data-mm-id=”_14dstk71v”>You gotta give Giants coach Pat Shurmur one thing: his game plans the last two weeks have been spot on. He's completely screwed the Giants in the process by finally realizing how to coach. But as they say, better late than never, unless you're a Giants fan. Then you're furious. After all, Shurmur has been a terrible coach for the Giants and most assuredly will be fired at the end of the season. But he made sure to screw the Giants one last time on his way out. The Giants were 2-11 entering Week 15 and had the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft within their grasp. Dreams of picking Ohio State DE Chase Young, arguably the best defensive prospect coming out of college since Jadeveon Clowney, were dancing in Giants fan's heads. But now, after winni…
data-mm-id=”_q0sf4o1z1″>The NCAA Tournament is ramping up and really hitting its stride. Most people have already seen their hopes of putting together a perfect bracket go by the wayside. There's still plenty of chances to make some sweet extra cash, though, with some smart bets on the action to come. Perusing CBS' weekend slate of action, I feel like I'm seeing the board quite well. Here are some straight-up picks to consider:Saturday, noon: 1982 National Championship: North Carolina vs. GeorgetownJohn Thompson has the ultimate weapon in the middle with Patrick Ewing and Sleepy Floyd has woken up big time in the tournament. But there's just something about Dean Smith's duo young wingman Michael Jordan. Could be big things in his future. It's early yet it …
data-mm-id=”_lh9as6nax”>Ryan Dempster spent 16 years in the Major Leagues, more than half of them in Chicago with the Cubs. Upon winning a World Series with Boston in his final season he embarked on a second act that those who paid attention to him during pitching days probably could have predicted: serving as an analyst for MLB Network and Marquee Sports Network, where he hosts Off The Mound, a half-hour late night-style talk show. Dempster jumped on a oft-interrupted Zoom with The Big Lead to talk about all things on and off the field, pausing long enough for a humble blogger to repeatedly ask small children to keep it down a bit. Kyle Koster: Your career pitching record is 132-133. How much does it eat at you knowing that getting those 87 saves cost you a .500 mark?Ryan Dempster: I …
data-mm-id=”_sowdhhmgj”>Kanye West emerged from his social media silence earlier this week to tweet about his new Yeezy shoe line dropping soon. They look like Crocs, but that's neither here nor there. On the heels of those tweets came the announcement of a new album called God's Country, and that he plans to release a new song today, June 29. And I just cannot bring myself to care. I love rap. I have since I stumbled upon Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt as a 14-year-old who had a lot of commuting time on his hands after volunteering to go to a high school 30 minutes away. My discovery of Kanye West came soon after that. I was stunned at how good My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was. Yeezus confused me initially but I grew to love it, and one of my big life regrets remains not…
data-mm-id=”_fx67yscyk”>Yesterday was a tough one for the San Francisco 49ers. Yes, they beat the pants off the hapless New York Jets en route to a 31-13 victory, but otherwise it was an afternoon filled with ill tidings. Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Bosa, Tevin Coleman, Rasheem Mostert, and Solomon Thomas all went down with injuries. Bosa and Thomas are likely out for the year, while the trio of Coleman, Mostert, and Garoppolo are closer to week-to-week. It was an absurd avalanche of poor injury luck that reverberated around the entire league. But their bad week did not start on Sunday. Apparently when heading to New York, the Niners were delayed on the runway because their plane got hit. By what, nobody knows yet. But either another plane or a ground vehicle crashed into the team plane and …
data-mm-id=”_gkjb07l80″>The Dallas Cowboys are in deep trouble. It's hard not to be when a team loses its starting quarterback for the year, but things are starting to fall apart in Dallas. Early last week brought us rumblings of discontent in the locker room, discontent that will probably only grow after a 25-3 loss to the Washington Football Team this past Sunday. But life must go on, even with a bad Cowboys team. Jerry Jones made his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan today. He was asked about a potential leadership void in the locker room. He was not pleased with the question and was a bit short when cohost Shan Shariff tried to clarify. Jerry Jones gets pissed and snaps at radio hosts when asked if the Cowboys have a “leadership void” in the locker room pic.twitter.com/rk…
data-mm-id=”_0s3o3jfcq”>Deshaun Watson has been the main story of the NFL's offseason. Originally, it was Watson versus the Houston Texans, but two weeks ago women started coming forward accusing him of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior. As of Wednesday morning, that number has grown to 21 accusers, all represented by Houston-based lawyer Tony Buzbee. Watson has denied everything so far and today his own lawyer, Rusty Hardin, issued a press release with statements from 18 massage therapists who support Watson and say he was never anything but professional. According to the release, these 18 therapist claim to have treated Watson more than 130 times over the last five years.Deshaun Watson’s attorney Rusty Hardin has now issued a press release with what he says are 18 mass…
data-mm-id=”_qbkp9gtss”>*This post has been updated for March Madness 2024* This year's March Madness is right around the corner as we all await with bated breath to see who will make a run and play in the Final Four, this year being held at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. But it's never too early to start planning ahead. The NCAA, in its infinite wisdom, announces the dates and locations of future men's tournaments and we have found them. Here are the future March Madness host cities for 2025, 2026, and beyond. 2025 March Madness Locations First FourUniversity of Dayton Arena – Dayton, Ohio – March 18-19, 2025First and Second RoundsBall Arena – Denver, Colorado – March 20 & 22, 2025 Amica Mutual Pavilion – Providence, Rhode Island – March 20 &…
data-mm-id=”_yjt6mzlen”>The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins, 10-0, on Thursday night at loanDepot Park. Despite the Dodgers having one of the best records in baseball and the Marlins being right in the middle of the Wild Card hunt, only about 12,000 people showed up to see the game and thus only a few fans got to see a Marlins ball boy field a fair ball and throw it into the crowd. During the sixth inning, Freddie Freeman hit one down the first-base line that rolled into foul territory which is where the Marlins ball boy confidently picked up the ball and threw it into the stands before right fielder Jesus Sanchez could get to it. The good news is that the Dodgers still scored four runs in the inning so the blooper barely affected the game, if at all. Sanchez gave the ball b…
data-mm-id=”_0gj3yhknp”>A German person checking out yesterday's beautiful homage to the Big Ten West put together by the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots would have to conclude that the latter is a profoundly broken franchise without a capable quarterback or much hope. They'd also think this is an organization with some pretty serious interpersonal problems to address. If they really didn't know any better they'd think Bill Belichick isn't much of a coach — which is obviously profoundly wrong in many ways but perhaps true at this moment in time. There's been a bunch of speculation regarding where and if Belichick fits into the organization's future plans. He's never been criticized to this level so it's been a season of firsts.…