▶ Start: 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit ▶ Television/Radio: 97.1 ▶ Line: Lions with 3½ ▶ Series: Los Angeles leads the series 45-40-1 (Last: January 14, 2024, NFC Wild Card Game – (at) Detroit 24, Los Angeles 23) Richard Silva of The Detroit News analyzes the Lions’ season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. […]
NFL legends agree on Taylor Swift: “Her presence brings more attention to the sport” USA TODAY’s Ralphie Aversa talks to some of football’s biggest names at the Gannett NFL Legends Party about how Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s romance has affected football. The romance that has dominated sports and entertainment headlines for over a year […]
RGIII shares his NFC East predictions ahead of the 2024 NFL season Robert Griffin III shares his predictions and expectations for the NFC East. Sport in Seriousness The 2024 NFL season begins this week with many questions across the league. Six teams have new coaches than they did at the end of 2023; seven more […]
San Diego — This is it. This is what playoff baseball looks like. A deafening, sold-out crowd at Petco Park (41,669 spectators) on its feet and roaring at every pitch. Tense, nerve-wracking moments throughout the game. Both teams playing matchup games with their bullpens like there’s no tomorrow. And that’s exactly how it feels. The […]
How does the Detroit Tigers’ rare pitching strategy work? Mark and Evan discuss the atypical pitching approach the Tigers are using out of necessity. Full Days of Roar podcast (September 3) available now. Detroit Tigers reliever Jason Foley threw a slider to Fernando Tatis Jr. on the second pitch with a runner in scoring position […]
With 63 days to go before the Nov. 5 election, the race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in Michigan is neck and neck, according to a new national poll commissioned by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV (Channel 4). A poll of 600 likely voters in Michigan conducted August 26-29 found that 44.7 […]
Should you wait until the later rounds to select your fantasy football quarterback? The fantasy footballers explain their strategy for drafting a quarterback. Sport in Seriousness The NFL season starts in less than a week and that means Week 1 of Fantasy Football is just around the corner. However, Week 1 is the most unpredictable […]
Who stood out for the Arizona Cardinals with (most of) their regular players on the bench for the season opener? Theo Mackie and Bob McManaman react to the Cardinals’ preseason loss to the Saints On Wednesday, Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon promised that “the dust hasn’t settled yet” when it comes to his team’s […]
This is what we now know about NFL Guardian Caps Guardian caps provide additional protection over players’ helmets in an inherently violent sport. Will they change the game? We now know. The deadline has come and gone in the NFL. All 32 teams have reduced their rosters to 53 players in the last major step […]
Fantasy footballers share draft strategies for the 2024 NFL season Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright are the Fantasy Footballers and they have some helpful tips for your fantasy team. Listen to their podcast on Apple and Spotify. Trying to avoid taking risks in fantasy football drafts is like entering a soup-eating contest with […]
