The Lions don’t need to be great this year to have a great season. Also: Aaron Jones, Marcus Stroman, the Ohio Bobcats, the Bristol night race, and Taj Gibson.
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.
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.
Joe’s Notes: Caleb Williams Might Dodge the Draft
Plus: Chris Jones, Travis Kelce, Cy-Hawk Week, Julio UrĂas, the Cubs, the Packers, Ben Shelton, American basketball, and NASCAR’s stars.
Stu’s Notes: What Does Deion Sanders’s Success Mean for the Dallas Cowboys?
All of Coach Prime’s teams are winning right now. Also: Harbaugh, Northwestern, Uiagalelei, the Bloomin’ Onion, US Open fans, and even more.
Joe’s Notes: Jerry Reinsdorf Doesn’t Solve the White Sox’ Problem
Plus: the David Ross complaints, the core John Fisher problem, the Royals’ ballpark plans, the Nick Lodolo what-if, Chris Jones’s holdout, Rashan Gary’s return, Reggie Bush’s lawsuit, Ohio State’s new president, Jaden Rashada, and Marcus Ericsson.
Joe’s Notes: The Astros Are in Two Places at Once
Contending is hard to do while rebuilding. Also: The Cubs, the Packers, Djokovic v. Alcaraz, Spain’s soccer coach, and a little Little League.
Stu’s Notes: Let’s Spend Hours Talking About Christopher Morel
That was cool.
Stu’s Notes: Michael Oher Got the Britney Spears Treatment
In the conservatory, with the deception.
Joe’s Notes: What Is Going On With Wander Franco?
There are no publicly known facts in this case.
Joe’s Notes: Are the Brewers Actually Considering Moving?
What to make of the ballpark situation in Milwaukee.
Stu’s Notes: Stanford’s Football Coach Likes Airplanes
Especially when they give him snacks.
Stu’s Notes: Ranking the Possible Joe Kelly Trade Destinations
Also: Does the Fleck Bank accept Schrute Bucks?
Stu’s Notes: Our 2023 Women’s World Cup Preview
The USWNT takes the field.
Stu’s Notes: Alabama Is a Mess
The baseball betting scandal is funnier than was previously thought.