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The Washington Redskins are no longer the Washington Redskins. For now, they are Washington. As for the rest, well, that will come with time. The NFL’s Washington franchise dropped its team name and Indian head logo Monday, yielding to recent pressure from sponsors, not to mention decades of...

On Thursday, the Big Ten announced it will adopt a conference-only schedule for the 2020 college football season . The Big Ten is the first Power Five conference to make such an announcement. And this could just be the tip of the iceberg. “I’m going to predict that the College Football Playoff is...

The NFL would like to have a 2020 season, but even after implementing COVID-19 protocols – some of which seem silly, pointless, or both – the pandemic may prove too tough to tackle. What are the odds that the NFL will actually start the season seamlessly and on time? “If you would have asked me a...

On Tuesday, Tom Glavine told Tiki & Tierney that there will always be distrust between MLB players and owners . Well, Rob Manfred isn’t doing much to bridge the divide, especially after admitting that owners were set on a 60-game season regardless of how negotiations went with players. Manfred...

Cam Newton played in just two games last year, but if he’s healthy , it’s easy to see him flourishing under Bill Belichick in New England. No, Newton is not a cookie-cutter quarterback a la Tom Brady, but he still has the skillset to succeed in the NFL. “No question,” former NFL cornerback and...

Last week, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred admitted that owners were determined to play a 60-game season regardless of how negotiations went with players . This was a stunning admission, one that will likely not serve the owners well during the next CBA negotiations. The current deal expires after the...

Patrick Mahomes must really like Kansas City, whicih is good – because he might be spending the rest of his career there. Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million extension with the Chiefs on Monday, a deal that includes $140 million guaranteed. This is, in essence, a 12-year deal because Mahomes, 24...

Mike Schmidt and Barry Larkin, among other former MLB MVPs, would like Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name removed from the MVP award . Landis, who was baseball’s first commissioner, opposed integration . Two-time NL MVP Dale Murphy agrees with Schmidt, Larkin and others who have spoken up: Landis’ name...

Ben Roethlisberger is a future Hall of Famer, a two-time Super Bowl champion who has spent his entire 16-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. This we know. What we didn’t know is that Roethlisberger has battled addiction. In an interview with ESPN, Big Ben admitted that he has been addicted to...

The New England Patriots have signed Cam Newton to a one-year deal, and NFL analyst Chris Simms is a big fan of the acquisition . So his father. “I probably like it more than him,” NFL on CBS analyst Phil Simms said on Tiki & Tierney. “I think it’s a really good fit. Think about what the...