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“He Doesn’t Always Throw It”: Eli Manning Calls Out Josh Allen’s Bad Habit On-Air of Ignoring the “Open Guy” Against the Rams
Josh Allen can turn a broken play into a highlight before a defender has time to react. But what happens when the best play is the simple one sitting right in front of him? During Monday Night Football, former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning spotted a moment when Buffalo’s star quarterback appeared to have […] The post “He Doesn’t Always Throw It”: Eli Manning Calls Out Josh Allen’s Bad Habit On-Air of Ignoring the “Open Guy” Against the Rams appeared first on EssentiallySports.
5 Moments That Defined Shanghai: Carlos Alcaraz’s On-Court Meltdown, Zizou Bergs’ Breakthrough & More
Carlos Alcaraz had every reason to feel good about his tennis after lifting the Japan Open trophy, but Shanghai had other plans. Zizou Bergs handed the Spaniard a 7-5, 7-6(4) defeat in the third round of the Shanghai Masters on October 12, and the upset came with plenty of drama beyond the scoreline. Alcaraz vented […] The post 5 Moments That Defined Shanghai: Carlos Alcaraz’s On-Court Meltdown, Zizou Bergs’ Breakthrough & More appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Magic Legend Penny Hardaway Faces ‘Death Sentence’ Pressure After Spending $2.6M to Build NCAA Roster
Orlando Magic icon Penny Hardaway has taken an unprecedented financial step as the Memphis Tigers head coach. In a very intense college athletics landscape, he’s taken extra measures to secure his team’s competitiveness. The NBA legend, who earned over $120 million in his playing career, revealed that he personally contributed $2.6 million of his own […] The post Magic Legend Penny Hardaway Faces ‘Death Sentence’ Pressure After Spending $2.6M to Build NCAA Roster appeared first on EssentiallySports.
“Doesn’t Care About the NFL”: Kirk Herbstreit Reveals Jeremiah Smith’s True Motive as Ohio State WR Faces Major Heisman Threat
Every week, Jeremiah Smith gives Ohio State another reason to believe he belongs in the Heisman conversation. He’s beating defenders, turning difficult catches into explosive gains and putting his name alongside the program’s best. Still, the race isn’t his to own just yet, with another receiver ahead of him. However, Kirk Herbstreit believes there’s seldom […] The post “Doesn’t Care About the NFL”: Kirk Herbstreit Reveals Jeremiah Smith’s True Motive as Ohio State WR Faces Major Heisman Threat appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Faces New Legal Trouble as Retirement Savers Fight Back
Things are only getting worse for Dodgers owner Mark Walter as another lawsuit has been filed against his company. “A suit filed Monday is at least the third to allege Walter and his insurers sold annuities based on misrepresentations and false promises,” reported The Wall Street Journal. Rick Phillips, a Los Angeles-area retiree, filed the […] The post Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Faces New Legal Trouble as Retirement Savers Fight Back appeared first on EssentiallySports.
F1 returns to Africa for first time since 1993 with 10-year Rwanda deal from ‘early 2030s’
African Grand Prix will take place at new track near KigaliStefano Domenicali: ‘Today is a landmark moment for F1’Formula One has confirmed Rwanda will join the calendar, having concluded a 10-year agreement for the meeting to be hosted on a purpose-built circuit, with the first race set for the early 2030s. It will mark the first time F1 has raced in Africa since 1993.The meeting, to be known as the African Grand Prix, will be held on a circuit in Bugesera, approximately 40km south of the capital, Kigali, and represents a successful conclusion to the sport’s long-held ambition to return to the African continent, which Lewis Hamilton has championed. Continue reading...
Christian Pulisic is no longer a focal point for the US or Milan – and that’s OK
The winger is 28, and younger teammates are rising into the high-pressure spots he has usually occupiedUsually, the second weekend of October sees Christian Pulisic flanked by compatriots as the Star-Spangled Banner plays. Last year, he was involved in US friendlies against Ecuador and Australia. But this year, with Fifa having folded the October window into September, Pulisic didn’t have the chance. On Sunday, his pre-match music was O Generosa, the Serie A anthem, which he observed with a soft smile.Mark Twain’s first visit to Italy left him describing the country as “a vast museum of magnificence and misery”, and it’s a fitting summary of Pulisic’s three-plus years with Milan. The magnificence: 43 goals and 25 assists in 138 appearances. The misery: just one trophy since he arrived in July 2023, a 2025 Supercoppa Italia held in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...
The Ballon d’Or doesn’t capture football’s wonder – Michael Olise is proof | Zito Madu
France’s always-cool winger has crowds hanging on his every move – adulation that means more than any title couldWhen I was younger, I wanted to be the captain on my football team because back then, I assumed that the armband was given to the best player. It was a goal of mine for so long that, even as my youth teams won tournaments and trophies, and I won top scorer and best player awards, I still felt unsatisfied because someone else always had the armband. Whenever I saw another teammate sprinting around with the armband on, I took it as an indictment.I had forgotten this childish way of thinking until France v Belgium in the Uefa Nations League last week. Ousmane Dembélé, who was wearing the armband for France, was particularly active. Had it not been for the wastefulness of his teammates, he would have had several assists during his time on the field. Continue reading...
2026 World Series Odds: Brewers Take Over As Favorites
For the first time all season, there is a new World Series favorite. See the latest.
Athletics wishes it could scrub the women’s marathon world record – what can be done? | Sean Ingle
Ruth Chepngetich’s failed doping test, five months after she obliterated the record in 2024, left the sport deeply uneasy but powerless to actWhen Ruth Chepngetich annihilated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago two years ago today, NBC’s commentators compared it to the moon landing. “Bring it on Neil Armstrong!” cried one. “She has done things in this sport that we have not seen,” said another. “Unbelievable!”That was a word others reached for too after the Kenyan had crossed the line in 2hr 9min 56sec, a time that not only smashed the world record by 1min 57sec, but her personal best by a staggering five minutes. Afterwards she was asked by Robert Johnson of Let’s Run what her response was to those who believed she must be doping. “People must talk,” she replied. “I don’t know.” Continue reading...
Viking’s two head coaches on Champions League adventure: ‘For us, it’s the best team in the world’
Norway’s champions, who host Bayern Munich on Tuesday, have excelled under Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen. We paid them a visit“When we recruit players, we say something bold.” The morning’s training session at Lyse Arena has finished and, over lunch, Morten Jensen is explaining how he and Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim have propelled Viking Stavanger from mediocrity to an implausible place among Europe’s elite. “We always tell them: ‘If you come to Viking and play for us, we’re going to be the best coaches you ever had.’”It is a story more than a decade in the making for Jensen and Aarsheim, who were appointed joint head coaches in November 2020. On Tuesday they will oversee the club’s first home Champions League game, against Bayern Munich, the latest step in a journey that has brought shared success in every sense. Continue reading...
David Squires on … the endless growth of football vodcasts and banal digital banter
Our cartoonist looks at the battle for eyeball and earhole supremacy in the game’s rapidly changing media landscapeBuy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite worksAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...
