If America doesn’t win anymore as Donald Trump groused on the campaign trail, then his choice of the Jets owner for UK ambassador is a curious one If the success of New England during Woody Johnson’s tenure as New York Jets owner is any indication, then old England and the rest of the United Kingdom is in for a real treat during his time as US ambassador to the UK.President-elect Donald Trump tabbed Johnson for the most prestigious ambassadorship in the US Foreign Service on Thursday, exactly 381 days after mocking the man on Twitter for helming a losing football team.Woody Johnson, owner of the NYJets, is @JebBush’s finance chairman. If Woody would’ve been w/me, he would’ve been in the...
After three years of losing on purpose to stockpile young talent, the surging Sixers’ controversial strategy is finally yielding on-court dividendsThe Philadelphia 76ers won for the seventh time in nine games on Wednesday with a 94-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors, limiting the Eastern Conference’s highest-scoring team to more than 20 points below their season average. The club’s emerging franchise player, the 7ft 2in wunderkind Joel Embiid, finished with 26 points in 26 minutes, including a crucial last-minute blocked shot and a pair of free throws to ice the game. It was a gut-check win over an opponent who’d had their number in 14 straight meetings. “I don’t think it’s a fluke,” said Embiid, Philadelphia’s talismanic first-year center. “We’re competing....
Aaron Rodgers has had a great run but injuries will catch up with Green Bay, while the Patriots’ struggles against Houston do not bode well for Tom BradyJust like that, the end game is upon us. A starting field of 32 NFL teams has been whittled down to four. And of our 226 Pick The Playoffs contestants, a mere 12 are still in with a shot of a perfect score. Congratulations to bouncebounceprod, francaise, Mark Lewis, MisterHorse, mmmbop86, nbcnfl, Nick Young, ShadowWarrior, smjdublin, themagicman, waterhoose and, yes, me on calling every postseason game correctly so far. I’ll post the full standings in the comments section below shortly. But before that, here are my picks for the Conference Championship Games. Related:...
As suspected drug cheats like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens gain ground on Hall of Fame enshrinement, it’s become clear they can’t be shut out foreverThanks to years of research into the effects of performance enhancing drugs in baseball we now know everything about the drugs except whether or not they enhance performance.Steroids and other so-called performance drugs were really at the center of this year’s Hall of Fame vote, which was announced on Wednesday night. Three very good players – first baseman Jeff Bagwell, catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, and outfielder Tim Raines – all surpassed the requisite 75% of votes needed to get a plaque in Cooperstown. Related: Baseball Hall of Fame's 2017 class: Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and...
There’s only one non-kicking NFL player older than the Steelers linebacker and that’s Tom Brady. But is he a genetic freak or a canny trainer?Playing in the NFL is not the recipe for a long and healthy career. Depending on who you talk to, the average footballing lifespan is from 3.5 to six years. Make it to 10 and it is time to break out the confetti and 21-gun salutes. Anything past that deserves serious accolades. Related: Why watching the Steelers' Le'Veon Bell feels like watching the future Related: Maybe just this once it's OK to feel sorry for the Cowboys' Jerry Jones Continue reading...