Category: NFL
‘Near death’ experience gives Osaka new perspective in 2020
Naomi Osaka had what she calls a near-death experience in the off-season. The reigning Australian Open champion will start her season with a first-round match against Maria Sakkari at the Brisbane International, which starts Monday and will share a venue for three days with the ongoing ATP Cup – the new international men’s team competition. Top-ranked Ash Barty is among the other five Grand Slam winners in the draw.
Bills LB Lorenzo Alexander announces retirement after heartbreaking loss to Houston
I don’t want to be a guy that’s just too old’ Now 36 years old, Alexander offered an explanation, via Kim Jones of NFL Network: “I could continue to play on and on and on, but that deters from me being able to be there for my kids,” he said. Obviously, emotionally, spiritually, and then physically, because the more I play, the more injuries that I will succumb to eventually just because of age and wear and tear. And I really want to be able to be an active dad, hanging out with them, playing with them, taking them on trips.
Here’s how much Mario Cristobal made in bonuses this season…
With his extension came incentives, some for in the classroom and others for on the field. Cristobal could have earned as much as $2.175 million in performance incentives each year. Here’s the current running total of incentives he’s received so far, which was compiled by USA Today: $100,000: Eligible for non-CFP bowl game with seven regular-season wins $50,000: Non-CFP bowl game with at least eight regular-season wins $250,000: Eighth regular-season win $250,000: Ninth regular-season win $100,000: Win Pac-12 North Division title $250,000: 10th regular-season win $25,000: Bowl appearance- Rose Bowl These incentives stack, so Cristobal is cashing in on all of those benchmarks.
J.J. Watt after Texans’ win: That’s why you take the risk
J.J. Watt’s sack of Josh Allen in the third quarter ignited the Texans to their largest postseason comeback in team history. The sack was the defensive end’s first since Week Five, three games before he tore a pectoral muscle. “That was a big play in the game because the crowd really helped us in the fourth quarter there,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien said, via NFL.com.
Warriors’ Steph Curry, Klay Thompson ‘dying to play,’ Steve Kerr says
For weeks you’ve been hearing that Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, both dealing with supervised rehabilitation, are getting restless. It’s true, Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged on Saturday. Thompson has been out of action since last June, when he sustained a torn left ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Mike Pereira, Terry McAulay disagree with blindside block penalty on Bills
Josh Allen scrambled for 4 yards to the Houston 38 on third-and-nine, which would have given Sean McDermott a big decision: Go for it, give Stephen Hauschka a chance for a long field goal or punt. “The player is blocking toward his own end line, but the very subjective question would be does he make forcible contact with the shoulder?” NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay, a former NFL referee, tweeted. Mike Pereira, the NFL’s former supervisor of officials, also questioned the penalty.
