CHICAGO — Kris Bryant had a perfect view as the San Francisco Giants’ team bus pulled up to Wrigley Field on Friday morning. Bryant, seated at the front as usual, could see Chicago Cubs fans waiting by the right-field visitors’ entrance. The image reminded him of the fans who in 2016 greeted Cubs buses when they arrived to the ballpark around 6 a.m. after winning the World Series title. “I was …

The New York Yankees, losers of seven straight games, know they have to play better to make the playoffs. But they’re running out of time to do so.

Ten days after he became a free agent, former NFL MVP Cam Newton continues to be unsigned. And there continues to be crickets around the league regarding his future. As mentioned last night during the Cowboys-Buccaneers pregame show, Newton still wants to play — and he knows he’s down to his last chance. As one [more]

The Vikings held the 14th pick in the 2021 NFL draft. They desperately needed offensive line help, but didn’t use that pick on an offensive lineman. They remain historically inept at drafting and developing franchise quarterbacks, but didn’t use that pick on a potential franchise quarterback. Instead, the Vikings traded that pick to the New York Jets, who at No. 14 took offensive lineman …

The Buccaneers ran 64 plays Thursday night. The Cowboys gave their five linebackers 131 snaps, but they weren’t evenly distributed. Rookie Micah Parsons was on the field for 51 snaps, and free agent signee Keanu Neal played 50. That didn’t leave many snaps for anyone else, with Parsons and Neal serving as the primary nickel [more]

NBC is giving up eyeballs in the short-term to gauge how invested the Notre Dame fanbase is for the sake of capturing value in the future. Will it be worth it?