NEWS: The Las Vegas Raiders are moving on from Geno Smith, with the quarterback expected to be released after one season with the team, sources tell @diannarussini.bsky.social.
Shohei Ohtani's grand slam, as called in Japan:
Shohei Ohtani is doing Shohei Ohtani things at the World Baseball Classic 🦄
Through the second inning vs. Chinese Taipei, he was just a triple shy of the cycle.
Rich The Factor salutes the orcas.
Dave East and Scram Jones rework The Gap Band.
KP Skywalka is a linguistics professor.
Chris Crack knows a guy who knows a guy.
It's Monday afternoon. The Rap Up is here.
By @slgonsports.bsky.social
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After back-to-back World Series wins, are the Los Angeles Dodgers good or bad for MLB?
We asked. You answered.
NBA draft order should be established by a series of Lincoln-Douglas style debates
THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ARE YOUR SUPER BOWL LX CHAMPIONS 🏆
Prince underneath the “Purple Rain” that he physically manifested. Beyoncé shining before a power blackout. One of Katy Perry’s two gyrating sharks in fugue state. I revisited the most talked-about Super Bowl halftime shows. Now, to Diana Ross' getaway chopper:
Activists handed out towels at the entrance of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara with the slogan “ICE OUT.”
Heard around the nation: "Everyboooooooody, rock your bo— aughhhhhhhhh god dammit"
Prince underneath the “Purple Rain” that he physically manifested. Beyoncé shining before a power blackout. One of Katy Perry’s two gyrating sharks in fugue state. I revisited the most talked-about Super Bowl halftime shows. Now, to Diana Ross' getaway chopper:
The Super Bowl halftime show is music’s biggest night on television.
While the performers practice months in advance, most of the camera crew is called in the week of the Super Bowl.
@jaynabardahl.bsky.social on how they make it happen ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
Here’s what newcomers should know ahead of Bad Bunny’s halftime set ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
Bad Bunny got emotional when asked who first believed in him, crediting his mother’s support before his career took off.
"I have to say my mom. She believed in me ... She believed that I could be a good person, you know?"
Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
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James Harden says goodbye to the LA Clippers
A tribute to Swishahouse legend Michael "5000" Watts.
New riddles and refractions from Sideshow
Mike Shabb & Niontay drop off-center flows with hidden meanings & direct sedatives.
Judah Weston defies the odds
A vintage Rap Up from @slgonsports.bsky.social
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“Ethical basketball” was born as a talking point in an ideological battle waged online for years now. It’s an ode to a straight-up version of the game most people grew up playing.
And now, it’s a movement that Victor Wembanyama, a student of the game, is preaching to the masses.
One of the last Rap Ups of the year, where @slgonsports.bsky.social highlights the 10 songs that stuck with him the most
Ft. The Musalini & DJ.Fresh, Paul Wall, ANKLEJOHN, Papo2oo4 & Subjxct 5, Kamaiyah, Bravo the Bagchaser & X4, Valee x Harry Fraud, & LaRussell
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This year’s College Football Playoff reflects the adage that you get what you pay for.
The 12-team field includes the four teams with the largest football budgets, the nation’s two highest-paid coaches and three of the four highest-paid general managers.
With all that happened today, there's no WAY the committee could screw North Texas and James Madison again THIS wee--[committee screws North Texas and James Madison again this week]
Parable symmetry in today's West standings
Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto's "odd couple" friendship is powering the Dodgers closer to a World Series return.
http://dlvr.it/TNhGw5
NEWS: Russell Westbrook has agreed to sign a minimum deal with the Sacramento Kings, a source confirmed to The Athletic.
The 9x All-Star was an unrestricted free agent before the signing, having last played with the Denver Nuggets.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
The 2025 WNBA Finals feature a desert duel that few would have predicted at the start of the season.
◻️ How do the Aces and Mercury match up?
◻️ Las Vegas’ X-factor? Veteran leadership.
◻️ Phoenix’s X-factor? Deep bench.
Let’s preview the series:
Follow @sabreenajm.bsky.social and @benpickman.bsky.social for this series. These playoffs have been a bunch of bangers, and I'm quite hyped about the Finals draw
WNBA Finals primer, featuring:
- A'ja Wilson as a silk and swagger pogo stick
- Jackie Young juking across history
- Alyssa Thomas diming with torn shoulders
- The gym inside the casino inside the resort
- "Mighty Mercury" for song of the year
TNF predictions:
- Los Angeles will look better in actual football
- San Francisco will look better in uniforms and mascot
- A golden retriever will give its review of the Pacific Ocean
- Mack 10 will be played. It's Inglewood, after all
After the Aces’ series win over the Fever on Tuesday, A’ja Wilson responded to Napheesa Collier’s statement calling out WNBA league leadership and commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
