The return of 3-time MVP Aaron Judge carried the weight of roster decisions. With Cody Bellinger back in left field daily, Aaron Judge back in right field daily, Trent Grisham, rookie Spencer Jones and freshly acquired at the trade deadline Heliot Ramos all shared one final outfield position. The selfless, pinstripes-off-my-back, salt of the Earth […]
Welcome to “Why Your Team Is Winning The Super Bowl: where we recap the previous season, before diving into your team’s coaching edge, the prestige of your QB room, the new weapons they purchased, the main character storyline that’ll flood the podcast-class and the wild card factor that’ll propel them to the Super Bowl. Today, […]
If Lanterns Episode 3 served as an origin story, showing us the crucible John Stewart was raised in, Episode 4 establishes the superhero’s moral compass—crucial if we expect him shoulder-to-shoulder with Superman and Wonder Woman. [RELATED: Lester’s TV Review: Lanterns Episode 3—The Origin Story] The episode begins with the Guardian (Laura Linney) returning to John […]
Sunday afternoon, Gerrit Cole takes the mound to help the good guys win the series in Diego. Fernando Tatis Jr, Jake Cronenworth, Manny Machado, back-to-back-to-back home runs, 1,2,3 to start the game—with new owner Kwanza Jones and her husband Jose Feliciano in the building. Last month, Major League Baseball approved the sale of the San […]
Down 7-12 to Western Michigan in the first week of the season, 8 seconds on the clock, midfield-ish, Michigan QB Bryce Underwood threw a stinky Hail Mary, game over. Michigan suffers their most embarrassing defeat since Appalachian State stuffed them in a locker in 07. Sike. The mind-blowing, controversial Western Michigan-Michigan finish. Noah Eagle, Todd […]
Over the weekend, MLB umpire Doug Eddings, possessed by the new spirit of Lake America, demanded rookie St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Hancel Rincon straighten up his hat. In a 2-0 count, Colorado Rockies utility hitter Cole Carrigg at the plate, Doug Eddings picked on the smallest guy in the yard, Hancel Rincon in his MLB […]
Aryna Sabalenka is the back-to-back defending US Open Champion. The Belarusian star touches down on Flushing, Queens grass and gains superpowers. But on Friday afternoon, that grass was too mighty. “Someone is smoking weed. Do you mind? Because it’s so strong.” – Aryna Sabalenka to the umpire during the US Open Sabalenka (No. 1) won […]
If young, 90s Bill Simmons spent less time listening to Pearl Jam, he’d know the cardinal sin of crack sales: never get high on your own supply. The number one sports podcaster, pulled to the mountaintop of sports media by the labor of Tom Brady, Kevin Garnett and David Ortiz (I promise you we wouldn’t […]
Although ESPN reported the NBA found no evidence of cap circumvention, about a month later, SpongeBob, the whole operation under water. That report was false—the NBA did determine the LA Clippers broke the rules and here’s a quick list of all the penalties the Los Angeles Clippers face for violating the league’s salary cap rules: […]
Whenever a billionaire suffers consequences, I’m stunned, head ringing, for at least 24 hours. Steve Ballmer had Mark Cuban yapping with Chat GPT all day, copy pasting his results on Twitter, defending the Clippers owner—”if he did that, he’s the dumbest human being on the planet“, and look at that, Steve Ballmer: The Dumbest Human […]
35-year-old Aaron Donald returns to the NFL to sign a 1-year, $20m contract with the Los Angeles Rams, running it back for one last job with the 2026 Super Bowl favorites. Donald retired following a successful 2023 campaign, 8 sacks, 16 tackles for loss and 23 QB hits to help the Rams sneak into the […]
Over the weekend, New York took 3 of 4 against the Boston Red Sox to win the season series and the tiebreaker for home-field advantage in the wild card, if it came down to that. The final game of the series wasn’t particularly competitive—Yankees bombed the Red Sox, 16-1. In the bottom of the 8th […]
As mentioned in previous Lanterns episode reviews, my John Stewart knowledge begins and ends with the Justice League cartoon. I’ve been on board for the character of John Stewart from go—I never even once considered how he became Green Lantern. It’s always seemed obvious. I think this show agrees. The episode begins with John Stewart […]
It’s almost September and Jonathan Kuminga is still a free agent. They’re playing with son. Kuminga’s trapped in a vortex, his career trajectory not in his hands. Dennis Schroder lives in this vortex, never knowing where he’ll work less, always less money offered each time he arrives. Steve Kerr didn’t want Kuminga on the roster—refusing […]
With the return of first baseman slugger Bryce Eldridge, the San Francisco Giants are designating infielder Buddy Kennedy for assignment. The 27-year-old cut from his 8th Major League club. (Technically 7 clubs. Kennedy started 2026 with the Giants on a minor league deal, called up June 1st, went 0-for-7 with a walk in 7 games, […]
Each NBA offseason, I pray several players lock themselves in the lab to perfect their craft, arriving to the new year bearing gifts, new handles, bags of tricks, like when James Harden went to Houston with an unstoppable step-back three he created hungover in the gym. Here are 10 NBA players I hope lock themselves […]
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