data-mm-id=”_q6ahr5y7b”>Saturday marked the latest edition of the Red River Rivalry when No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 11 Texas faced off in Dallas. It ended up being far uglier than anyone expected; Oklahoma's defense came to play and didn't allow Texas to get anything going all game, while Jalen Hurts had his worst game of the year and turned the ball over twice in the red zone (although he did go behind the back in a sweet move). But CeeDee Lamb was nothing short of ridiculous. He's had a great season and already solidified himself as one of the best receivers in an absolutely stacked draft class, but he brought it to another level today. Without Lamb, it's hard to see Oklahoma pulling it out. Just look at these stats: Jalen Hurts Passing by Target …
data-mm-id=”_at7s4f9xd”>Apparently the Bengals are willing to do anything they can to keep Joe Burrow happy, even though he's not officially a member of their franchise yet. That includes allowing him to influence personnel decisions. Reportedly. According to Peter King, Burrow pulled a LeBron James when he met with the Bengals at the Scouting Combine last week, telling them he thinks they should keep former star WR A.J. Green in the mix. Listening to the man they plan to pick No. 1 in the upcoming draft, a report leaked yesterday saying the Bengals will give Green the franchise tag if they can't agree to a long-term deal. Earlier this week Joe Burrow was asked about the possibility of playing with A.J. Green:"A.J.'s been one of the best players at his position for …
data-mm-id=”_d84moovzx”>Tom Brady's free agency will seemingly never start or stop. Where will he play next season? Only Brady knows. Maybe. Maybe he isn't even sure. Brady recently told Charlie Weis that "nobody knows anything." So anyone who says they know doesn't know and everyone says they know he's headed somewhere. Just two weeks ago we heard that the Tennessee Titans were the favorites to land Brady. That was a couple weeks after we heard Brady and Gisele were visiting a Nashville school. Unfortunately, the second story was started by a confused high schooler. The first one may also prove inaccurate because the Titans have already moved on even though Brady is interested.Right.According to @diannaESPN on @GetUpESPN: Brady to Tennessee is a "bit…
data-mm-id=”_73xdkd3s6″>It's always been a backdrop for bored basketball fans, but the lack of live sports combined with the airing of The Last Dance has significantly increased the theoretical discussion of how Michael Jordan would perform in today's game. Channing Frye dumped a large bucket of gas on that particular fire last night when he hopped on NBC Sports' Talkin' Blazers Podcast to say he doesn't think Jordan's way of winning would translate and players wouldn't want to team up with Jordan nowadays. From the 14:10 mark of the podcast: “[Jordan] only had really one job, and that was to just score. And he did that an amazing, amazing rate. But I don’t feel like his way of winning then would translate to what it is now. Guys wouldn’t want to play…
data-mm-id=”_uc0mvw9jb”>An observant golf reporter whose name escapes me right now pointed out during last week's Charles Schwab Challenge that wondering if Jordan Spieth is back is the new wondering if Texas football is back. This person wins closest-to-the-pin honors. Because Spieth, once the anointed one, is playing alternate shot with low lows and high highs in his five rounds since the Tour returned. He rocketed out of the gates at Colonial, posting back-to-back 65s. The wheels stayed on Saturday with another two-under round before falling off on closing day, which saw three bogeys in a four-hole front-9 stretch that doomed any realistic chance of his first victory since the 2017 Open. Going off early at the RBC Heritage this morning, Spieth wasted no time getting into seriou…
data-mm-id=”_yuu5op2mx”>Colin Cowherd thinks innovation is overrated, so it's no shock that he isn't a big fan of the Houston Rockets attacking opposing NBA teams with "small ball." Cowherd went off on the Rockets on Friday, ripping them for trying to go small in the sport with the biggest athletes in the world. He kind of has a point.Here's his rant:"The Houston Rockets came up with small-ball. In the sport of America with the tallest athletes, let's be the shortest team in league history."@ColinCowherd on the Rockets failed experiment: pic.twitter.com/B44ibkj6AR— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) September 11, 2020Frankly, a lot of this is true. Efficiency is the key here and the Los Angeles Lakers have swatted down the Rockets by being bigger,…
data-mm-id=”_tngownjb6″>Kyle Kuzma and the Los Angeles Lakers are still in the flush of winning an NBA championship, they're right to be focusing on their tremendous accomplishment this season. But soon enough attention must turn to the future and that's where things might get complicated. Above all else, Kuzma's status might have the biggest impact as the Lakers move forward.Anthony Davis will reportedly opt out of his contract for next season and sign a long-term extension to remain in LA. That leaves Kuzma as the team's biggest question mark. He's due for a rookie extension this offseason but he could decide to not sign and bet on himself heading into restricted free agency next summer. I'm sure the two sides will have discussions about an extension, bu…
data-mm-id=”_na2odwhyk”>ESPN2's "Manning Cast" broadcast has been a massive success, proving alternative coverage of marquee live sporting events can work…when you have the right people. Peyton and Eli Manning are those people, leading ESPN's alternative broadcast of Monday Night Football with a mix of humor, insight, and big-name guests to much fanfare this year. But according to the latest from around the NFL, the "Manning Cast" could end up being a one-hit-wonder. According to CBS NFL insider Jason La Canfora, Peyton Manning is "very interested" in an ownership stake in the Denver Broncos and could also have a role in management if he is part of the ownership team. If that comes to fruition, Manning would certainly not be in broadcasting any…
data-mm-id=”_fixz3xck1″>After the Kansas City Chiefs were gifted a first down thanks to a questionable defensive holding call with less than two minutes to go in Super Bowl LVII, the game was essentially won. The Philadelphia Eagles had no timeouts and with 1:54 left the Chiefs could run the clock down at their leisure before kicking the game-winning field goal. However, they still had to run plays to get the clock moving so on first down they handed the ball off to Jerick McKinnon. The Eagles' defense, either deflated or trying to trick McKinnon into giving them a chance, let the running back waltz up to the goal line. Instead of scoring a touchdown to put the Chiefs up 42-35, McKinnon knelt down at the two-yard line. This sealed the Chiefs' victory. Brilliant football play …
data-mm-id=”_w7i2ahjje”>Yesterday, Lonzo Ball and Stephen A. Smith got into a bit of a tiff. Smith reported on ESPN that Ball's knee injury, which will hold him out for a second consecutive year, is so debilitating that the former No. 2 overall pick is having trouble standing up after sitting down. Ball heard about it and responded by posting a video of himself doing just that while yelling at the camera that Smith needs to "stop yapping" and that he's definitely coming back. This apparently pissed Smith off mightily, to the extent that he took time out of First Take to respond directly to Ball and all the "idiot trolls" who piled onto the drama in the aftermath. Here's Smith getting pretty mad about the whole thing, yelling that Ball still isn't…