The NBA got exciting these last 24 hours. Too exciting. Also: Will Wade is free, Tom Rinaldi’s a weasel, Shane Waldron is doomed, and The Henry Ford is not what you might think.
Stu’s Notes: Is Kliff Kingsbury the Secret to Understanding Caleb Williams?
Plus: Last NITe, toNITe, the Chicago White Sox, and Novak Djokovic has a cold.
Conference USA Thursday: What to Know
Three big ones, from Lynchburg to Ruston to our nation’s capital.
Stu’s Notes: Welcome, Women, to the NIT Experience
Also: Taylor Swift, Sean Payton, more on Bears fans, the bobblehead night, Texas Motor Speedway, Burnley’s back, Sens preseason, and a quarrel with Austin FC.
Stu’s Notes: Justin Fields Wasn’t Lying (But Bears Bloggers Were!)
Also: Steelers fans are getting soft, Deion Sanders is anti-death threat, Christopher Morel is a puppy, Harry Maguire’s scared of Burnley, and Joe Kelly looked great the other night.
Stu’s Notes: Does Colorado Have Bad Fans?
These guys are out of control. Also: Lane Kiffin did some needling, the Packers loss is on NIT Stu, Joe Kelly won the NL West, and so many allegations. So many.
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.
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.
Joe’s Notes: The Cy-Hawk Game, 2023
Plus: Packers vs. Bears, Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy, the word “ace,” the Nationals fiasco, Chris Chelios, and the Pac-2’s legal action.
Stu’s Notes: JJ Watt Celebrated National Milk Day
And! #NotAllMinnesotans, Bears fans stay silly, and the Verlander–Alex Cora spat somehow comes back to Joe Kelly.
Stu’s Notes: The Air Raid? At Wisconsin?!
This feels inappropriate. Also: the Knicks had a mole, Joe Mixon had a quote, Bears fans had an idea, Javy Báez had a double, NASCAR has a docuseries, and a little more info on the Cuban Little League coach.