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Opinion: As tush push lives to see another day with postponed vote, the debate is becoming more entertaining than the play itself

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NFL teams failed to stop the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles on the football field. So now, they appear to be playing defense in another way — an attempt to legislate the Eagles’ trademark play, the tush push, out of the rulebook ahead of the upcoming season. The Green Bay Packers proposed a rule change that would … Continue reading Opinion: As tush push lives to see another day with postponed vote, the debate is becoming more entertaining than the play itself

Opinion: ESPN’s pivot away from MLB media rights is a staggering setback for sport’s growth efforts

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The baseball season opened with a glorious slate of Opening Day games on Thursday, and the MLB offered fans premier matchups that added a further level of intrigue to sweeten the return of baseball. The very best of the best was saved for the national stage, as ESPN featured a compelling doubleheader of interleague games. … Continue reading Opinion: ESPN’s pivot away from MLB media rights is a staggering setback for sport’s growth efforts

Opinion: Forget the Dodgers. The National League East division race demands your attention.

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Was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2024 World Series win ever in doubt? The Dodgers’ run to the World Series had every setback the sport could throw at the club, yet the Dodgers made their second title of the 2020s feel inevitable in retrospect. The Dodgers’ offseason signing of the sport’s best player, hybrid designated hitter/pitching … Continue reading Opinion: Forget the Dodgers. The National League East division race demands your attention.

Opinion: The first weekend of men’s March Madness game eliminated the Cinderella stories. Is NIL the reason?

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For a moment on Sunday evening, the Colorado State Rams reveled in the greatest sensation March Madness has to offer: a clutch three-pointer to take the lead in the final seconds of regulation.  Rams star guard Nique Clifford backed down a Maryland defender, then fired a daring pass across the court to wide-open guard Jalen … Continue reading Opinion: The first weekend of men’s March Madness game eliminated the Cinderella stories. Is NIL the reason?

Riker Report: Quarterback changes, trade requests highlight busy start to NFL offseason

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One month removed from Super Bowl LIX, the NFL is still providing plenty of entertainment value. The NFL landscape has been littered with trade requests from All-Pros, cryptic social media posts, quarterback trades and overpriced signings, all against the backdrop of the excitement of the NFL combine and upcoming draft. Even the defending Super Bowl … Continue reading Riker Report: Quarterback changes, trade requests highlight busy start to NFL offseason

Column: Ravens begin and end 2024 season with failures in the end zone. But their earlier lapses did them in.

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The games bookending the Ravens’ 2024 season finished in eerily similar fashion: road contests against playoff-tested AFC contenders that saw Baltimore’s late rallies falter with failed attempts to knot up the score. In Week 1 — the first game of the entire NFL season — the Ravens looked out of sorts against the Kansas City … Continue reading Column: Ravens begin and end 2024 season with failures in the end zone. But their earlier lapses did them in.

Opinion: What could NFL media coverage look like if NFL teams close locker room media sessions?

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What will the state of NFL storytelling look like in 10 years? In one word: different. The media has played a major role in elevating the league to its current status atop the American sports pantheon, but that importance has not made it immune to changes. Since the start of the 21st century, the legacy … Continue reading Opinion: What could NFL media coverage look like if NFL teams close locker room media sessions?

Opinion: Team USA’s Olympic dominance is becoming a side note to basketball’s international growth in Paris

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Nothing quite captures basketball fans’ imagination like USA basketball each Olympic cycle.  From the first year that pro players were permitted to wear the red, white and blue to recent superstar pairings that have put the NBA’s super team era to shame, the sight of the NBA’s very best joining forces on the Olympic stage … Continue reading Opinion: Team USA’s Olympic dominance is becoming a side note to basketball’s international growth in Paris

Opinion: The value of a well-fitting baseball cup, and other insights I learned from working at a sporting goods store

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I can safely say that on my college graduation day, I did not expect for one of my future career opportunities to draw on my expertise on baseball cup sizes. But sometimes life requires stepping up to the challenge and expanding one’s boundaries, and this spring and summer I answered the call (figuratively and literally). … Continue reading Opinion: The value of a well-fitting baseball cup, and other insights I learned from working at a sporting goods store

Opinion: Remembering Jacoby Jones, an all-time Ravens playmaker and the receiver of the Mile High Miracle

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In the bowels of Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium on a Sunday afternoon a couple Octobers ago, I caught a glimpse of a Ravens legend and one of the most electrifying players I have ever watched.  The game itself — a Ravens-Browns matchup celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Super Bowl XLVII team — was soaked … Continue reading Opinion: Remembering Jacoby Jones, an all-time Ravens playmaker and the receiver of the Mile High Miracle