Week of July 17, 2017 Archives
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Edition
Monday, July 17
Cowboys Too Cocky or New Sheriff in Town?
Tim Cowlishaw
,
Dallas Morning News
Feeding Frenzy Follows NFL Concussion Settlement
Ken Belson
,
New York Times
Ohio State Lawsuit May Set Monumental Precedent
Michael McCann
,
Sports Illustrated
Federer, Like Fine Wine, Gets Better With Age
Greg Couch
,
Bleacher Report
Can Rory Snap Out of Slump Before British Open?
Mark Cannizzaro
,
New York Post
Did Baseball's Steroid Era Really Ever End?
Mark Zeigler
,
San Diego Union-Tribune
What Would Robot Umps Look and Sound Like?
Buster Olney
,
ESPN
MLB Has Enough Stars for Multiple Faces of Game
John Perrotto
,
FanRag Sports
Being Mike Gundy: Mullets, Rattlesnakes, and Wins
George Schroeder
,
USA Today
The New Major Player in the Big 12
Barry Tramel
,
The Oklahoman
Mizzou Must Change Conversation
Jose de Jesus Ortiz
,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mayweather-McGregor Fight a Huge Farce
Karim Zidan
,
Sports on Earth
Recruit Leaps From YouTube Star to Hoops Wonder
Mike DeCourcy
,
Sporting News
The Smiles and Smirks of Bob Knight
Brody Miller,
Indianapolis Star
Tuesday, July 18
Panthers Firing GM Could Look Even Worse Later
Alex Marvez
,
Sporting News
In Washington or Elsewhere, Kirk Cousins Will Make History
Kevin Clark
,
The Ringer
The Next Great QB Who Wasn't Supposed to Happen
Doug Farrar
,
Bleacher Report
Johnny Football Could Change Kaepernick's Outlook
Bill Williamson
,
FanRag Sports
Dodgers Have Become the Golden State of Baseball
Adam Kilgore
,
Washington Post
Blockbuster Trade Electrifies Windy City Again
David Haugh,
Chicago Tribune
How Aaron Judge Built Baseball's Mightiest Swing
Billy Witz
,
New York Times
New Knicks GM Sets Out to Remake a Franchise
Marc J. Spears
,
The Undefeated
Despite Hints, Don't Expect a Wade-LeBron Reunion
Greg Cote
,
Miami Herald
Will Dallas Have Ezekiel Elliott to Start Season?
Tim Cowlishaw
,
Dallas Morning News
Assembling the Greatest NFL Team Ever Made
Peter King
,
MMQB
Why the British Open Is Golf's Best Major
Jaime Diaz
,
Golf World
Captivating and Controversial: OJ Still Has Juice
Dan Wetzel
,
Yahoo Sports
Auburn Back to Being SEC Wild Card
Matt Brown
,
Sports on Earth
Wednesday, July 19
Colin Kaepernick Doesn't Need Your Advice
Eric Adelson
,
Yahoo Sports
What Kaep Wants Will Take More Than Cosmetic Changes
Nancy Armour
,
USA Today
Top 10 College Football Contenders
Cory Gunkel
,
RealClearSports
Tom Herman's Texas Rebrand Still Has Hurdles Left
Andy Staples
,
Sports Illustrated
A Buyer's and Seller's Guide to the MLB Trade Deadline
Neil Paine
,
FiveThirtyEight
Trade of Martinez Signal End of an Era for Tigers
Shawn Windsor
,
Detroit Free Press
OJ Simpson Will Never Be Free
Paul Daugherty
,
Cincinnati Enquirer
Knicks' Move 'A Band-Aid on a Major Wound'
Howard Beck
,
Bleacher Report
The NBA in Summer: Still Cooking
Bruce Jenkins
,
San Francisco Chronicle
Dan Gilbert Clearing Path Out of Cleveland for LeBron
Sean Deveney
,
Sporting News
On Tour's Mountains: Beer, Baguettes and, Briefly, Bikes
Andrew Keh
,
New York Times
Rahm Is Rising Star at the British Open
Chuck Culpepper
,
Washington Post
Rose Returns to Where It Began and Nearly Ended
Mark Cannizzaro
,
New York Post
Bad Knees and Big Dreams: Inside the BIG3
Bonsu Thompson
,
B/R Mag
Thursday, July 20
'The Open' Is the Best and There Can't Be Any Debate
Doug Smith
,
Toronto Star
In Era Without Hierarchy, British Open Is Wide Open
Andy Bull
,
Guardian
The GOAT Index: NFL Coaches, Execs Rank Best QBs
Mike Sando
,
ESPN
Yanks Have Their Saviors, But Do They Have Winners?
Mike Vaccaro
,
New York Post
Anthony, D'Antoni May Reunite, But Will It Work?
Harvey Araton
,
New York Times
OJ Simpson Will Get Parole if He Says One Thing
Dan Wetzel
,
Yahoo Sports
Iowa State's Bold Plan to Make Its QB a Linebacker
Bruce Feldman
,
Sports Illustrated
How PSU's Saquon Barkley Became One of the Strongest RBs Ever
Pete Thamel
,
SI
Dismantling Bullpen Would Leave O's in Pitch-Dark
Peter Schmuck
,
Baltimore Sun
Clippers a Mystery Wrapped Around Griffin
Mark Whicker
,
Orange County Register
Despite Call for Change, Knicks Will Stay the Same
Mitch Lawrence
,
Sporting News
U.S., Mexico Battle for Soccer's Future Stars
Leander Schaerlaeckens
,
Bleacher Report
The Cult of Roger Federer
Toby Sprigings
,
Vice Sports
How the Warlord in Chechnya Uses Sports to Rule
Karim Zidan
,
Deadspin
Friday, July 21
Self-Righteous Hugh Freeze Finally Exposed
Chris Hummer
,
247Sports.com
Freeze's Downfall Is Also Ole Miss'
Hugh Kellenberger
,
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Yet Another Performance From OJ
David Steele
,
Sporting News
OJ Paroled, But He'll Never Be Free of Public's Conviction
Greg Cote
,
Miami Herald
Could a Suspension Actually Help Cowboys, Elliott?
Tim Cowlishaw
,
SportsDayDFW
Which QB Will Join NFL's Elite: Mariota or Winston?
Mike Tanier
,
Bleacher Report
NFL Didn't Want to Be 'No Fun League' It just Happened
Mark Maske
,
Washington Post
New Year, But Same Problem for Texans
Jerome Solomon
,
Houston Chronicle
Is It the Batters or Balls That Are Juiced?
Scott Ostler
,
San Francisco Chronicle
Outspoken Draymond Admits to Rivalry With the King
Max Whittle
,
The Guardian
What's Next for OJ After Being Granted Parole?
Michael McCann
,
Sports Illustrated
When It's OJ Simpson, We Simply Can't Look Away
Nancy Armour
,
USA Today
At Age 15 They Shoot, They Score, and Millions Watch
Tim Casey
,
New York Times
When Athletes Gotta Go ... Where Do They Go?
David Fleming
,
ESPN
RCS Weekend Warmup:
A Wide-Open British Open
Saturday, July 22
The Cavaliers Must Trade Kyrie Irving Now
Terry Pluto
,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kyrie's Trade Request Has Cavaliers in Turmoil
Henry Bushnell
,
Yahoo Sports
Tables Have Turned on the Two Faces of Hugh Freeze
Lars Anderson
,
B/R Mag
Stop Turning College Football Coaches Into Demigods
Dan Wolken
,
USA Today
Loving Football Has Never Been More of a Dilemma
Vahe Gregorian
,
Kansas City Star
Jerry Jones Is Going to Canton and He Has Us to Thank
Mike Sielski
,
Philly Daily News
Mayweather-McGregor Fight the Worst of Sports
Charles P. Pierce
,
Sports Illustrated
OJ Simpson Made for Today's America
Will Leitch
,
Sports on Earth
Is It Time for O's to Trade Machado?
Dave Sheinin
,
Washington Post
When It Comes to Buzz, Lonzo Is a League Leader
Jeff Miller
,
Orange County Register
The Best European NBA Prospect of the Century
Jonathan Tjarks
,
The Ringer
USMNT's Chance to Win Trophy Shouldn't Be Scorned
Mike DeCourcy
,
Sporting News
Why Do MLS Teams Try to Sound More European?
Tim Froh
,
The Guardian
At British Open, Caddies Have Golfers' Bags and Backs
Karen Crouse
,
New York Times
Sunday, July 23
How Grace Made Major History at British Open
Josh Berhow
,
Golf.com
Winners and Losers of Crazy Day at Royal Birkdale
Joel Beall
,
Golf Digest
Why Kyrie Wants Out of Cleveland
Kevin O'Connor
,
The Ringer
Irving Shades LeBron's Legacy, Escapes His Shadow
Doug Lesmerises
,
Cleveland.com
The Case for 'Uncommon' Watson as Texans' QB
Sarah Barshop,
ESPN
A Mysterious NFL Relationship Revealed
D. Moskovitz and L. Theisen,
Deadspin
Will Jimmy Graham Trade Ever Pay Off for Seattle?
Bob Condotta
,
Seattle Times
Freeze's Downfall Continues the Ole Miss Cycle of Despair
Steven Godfrey
,
SB Nation
Penn State's Road Back From Shocking Sanctions
Dana O'Neil
,
Washington Post
Texas A&M Must Stop QB Carousel, Pick Starter
Wendell Barnhouse
,
FanRag Sports
In Analytics Age, MLB Teams Need a Character Player
Nick Cafardo
,
Boston Globe
Cespedes Should Quit Talking After Baffling Comments
Bob Klapisch
,
USA Today
Video Replay to MLS: Great Addition or Big Mess?
Ben Shipgel
,
New York Times
Exposing Absurdity of Soccer's Silly Season
Andrew Anthony
,
The Guardian