Author: JamesMcGhee

NFL players have hearts of steel, muscles of iron and, occasionally, brains of concrete.How else do you explain that some of the best athletes in the world make some of the most ridiculous mistakes in sports?We witnessed a classic mental failure on Sunday as Chicago completely botched its exit from an almost guaranteed victory against Washingtona play so stupid it made us wonder…is this the stupidest play in NFL history?Let’s consider some of the stupidest moves the league has ever seen. In this case, we’re focusing on intentional moves – both on and off the field – that were horribly…

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How ex-Bruins Ullmark, DeBrusk and others play with new teams originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe Boston Bruins had a busy offseason that included some notable departures.They made a successful exchange who sent former Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Linus Ullmark to the Ottawa Senators in June, then when free agency began July 1, the Original Six franchise lost top-six forward Jake DeBruskveteran defensemen Derek Forbort and Matt Grzelcyk, among others.The B’s also brought in many new faces, highlighted by the free agent additions of The center of the top 6 Elias Lindholm and fourth defender Nikita Zadorov.Let’s see how some of…

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Nick Kyrgios claimed that it was “impossible” that the Pyramids from Giza were built by humans in a new interview that also saw him praise other savages conspiracy theories.During an appearance on The Louis Théroux podcast, The Australian tennis star discussed a number of classic conspiracy theories around topics including the pyramids, the moon landing and whether the Earth is flat.And Kyrgios – who has been injured for 16 months and has played just one match on tour since October 2022 – has been the most blunt about the Egyptian monoliths.When Theroux asked him if he thought the pyramids were…

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Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the first inning of the Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Monday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)Freddie Freeman had already done much to infuriate New York Yankees fans, with the Dodgers first baseman crushing a Dramatic Grand Slam in the 10th inning of Game 1 of the World Series and a solo home run in a victory in game 2.So it was no surprise when Freeman entered the batter’s box in the first inning of Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on…

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The Steelers were 4-2 with Justin Fields as their starting quarterback, so there was some risk in the team’s decision to move on to Russell Wilson before their Week 7 game against the Jets.After two games, it’s hard to imagine anyone questioning head coach Mike Tomlin’s choice. The Steelers recorded a season-high 409 yards in beating the Jets in Wilson’s first start and they bested him with 426 yards in Monday night’s 26-18 win over the Giants. The team completed nine passes of 20-plus yards in the two wins and scored 63 points after averaging 20.7 points per game through…

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Brown improves in Kings minutes management after first win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSACRAMENTO – Kings coach Mike Brown was in good spirits after Monday’s 111-98 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers, but it wasn’t just because of the victory.After two games where he leaned heavily on Sacramento’s starters and made them play much longer than he had hoped and expected, Brown did a much better and more efficient job of distributing the minutes on Monday.While all five Kings starters played at least 33 minutes, only two — point guard De’Aaron Fox and center Domantas Sabonis — stayed…

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