data-mm-id=”_5hwc4gi89″>Baker Mayfield and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be traveling to play the Detroit Lions this weekend with a spot in the NFC Championship on the line. The plucky quarterback, who should be given all the credit in the world for bouncing back after some career setbacks, has been engaged in a back-and-forth with Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson over some really dumb stuff that I sincerely hope Gardner-Johnson backs up because it is keeping me up at night. But on to more important things. Like Mayfield saying that he reached out to some of his former Los Angeles Rams teammates after they were bounced by the Lions at Ford Field last Sunday and received a harrowing warning. “They said it was the loudest thing they’ve ever heard,” Mayfield said. “We’ve got to…

data-mm-id=”_09o24ag5c”>The 2024 MLB season has officially kicked off and before things get going, we've decided to rank the league's umpires again. Over the past few years, it seems umpiring has gotten worse and worse, leading to a chorus of calls for robot umps to take over. In 2023, MLB implemented new rules intended to speed up games. That only led to more confusion and a some ugly incidents. Umpires are mostly judged by how they do behind the plate, since that's where they make the most impact. Thankfully, these days it's not too hard to judge them thanks to sites like Umpire Scorecards who rate their performance. There are a number of metrics to judge umpires by. The first is accuracy, which is the percentage of pitches called correctly. Another is CCAx, or co…

data-mm-id=”_0q1rtgyi2″>Every NBA Most Valuable Player award winner eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has been inducted. The streak will remain intact when LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, James Harden and Russell Westbrook retire in the coming years.At some point, Derrick Rose should join them in Springfield, Massachusetts.RELATED: What the Lakers need in return to trade their first-round picksOn Thursday, Rose announced his retirement from basketball after spending 16 years in the NBA. To say goodbye, the 35-year-old point guard took out full-page newspaper advertisements in the cities of the six teams he played for: Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies. View this post on In…

Fabrizio Romano: Slot the big favourite to become the next Liverpool manager

Fabrizio Romano insists that talks are going very well between the Reds and Feyenoord and that Slot is now the big favourite to become the next Liverpool manager .

Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column: It was also an important day in Liverpool’s manager search as they spent all day in negotiations with Arne Slot and Feyenoord. In the morning, Liverpool made contact to start the conversations with Feyenoord, and from what I understand, the Dutch club don’t want to say anything about it in public because the talks are going very well.

Their relationship is good, talks have been very positive, and that’s also the case with Liverpool and their conversations with Slot’s agent Rafaela …

Man Utd have been told to consider appointing Everton boss Sean Dyche as their new manager amid rumours Erik ten Hag could be sacked.

The Red Devils are struggling this season under Ten Hag with the club knocked out of Europe before Christmas and currently on for their lowest ever finish in the Premier League, unless the Dutchman can turn around results in the final few matches.

does have the chance to have a successful end to the season when face arch-rivals Man City in the FA Cup final later in the month but there is a growing feeling that he won t be in charge at Old Trafford next campaign.

Matt Law wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday:

United do not intend to sack Ten Hag before the FA Cup final, but it is now rated as increasingly likely tha…

Gary Neville mentioned Manchester City s FFP case when discussing whether Pep Guardiola could be considered the greatest manager in Premier League history.

Last weekend, Man City beat West Ham 3-1 on the Premier League final day to clinch their fourth title in a row.

has done a remarkable job since joining in 2016, but his work is arguably clouded by 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League s FFP rules hanging over their shoulders.

were charged at the start of 2023 but a resolution still appears far away in the distance. This has frustrated their Premier League rivals as Everton and Nottingham Forest were docked points for their respective breaches this season, while Chelsea and Leicester City are in hot water.

If Man City are found guilt…

Manchester City have been slammed for their craven, greedy grab that stands in stark contrast to morality champion Rob Burrow in the week of the Rugby League legend s passing.

It was revealed on Tuesday that City had as they see themselves as victims of ‘discrimination’ because of the APT rules and that the ‘tyranny of the majority’ is attempting to halt their progress as a club.

Man City to blame for EFL snub

They want the rules that limit how much companies linked to club owners can pay them in sponsorship, with their case to be heard at a hearing starting on Monday, which is expected to last a fortnight.

It’s been claimed this is as they head for another hearing in November over their 115 alleged breaches of FFP rules, though it’s also though…

Man Utd are looking to bring in two early signings like they did last summer with the signings of Mason Mount and Andre Onana, according to former CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs.

The Red Devils could be set for big changes over the summer after Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the club from the Glazer family earlier this year.

Ratcliffe is looking to avoid the same mistakes have made in the transfer market over the last decade since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club.

The new co-owner is looking to reduce the age of the squad by and Jacobs insists Man Utd will look to strike early, just like they did with Mount and Onana 12 months ago.

:  All of the INEOS people and Manchester United want to try and bring in, if they can, two …

Man Utd have agreed to pay Real Madrid s asking price for Miguel Gutierrez in the summer transfer window, according to reports in Spain.

The Red Devils are set for a summer of change at Old Trafford after Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the club earlier this year.

After earlier this week, now have their transfer team in place as they get going on bringing in potential new signings.

There have been numerous rumours flying around over the summer but transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has already confirmed that Man Utd will sign a new left-back.

Romano said last month: Man Utd will sign a left-back because they know Tyrell Malacia is struggling, also the injuries of Luke Shaw this season. [They] will go for a young, talented and g…

Man Utd have taken the lead over Real Madrid in the race to sign Lille centre-back Leny Yoro in the summer transfer window, according to reports.

The Red Devils are desperate to sign a couple of new centre-backs in the summer to help Erik ten Hag improve his defence after last season s disappointing eighth-placed finish in the Premier League.

Bayern Munich centre-back Matthijs de Ligt seems to be one of their top targets in that position after agreeing personal terms with the Netherlands international but are yet to agree a deal with the Bundesliga side.

Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg , he said:  FC Bayern are still waiting for the final and concrete offer from Manchester United for Matthijs de Ligt! There were no concrete negotiations in the last 72…