For the Seattle Seahawks, the party is just getting started. For everyone else, there is no party at all. There is only misery and the bitter memory of a disappointing 2025 season. So, to borrow a phrase from a should-be-Hall-of-Fame coach, “We’re on to 2026.” And who will be the best and worst teams next…
Perhaps the best story of Super Bowl LX is Sam Darnold’s redemption arc. Once labeled a draft bust with the Jets, the 2018 No. 3 overall pick has finally cemented himself as a top-10 quarterback in the NFL. A year after crumbling down the stretch for a 14-win Vikings team, Darnold has played the best…
The NFL’s trade deadline, compared to most other professional sports, is still a fairly low-key event, but the few deals that are made each year are usually playoff contenders trying to add a missing piece to put them over the top. They don’t always immediately work out, see the Indianapolis Colts trading for star cornerback…
As soon as he could get away from his introductory press conference, Mike Vrabel made his way to the scouts’ offices in Gillette Stadium — Eliot Wolf’s part of the building. Vrabel had told the media that he was excited to sit down with Wolf and the scouts. And he meant it. So he changed…
A lot was different in sports the last time that the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks met in the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, 2015. The San Francisco Giants had just won their third World Series in five years (2010, 2012 and 2014); Ohio State defeated 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and the…
With Super Bowl LX just two days away, let’s take a closer look at some of the major storylines from this week in anticipation of the big game — a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Of course, most Seahawks fans I bump into here don’t want…
San Francisco – Walking briskly as he made his way to another appearance on Radio Row, Hall of Famer Rod Woodson was not pleased by Bill Belichick not earning a gold jacket in his first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “I just want to make sure that we’re looking at…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will consider making changes to the voting panel and process of choosing Hall of Famers following a year when Bill Belichick’s omission from the 2026 class generated outrage. Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said in an interview Thursday night after the five-player class was announced that there are…
Just because the UEFA Champions League is on hiatus until knockout play begins later this month doesn’t mean that many of the USA’s World Cup hopefuls around Europe have been idle with their clubs overseas this week. Although it wasn’t a good week for some hoping to make coach Mauricio Pochettino’s roster for the 2026…
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback and 2025 Heisman Trophy Award winner Fernando Mendoza looks poised to be selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. How did Mendoza get to this point? Was there a quarterback he tried to emulate? “As a child, I was always a huge Tom…
