Actor Jeremy Piven is “1,000 percent” confident that this is the Cubs’ year and why? Because of Will Ferrell. Piven believed Ferrell worked some magic during his spring training marathon and that’s all it takes to lift the Curse of the Billy Goat. Totally reasonable logic here, guys. MORE: 5 bold predictions for Cubs | Cubs plan to open at Wrigley | Cubs’ Billy goat through the years See? We’re not (the only) crazy (ones)....
Owner Jerry Jones has kept the door open for a Tony Romo return on a consistent basis. It appears he’s had a motive for doing so all along. “That’s one of the things that makes sports interesting,” Jones said, via the Wall Street Journal. “I do feed that.” MORE: Updated playoff picture Jones admitted that he enjoys the controversy and he knows what he’s doing when he brings up the topic....
Speaking to reporters after the team’s 34-0 preseason win at Houston, the Cowboys owner was asked if a sense of urgency is settling in as the Sept. 8 regular-season opener against the Giants approaches. “Again, I don’t want to sound like it’s not important for him to be here. I think it is important for him to be here or we wouldn’t be having everybody be here, everybody getting some work in,” Jones said, via ESPN....
In the Cowboys’ first two games of the 2022 NFL season, Cooper’s absence has been notable. While making an appearance on 105.3 The Fan, Jerry Jones talked about the trade and the reasoning behind it. He said that Cooper’s contract was the main reason behind trading the talented wide receiver. He went on to say that Cooper is a very good player and that what he does on the field isn’t the reasoning behind trading him....
Fourth on the all-time list of NBA coaches in terms of games won, Sloan died of from complications of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Up until his retirement in 2011, Sloan won 1,221 games during 23 seasons as the Jazz’s head coach, taking Utah to the playoffs 19 times. “Jerry Sloan was among the NBA’s most respected and admired legends,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “He was the first coach to win 1,000 games with the same organization, which came to embody the qualities that made Jerry a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer: persistence, discipline, drive and selflessness....
University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban, West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame quarterback Oliver Luck, Buffalo Bills All-Pro and Wall of Fame linebacker Darryl Talley, and former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue co-signed the letter. Their letter comes ahead of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s plans to open debate on the legislation on Tuesday. To end the debate and launch a voting session on the bill, 60 senators will have to vote in favor of ending a filibuster, something which will certainly not happen in the gridlocked Senate....
Man United should NOT keep Zlatan The attacker - currently on loan at Las Palmas from Paris Saint-Germain - came through the ranks of the Madrid youth academy, but failed to hold down a first-team place under Mourinho despite a good run of form for Real Madrid Castilla in 2012-13, having made his senior debut the previous season. Jese criticised Mourinho for his lack of faith in the club’s youngsters, seemingly harming his chances of making the step up, but he has no regrets over his actions....
Ennis-Hill participated at the Diamond League games in London earlier this week, also known as the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, and won She seems from her performances to be in stellar form, with the athlete jumping a season best of 6.37m on Day 2 of the Games, following which she finished the 200m event in 24.39 seconds. Completing the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.79s yesterday, Ennis-Hill secured a hat-trick....
Rumors continue to circulate about a possible biography. Despite reports that she doesn’t remember anything about the incident, friends and family say Lynch’s memory is good. Names that have been raised as possible authors include Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg, who resigned earlier this spring from The New York Times in the aftermath of the Jayson Blair scandal. But as long as Lynch remains a soldier, finalizing a book deal will have to wait....
It’s not clear at this point whether the 34-year-old defenseman will return to the team or retire, the report notes, and there’s no timetable to expect a decision from Byfuglien. The Jets are expected to give Byfuglien as much time as “he needs to contemplate his future both on and off the ice.” The Jets granted Byfuglien a personal leave of absence Friday just before the start of training camp....
“Percy is a versatile, dynamic player who has been productive on offense and special teams," said Jets GM John Idzik. “We’re excited about adding him to the Jets.” The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the trade was for a “conditional 6th round pick in 2015 that can become a 4th rounder.” MORE: Harvin trade | Iyer’s Week 7 picks | Seattle with something to prove In the hours immediately following the trade there was speculation of Harvin fueled discontent in the locker room, as voiced by NFL Network reporter Albert Breet....
The Line: New York -2.5, Total 42 Line movement: This point spread opened as low as New York -1 in Las Vegas on Sunday night, moved up to -3, and now has gone back down to -2.5. Dog bettors may still be able to find Buffalo +3 (-120) in Vegas. The total has also moved down a point after opening at 43. Check our odds page for updated NFL lines from Las Vegas....
The video, which was posted by the teenager’s aunt on her popular TikTok account My Orthodox Jewish Life, or @therealmelindastrauss, received more than 10.7 million views and 14,300 comments since it was posted on November 1. In the video, Melinda Strauss shows her nephew Izzy putting on his tefillin for morning prayer. She showed him laying the leather of the tefillin around his left arm. She explained that this is something Jewish boys start doing at their bar mitzvah....
Roman Reigns won the Universal Championship for the second time at WWE Payback. The Big Dog beat Braun Strowman and The Fiend at the PPV to begin his second reign as Universal Champion in the WWE. After WWE Payback, Jey Uso won a Fatal Four-way Match to determine a challenger for Roman Reigns’ Universal Championship. The match at Clash Of Champions will be Roman Reigns’ first singles match since his return last month....
The Wushu World Champion and MIMMA Women’s Champion currently holds a professional record of 5-1, where three of those victories have come from finishes. She plans to yield the same result in her upcoming bout against Zamboanga. “Of course, I want to end it as fast as possible,” Radzuan said. “But when you get a tough opponent, that might not happen.” Zamboanga will be “Shadow Cat’s” third Filipina opponent this year....
Rousey faced Shotzi on last week’s WWE SmackDown and the former won the match after locking her opponent in the Armbar. Cornette spoke about the aforementioned match on the Jim Cornette Experience, and was not pleased with Rousey’s promo. He continued: Cornette stated that Rousey seemed like the heel and Shotzi the babyface in their feud on SmackDown. What’s next for Ronda Rousey in WWE? Rousey will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship at next month’s Premium Live Event against Natalya....
While MJF is the reigning AEW World Champion, fans have not been too happy with his current portrayal on screen and lack of meaningful feuds. Despite this, many are looking forward to the star’s future as world champion. During the latest Jim Cornette Experience, the former wrestling manager compared Friedman’s habit of running away to Steve Austin’s Mudhole Stomps, which both look bad but work for the character. MJF notably cut a heated promo on Konosuke Takeshita before the star took on Bryan Danielson, which echoed some statements made by Disco Inferno before the AEW Dynamite....
Harbaugh, who played for the Bears from 1987-92, shared a story about hanging out at Ditka’s restaurant, saying, “It was special to be with my coach.” MORE: Top ten Michigan players of all time | Best rivalries in college football “I even picked up a Ditka jersey,” Harbaugh said, beaming and showing off the Bears jersey.
Or so he says. The Michigan head coach and his khakis are staying in college for now, and potentially for the rest of his coaching life, if his message on Friday is any indicator. Speaking with Mitch Albom of The Detroit Free Press, Harbaugh said that he’s done eyeing NFL head coaching jobs and that his future will remain exclusively as Wolverines head coach. “I called (Michigan athletic director) Warde (Manuel) and I asked him if he wanted me to be the head coach....
As @WorldofIsaac so eloquently put it, “a Michigan Man never trips.” MORE: Harbaugh changes CFB landscape | Kaepernick says goodbye | Seahawks are happy Also from the introductory press conference: Harbaugh has a two-year-old son named Jack. They call him “Mighty Jack the Quarterback.”
