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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…

What is going on in Detroit.Image: Getty ImagesGrit is all well and good, but it takes far more than turning a cliche sports’ term into an acronym on national television to get the most out of professional athletes.The Detroit Lions are a…

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,…

Flash in the pan or true No. 1? Photo: Getty ImagesIn March, JuJu Smith-Schuster signed a one-year $10.75 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Playing with Patrick Mahomes, this is his prove-it-or-lose- season. There are no more…

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.…

Kamaru Usman of Nigeria looks on in a welterweight title bout against Leon Edwards of Jamaica during UFC 278 at Vivint Arena on August 20, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah.Image: Getty ImagesKamaru Usman’s loss to Leon Edwards in the final…

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: Getty ImagesThe road to the College Football Playoff got more direct Wednesday with an announcement from the NCAA that conferences with at least 12 members were no longer required to decide their football champions by splitting its…

Image: Getty ImagesVirginia tight end Jelani Woods scored a perfect 10.0 Relative Athletic Score, putting him in the 100th percentile. What’s the RAS you ask? It’s a rating system designed by Kent Platte to crunch all of a players’ figures…