Dallas, TX

Seattle, WA

Yardbarker

If you're one of the many NFL fans who plead with the TV for teams to stop punting, Thursday night's matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys was right up your alley. The Seahawks and Cowboys apparently opted to give both of their punters the night off, as neither team logged a single punt in a game Dallas eventually won 41-35.But if that's not quite wild enough, the two teams also made some of the wildest NFL history ever seen. Thursday's game became the first in history that had 75 or more points scored without a single punt, as...

Wild 'Thursday Night Football' matchup between Seahawks and Cowboys makes history

Oregon State

Boulder, CO

An already sketchy week for Sports Illustrated got even rougher on Thursday morning.The sports media giant received scores of criticisms on social media for selecting University of Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders as its Sportsperson of the Year.
The coach of a 4-8 football team (1-8 in the Pac-12) is the SI Sportsperson of the Year.Tough week for a once proud journalistic institution. https://t.co/LDbr6FpxBO
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) November 30, 2023

Did the fake writers pick this? Didn’t the guy go 4-8? https://t.co/Ze15CfQoK4
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 30, 2023

He ran off just about the entire roster he inherited, then went 4-8. This...

Sports Illustrated's rough week continues after Deion Sanders announcement

New York City, NY

Mitchell Robinson has a theory about the color of NBA basketballs: Players don't wash their hands.The New York Knicks center's allegations stemmed from a question about whether the Knicks' orange-heavy tournament court would make it difficult to see the ball. Robinson rejected the premise of the inquiry, saying "I always thought the ball was brown."He and teammate Jalen Brunson agreed that while a basketball may begin its NBA life colored orange, a ball that's broken in becomes brown. Why brown? Robinson had a quick answer.“People here don’t wash their hands," Robinson said. "There’s a few people in this league that...

Knicks center makes bombshell allegation about NBA hygiene

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Chicago, IL

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Suspects in plot arrested in Chicago, Tampa in November 1963. Sixty years ago, Abraham Bolden worked as a Secret Service agent, becoming the first African American in that agency to guard a president. John F. Kennedy onceintroduced him as "the Jackie Robinson of the Secret Service."

Records: Kennedy targeted in Chicago, Florida, right before Dallas

Georgia State

Tuscaloosa, AL

What began as a rough season for the Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1, 8-0 SEC) has blossomed into a series of big wins and a matchup with the top-ranked and undefeated Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Back in September, even finishing with only one loss seemed daunting after losing at home to Texas and nearly falling to USF.What changed most notably was quarterback Jalen Milroe, who has drastically raised his level of play, including throwing a last-minute touchdown to beat rival Auburn. He now finds himself as a possible Heisman candidate, something he noted in the moments after the emotional comeback win.
The Nightmare in...

Alabama playing at a different level after halftime of Tennessee game

Kansas State

State College, PA

On Thursday, Penn State made an excellent hire when it poached offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki from Kansas as first reported by Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. After turning around a previously unwatchable Jayhawks offense, expectations will be high for Kotelnicki to get the most out of a talented Nittany Lions group.Quarterback Drew Allar has enormous potential and could benefit from Kotelnicki's coaching just as Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels did.This season, Allar was 214-of-350 (61.1 percent) for 2,336 yards, 23 touchdowns and one interception for Penn State (10-2, 7-2 in Big Ten). He struggled in losses to No. 2 Michigan (12-0,...

Offensive coordinator hire should give Penn State reason for optimism in 2024

Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan gets head coach Jim Harbaugh back on the sidelines this weekend. Whether they need him to beat Iowa, who knows, but that will be a storyline for sure. So will be what to do with the Wolverines if they lose, even though the numbers are saying that is very unlikely. Iowa has a way of getting you to play their game though.Michigan Wolverines vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Trends and Odds  Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 — 8 p.m. ETOdds: Michigan -23, Over/under 35.5, Michigan -2100 | Iowa +1100 These lines are wild. First, you have that large spread. It is common for college football games...

NCAAF Championship Week: Michigan Wolverines vs. Iowa Hawkeyes betting picks, preview

Pittsburgh, PA

Two former Steelers were named Modern Era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. But head coach Mike Tomlin believes one is long overdue to be inducted into football immortality."Hines [Ward] is like John Lynch to me. Stats don't tell their story," Tomlin said. "Ask the men who played football against them. Hines was a football player first, and a receiver second."It's certainly high praise by Tomlin, but he has a point. Lynch was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021 while Ward has failed to become a finalist for seven straight years.Ward played for...

Mike Tomlin petitions for former Steeler's HOF case

East Lansing, MI

If the on-field results were everything, Jonathan Smith would have still been a great choice for Michigan State as the program's next head football coach.Smith has spent the past six years at Oregon State, building the Beavers a program from the ground up. He started his career with a 2-10 record and in 2022, Oregon State was 10-3 win a bowl win. This past season, Smith went 8-4 and had the Beavers ranked as high as No. 10 nationally.That's how you turn a program around on the field, and the Spartans are certainly hoping Smith can do that in East...

Why Michigan State chose Jonathan Smith as the new HC

Believe it or not, Pittsburgh Penguins star and future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby is 36. However, you wouldn't know it by his play on the ice as the 11-year vet is on a historic pace, thanks to a hot start to the 2023-2024 season. Crosby netted goal No. 14 on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, putting him on pace for a career-high of 52. While Crosby is unlikely to score at the same rate through the rest of the season, if he does, he'd join Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin as the only other player 36 or older to...

Penguins star on historic pace at age 36

Perhaps it's no surprise there are rumors that Mark Cuban could be in the running to be the next president of the United States. But is he worth putting money on to actually win?The Dallas Mavericks owner has been making headlines this week since he is reportedly selling his majority stake in the NBA team in a major deal and leaving his long-standing judging gig on the show "Shark Tank." Why would a billionaire be making such big moves? According to many outlets, it's because he now wants to hold the biggest job in the nation.NBC News reported Wednesday that...

U.S. 2024 presidential election odds: Could Mark Cuban make a run?

Indianapolis, IN

Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton wrapped up a historically successful November on Thursday night, a month only matched by arguably the two greatest players in NBA history.
Historic November for Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, per ESPN Stats and Info/@StatsWilliams•28.6 PPG•11.7 APG•53% FG•47% 3-pt FGOnly Michael Jordan (March 1989) and LeBron James (February 2017 and 2018) ever averaged 25 and 10 with 50 and 40 percent shooting in month.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 1, 2023
The 23-year-old went off for a career-high 44 points in Thursday's loss against the Miami Heat, finishing an efficient 15-for-28 (6-for-16 on three-pointers) with 10 assists.Haliburton has...

Pacers PG joins LeBron James, Michael Jordan in rare feat

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Raiders eyed Jimmy Garoppolo, Tom Brady since midseason?

The Las Vegas Raiders ultimately replaced quarterback Derek Carr with former San Francisco 49ers veteran Jimmy Garoppolo. But they may have had a bigger name in...

Raiders eyed Jimmy Garoppolo, Tom Brady since midseason?

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