Two years ago, the NFL trusted a young, up-and-coming Lions with the opening game against the Super Bowl champion Chiefs. It worked out splendidly. The league could take a similar path with the Bo Nix-led Broncos. Sean Payton's squad took a step forward with Denver's first playoff ber...
Todd Bowles knows better than anyone how influential Brady is. The Bucs coach has said he will not try to get as involved with the offense as he did during his Jets tenure, in large part because offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and Brady are already simpatico. ...
So who knows? He was renowned as a Hollywood playboy (married seven times and convicted of cocaine trafficking once) and delighted in the many parodies of him as such in films such asWag the Dog, the television seriesEntourage, and the adult animated sitcomKid Notorious, in which Evans ...
As the game evolved, Lopez became a perimeter threat. But he still knows his way around the block :: Michael Gonzales/NBAE/Getty Images So, for a glorious stretch in November, Lopez feasted in the post. He dropped 25 against the Thunder, then 24 two games later. “I gave them the f...
LeBron, Dwyane, Kevin, Russell, say any of those first names and everyone who'll watch these finals knows exactly who you're talking about. It might not be long before the same can be said about Jolinda and Wanda. Really. Jolinda Wade (Dwyane Wade's mom) and Wanda Pratt (Kevin Duran...
“I feel like this is a big Mike Evans game,” Smith said emphatically. “[The Lions] do not have a guy in the secondary who can cover Mike Evans 1-on-1.” Can the Bucs execute? Smith says Mayfield’s stellar play on Monday night was better than it appeared. He cited th...
Walter Payton It can reasonably be argued that Walter Payton is the greatest football player of all time, and his childhood inColumbia, Miss., helped form the champion he became. He went to an all-black school until Columbia was integrated when the future Bears great was in 11th grade, a...
Sean Payton entered the building as head coach, and the team spent big money in free agency to improve an offensive line that allowed Wilson to absorb a league-high 55 sacks last season. The Broncos entered this draft without first- or second-round picks, but Payton moved back into the ...