data-mm-id=”_0t8qoh5vp”>Patrick Mahomes, an otherworldly talent, looked extremely mortal for almost 53 minutes during Super Bowl LIV. The Kansas City Chiefs' title chances were on life support. Down 20-10 and facing a 3rd and 15 from their own 35-yard line against a San Francisco defense that had taken on the form of a python, ruthlessly suffocating the breath from an arcade-inspired unit, it was now or never. They say hope springs eternal. But for the world champion Chiefs, it sprung step by furious Tyreek Hill step. The fastest man in football was running free in fifth gear, exploring the luxurious space beyond the Niners' secondary. Mahomes, poised as ever, lofted a rain-bringing throw to his receiver as the world waited for fortunes to change. On 3rd & 15… @PatrickM…

data-mm-id=”_1soxk3ehv”>In the 30-plus hours since Bernie Smilovitz of Detroit's WDIV reported that the Detroit Lions have been actively shopping Matthew Stafford, no one else has been able to match that information. General manager Bob Quinn immediately denied the story in a text message to the Free Press. The rumor has managed to do something quite impressive in our fractured times: bring about almost universal agreement that there's absolutely nothing to this. Smilovitz, though, is standing by his reporting. In a new post this morning titled Sources confirm Lions have had Matthew Stafford trade talks, each paragraph is better than the one that came before.”We stand by our story and by our sources. We find tremendous validity in what we are reporting because of what Kelly …

data-mm-id=”_le01o0peg”>LeBron James read a CNBC report that some team executives and agents would prefer the NBA cancel the current season so everyone can focus on safely returning next year. He then tweeted that the report is false, seemingly on the strength of only anecdotal evidence. Saw some reports about execs and agents wanting to cancel season??? That’s absolutely not true. Nobody I know saying anything like that. As soon as it’s safe we would like to finish our season. I’m ready and our team is ready. Nobody should be canceling anything. ?— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 30, 2020James wants to play. Mark Cuban is the first of a few owners to put it on record that he believes the season will resume. That's all well and good. One need not be a savant to understand…

data-mm-id=”_td2m0pr78″>The NBA Bubble was created to help bring back basketball in the midst of a global pandemic. But for the players participating, it also represented an opportunity to call attention to issues of social justice in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. In the month since arriving in Orlando, players from all teams have used this platform to call for justice for Breonna Taylor and draw the spotlight to the various issues that plague this country and affect them in ways few can understand. On Sunday, an unarmed black man named Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The video circulated social media and led to another outbreak of widespread protests against institutional racism and police brutality against the black community. T…

data-mm-id=”_posiacwj2″>Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cruised into the playoffs with a dominant win in their season finale. The offense has exploded for over 40 points in back-to-back games and their defense has manhandled the opposition down the stretch. They're peaking at the perfect time and Brady is putting up All-Pro numbers that suggest he's ready for another Super Bowl run. That's the narrative surrounding the Bucs right now and, on the surface, everything mentioned above is factual. However, if you look deeper, it's clear the Bucs are not true Super Bowl contenders no matter how many columns you read to the contrary this week — and likely next after the fifth-seeded Bucs beat the NFC East winner. Tampa Bay finished the season on a four-game winning…

data-mm-id=”_2huvpawy4″>Larry Kudlow joined Sandra Smith on Fox News this afternoon to discuss Bidenomics. Smith asked Kudlow to explain why the economy is actually bad right now despite the fact that things appear to be going pretty well. Kudlow was very nonplussed and explained why the numbers are not as good as they could be, but Smith kept pushing about whether or not there was a recession coming. Eventually, Kudlow snapped when Smith said she hoped we weren't headed for a recession.Sandra Smith: "You're still not answering my question whether we're in a recession…"Kudlow: "The markets got clobbered last year. "Smith: "So this a rebound?"Kudlow: "Comeback. Rebound. This has nothing to do with anything. This is about AI and technol…

data-mm-id=”_7p15nnjxp”>On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks shocked the NBA world by trading Jrue Holiday, a first-round pick, two pick swaps, and four additional players for Damian Lillard. It's been a foregone conclusion for months that Lillard would end up a member of the Miami Heat, to the extent his agent was making threats that Lillard wouldn't show up for work if traded anywhere else. That will now be put to the test. After years of telling everybody he loved the grind and wouldn't run from it, Lillard apparently had enough and wanted to go someplace with a guaranteed shot at a ring. He's not in Miami, but he's definitely part of a championship contender now suiting up alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. The Lillard deal ultimately wound u…