his young NBA career last night, scoring 38 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as his team beat the vaunted Phoenix Suns for a second stra…

data-mm-id=”_vk150pqt6″>The Seattle Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals, 21-20, to get to 9-8 on the season, but they won't be going to the playoffs because the Green Bay Packers also won on Sunday. While Seattle will watch the postseason from home, there was plenty to celebrate. They beat a division opponent, finished with a winning record, and safety Julian Love had a baby and made the NFL's Pro Bowl. Insinuating that we’re celebrating not making playoffs is weak Gregg. These cigars were given to me to celebrate the birth of my son & I waited until the end of the season to share a moment with my guys. https://t.co/tZzJX9PyJG— Julian Love (@_jlove20) January 8, 2024Now that's something worth celebrating. But the celebration didn't begin in the loc…

data-mm-id=”_y9jiytd42″>The New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon, 8-3. It was a picturesque spring day at Yankee Stadium as 40,000-plus gathered in the Bronx to see umpire Angel Hernandez apply his craft from behind home plate. Those hoping for a show were not disappointed as Hernandez ignored multiple issues on a single pitch after less than one inning of play. During the bottom of the first Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis and Yankees leadoff hitter Gleyber Torres got to a full count. On the payoff pitch Francis stepped off the rubber, stepped back on and threw a pitch as Torres stepped out of the batter's box. Hernandez ignored Francis' happy feet and called Torres out on a pitch that right down the middle, but very clearly high. On MLB dot com, …