Three big ones, from Lynchburg to Ruston to our nation’s capital.
Stu’s Notes: Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, and Confidence
Football and relationships, plus: Tim Wakefield, who to cheer for in the MLB Playoffs, Ryder Cup reflections, college football demons and Devils, and more.
The Wienermobile Is Back
Great wiener news.
Joe’s Notes: Where Will the MLB Playoff Cut Lines Fall?
Plus: That college football promotion–relegation idea, the Cubs’ big night, Shohei Ohtani’s hitting, and the Packers’ issue with turf.
Joe’s Notes: A Case for the Cubs
Plus: The Rays might stay put, SMU got some money, that Iowa State game, Alabama’s quarterback, that Packers game, Phil Mickelson’s statement, and more.
Good Things Shrewing: Is Notre Dame–Ohio State a Rivalry?
Competing regional powers meet in South Bend. How bad is the blood?
We Asked AI to Dress Mack Brown Like Carl Spackler
Mack Brown vs. Gophers.
Stu’s Notes: UC Berkeley Really Wants to Be a Mid-Major
Good try, ACC. Cal wants what it wants. Also: Aaron Rodgers and the word “shock,” the Rugby World Cup, some basketball bits, F1 is killing lizards, and Everton goes American.
Stu’s Notes: Aaron Rodgers, Artist
Oh yeah, we’re going there. Also: Dartmouth tries to unionize, Jay Norvell tries to get smoked, the Stetson Bennett thing, Ryder Cup camera access, Ons Jabeur, Shane van Gisbergen, and The Pitch Was a Strike.
Joe’s Notes: Duquette to Epstein, Dombrowski to Bloom
The Red Sox are moving on again. Also: the Braves keep winning, pitchers keep hurting, the NL Cy Young race, the NHL and Atlanta, and Matt LaFleur’s soft skills.
Stu’s Notes: Another Joe Kelly Return
Also: Seth Davis’s motives, Kai Jones’s wellbeing, setting expectations for children, and a little bit of Burnley.
Joe’s Notes: The NBA Tries to Make Its Players Play
Also: Turf wars, the Pac-2 legal battle, Iowa State’s long-term outlook, Packers talk, Cubs talk, the Nationals’ weird spot, Scherzer’s injury, and David Stearns’s morality.
Journalists and Bloggers, Writers and Reporters
Written media could use better definitions.
We Asked AI to Dress Nick Saban Like Willie Nelson
“Seein’ things that I may never see again…”
Stu’s Notes: Hook ‘Em (But Let Me Be Clear)
How this Texas-neutral Austinite feels about the Bama game. Plus: Joe Kelly’s rehab outing, the Tez Walker reaction, and the USA’s sports failings.
College Football Week 2: Texas and Alabama Continue the Battle for the New SEC
And 24 other games worth talking about.
Joe’s Notes: Caleb Williams Might Dodge the Draft
Plus: Chris Jones, Travis Kelce, Cy-Hawk Week, Julio Urías, the Cubs, the Packers, Ben Shelton, American basketball, and NASCAR’s stars.
Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise: The Restaurants (and RV Parks!)
The Jimmy Buffett-themed world, explained.