The universe demands balance.
Though it may seem like I’m a Thanos sympathizer, I fully believe in the celestial scales. That cosmic balance can work in mysterious ways, whether we’re betting on NFL odds each Sunday or forking over a “missing book” fee at the local library.
After a month of turning my house upside down for a misplaced kid’s book, it was time to face the $13 music. I begrudgingly forked over the penalty fee while my children picked out more books to lose at the library last weekend.
Among those books was one that wouldn’t scan at the self-sign-out. After taking it to the librarian (yes, they still exist), she was puzzled that the b…
Most folks escape to Florida to avoid the bad weather in January.
And while it’s not a wintery forecast, Monday’s NFC Wild Card Round contest between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have less-than-ideal conditions.
Our Eagles vs. Bucs weather report dives into the potential for a soggy showdown at Raymond James Stadium and all the NFL odds angles and edges that come along with it to help you when making your NFL picks.
Also, check out our Dolphins vs. Chiefs weather report, plus a look at the Steelers vs. Bills weather for Monday night.
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Aaron Rodgers will get most of the attention when the New York Jets host the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football, but he isn’t the only player bettors should be keeping their eye on.
Tonight’s Patriots vs. Jets predictions focus instead on New England’s Hunter Henry. Find out why I’m bullish on the veteran tight end with my NFL picks ahead of this evening’s September 19 primetime clash.
Patriots vs Jets prediction for Thursday Night Football
My best betHunter Henry Over 3.5 receptions (+102 at FanDuel)
My analysis
The list of capable skill players on the New England Patriots is about as long as the sleeves on former coach Bill Belichick’s hoodie. Among those rare highlights is tight end Hunter Henry.
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The esteemed Anfield boot room belongs to another era but was still in existence when Liverpool won the league on 28 April 1990. In Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans, Kenny Dalglish’s assistants, it also housed members of the brains trust assembled by Bill Shankly. It would be another three years before the wrecking ball demolished rich tradition for the sake of a bigger press room.
Repeated conquests of English and European football were plotted in that confined space where Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett and Tom Saunders, as well as Moran and later Evans, sat on baskets surrounded by rows of boots and posters of topless pin-ups. The latter would be obscured by an open cupboard door or a strategically placed jacket when a photographer was…
Jurgen Klopp’s team have tormented one old rival in their pursuit of the Premier League title this week and will be confident of a repeat against another who could be in the relegation zone come kick-off on Sunday. Liverpool have the best home record in the league this season, Everton the worst away record, with Frank Lampard losing all six games at the cost of 19 goals on his travels since replacing Rafael Benítez. The Liverpool manager may make changes with a Champions League semi-final coming in midweek but, other than a slight injury doubt over Roberto Firmino, should have a full squad to choose from. Andy Hunter
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Union Berlin have become the first club in Bundesliga history to appoint a woman as assistant coach, after the sacking of Urs Fischer as manager.
Fischer lost his job after a losing run of nine games that has rooted Union to the bottom of Germany’s top flight – quite a collapse for a side that finished fourth last season and subsequently qualified for the Champions League.
The youth coach Marco Grote has been appointed as the interim manager with Marie-Louise Eta making history by becoming his assistant.
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Eta played in the Frauen Bundesliga with Turbine Potsdam, where she won the league three times in su…
First of all, Ludvig Aberg is a star in the making.The 24-year-old from Sweden has had a remarkable start to his professional golf career. Now, after placing second at the Masters, he holds the 36-hole lead at the U.S. Open, a major that’s already chewed up and spit out some of the best in the game.Aberg will win a major during his career. It might even be this Sunday. But let’s not hand him the trophy just yet. Instead, let’s zero in on five players who can rally this weekend and earn a comeback win at the U.S. Open.For this exercise, I’m looking past the low-hanging fruit of Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay, two elite players in a tie for second at 4 under, one shot behind Aberg. Only players 3 under and lower—guys who’d need to close at least a two-shot gap.Rory McIlro…
Rafael Nadal reached his first tournament final in more than two years on Saturday, coming from a set and a break down to defeat Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden. Nadal's last ATP Tour final — and win — came in June 2022 at the French Open. After dropping the first set to the Croatian qualifier, Nadal quickly went down in the second set, broken in the first game. But Nadal found another gear, breaking Ajdukovic's serve five times throughout the rest of the two-hour, 13-minute semifinal. "Always it is a great feeling to be back in a final," Nadal, of Spain, said after the clay-court match. "I have won four matches in a row, something I was not able to make happen since two years ago. A lot of things happened, but still in this …
Hockey is almost over, and the NBA is basically done, so now all we have to look forward to over these impending hot summer months is a World Cup, the ability to blast Bad Girls out of our apartment windows, and some goddamn WNBA basketball. That last thing starts tonight, folks! Let’s get to the preview. I’m a stubborn traditionalist when it comes to basketball league alignments, so even though WNBA’s playoff system makes conference affiliation irrelevant, I’ll go through all the teams in the bad conference first (the East) and then the good one after that (take a guess). Teams are listed in order of their record last year, because there’s no way in hell I’m going to get bitten by the same season-preview gimmick that had Islanders fans chirping at me all NHL season. Here we…
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here. Your team: Arizona Cardinals. Sure, I guess? Usually, you Photoshop that image into other things. You’ll get the hang of it one day, kids! Your 2015 record: 13-3. Of course, another team in the NFC still ended up with a better record anyway. Because when you are the Arizona Cardinals, second-best is the very best you will ever do. By the way, I know you ended up winning that Packers game, but that’s only because Mike McCarthy is an idiot. When you have one of the better secondaries in football—with or without the Honey Badger—and…