Plus: Packers vs. Bears, Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy, the word “ace,” the Nationals fiasco, Chris Chelios, and the Pac-2’s legal action.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, September 7th
We try to keep the baseball rolling while we welcome the NFL to action. Also: All our football futures for the week, for both college and the pros.
Stu’s Notes: Josh McDaniels Does Not Play Well With Others
Plus: More World Cup rigging, Spain’s legal system, Geoffrey Butler, David Stearns, Joe Kelly, and Christopher Morel.
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.
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.
Stu’s Notes: The White Sox Are So Bad That Fans Are Bringing Guns to Games
And! Hunger strikes, Trey Lance, Auston Matthews, cricket drama, NASCAR survival, The Hawk, and that bastard Sean Payton.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stu’s Notes: James Harden Was Playing to the Crowd
Criticizing Daryl Morey in China? Always plays.
Joe’s Notes: Are the Brewers Actually Considering Moving?
What to make of the ballpark situation in Milwaukee.
NIT Stu’s 2023–24 Premier League Preview
A new season dawns, and Burnley is back with the big boys.
Bevo’s Fake Nuts: When Can We Call Arch Manning a Bust?
Now?