By Jelani Scott The journeyman QB revealed the Bucs captain snubbed him on more than one occasion. View the original article to see embedded media. Beating Tom Brady is an accolade few quarterbacks have accomplished, but when it happens, nearly everyon…
FIFA Announces Date to Reveal 2026 World Cup Host Cities
By Avi Creditor The much-anticipated announcement will set the stage for the World Cup being co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The 2022 World Cup may be in six months, but plans for the 2026 World Cup are coming into focus as well. The host cit…
Chargers Star Makes Bold Rodgers, Herbert QB Comparison
By Wilton Jackson Corey Linsley believes Justin Herbert has the same “fire, perfectionist-type attitude” like the four-time NFL MVP. View the original article to see embedded media. Corey Linsley has the one of the most important jobs on the football f…
Bob Cousy Reacts to JJ Redick’s One-Liner
By Madison Williams The 93-year-old NBA legend said the league must’ve had the “best firemen and plumbers” at that time. View the original article to see embedded media. Last month on ESPN’s First Take, former NBA star turned TV personality JJ Redick a…
NFL Broadcasting Carousel Isn’t Close to Slowing Down
By Jimmy Traina Greg Olsen keeping the seat warm for Tom Brady could lead to some wild scenarios. 1. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman went from Fox to ESPN. Al Michaels went from NBC to Amazon. Mike Tirico has been elevated as the voice of Sunday Night Footbal…
‘Poison Pills’ Are No Longer Allowed in NFL Contracts—Here’s Why
By Greg Bishop A tit-for-tat exchange between the Seahawks and Vikings in 2006 led the league to outlaw the cost-spiking strategy that’s recently been in the news for other reasons. The football coach saw the headlines and made the connection instantly…
Are the Mets Fundamentally Cursed? This Is the True Litmus Test
By Emma Baccellieri Somehow, the Metaphorical Mets keep winning despite everything going wrong. Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB wr…
2022 French Open Seed Reports
By Jon Wertheim Breaking down the men’s and women’s draws for the second major tournament of the year. It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. But we do so anyway. The 2022 French Open—Roland Garros, as it is being strenuously…
Nurmagomedov Rules Out Return to Cage: ‘My Time is Finished’
By John Morgan, MMA Underground Undefeated former champion focused on Eagle FC, wants to see Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev for UFC title View the original article to see embedded media. MIAMI – It’s been more than a year-and-a-half since Khabib …
Sanders Says Conversation With Saban Should Happen Publicly
By Wilton Jackson Sanders: “We need to talk publicly—not privately. What you said was public.” Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders responded to Nick Saban’s comments on Thursday after the Crimson Tide’s football coach criticized Sanders for “pay…