Aaron Rodgers saw your memes. He wasn’t laughing. The Packers quarterback sounded off at the legions of fans who he believed were only rooting against him during their game Saturday against the 49ers – which Green Bay lost, 13-10 – due to his outspoken views on COVID-19. “There were a ton of people tuning in, … Read more
There’s no exact science to winning in the NFL playoffs, but Colts owner Jim Irsay thinks it’s become clear how a team can get it done. Irsay tweeted that to win in the playoffs, a team needs a quarterback and an offense that can score 30-plus points per game in regulation and a defense that can … Read more
Buccaneers fans are throwing a Hail Mary to Tom Brady’s favorite fan in the hopes of seeing the quarterback play another year. On Tuesday, the same day the Buccaneers quarterback posted an Instagram message reflecting on the season and his future, Tampa Bay supporters flooded the comments section after Brady’s wife, Gisele Bündchen, reacted to … Read more
Felix Auger-Aliassime’s breakthrough at a grand slam will have to wait a little longer. The 21-year-old Canadian was in position to upset No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, but the Russian rallied from two sets down to defeat Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4. The match took 4 … Read more
Sign up here to get Beyond the Back Page delivered to your inbox each weekday morning. We watched baseball writers vote to send David Ortiz (and not Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens or Alex Rodriguez) into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. What future Hall of Famers are we watching play around New York right now? … Read more
The Jaguars are reportedly aiming to hire former Jacksonville quarterback and current Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, according to multiple reports. According to Pro Football Network, Leftwich has been considered among the favorites to land the job since the start of the Jaguars’ interview process. Jacksonville will look for a turnaround from its disastrous experiment … Read more
Kelly Stafford doesn’t know why the Buccaneers’ Ndamukong Suh has beef with her husband. While discussing Sunday’s Divisional Round win against the Buccaneers on her podcast, “The Morning After with Kelly Stafford,” the wife of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford weighed in on a fiery exchange that took place between the two former Lions teammates during … Read more
Since Mike Krzyzewski arrived in the Research Triangle to become head basketball coach at Duke in March of 1980, just short of 42 years ago, approximately 1,008 young men have been selected to participate in the McDonald’s All-American Game. More than 8 percent of them then went on to play for Coach K. There haven’t always been … Read more
Everything is coming up 49ers these days – especially when it comes to their quarterback. San Francisco is gearing up to play in the NFC Championship Game this Sunday against the division rival Rams after digging themselves out of a 2-4 start to the season – in large part due to the steady, if unspectacular, … Read more
Travis Kelce made the two biggest plays in the Chiefs’ last-gasp come-from-behind victory against the Bills in their 2022 NFL playoff matchup. The sound of each of them was incredible. The first play, a 25-yard catch that set up Harrison Butker’s game-tying field goal at the end of regulation, featured Kelce and Patrick Mahomes communicating … Read more