Who is Chad Henne? Five things to know about the Chiefs’ AFC division round hero

[ad_1] Chad Henne wasn’t supposed to be the playoff hero for the Kansas City Chiefs, the man partly responsible for sending the defending Super Bowl champions to their third consecutive AFC championship game. Henne, replacing Patrick Mahomes after the star quarterback suffered a concussion, was tasked with preserving the Chiefs’ second-half lead – making the … Read more

Kirby Smart’s challenge to hire an elite cornerback coach

[ad_1] ATHENS – The main concern for the Georgia soccer team during the offseason is secondary, and you’d think Charlton Warren’s sudden exit would make that worse. That’s a fair concern, but Kirby Smart has proven himself capable of developing his staff before, and it’s a safe bet the Bulldogs head coach isn’t panicking. “To … Read more

Packers vs Buccaneers: NFC Championship preview, times and more

[ad_1] Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady was one game NFL fans wanted to see in a Super Bowl, but they’ll have to settle for next week’s NFC Championship when the Green Bay Packers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Packers finished the 2020 regular season as the top team in the NFC and earned … Read more

Packers vs Buccaneers: NFC Championship preview, times and more

[ad_1] Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady was one game NFL fans wanted to see in a Super Bowl, but they’ll have to settle for next week’s NFC Championship when the Green Bay Packers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Packers finished the 2020 regular season as the top team in the NFC and earned … Read more

What we learned from Sunday games

[ad_1] Kansas City Chiefs 22, Cleveland Browns 17 1) The playoffs require resilience, and boy, did these two teams bring any semi-trucks to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Kansas City came out shooting, taking a 13-3 lead before the Browns could blink and cruising up to speed that put the Chiefs on the run to a … Read more

Knicks’ Obi Toppin gives a glimpse of what he could become

[ad_1] It was more like the Obi Toppin the Knicks thought they were getting. The lottery pick is still coming back after suffering from a strained calf during the season opener, Sunday marking only his fourth NBA game. But Toppin offered a glimpse of what could be to come, recording a career-high 12 points and … Read more

Tom Brady turned down a top five with an official after becoming the oldest player to rush for TD in NFL playoff history

[ad_1] USA Today Sports Tom Brady didn’t miss much in the second half of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ playoff victory over the New Orleans Saints except when he tried to get an official involved in his celebration. Brady, who became the oldest touchdown player in NFL playoff history on a one-yard run in the fourth … Read more

LeBron James meets Brooklyn forming Big 3 after James Harden acquisition

[ad_1] The Brooklyn Nets started the 2020-21 season among the favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals, led by the All-Star duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving backed by a solid cast of talented players. After acquiring another All-NBA player to James Harden from the Houston Rockets, expectations for the Nets … Read more