Back then, NFL salaries were so modest that even the most famous players had to work off-season to earn a living. Two-time MVP Don Hutson, for example, worked at a sawmill along with some Green Bay Packer teammates. Bears tackle Willis Brennan was a Chicago police officer. John Wooten of Cleveland taught high school math. … Read more
Johnny Lujack, the celebrated Notre Dame quarterback who won the 1947 Heisman Trophy, played on three national championship teams and later starred in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, died Tuesday in Florida. He was 98 years old. his death was announced by Notre Dame. When the 1947 college football season began, Lujack was on … Read more
Joey Logano captured his second NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2022. (Photo by Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) The NASCAR Cup Series embarks on a 36-race schedule in 2023, with a pair of exhibition events, starting in February at the Daytona 500 and ending in November with the championship race in Phoenix. February Busch Light … Read more
The running back rules have changed in fantasy football in recent years – the strategy rules, anyway. But it doesn’t have to be stressful. The right answers are harder to come by, but we need to make peace with uncertainty. In the days of the cow full of bells, you probably needed two superstars to … Read more
Sometimes in life, you just have to learn things the hard way. The key is not to repeat the same mistakes. Pete Carroll taught us a lesson in 2022, and I was as guilty as anyone for underestimating his ability to succeed with Geno Smith at the helm. After the Seahawks sent Russell Wilson to … Read more
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and the NCAA are working on a negotiated resolution that should see him suspended for four games this season on penalties stemming from alleged false statements he originally made to investigators, sources tell Yahoo Sports. The agreement is an early version of the negotiated resolution and is not yet finalized. … Read more
Jaylen Brown has made five trips to the Eastern Conference Finals since the Boston Celtics selected him with the third overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Two-time All-Star forward Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the Boston Celtics, making him the highest-paid player in … Read more
Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon distributes scores to every NFL team based on their fantasy juice for 2023. Check out the AFC East scores below – go here for the full AFC summary. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for free today] Here’s a tricky one. mac jones took a step back last … Read more
Sustaining success is one of the toughest challenges facing any college football program. When a program is mired in defeat or mediocrity, that breakthrough season is so coveted that it sometimes comes with a slump back to earth on the other side. Which teams will see this happen in 2023? We’ve put together a list … Read more
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford is fighting for No. 1 pound-for-pound ranking when facing Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS – Timothy Bradley was preparing for his second fight against Manny Pacquiao. He had just come off a masterful victory over Juan … Read more
