Barry Sanders

Damian Lillard was in the news Wednesday for sounding like an old head during an appearance on J.J. Redick’s The Old Man and the Three podcast. From saying young players were entitled, to worrying about the direction of the league, and all…

Jamaal Williams celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 08, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Image: Getty ImagesWho knew the Detroit Lions could be…

Would you let this man run your team?Image: Getty ImagesNo one strives for failure.When you first got up on that bike with no training wheels, your goal wasn’t to fall onto the street. It was to ride around, in circles possibly, like your…

Caron Butler (left) and Gilbert ArenasPhoto: Getty ImagesThe Washington Wizards of the mid-aughts will always be remembered more for how their time together ended than the actual run itself — and for good reason. The team only won one…

The Lions are actually favored to beat Washington in Week 2...let that sink inIllustration: Getty ImagesIn back-to-back weeks, the Washington Commanders have circled the drain. In a matchup of turd-bowl franchises racing to the sewers,…

Photo: Getty ImagesSanders called it a career after 10 seasons in Detroit, where he accumulated over 15,000 yards rushing and was the most electrifying running back in the NFL during the 1990s. The argument was always Barry or Emmitt Smith.…

Dan CampbellPhoto: APAt some point during the time that the Detroit Lions are on Hard Knocks, we had better get to see Dan Campbell at Starbucks.The man claimed last season that he drinks two 20 oz. pike coffees with double espresso shots…

Image: APMike Bossy, star of one of the NHL’s greatest dynasties, died Thursday night according to TVA Sports, a French-language network in Canada where Bossy was a hockey analyst.The Canadian right wing spent his entire 10-year NHL career…

LaDainian Tomlinson, then a 21-year-old TCU standoutPhoto: Getty ImagesMaking fun of lesser bowl games is easy and fun. Do we really need a Boca Raton Bowl? Or a LendingTree Bowl? Or a Gasparilla Bowl? Or a Cameilla Bowl? Or a Hertz Bowl?…

Image: Getty ImagesIt was there at Soldier Field last Sunday. It didn’t result in a win, but it was there. The electricity, the oohs, the aahs, the dazzling, the breathtaking type of football that Bears fans have been clawing at their walls…