Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_dudpmy5kh”>The New York Jets are reportedly looking to trade running back Le'Veon Bell. Given how horrible they've been, that makes complete sense. Bell is a bad fit on the current roster. But with his big contract and history of criticizing the franchises he plays for, the Jets will struggle to find a trade partner. When Bell signed a four-year, $52 million contract ($35 million guaranteed) with the Jets back in 2019, the deal made little sense. New York was a long way from contending and making Bell the second-highest paid running back in the NFL didn't solve any of its biggest roster problems. It got even worse as Bell's relationship with coach Adam Gase deteriorated. In 2019, Bell rushed for 789 yards on 245 carries, averaging a career-low 3.2 yards…

data-mm-id=”_6t6zk2hnm”>UFC President Dana White wants people to leave Gina Carano alone. Carano has promoted anti-mask and QAnon content, conspiracies that the election was stolen from Donald Trump and put "boop/bop/beep" in her Twitter bio to mock people sharing preferred pronouns. Disney finally had enough when she compared conservatives to victims of the holocaust a few days ago. In White's opinion, "we all make mistakes." Dana White, regarding Gina Carano, says leave @ginacarano alone & calls Ariel Helwani a Douche #UFC258 pic.twitter.com/CZPcZk0nY0— Helen Yee (@HelenYeeSports) February 12, 2021While asking people to leave Carano alone, White took the opportunity to call ESPN's Ariel Helwani a "douche." White decided Helwani was a douc…

data-mm-id=”_hz7igfqqg”>Ja Morant went to Shotgun Willie's, a Denver strip club, a couple weeks ago and it might have derailed the Memphis Grizzlies entire season when he broadcast himself holding a gun on Instagram Live. While Morant and the team deal with the fallout from that video and a number of other incidents, we are learning that Morant also visited the club two nights earlier when the Grizzlies touched down in Colorado… and he was an exemplary customer. The New York Post obtained multiple images of Morant at Shotgun Willie's in the early hours of March 2nd and spoke with a number of people connected to the establishment and it sounds like that visit was much more productive than the one that ultimately got him in trouble. According to The Post, he arrived 80 minute…

data-mm-id=”_324m9txgf”>If someone had stumbled into your conversation at a backyard barbecue a few weeks ago and proclaimed that Lucas Glover was suddenly going to become the best golfer on the planet you'd have a strong suspicion that they were under the influence of some mighty strong prescription or recreational drugs. Perhaps you would have cut the tension by laughing and saying, "sure, dude, I'd love to see that" and then talked about the person behind their back once they left. Before the Rocket Mortgage Classic, it was fair to say that Glover was one of, if not the worst putter on the PGA Tour. Certainly from inside four feet. He was several years deep into some Chuck Knoblauch-esque yips that turned every kick-in into a knee-knocker. The 2009 U.S. Open winn…

data-mm-id=”_mmyts2qnp”>Just going to shoot you straight on this one and say it's a bit confusing because the Detroit Lions are 6-2 for the first time since 2011 and have a legitimate shot to earn homefield advantage until the Super Bowl but here's the most popular sports radio host throwing an easily breakable chair down in disgust upon learning that edge rusher Chase Young is headed to the San Francisco 49ers and not opposite Aidan Hutchinson. Valenti, who is from New York and roots for the Giants, has been giving it to the Lions organization in case they stood pat at the trade deadline and outside of a Donovan Peoples-Jones move, that's exactly what they did. So the anger came out. As an actual Lions fan, I would have been fired up to get Young because he makes the pa…

data-mm-id=”_isem3kux5″>Yesterday afternoon Futurism posted an explosive exposé on Sports Illustrated, which has reportedly been publishing articles by fake, AI-generated writers. Maggie Harrison's piece says that upon reaching out to The Arena Group, the magazine's publisher, the articles in question were deleted. A strongly worded statement from the Sports Illustrated Union soon followed, and later on in the day a nameless spokesperson from Arena responded to the article, which dominated sports media conversations as a harbinger for a extraordinarily bleak future in the creative arts. A statement from The Arena Group: pic.twitter.com/SCiHjgVKFr— Front Office Sports (@FOS) November 27, 2023Even the most charitable reading of the situation screams that mistakes were made. …

data-mm-id=”_r8dj7qrdq”>During a congressional hearing on Tuesday, two Republican members got into a spat that punctuated with one of them telling the other, "Go f–k yourself." Yes, that's a thing that actually happened between two government employees during a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. I'm so glad the adults are in charge. Here's video of the incident: GOP Rep. Michael McCaul to GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, on a hot mic: “Ah, go fuck yourself.” pic.twitter.com/VYJ07tzRzV— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) March 19, 2024Yeah that's pretty clear. Issa seemed to be going on and on when it was another member's turn, then rather than shut up he kept talking. McCaul lost his cool and was caught on a hot mic. After the hearing, McCaul apologized for losing hi…

data-mm-id=”_ye0uq1uv1″>Jalen Ramsey continues to reset the cornerback market in the NFL. The seven-time Pro Bowler signed a contract extension with the Miami Dolphins Friday, a three-year, $72.3 million deal that, once again, makes him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. The $24.1 million he'll make this season just surpasses Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain's $24 million. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, once Surtain signed his record-breaking contract, Miami wanted to show its commitment to Ramsey."Dolphins wanted to reward Jalen Ramsey, and have been discussing an extension for several weeks," Schefter said in a post on X. "Once Denver's Patrick Surtain II reset the CB market, they were able to create a new benchmark and reward thei…

data-mm-id=”_dy1ayzoxf”>ESPN's senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski shockingly announced his retirement from ESPN on September 18, taking the general manager role for St. Bonaventure's basketball program, Wojnarowski's alma mater. Since his departure, ESPN has been looking for a replacement for their lead basketball analyst and news breaker. Many people have been suspected to take over Woj's role, including The Athletic's Shams Charania, Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes and in-house candidate Tim Bontemps. According to The Athletic's Andrew Marchand, a different in-house candidate could take over Woj's duties. Marchand reported Saturday that ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan may be making the switch from the diamond to the hardcourt. Passan joined ESPN…