One of the unanswered questions that have swirled around the canceled Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals game from Week 17 of the NFL regular season is whether players were told they would have 5 minutes to warm up again after Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field. ESPN’s Joe …
Read More »Georgia’s Ladd McConkey praises Stetson Bennett after another national title: ‘He shows up in the big moments’
In the College Football Playoff semifinal, Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Ladd McConkey was battling through a knee injury that had been bugging him the late few weeks of the season. There was no telling how he would play against TCU in the national championship game on Monday night. The answer? …
Read More »Michael Kay threatens fellow ESPN Radio member after ratings shot: ‘You will be fired’
Things are getting a bit heated at ESPN New York, as Michael Kay threatened a producer from another radio show after he dug at recent ratings. “The Michael Kay Show,” which runs during the afternoon drive, and the “DiPietro & Rothenberg” morning sports talk radio show have been rivals despite …
Read More »Bills’ Damar Hamlin released from Cincinnati hospital after cardiac arrest on field
Bills safety Damar Hamlin has returned home to Buffalo after nearly a week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center following a Week 17 matchup against the Bengals where he went into cardiac arrest, doctors said Monday. Dr. William A. Knight told reporters that he accompanied Hamlin to the airport …
Read More »Packers’ Matt LaFleur denounces Quay Walker’s actions after he pushes Lions trainer: ‘That is unacceptable’
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur dismissed the actions of rookie linebacker Quay Walker during Sunday night’s game against the Detroit Lions. Walker was penalized in the fourth quarter after he apparently pushed a member of the Lions training staff who was trying to tend to running back D’Andre Swift. …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers denies jersey swap after loss to Lions, retirement speculation begins
Needing just one more win to reach the playoffs, the Green Bay Packers were stunningly taken down by the division rival Detroit Lions, 20-16, on Sunday night at Lambeau Field. As the Lions celebrated, veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers walked on the field to offer his congratulations before heading to the …
Read More »Panthers’ Eddy Pineiro nails 42-yard game-winner to end Carolina’s season on high note
If Steve Wilks has coached his last game for the Panthers, he can walk away knowing his players didn’t quit on him. Eddy Pineiro kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired, and Carolina closed out its season with an opportunistic 10-7 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. …
Read More »Tony Dungy rips article examining Black athletes’ injuries in football: ‘Absolutely ridiculous’
Super Bowl champion coach Tony Dungy slammed an article in the Scientific American on Friday that claimed that the NFL’s violence “disproportionately affected” Black men. The opinion article says Black men are overrepresented on the playing field and underrepresented in positions of power. The article claimed that through the process …
Read More »Raiders’ Josh Jacobs plays for dad who suffered heart issue; running back’s son reportedly called 911
Las Vegas Raiders star Josh Jacobs was playing Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a heavy heart as his dad was rushed to the hospital during the week. Jacobs had gone back home to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when his father Marty underwent emergency heart surgery. Jacobs’ 6-year-old son Braxton, …
Read More »Rams head coach Sean McVay weighing immediate future with team: report
Sean McVay is expected to seriously contemplate his immediate future with the Los Angeles Rams early in the offseason, according to ESPN. It’s been a challenging season for McVay both on and off the field. His Rams won the Super Bowl on their home turf in February, but they failed …
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