Olympics legend Simone Biles made an appearance on the podcast Not Just Football with Cam Heyward of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In it, they recapped her incredible career, her marriage to Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens and Heyward also asked about other athletes that impress her. Biles spoke on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “I mean, besides my…
Rico Dowdle’s rise to lead running back for the Dallas Cowboys has been gradual. Jalen Tolbert has suddenly stepped into the spotlight with No. 2 receiver Brandin Cooks out due to a knee issue. These two players are now key names for a Dallas offense trying to support a defense struggling with injuries, looking to…
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears did exactly what they aimed to do against one of the weakest teams in the NFL. This week, they have another significant change ahead. The Bears will face Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars in London after dominating the struggling Carolina Panthers with a score of 36-10 on Sunday. “We…
Jordan Love doesn’t have “it” just yet as he continues to work his way back from an MCL injury he suffered in Week 1. There’s a case to be made that Love hasn’t had “it” all season. Even before he was injured in the final moment of Week 1’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, he…
Sunday’s game was another painful reminder for the Carolina Panthers of how poorly they handled the trade for Bryce Young in 2023 and how much it has hurt the team. Caleb Williams threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns—both to former Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore—as the Bears defeated the Panthers 36-10 in Chicago. Moore…
Arsenal fans have engaged in a debate concerning two of the club’s most effective attacking players in recent years. Bukayo Saka is a talismanic figure for Arsenal. The Hale End academy graduate is the most productive attacker in Mikel Arteta’s squad, and has been a reliable source of end product for a few seasons now, despite still being just…
When it comes to players who Arsenal might regret letting go of this summer, perhaps Emile Smith Rowe is the only name that comes to mind. Eddie Nketiah and Aaron Ramsdale also left the Emirates Stadium, but they were players who had reached the end of the road at Arsenal. Smith Rowe was slightly different, there was…
Gabriel Martinelli had to content himself with a starting spot on the bench when Arsenal welcomed Southampton to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Mikel Arteta rotated his Arsenal team somewhat for the visit of newly-promoted Southampton. In favour of Gabriel Martinelli, Raheem Sterling was given his first Premier League start for the North London club. The Chelsea loanee produced…
We are four days away from Alabama men’s basketball’s first Final Four banner being hoisted into the Coleman Coliseum rafters. The festivities will begin with an introduction of the 2024-25 Alabama men’s basketball team and will include a dunk contest, a three-point competition and conclude with a scrimmage. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will…
The Detroit Lions have been bit hard by the injury bug so far this season so the bye week may have come at a good time last week. As the team gets back together and starts preparing for Dallas this week, head coach Dan Campbell shared some positive updates on the injury front. Asked about…
The Houston Astros postseason ended without a win, thanks to an AL Wild Card series defeat in two games to the Detroit Tigers, and former manager AJ Hinch. Hinch was infamously fired after the Houston sign-stealing scandal came to light, so such a victory had to feel good. After Houston lost to Detroit in the AL Wild…
The Green Bay Packers returned to the win column in Week 5 with a 24-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. After trailing by three points at halftime, the Packers stepped up defensively by holding the Rams to six points in the second half. Veteran cornerback Eric Stokes was one of the Packers’…