Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_q189j5onp”>A few miles down the road from this keyboard, people are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. This is real. As real as the calculated and incalculable loss and setbacks that have hit this country over the past nine months. We can hardly believe it. Because hoping against hope was almost too painful at times. Because this day would only mark the very beginning of the long end and even after that the echoes and tremors of this pandemic will be felt for years.But that day, today, a day just like the last 100 that have blended together is here. And it feels incredible to have such good news. To see such good news. To see the faces of frontline health workers receiving the shot in communities far-flung yet all bound together by this cruel virus. To know that there's …

data-mm-id=”_psp01ounc”>Ethan Salas might be Major League Baseball's next big thing, and we'll soon find out if he's really as good as most scouts think he is. The San Diego Padres have officially promoted the generational catching talent to Single-A Lake Elsinore. It's worth noting, he's only 16. The Padres have promoted 16-year-old catcher Ethan Salas to Low-A Lake Elsinore.— Kyle Glaser (@KyleAGlaser) May 30, 2023Salas was the consensus No. 1 international prospect for 2023 and the Padres signed him for $5.6 million in January. He was so advanced he actually played in spring training with the MLB squad. Somehow, he didn't look out of place. He's as polished a 16-year-old prospect as I've ever seen on and off the field.Salas is 6-foot-2, 185 …

data-mm-id=”_2o3pfzbxb”>The Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions engaged in a wild shootout for the second year in a row on Sunday. The contest ended up going to overtime after the Lions scored 10 points in the final five minutes. The Seahawks got the ball first and drove all the way down the field without much trouble. They were facing a third-and-one in the red zone when Geno Smith dropped back to pass. He rolled to his right, found the ever-reliable Tyler Lockett, and hit him for the walk-off touchdown. However, it was obvious in real time (and especially so in slow motion) that the referees missed a hold on the Seahawks' left tackle. A hold that allowed Smith to escape Aidan Hutchinson and throw the go-ahead touchdown. An important call to make, many would say. And the refs comp…

data-mm-id=”_d1xsj6t21″>The Los Angeles Chargers are facing the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football and early on the Bolts were absolutely screwed by a no call on a late hit that wound up resulting in a penalty against them. The play came as LA faced second-and-9 at Baltimore's 11-yard line. Justin Herbert dropped back and couldn't find anyone open, so he scrambled towards the right sideline. He went out of bounds at the 6-yard line, but as his foot touched down on the sideline, Ravens safety Geno Stone lit Herbert up. No flag came.Watch:The Chargers got penalized here? pic.twitter.com/atgDxWLN2W— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) November 27, 2023I'm not sure of the officials missed that. It was obvious. Here's another angle:pic.twitter.com/4Tkszwi6R1— MM V…

data-mm-id=”_9crwvh1yb”>Super Bowl XLVIII is here and there are a ton of fascinating storylines leading into the Kansas City Chiefs' matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. Obviously, there's one thread that's hanging over all of this though and that's Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship. We got our first glimpse of Swift before the game and it came via an interaction with Travis' brother, Jason Kelce. Cameras caught Swift in a suite at Allegiant Stadium, the elder Kelce spotted her and walked over to give her a hug. Swift then introduced him to Ice Spice and he politely shook hands with her.Here's video:Jason Kelce hugs Taylor Swift, politely shakes hands with Ice Spice pic.twitter.com/RnUF4dQ3DA— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable …

data-mm-id=”_xm1pts57h”>Slated to take the field against the Philadelphia Eagles twice this season as a member of the New York Giants, veteran defensive tackle Jordan Phillips will still get to face his favorite foe two times during the 2024 NFL season now that he's been traded to the Dallas Cowboys.In a rare deal between NFC East rivals, the Giants agreed to send Phillips, who signed with New York during the offseason, and a 2026 seventh-round pick to Dallas in exchange for a 2026 sixth-rounder.The #Cowboys are familiar with DT Jordan Phillips (No. 97) from their matchup against Buffalo last season. Here are 4 highlighted plays from that game along with some notes:- Started the game slow and was on the ground for a few plays.- He found his rhythm once Dallas’ offense 

data-mm-id=”_kzhdq954o”>Talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – the financial backers for the Tour’s rival, LIV Golf – continued last week in New York, but it appears golf fans are still nowhere near seeing the world’s best players reunite.
If you’re unfamiliar with what’s going on in the professional golf world, let’s get you up to speed. At last month’s Tour Championship, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said talks with the PIF were "stronger" than they'd been in the past since the Tour, DP World Tour and PIF signed a shocking framework agreement on June 6, 2023, to create a for-profit entity aside from the PGA Tour. A deadline was set for Dec. 31, 2023, to reach a definitive deal, but the timeline was extended and talk…