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Manchester City Got Caught 114 Kawhis Deep. Now What?

Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of 115 charges. What they did, why it mattered, and why I think the punishment will be too small.

College Sports Finally Got Some Rules, and I’m Thrilled About It

The Senate just passed the Protect College Sports Act, and as a college sports fan I’m thrilled: fewer mercenary transfers, capped agent fees and scholarships that can’t vanish after an injury.

My 2026 MLB Playoff Picks, Starting With the Least Exciting Take in Baseball

My pick for every Wild Card series, a shout out to the 103-win Brewers, and a full bracket that ends with the least exciting World Series pick in baseball.

Case Keenum Went 24-for-34 on Monday Night and I’m Still Processing It

Case Keenum’s 24-for-34 night, Buffalo winning with five turnovers, the Raiders at 3-0 and a Jaguars team that looks like a problem. My Week 3 recap.

The Vikings Sold J.J. McCarthy Too Cheap and Too Soon

J.J. McCarthy after Michigan beat Iowa in the 2023 Big Ten Championship Game. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 The best thing the Minnesota Vikings have to show for the J.J. McCarthy trade is their kicker. Stay with me. On draft night in 2024, Minnesota sent the No. 11 pick, a […]

Week 4 Recap: Don’t Touch the Remote

Two onside kicks, a walk-off in the Big House, Florida’s statement win and my Badgers stunning Penn State.

College Football Week 3: Texas Storms to No. 1, Oregon Craters, LSU-Ole Miss Looms

Arch Manning at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (file photo). Texas’ stadium was exactly where he authored this week’s biggest comeback. Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 College football’s early season has exactly one job: convince you that whatever you watched last Saturday is permanent. It never is. A week after half the […]

NFL Week 1 Recap: Bears Set a Scoring Record, Chiefs Find Their Running Back

Kenneth Walker III at Seattle’s Super Bowl LX victory parade in February. Six months later he was doing the same thing to a different opponent in a different jersey. Photo: Washington National Guard (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons Every September the NFL makes a promise it has no intention of keeping: that Week 1 tells […]

What Ben Shelton Just Did at 3:33 in the Morning

The ace was clocked at 146 miles an hour, out wide, unreturnable, and Ben Shelton turned and grinned at his box before the ball had even landed. It was 3:33 on Wednesday morning at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the latest a match has ever finished at the US Open, and the people who’d stuck around were […]

2026 NFL Predictions: Division by Division

Tonight’s season opener is a Super Bowl LX rematch, Patriots at Seahawks, and neither team is my pick to win its own division this year. That tells you most of what you need to know about where 2026 stands. Ten teams changed head coaches this offseason, tying the most turnover the league has seen in […]