Former NFL quarterback Brady Quinn isn’t hitching his wagon to the Zach Wilson love train. The Notre Dame alum, who played for seven seasons in the league before shifting to broadcasting, obliterated the Jets’ second-year signal-caller this week, lamenting he’s “not seen a quarterback get more love for doing less.” “Can we acknowledge, once again, … Read more
Ouch. David Vassegh—the Spectrum SportsNet Dodgers reporter—wound up in a cast after his trip down Bernie the Brewers’ slide didn’t go as planned at American Family Field in Milwaukee. The Dodgers broadcast showed Vassegh’s trip down the slide, which saw the reporter repeatedly yelling, “Holy crap” — before he slammed into a support wall and … Read more
The way the Yankees have been hitting lately, their games have largely lacked drama because their lineup has not posed much threat of a comeback. They made up for that in emphatic fashion Wednesday night. After wiping out a four-run deficit to force extra innings and then falling behind by three runs in the top … Read more
Bret Baty celebrated with one of the most important people in his life after hitting the first home run of his major league career in his first big league at-bat. The Mets third baseman appeared to give an “I love you” sign to his mom, Leslie —and she emphatically returned it — while he was … Read more
Aqib Talib was right in the middle of a fight at the youth football game in Texas in which a coach was fatally shot, new video shows, with his brother Yaqub turning himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest. On Tuesday, WFAA TV in Dallas published a video that showed the moments … Read more
Dennis Eckersley is leaving the Red Sox booth soon. He likely won’t be watching many Pirates games as a casual fan. The Hall of Fame reliever, 67, torched the Pirates’ “pathetic” roster during Boston’s 5-3 win on Tuesday night. Dennis Eckersley on the Pirates (build roster, payroll, etc): “You talk about a no-name lineup. There’s … Read more
Late Monday night, after the Yankees had lost for the 10th time in their last 12 games, Gerrit Cole said his team was in need of a spark. Considering the game that Aaron Hicks had just endured, calling up Estevan Florial seemed like a possible solution to fill a glaring need in center field and … Read more
Netflix’s Stellar UNTOLD series of sports documentaries returns with a bang in UNTOLD: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist, a two-part film which retells one of the strangest stories in college football history. In 2012, sports fans and the public at large were gripped by the inspirational story of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, who emerged … Read more
Golfer Patrick Reed filed a lawsuit against Brandel Chamblee and the Golf Channel, seeking $750 million in damages for defamation. Reed alleges, according to court documents, that Chamblee, a Golf Channel analyst, has “actively” targeted Reed to “destroy his reputation, create hate, and a hostile work environment” for the player. Patrick Reed claims he is … Read more
It has come to this when chronicling every move Kenny Golladay makes: Maybe, just maybe, the fact that he showed some emotion after a play he did not make is a sign of progress. Frustration is better than flatline, right? Golladay, the Giants’ highly paid and lowly productive wide receiver, had in his hands a … Read more