Sports

data-mm-id=”_mcq3ex37x”>Dee Ford hasn't seen the field for San Francisco 49ers since Week 1 due to a back injury. On Tuesday, Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan said he doesn't expect Ford to play this season. Since arriving in San Francisco back in 2019, he's been an enormous bust, and bringing him in was general manager John Lynch's biggest miss so far. Kyle Shanahan said “it’s not looking like” #49ers DE Dee Ford will be available at any point this season.— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) December 1, 2020In 2018, Ford finally broke out for the Kansas City Chiefs. The former first-round pick finally put it all together in his fifth season, recording 13 sacks and forcing a league-high seven fumbles. The Chiefs franchise-tagged him at the start of the offseason, bu…

data-mm-id=”_s270hokuo”>California has been hit by devastating wildfires, forcing mass evacuations and producing smoke that has caused all sorts of complications. Wednesday morning, residents of the Bay Area woke up to eerie orange skies where smoky clouds had blocked out the Sun. Check out some of these shots:San Francisco 09.09.20 pic.twitter.com/QdqUtKiqOT— Zneha (@mithrilmaker) September 9, 2020The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a…uh…red channel. pic.twitter.com/cqnrAvQvNu— Ian Brown (@igb) September 9, 2020good morning, hell pic.twitter.com/5PpkARmukL— brian wickman (@wickman) September 9, 2020The Golden Gate Bridge.Almost 9 in the morning. It’s pitch black outside.Unreal. pic.twitter.com/US2aB9uXOw— Drew Tuma (@DrewTumaABC7) September 9, 20…

data-mm-id=”_qzypj8u7m”>The Tennessee Titans will take the field for the first time since September 27 tonight as they take on the Buffalo Bills in only the second iteration of NFL Tuesday Night Football this century. The Titans suffered a COVID-19 outbreak in the days following their Week 3 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, and the situation snowballed to the point where over 20 members of the organization tested positive and the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers was postponed. This time last week, as more positive tests continued to roll in, it seemed like the Titans would have to postpone this game against the Bills. That likelihood grew stronger on Sunday when Tennessee had another staff member register a positive test. But, since there have been no positive tests over the …

data-mm-id=”_a4injw459″>The following is a review of the 2/12/21 (It aired after midnight on the East coast) episode of Inside the NBA on TNT which followed the Portland Trail Blazers' 118-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. It is the first in a series of reviews The Big Lead will publish in the coming months providing feedback on some of the biggest sports shows on television. When I woke up this morning, Charmed was on my television. I probably don't need to tell you the previous evening was spent watching basketball on TNT. Though I've never watched a single episode of Charmed, it's a show that has been a part of my life for what feels like decades. Always after spending the night with the Inside the NBA crew. While I see clips from Ernie, Kenny, Shaq and Charle…

data-mm-id=”_v5h37l1vj”>The New York Yankees took another major hit to their rotation on Thursday, as big free agent signing Carlos Rodon was placed in the injured list. Rodon will miss the beginning of the season due to a forearm strain and is now the second Yankees starter to suffer a significant injury this spring. A rotation that looked like one of MLB's best is suddenly vulnerable. The Yankees offered Rodon a six-year, $162 million contract this offseason despite a lengthy injury history. In four seasons from 2017 though 2020, Rodon only made 41 starts due to various maladies. Handing him a six-year deal was a huge gamble for the Yankees. And he's not the only injury issue in the rotation. The Yankees made a big deal at the 2022 trade deadline to acquire Frankie Montas f…

data-mm-id=”_k63wx82aq”>Did Donald Trump play basketball with a young Michael Jordan? No, not according to the BBC's Shayan Sardarizadeh who says the below picture is an AI-generated fake. Isn't it amazing what they can do with technology these days?This image of Donald Trump supposedly playing basketball with a young Michael Jordan is AI-generated. pic.twitter.com/Cwn365MAF2— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) August 11, 2023Why? Why does this exist? Who is this meant to fool and why? What kind of weird brain thought this was the kind of thing that needed to exist? And why would you ever try to pass this off as real? It boggles the mind.On the other hand, this is a very important thing to properly classify because if this were an actual historical document, it would be a dooz…

data-mm-id=”_pf3qgxw78″>Among many other things, Stephen A. Smith addressed the Marcellus Wiley controversy on his show yesterday. It's hard to keep up with everything going on in the sports-debate rivalry and chirping space and it's sort of incredible that yapping about games can cause so much drama but here we are. It's best to let Smith take it from here in the interest of you getting his unvarnished and complete thoughts on the issue, but please pay special attention to the turn taken at the 4-minute mark. Because it comes on strong. "There's a lot of people out there who want me to address other names," Smith said. "There's one particular person who will remain nameless and I will not deny it: I think he's a fat, no-good bastard who I …

data-mm-id=”_uw9765d63″>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are apparently ready to take their relationship to the next level — the NFL playoffs. After a regular season full of nothing but good times the postseason is approaching and there is no going back. The bright lights are about to get brighter and Swifties are about to learn about single-elimination and perhaps even the emptiness that comes with an early playoff exit. The point is, there's going to be a lot of growing up over the next few weeks for all of us. And for some of us that might even mean getting engaged. Or maybe we're already engaged. It's hard to say, but the rumor mill is HOT. While perusing Yahoo! this morning, completely unaware of how algorithms might influence the content I was seeing, I saw a story f…

data-mm-id=”_s4cuqlxm8″>Last night the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in what should have been a great regular-season game between two teams with some history. Budding star Jalen Williams hit a deep two-point jumper with two seconds to go to win the game for OKC after the lead changed 10 times in the fourth quarter. But the referees ruined what could have been. Their poor decisions down the stretch marred a highly-competitive contest. And the Blazers are rightfully upset to the point that they are protesting the outcome of the game. Which may seem extreme but not when you understand what happened. Portland was winning 109-108 with 15 seconds left and Malcolm Brogdon was dribbling the ball up. As soon as he crossed halfcourt, the Thunder double-teamed him in a…

data-mm-id=”_wmicm6pz2″>Only days before entering his 20th NFL season, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers displayed a surprisingly lighthearted demeanor. He even joked about the Achilles injury that cut his previous season short. Fully recovered, Rodgers expressed his confidence, declaring that he expects to make this comeback season one to remember. "I have a lot of pride in my performance, so when I take the field, I expect greatness because I’ve done it before," Rodgers remarked ahead of practice.At 40, Rodgers is the oldest active player in the NFL. "When I take the field, I expect greatness"- Aaron Rodgers pic.twitter.com/BIh9J0iDp9— Jets Videos (@snyjets) September 5, 2024Rodgers will lead the Jets against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, two …