data-mm-id=”_bk5ahf7ky”>The Chicago Bears took a 27-3 into halftime of their Thursday Night Football game against the Washington Commanders in Week 5. The Commanders scored on their first drive in the second half and looked like they had some momentum. And officials tried their best to help by not throwing a flag on Jonathan Allen when he slammed Justin Fields into the turf headfirst while sacking him.No flag?!??? How does Fields not get this call? pic.twitter.com/4RsHxQqBG4— Dave (@dave_bfr) October 6, 2023Jonathan Allen: Captain Insano.WHAM.#HTTC | @jonallen93_ pic.twitter.com/BQBskTfyvh— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) October 6, 2023This is a pretty violent tackle. Doing that to a regular ballcarrier would be excessive, but doing in to a quarterback seems like it would have been an au…

data-mm-id=”_lt65t288b”>As shocking as I'm sure it is to learn, there are things happening today other than The Big Lead's 2023 Sports Media Awards. You'll be less shocked to learn that a lot of those things are centered around the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers, and the report from The Athletic that Zach Wilson was reluctant to take back the starting QB gig for the team. After the initial reports on Monday, Rodgers went on the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday for a formal sitdown and, unexpectedly, did not complain about the reporters in question or the entire concept of media. Instead, the quarterback ripped his own organization for letting the leaks get out there and accused whoever gave that info to The Athletic of trying to "assassinate" Wilson's character. S…

data-mm-id=”_3861xvfke”>UTEP basketball hosted Louisiana Tech last night in El Paso with a chance to knock off a quality opponent and get over .500. The Miners' efforts were unsuccessful as the 40 minutes ended with a 65-59 defeat. But it certainly wasn't football coach Scotty Walden's fault. That guy laid it all on the court. Without a shirt and with plenty of body paint, he did everything he could to fire up the crowd. Like climbing on a table, going Old School in the student section, and distracting 19- and 20-year old-student athletes as they attempted to shoot free throws. Here's the full video of UTEP football coach Scotty Walden (@CoachSWUTEP) running around the Haskins Center in full body paint tonight.Highlights:The media table jumpGoing to the student sect…

data-mm-id=”_lxa2lh2bp”>After Quincy Williams earned first-team All-Pro honors last season thanks to recording 139 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 10 passes defended, two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery along with an interception for good measure, the New York Jets linebacker left little doubt that he's a bad man in addition to being an excellent football player.But is Williams, who will be turning 28 in a few days and is about to begin his fourth season with Gang Green, the best linebacker in the National Football League? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Quincy Williams (@thequincywilliams_)According to Williams, who only started eight games in Jacksonville during his first two seasons in the NFL but has only missed three games total du…

data-mm-id=”_4vjv76exd”>The Buffalo Bulls, who are 2-1 on the season will hit the road to face the undefeated 2-0 Northern Illinois Huskies at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois, for a MAC opener that promises some fireworks. The Bulls are coming off a dominant 34-3 victory over UMass as they look to upset NIU on their home turf. Meanwhile, the Huskies are riding high after pulling off what might be the biggest upset of the season so far. In their last game, Northern Illinois went into South Bend and shocked then-No. 5 Notre Dame with a thrilling 16-14 victory.WATCH: Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois Live | Stream on ESPN+Buffalo vs. #23 Northern IllinoisDate: Saturday, September 21Time: 3:30 p.m. ETTV Channel: ESPN+Live Stream: ESPN+Betting Lines and Odds, courtesy of BetMGM Buffalo vs.…

Nottingham Forest face the threat of Football Association and Premier League charges over their extraordinary attack on the officiating of their match against Everton on Sunday.

Three Forest members of staff – head coach Nuno Espirito Santo, referee analyst Mark Clattenburg and full-back Neco Williams – have been asked by the FA to explain comments they made about the refereeing at Goodison Park, while the Premier League is also examining the club’s social media post which appeared to question the integrity of VAR Stuart Attwell.

The statements from the authorities came within hours of Forest demanding the release of VAR audio related to the rejection of three penalty appeals during their 2-0 defeat.

, minutes after the final whistle, in which they said th…

Feyenoord boss Arne Slot insists that if a player is good, it shouldn’t matter what level he comes from amid speculation linking Liverpool to some of his current stars.

as Jurgen Klopp s successor after the German announced earlier this year that he will be leaving Anfield at the end of the season to take a break from football.

Slot has been surprisingly open during press conferences about his intention to become Liverpool manager despite still being in charge of the Eredivisie side.

The Feyenoord remains confident that his move to Liverpool will be sorted, although he is not aware of when it will become official.

Slot told ESPN: These kinds of things always take some time. I have said many times that I’m confident that things will turn out well. I …

Rio Ferdinand has hailed Mikel Arteta for restoring belief and direction to a wayward Arsenal – despite the Gunners’ disappointment at missing out on the Premier League trophy.

Manchester City’s victory over West Ham United rendered Arsenal’s own win against Everton irrelevant on the final day of the season, with Pep Guardiola’s side claiming their fourth successive Premier League title by finishing two points above their title rivals.

Rio Ferdinand: You can tell there s belief in Arsenal now

Speaking on TNT Sports after watching Arsenal’s victory, former Manchester United captain Ferdinand said of the Gunners: “This was a club I think lacking in belief, any ideas of where they were going, for a long period of time. I think he’s brought a lot of that b…

Chelsea have appointed Enzo Maresca as their new head coach on a five-year contract and arrives as Mauricio Pochettino s successor.

In what is the third permanent managerial appointment since Todd Boehly’s Clearlake Capital consortium bought the club two years ago, former Leicester boss Maresca has been installed in place of Pochettino, who left by mutual consent last month.

Under the Italian’s leadership, the Foxes secured an immediate Premier League return a year after being relegated, and he steps in at Stamford Bridge following another turbulent season in which spent much of the campaign in mid-table.

The team recovered to win their final five games of the season and earn a place in the Europa Conference League, but it was not enough to keep Pochettino …

Man City are expected to fail in their legal challenge against the Premier League with former Everton CEO Keith Wyness claiming the case will be squashed .

The Citizens legal challenge against Premier League financial rules will be heard over the next two weeks, which could have hugely significant consequences for the English top flight.

The Premier League champions are challenging the league’s associated party transaction (APT) rules in a hearing which started on Monday and is set to last until June 21.

It is believed  will challenge the validity of the rules under UK competition law.

The Times, , said the club were seeking to scrap the rules, which were first introduced in December 2021 following the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle and were most r…