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Lane Kiffin should be prepared for a fine from the SEC this week. Kiffin criticized the officiating crew assigned to Ole Miss’ game Saturday after the Rebels lost 35-28 to Auburn. The Ole Miss coach retweeted a replay from the game that showed a kickoff bouncing off the finger of Auburn RB Shaun Shivers. The ball continued to roll into the end zone after hitting Shivers’ finger and Ole Miss recovered it for what would have been a touchdown. But the officiating crew said that the ball never… Source link

Khabib Nurmagomedov choked out Justin Gaethje in the second round Saturday at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi and then promptly announced his retirement after UFC 254. Nurmagomedov, who is the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world in the Yahoo Sports rankings, was brilliant throughout. He stood toe-to-toe with Gaethje, a powerful striker, in the first round and did it with ease. Then, fighting in memory of his late father, Abdulmanap, he took Gaethje down early in the second and choked him… Source link

It’s a regular 2020 week, lots to discuss. Let’s get right to the news.  • Aaron Jones (calf) missed Friday’s work and is a game-time decision at Houston. Jamaal Williams probably should be rostered in most Yahoo formats, one of the more interesting understudy backs in the league. Rookie AJ Dillon is another option.  • Michael Thomas (hamstring) and Emmanuel Sanders (COVID-19/reserve list ) won’t play against Carolina. TreQuan Smith gets a significant bump with this news.  • Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ex-CIA Director Brennan: ‘Outrageous’ for Trump to talk of inviting Saudi crown prince to D.C.  Yahoo News Source link

As fans, we idolize and mythologize the era we grew up watching. That could be Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, or Michael Jordan, or LeBron James. The era we fell in love with the game, and the biggest stars of that era, hold a special place in our hearts. With players, it’s the best guys they go against who get that same idolization. Enter Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, the two-time champion of the 1990s. He appeared on CNBC and was asked about the current Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James Source link

It’s no secret: Pat Riley and the Miami Heat are targeting the 2021 offseason to add one more superstar to the roster, via free agency or trade. The Heat have the flexibility to make a run at Giannis Antetokounmpo — if he decides to leave Milwaukee — or any of the other stars who could be available. This offseason, don’t expect big changes in Miami. “I think we’ll stay the course with our picks, stay the course with our young players,” Pat Riley said Friday in a Zoom session with… Source link

Just how bad was the NBA impacted as a result of COVID-19? It reportedly came in $1.5 billion under revenue projections, according to the Associated Press. That loss was the result of multiple factors, according to the AP. Revenue projections for the league this season were missed by about $1.5 billion, the person said. The losses were the result of a combination of factors — the shutdown caused by the pandemic, the cancelation of 171 regular-season games, completing the season in a bubble… Source link

‘You have been identified by our group as being a Trump supporter.” Thus begins the text of threatening letters recently sent to homeowners with Trump yard signs in New Hampshire. The letters continue, “We recommend that you check your home insurance policy and make [sure] that it is current and that it has adequate coverage for fire damage. You have been given ‘Fair Warning.’” The menacing notes are just the latest example of the threats, theft, and electoral shenanigans… Source link

At this point, you’d think the Falcons have plumbed every possible miserable, agonizing, heartbreaking, soul-deadening way to lose a football game. And you would, of course, be wrong. Atlanta fell to Detroit on Sunday in what was, against all expectations, one of the most entertaining final 90 seconds of the season. And they lost because … they scored a touchdown. Let’s explain. With just over a minute remaining and down 16-14, Atlanta had worked its way down to the Detroit 10-yard line…. Source link

Roughly two years ago, Antonio Brown started working on a canvas of grievances. It was a wildly abstract and unquestionably messy passion of the mercurial NFL wideout, with social media contours aimed wherever his jarring bursts of emotion took him. It was almost a form of attack art — rarely aspiring toward the deft precision of Michelangelo but always leaning into the all-angles aggression of Jackson Pollock. Through it all, one undeniable interpretation emerged about Antonio Brown: His… Source link