“I wasn’t trying to kick down any barriers. At the end of the day, I wasn’t trying to set a trend. I just wanted to be myself.”

Contrary to popular perception, Cincinnati tried hard to upgrade its offensive line in recent years. It just didn’t pan out. Now, for Joe Burrow’s sake, it must do better.

The Sixers got outscored by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in the first half.

When the Los Angeles Rams acquired Von Miller on Nov. 1, they tweeted, “We’re all in,” along with a GIF of John Malkovich splashing the poker pot. With Miller adding an emotional boost, a veteran’s savvy and a physical presence that helped Aaron Donald go from all-time great to Super Bowl champion, the Rams rule the NFL for the first time since 2000, when they still played in team owner Stan Kroenke’s native Missouri. Kroenke treats his NFL team the way he used to treat his NBA team: with a willingness bordering on an eagerness to mortgage the future for a shot at winning it all right now.

The 15-year-old Russian figure skating star who recently had a positive drug test result during the Beijing Olympics reportedly had three substances in her sample. The substances in Kamila Valieva’s system were used to treat heart conditions. They included trimetazidine, a drug forbidden by antidoping officials. The New York Times reported that hypoxen and L-Carnatine, also both heart medications, were also found in her system. Those drugs,…

Kamila Valieva, the young woman – girl, actually – who should not be competing is leading the Beijing Olympics figure skating competition.