1. The new season of Hard Knocks got off to an outstanding start last night thanks to rookie Lions defensive lineman Aiden Hutchinson. Rookies singing during training camp has been a staple of Hard Knocks throughout the show’s history, but the Michigan standout took things to another level with his stirring rendition of the Michael Jackson …
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It’s hard to believe today, in light of the reported impending breakup of ESPN and the Big Ten Conference, but once upon a time that relationship was suspected of being strong enough to decide who won the Heisman Trophy. Twenty-five years ago, during what might have been the most contentious and controversial Heisman race of them …
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SI All-American unveiled its preseason SI99—the top high school football seniors from across the nation in the class of 2023—on Tuesday. As announced Monday, the rankings kick off with No. 1 recruit and Oregon Duck verbal commitment Dante Moore. The Detroit (Mich.) King High School star is coming off a great 2021 season, leading King …
The five-month feast is about ready to hit the table, piping hot. Preseason camps are well underway, and soon the blocking and tackling will formalize in actual games against real opponents in full stadiums. Tailgating time and appointment TV viewing beckon; set your calendars accordingly. It’s time to prepare ourselves for the bonanza to come, …
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It’s been a strange NBA offseason. Now into the second week of August, there are still big names and restricted free agents lingering that could change the scope of the league. At the same time, it’s unclear if or when any of those dominoes will fall. So we’re going to hand out some offseason grades, …
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The trade deadline has come and gone, which means there are no more tectonic shifts left to impact the various pennant races (impactful injuries aside). For the most part, teams are what they are by now, which means reinforcements will be few and far between from now through October. In this week’s power rankings, we’ll …
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Aaron Rodgers pointed at the tables, with four chairs around each one, a screen pass away from his locker. He smiled thinking about where he was sitting. It’s 2022 now, and Rodgers will tell you: This is different. “One of the things that’s been really special is these tables are back in the locker room,” …
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1. Let me be clear right out of the gate here: I don’t care whether Aaron Rodgers does legal drugs, illegal drugs or anything in between. It has no bearing on my life. Having said that, I found Rodgers’s admission on a podcast this week that ayahuasca has changed his life on and off the field …
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It’s the Community Shield. It’s essentially a preseason friendly. A losing side can happily write off the defeat. The winning side can find itself under pressure within a couple of weeks of the league season. It doesn’t matter. And yet no game between Manchester City and Liverpool is entirely without meaning. The battle between Pep …
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Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. NEW YORK — Twenty minutes after the Yankees lost the second game of the Subway Series at Citi Field on Wednesday night, the YES Network’s Jack Curry reported that …
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