Author: Mikesportz
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams rocked the NFL world three years ago with an offseason trade. Matthew Stafford was sent to the Rams, as Jared Goff and a collection of meaty draft picks came to Detroit in return. It’s turned out to be a win-win situation for both franchises. Stafford and the Rams won a Super Bowl championship in their first year together. And now the veteran gunslinger had led a reshaped roster back to the postseason for the second time in three years. Goff has resurrected his career while leading the Lions to new…
Jordan Love’s accomplishment in his first season as the team’s full-time starter—beating a rising divisional opponent at home in a win-and-in game for the postseason—made the Green Bay Packers eligible for the playoffs, something Aaron Rodgers was unable to do in his previous one. On Sunday afternoon, January 7, love was almost perfect as the Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 17-9 to end a three-game winning streak that gave Green Bay (9-8) the No. 7 seed and the final Wildcard in the NFC playoffs. With a rating of 128.6, he completed 27 of 32 passes for 316 yards and two…
College Football DeBoer and Harbaugh exchange praise ahead of CFP clash Coaches Kalen DeBoer and Jim Harbaugh share mutual admiration as Washington gears up to face Michigan in the College Football Playoff championship
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rant after the Bucks’ loss to the Rockets took a turn as Milwaukee’s equipment manager came up We have to be better,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said, via Jeff smith of Sports Illustrated. “We have to play better. We have to defend better. We have to trust one another better. We have to be coached better. Every single thing, everybody has to be better. Everybody. It starts from the equipment manager. He has to wash our clothes better. the bench has to be better. The leaders of the team have to be more vocal. We have to make more shots.…
You mess with the Terrible Towel, you get the horns. Er, something like that. The Jacksonville Jaguars blew a chance to make the playoffs Sunday in a loss to the Tennessee Titans. In the process, they cleared the path for the Pittsburgh Steelers to make the postseason. Steelers social media marked the occasion by taking time to troll the now-vanquished Jaguars. They did so with a callback to what accounts to a personal affront in Pittsburgh — disrespect of the Terrible Towel. Jaguars safety Andrew Wingard intercepted Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky in a Week 8 Jacksonville victory.…
Pascal Siakam is expected to be traded ahead of the Feb. 8 trade deadline. The two-time All-NBA forward is in the final few months of his current four-year, $136.9 million contract. He will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. As such, the Toronto Raptors have three choices: trade him, re-sign him, or lose him for nothing in the summer. This time last season, the Raptors were in a similar situation with Fred VanVleet, who signed with the Houston Rockets in the offseason. Toronto won’t want to risk losing a second star. With that in…
The Dallas Cowboys steamrolled the Washington Commanders 38-10 to clinch their second division title in three years and secure the No.2 seed in the NFC. However, there was some concern for cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who left the game after a shoulder injury just before the end of the first half. Gilmore was ruled out for the rest of the game. However, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said that Gilmore told him he’ll be good to go for their playoff matchup with the Green Bay Packers. The former first-round pick returned to the field with his right shoulder in a sling…
The Phoenix Suns (19-16) have ruled Kevin Durant to be available for tonight’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies (12-23) after he missed the last three contests due to a right hamstring strain. Durant was listed as questionable for tonight. Coach Frank Vogel then said the team wanted to see Durant test out his injury pregame, who added that he met with the medical team this morning. Now, he’s good to go. This will be only the fourth complete game that the Suns’ Big 3 will play together. The Suns ruled out Bol Bol, who suffered a right ankle…
Even though the game is being played at MetLife Stadium, one New York Giants defender was clearly feeling in the spirit of the City of Brotherly Love during his team’s Week 18 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. After a drive stalled out in what amounted to a frustrating first half for the Eagles, punter Braden Mann trotted out for Philadelphia and booted a kick, just as New York linebacker Cam Brown came hurtling towards him. Brown’s momentum carried him into Mann, which would undoubtedly have been a penalty for running into the kicker. However, Brown made an, er, adjustment, seemingly…
Brandon Aubrey taking aim at two NFL records on Sunday – Richard Paolinelli, Inside the Star Records were made to be broken and Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey is set to break a few in his first NFL season. Record Holding Rookie Aubrey already broke the record for most kicks to begin an NFL career. On Nov. 5th, at Philadelphia, Aubrey nailed a 51-yard attempt to give Dallas a 17-14 halftime lead. It was his 19th-made field goal in 19 attempts. It also broke Travis Coons (2015) record of 18 to start a career as the Browns’ kicker. …