“We probably won’t fall through,” Tom Green said as he stepped out onto an expansive frozen lake that sits along his bucolic 150-acre farm in the hinterlands of Ontario, periodically stamping his foot to be sure. I followed his lead, bundled in a polar-rated Baffin snowsuit he’d wisely insisted I wear for this expedition. A…
Thirteen media-centric thoughts, notes and takeaways off NFL divisional weekend: 1. Joe Buck’s oldest daughter is getting married in Mexico this week, so the ESPN broadcaster was understandably juggling quite a mental load when The Athletic reached him on Saturday night following his call of the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Houston Texans. But…
Tom Banton (CREIMAS Photo) NEW DELHI: MI Emirates thrashed Sharjah Warriorz by nine wickets in the 11th match of the International League T20 (ILT20) 2025 on Sunday in a lop-sided encounter in Sharjah. Tom Banton’s scintillating unbeaten century stole the spotlight as MI Emirates chased down a target of 177 with ease.After MI Emirates won…
The NFL is down to its final eight teams and historically this weekend’s games are viewership powerhouses. Last year, the NFL’s divisional round, led by a mega-matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs, averaged a whopping 40.0 million viewers, the highest audience number on record, dating to 1988. Kansas City’s win at…
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (ILT20 Photo) A dramatic evening at the Dubai International Stadium ended with the Sharjah Warriorz securing a thrilling three-wicket victory over the Gulf Giants in a nail-biting finish on Sunday. The hero of the match was Tom Kohler-Cadmore, whose unbeaten 83 off 56 balls steered the Warriorz to their target of 175 on…
Azam Khan (Photo by ILT20) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Desert Vipers’ opening game of this season’s ILT20, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on Sunday, Director of Cricket Tom Moody confirmed UAE wicketkeeper-batter Tanish Suri would keep wickets for the team in the early stages of the tournament.Moody was asked on the Vipers Voices…
The famous wrestler Sting, in describing his character change in 1996 from a clear babyface to a darker, enigmatic character, offered the perfect axiom about predicting the future. Noted the Stinger: “The only thing that’s for sure about Sting is nothing’s for sure.” This would be the same for sports media. There are some trends…
If you want some long-term relationship advice, I offer you this: Find someone who loves you as much as news outlets love end-of-the-year content. The New Yorker did a piece 11 years ago on why our brains love lists, and it holds up today. Among other reasons: It spatially organizes information and promises a story…
The world’s most famous fictional, Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. On Tuesday, Tom Cruise was awarded the US Navy’s top civilian honor for his “Outstanding Contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films. Cruise was given the Distinguished Public Service Award by US Secretary of the…
Former NFL quarterback and Fox analyst Tom Brady said he had “mixed emotions” about the uproar surrounding a late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday, and argued quarterbacks need to “take better care of themselves” when leaving the pocket to run. Appearing on Fox’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Tuesday, Brady…