Among all the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive coaches, no one has had to deal with as much 2022 turnover as wide receivers coach Joe Bleymaier. Aside from Mecole Hardman — who is now the team’s most-senior wideout — the entire group has changed since last season. That means there’s plenty of work to be done …
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For the first time all year, reporters who cover Ohio State had the opportunity to watch the Buckeyes go through a full practice on Thursday. Big Ten Network was at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Thursday for its stop at Ohio State as part of its annual preseason camp tour, and as such, Ohio …
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2022 EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS The opening finals session from the 2022 European Aquatics Championships at the famed Foro Italico pool in Rome is upon us, with medals on the line in three events tonight along with four rounds of semi-final action to get the competition underway. This morning’s prelim session was a good one for …
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have named Damani Leech as Team President, it was announced on Thursday by Owner and CEO Greg Penner. A highly respected sports executive and innovator with 25 years of experience at both the professional and collegiate levels, Leech joins the Broncos after serving as Chief Operating Officer of NFL …
Up until recently, Bob Thompson described himself as a “social media pariah.” Name the platform—Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok—and he was not on it. But what better time to join the fray, he thought last month, than while recovering from shoulder surgery? The former television executive, who lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., has spent the last few …
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It’s early August, which means it’s time to get ready for college football! It’s also time for preseason bowl projections, and when it comes to the College Football Playoff, expect some familiar names. So as not to ruin a tradition, again this season the projected No. 1 seed is Alabama. Reigning Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Bryce Young leads …
On Thursday, the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will meet in Dyersville, Iowa, for the second edition of Major League Baseball’s Field of Dreams Game. The game is a living tribute to the iconic 1989 film “Field of Dreams” that starred Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Amy Madigan, and the late Ray Liotta that was …
The NFL is yet again cracking down on roughing the passer calls this 2022 season. Except, this time, it should result in fewer roughing calls. The league’s officiating department, in consultation with the competition committee, will ease off some of the roughing calls that have caused many of us watching to say, “What was the …
Ohio State right tackle Dawand Jones has a not-so-subtle way of reminding himself of his offseason gains. Occasionally after the Buckeyes finish practice at preseason camp, Jones will get in extra work with assistant athletic director of sports performance Mickey Marotti. The slightly slimmed down 6-foot-8 tackle will partake in planks lasting 40 seconds to …
Because we count everything, we count stuff like this, from ESPN’s Jamison Hensley: The Baltimore Ravens have won an NFL-record 20 straight preseason games. And because we count stuff like this, we live in despair. There—the meaning of existence in the post-modern and pre-apocalyptic world, in a nutshell. You’re welcome. Now renew your subscription. Yes, …