The New York Jets’ decision to fire coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday had raised plenty of eyebrows around the NFL. The prevailing questions being asked by rival coaches and executives: What’s the true logic behind the decision, and what’s the Jets’ plan in both the short and long term? Team …
Read More »Could Bill Belichick coach the Jets? It feels unlikely thanks to 25 years of bitterness
You can hear the disgust in Bill Belichick’s voice when he has to say the name of the NFL team he took such pleasure in beating. In the 2018 ESPN “30 for 30” documentary “The Two Bills,” producers tried to get Belichick and his mentor Bill Parcells to head into …
Read More »Wimbledon replaces line judges with electronic line calling from 2025
Wimbledon will replace line judges with automated electronic line calling (ELC) from 2025, marking the end of a 147-year tradition at the All England Club (AELTC). In a statement on Wednesday, the AELTC said: “The decision to adopt Live ELC was made following the successful completion of extensive testing during …
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Read More »Jurgen Klopp’s move to Red Bull seems surprising but it shouldn’t be
As Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp did not like long meetings. Rather than sitting around, poring over the latest big decision, he would regularly have important conversations in the canteen of the training ground while eating his lunch. Klopp was anything but formal, yet Mike Gordon — the president of Liverpool’s …
Read More »Willing his team to the playoffs, one “Don’t let the Tigers get hot” sign at a time
DETROIT– It started as a joke. Tigers superfan Josh Tebeau, who went to around 50 games this year, always heads to Comerica Park armed with two things: a lot of layers and an armful of signs intended to help to pump up the crowd. Tebeau, a 41-year-old lifelong fan who …
Read More »Google Researchers Win Nobel Prize Amid Company’s Antitrust Battle
Two of the company’s A.I. researchers shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, just hours after the Justice Department started spelling out plans that could lead to its break up.
Read More »Ranking the 18 MLB teams that didn’t make the playoffs: Who is best-positioned for 2025?
There are 18 teams that didn’t make the MLB postseason, so while we all enjoy October baseball, I thought I’d power-rank the non-playoff teams based on who is best-positioned to contend in 2025. I did the same thing a year ago, listing the Padres, Mets and Yankees as three of …
Read More »NFL head coaches on hot seat may include Browns’ Kevin Stefanski, Eagles’ Nick Sirianni
The New York Jets stunned NFL followers by firing head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday, two days after his team fell to 2-3 in a 23-17 loss in London to the Minnesota Vikings. Saleh, a well-respected defensive mind, was in his fourth season with the Jets. He had a 20-36 …
Read More »Chris Kirkland: ‘I was taking 2,500mg of Tramadol a day. I had it in my goalie bag on the pitch’
Chris Kirkland was 13 when his father, Eddie, walked into a betting shop and asked what odds he could get on his son playing for England. It has become one of those enquiries bookmakers get from time to time, but back in 1994 it was unusual. It elicited a few …
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