Month: October 2024

For the Green Bay Packers, a 6-2 finish and postseason win got them over their ex faster than a girl’s trip to Nashville set to a Dua Lipa playlist ever could.

Entering Year 2 of the post-Rodgers era, the Cheeseheads are ahead of schedule. Jordan Love emerges as the next great Green Bay quarterback (at least that’s what his new contract says) and the offense is loaded with promising young talent.

That potential has the Packers among the contenders in the NFC this upcoming season, boasting a win total of 9.5 (Over -138) and installed as point-spread favorites in a dozen games.

Are football bettors dealing with a sharp cheddar or a stinky square of Limburger in 2024? We cut the cheese in my Green Bay Packers 2024 betting preview and NFL picks.…

We’re officially past the one-third mark of the 2024 NFL regular season, and like every other season, NFL Football remains the best reality show on TV.

We’re cooking with gas this week in terms of intense drama as it’s probably the best slate of the season so far, headlined by a Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers, while Davante Adams and Russell Wilson are both likely to make their debuts for their new teams on Sunday Night Football.

Week 6 was dominated by favorites (10-3-1 ATS) and Overs (11-2-1)… and Will Levis ending the career of a ball boy. It wasn’t a very competitive week though as nine of the 14 games were decided by double digits. Week 7 should offer some closer matchups as nine of the games have spreads of…

Victories should be celebrated unless they’re an example of an overdue act that had been preventing equality and fairness. Fifty-five years after the Voting Rights Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to prohibit racial discrimination in voting, Black people and people of color are still dealing with voter suppression. The NCAA was a participant in that suppression until Wednesday, when they announced that they would be forcing every Division I program in the country to give college athletes Election Day off so that they could go vote. From now on, practices and competitions can’t happen on Election Day. Why it took so long for the organization that regulates student-athletes to make this happen at “institutions of higher learning” is a question that only has one a…

“After the own goal in the Spain game being awarded to Pedri, is it the longest-distance own goal on record?” asks Don Berno.

Richard Askham is first to step up to the mic with some tales of Terriers woe. “I recall two own goals by Huddersfield Town midfielders, both from the centre circle, 38 years apart. In May 1980, at Hereford, Town captain Peter Hart sent a soaring backpass over Andy Rankin’s head to equalise for Hereford. Town went on to win 3-1 and confirm their promotion from the fourth division. Town were quite a way behind ‘champions-elect’ Walsall, but overtook them on the final day to win the league.

“Fast forward and Juninho Bacuna was stationed as last man on the halfway line at Stoke in …

“Chelsea spent around £300m in January. Is this a record for a single transfer window?” asks James McWilliam Woods.

It is indeed, breaking the record set by Real Madrid in the summer of 2019. The figures for each club’s expenditure tend to vary from source to source because of exchange rates, potential add-ons and the like, but according to our interactive guide to that particular window, Madrid spent £278.3m. More than half of that went on Eden Hazard (£88.5m) and Luka Jovic (£57.7m), who both flopped badly, but they did at least get value for money from Éder Militão (£44m), Ferland Mendy (£44m) and Rodrygo (£40m).

View image in fullscreenEden Hazard shows off his skills during his unveiling as a Real Madrid player in 2019…

One hundred and twenty-three goals in 224 appearances for the US women’s national team. Two World Cup wins. A gold medal, a bronze medal, a three-time Olympian. A National Women’s Soccer League champion. A relentless advocate for the growth of the game. Alex Morgan retired from professional football this past weekend in San Diego, California as one of the most successful players ever to lace up her boots. She leaves a multifaceted legacy behind her. One of its greatest aspects is the excitement she uniquely inspired, and her ability to leverage it for broader growth.

In a decade when the popularity of women’s football skyrocketed globally, Morgan was often its key name. Stateside, every stadium Morgan played in drew enormous crowds. Up…

Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH. Please enjoy our latest offering to the pageview gods, presented thusly in a convenient slideshow format. Honorable Mention: Mark Kiszla credits: YouTube This strange man, purportedly a sports columnist, penned an ode to Nikola Jokić’s underwear. Great job, buddy. Honorable Mention: Jackson Mahomes source: AP What’s that saying? “If someone shows you they’re an irredeemable piece of shit, believe them”? Case in point, alleged sex criminal Jackson Mahomes. Honorable Mention: Micah Parsons source: AP Before you tweet, think about what’s happening around the NFL these days. Think really hard about it, particularly if you’re soliciting a massage therapist. C’mon. Honorable Mention: George Santos source: AP Jewish volleyball s…

When the Astros’ 2017 cheating scandal was exposed in 2019, team owner Jim Crane wanted to make sure everyone knew the championship wasn’t tainted. “Our opinion is that this didn’t impact the game,” Crane said. “We had a good team. We won the World Series and we’ll leave it at that.” Then-right fielder Josh Reddick chimed in with a similar sentiment: “I think it’s just a matter of, we’re still a good team and it wasn’t a necessary point of us winning. We still went out there and won ballgames on the road as well.” Essentially, this argument boils down to “We were such a good team. It was only a matter of time before we won. The cheating wasn’t necessary, it just expedited the process.” The team’s 2022 championship is evidence that both Crane and Reddic…