Month: October 2024

It's still a little odd seeing guys like Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, Jermaine Jones—hell, even Jozy Altidore—in their USMNT jerseys and remembering that these are not the players they once were. It's tough to wean yourself away from, say, watching Altidore temporarily putting the U.S. up 2-1 on Chile last night and shouting "Jozy!" when in reality, you're watching Chile's C- team go blow-for-blow with our A- team, smack dab in the middle of the most important soccer leagues' seasons, all because our best players' club careers no longer matter. Everything surrounding last night's friendly was more telling of the state of American soccer than anything that happened on the pitch. It was held when most of the soccer world's attention …

Thirty-four-year-old wide receivers aren’t hot commodities in the NFL. But it doesn’t mean they can’t be intriguing. DeSean Jackson is a man without a home, as he was recently released by the Philadelphia Eagles after two injury-plagued seasons with the team that drafted him. There’s a chance that this could be the end for Jackson, as retirement could be in his plans. Or, if healthy, he could keep at it in efforts to extend his highlight-filled career, as he has the most 60-plus-yard touchdowns in league history with 24, ranking him sixth all-time in yards per reception (17.4), according to ESPN. But, for many, this won’t be about what Jackson can and can’t do on a football field anymore. That all changed last summer when he “unknowingly” posted anti-Semitic fake Hitler…

Jackie Bradley, Jr.'s been a lackluster hitter for the Red Sox, but his play in the outfield can make up for it. (His averages will improve with time, anyway.) Bradley's fielding prowess was put on display tonight when he went a long way to rob White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers of a hit. Bradley pulled off a splendid catch last Sunday against the Orioles, too. The 24-year-old's fun to watch in the field, and he's got a solid name for baseball. Say it out loud; it's fun. …

No. 16 Dayton has won its first six Atlantic 10 games with minimal stress attached. Outside of a two-point halftime deficit to Saint Louis on Jan. 16, Dayton (16-2, 6-0 Atlantic 10) has trailed for a mere 13 seconds against its conference foes. Saturday's game at Richmond has the potential to be the Flyers' biggest test in conference play. Winners of a Division I-best 13 straight games, Dayton looks to extend its streak while taking sole possession of first place in the conference against Richmond (14-5, 6-0). Most recently, the Flyers took care of La Salle on Tuesday, pulling away for a 66-54 road victory. As has been the case for much of the season, Dayton was led by star center DaRon Holmes II, who collected 22 points and eight rebounds. "DaRon has done what we expe…

data-mm-id=”_cf4gr15jr”>College basketball is back, which should prompt all of us to pen a nice thank you card to Fox Sports for bringing back "Roundball Rock", John Tesh's exhilarating instrumental piece that brought the NBA on NBC to and from commercial breaks.Keeping the nostalgics going, here a few other fun innovations and features to spice up our sports broadcasts again.Fox's NHL RobotsThe NHL on Fox's brief but memorable tenure is perhaps best known for the infamous "glow puck", yet not all of the 90's antics going on at the network were negative. Perhaps foreshadowing their use of football-loving Terminator Cleatus, Fox would often bookend its hockey coverage with Transformers-esque robots that would routinely alternate blows throughout t…

data-mm-id=”_74pfyhto0″>Kris Budden is an ESPN reporter usually found on the sidelines of baseball, basketball, and football games. Like the rest of us, though, she's been spending a lot more time at home. She spoke to The Big Lead about the impeccably named Sidelined Reporters, an online show she's been doing with colleagues Molly McGrath and Allison Williams, how much of her job is unplanned, and her initiative to feed frontline health workers.KK: You recently started a GoFund Me to raise money to buy meals for doctors and nurses as they treated COVID-19 patients. What drove you to do that?KB: I kind of stole the idea from Bob Wischusen, who I work with during basketball season. He started raising money for people on the frontlines in New Jersey. I was looking at my emotion…

data-mm-id=”_twv4i3eu6″>Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder won't be running back their second fight any time soon. The final chapter of their trilogy has been postponed until late 2020 at the earliest. Bob Arum told @SInow he informed Tyson Fury that a third fight between Fury and Deontay Wilder would not take place until "November/December" at the earliest. Gate for Fury-Wilder II accounted for $17 million of the total revenue.— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) April 28, 2020Fury beat Wilder by TKO in a seven-round destruction back in February. The 31-year-old Brit improved his record to 30-0-1 and won the WBC, The Ring and lineal heavyweight titles. Wilder, who suffered his first career defeat in the fight, invoked his rematch clause before he even left the building. He want…

data-mm-id=”_9y7xwvnih”>It seems every other year the NFL comes out with a new way to bring viewers closer to the game. Ed Sabol's idea of mic'ing up players is the most popular and interesting, but other innovations like spidercam and the pylon camera have also enhanced the viewing experience. In my best Ricky Bobby voice, with all due respect to those ideas, they look like a fifth grade video project compared to the body cam video the Colts put out today. Experience practice as an NFL RB*!*??????? ??? ???? ??????? ??? ???????? ????????@Marlon_Mack25 | #ColtsCamp pic.twitter.com/UQ1wu4iQfu— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) August 20, 2020We've seen helmet cams during practice and we've seen QB views during games from a camera behind the quarterback, but we've nev…