Checking in after a rote Game 82. Then: Kentucky loves Mark Pope, the Coyotes are (probably) moving, and a case for believing in the Bulls.
Would You Rather Win the Masters or Get $3.6 Million?
Putting a price on the green jacket.
Three Things: What Was Bryson DeChambeau Doing With That Sign?
Also: Every team wants an NIT star, and what if Shohei Ohtani wasn’t Asian?
Two Dog Special: The Masters Begins, Jackson Holliday Debuts, and the Packers Are Going to Brazil
All the sports you need on a Thursday morning in April.
Stu’s Notes: The Latest MLB Fiasco – Fanatics Made Bad Uniforms
Major League Baseball reloaded its foot-shootin’ gun. Also: Technology destroyed morale, golf got too drunk, and can the NIT and NCAA T*urnament coexist?
Joe’s Notes: Yes, College Coaching Is a Hard Job
Jeff Hafley’s departure is a symptom of a real problem. But all is far from lost. Also: Wisconsin basketball and Michigan football, Lewis Hamilton’s move, and money does not necessarily beget money.
Stu’s Notes: The Jets Might Be Dumb
A shocking twist. Also: Can Netflix make people like sports? Does F1 hate America? And what is going on with figure skating’s math?
Joe’s Notes: It’s a Good Time to Be an Orioles Fan, But…
There’s an inconvenient timing to The Prevailing Angelos Narrative. Also: The latest NCAA lawsuit is not going to calm things down, the PGA investment news seems small, and we compare coaching salaries between the NFL and college.
Stu’s Notes: Yet Another Massive College Football Transition
They’re replacing the hedges in Athens. Also: Luka vs. Zion vs. food, a coed idea for Team USA, Nick Dunlap Bust Watch, and a potential Game of the NITe of the Year.
Joe’s Notes: Calling Jim Harbaugh a Liar
Jim Harbaugh might imminently be the coach of the Chargers. Also: The transfer cycle, the Iowa gambling twist, and putting numbers on an NFL ref conspiracy.
Stu’s Notes: Michigan Needs to Make Jim Harbaugh Know He’s Loved
Michigan’s effort to retain a champion, plus: Ohio State is losing too fast, Texas can’t read, Bulls fans got the wrong Jerry, and we can’t not love Dan Campbell.
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.
Joe’s Notes: How Does the Ryder Cup Work?
Also: How many steals is 70, Bakhtiari to the IR, Connor Bedard debuts, and the Brickyard returns to NASCAR.
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: 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.
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.
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.
Joe’s Notes: Does the NFL Make Other Sports Hate Each Other?
The NFL’s dominance of sports appetite creates an illusion of starvation elsewhere. Also: Wander Franco’s latest, Luis Castillo’s fastballs, the White Sox might move, college baseball’s rising, Drew Smyly’s starting, Jirehl Brock’s leaving, Rutgers gambled on Jeremiah Williams, and some NASCAR game theory.