We always want to face the best opponents, and a D.C. United with Tai Baribo is certainly a force to be reckoned with. We are preparing and planning accordingly, but we cannot control what we cannot control.
Scheierman exploded in the third for 14 points, which included four 3-pointers - each seemingly increasing in difficulty, until finally, he lofted a 30-foot rainbow step-back jumper over Goga Bitadze that hit nothing but net in a way that only the best shooters on a heater seem able to achieve.
After 18 weeks of the NFL regular season, the moment is almost here. The Super Bowl represents the pinnacle of pressure. For the athletes that take the field, it's the moment they've been waiting for. The culmination of years of preparation for that one game. There is little margin for error and the moment is unforgiving. Yet, the psychological demands of Super Bowl game day aren't as unique as we think.
Probably not. They've got stars all over the damn place, and to judge from years of vitriol you have to assume that by jettisoning Nick Castellanos the Phillies have banked another 20 wins, easily. The loss of Ranger Suárez stings, I'm sure, but the Phillies still go at least six deep in trustworthy starting pitchers. Barring several disasters, the Phillies will contend for the crown of the punishing NL East.
The No. 13 pick in 2022, Davis was entering his fifth-year option season worth nearly $13 million. Davis has started 56 regular season games for Philadelphia over the last four seasons and was a key member of the vaunted defensive line that helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl in 2024.
Johnson, 35, missed the final seven regular-season games as well as the Eagles' playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round with a Lisfranc injury. There was uncertainty as to whether he would suit up again in an Eagles uniform, though one prevailing thought inside the building was that he wouldn't want to end his Hall of Fame-worthy career on that note.
The Philadelphia Eagles are hiring Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion as their offensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday. He replaces Kevin Patullo in the role. Mannion, 33, was an active player as recently as 2023 with the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. He will become the fifth different playcaller for quarterback Jalen Hurts, who will be entering his seventh NFL season in 2026.
The difference between the teams that are left and the Dallas Cowboys is that all of these teams are capable of winning football games when the offense is not playing a high level. The Rams forced three turnovers against the Bears on the road, including an interception in overtime that set them up for a game-winning field goal. Props to the Rams defense. Three big 4th-down stops, three takeaways and a huge OT stand. They won that game for them.
