Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports Washington had 10 players drafted and over two dozen transfer players departed via the transfer portal this offseason. Things have changed mightily for the Washington Huskies since they lost to Michigan in the College Football Playoff National Championship in January. Head coach Kalen DeBoer left to replace Nick Saban at Alabama. Heisman finalist quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was drafted No. 8 overall (Atlanta Falcons), top wideout Rome Odunze was right behind Penix at No. 9 (Chicago Bears), and offensive tackle Troy Fautanu went No. 20 overall (Pittsburgh Steele ..read more

Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images VCARB might be facing an uphill climb at the Belgian Grand Prix Visa Cash App RB F1 Team saw their Belgian Grand Prix get off to a “tough” start during Friday’s two practice sessions. And with rain in the forecast, and Yuki Tsunoda facing a massive grid penalty in the Grand Prix itself, things could get even tougher over the weekend. In Friday’s first practice session, Daniel Ricciardo posted the 13th-fastest session, while Tsunoda was a bit further back in the field, with the 16th-fastest time. FP2 brought even more struggles, as Ricci ..read more

Miami Dolphins have been all splash, no swim with Tua Tagovailoa I imagine having a sports car is pretty fun. Driving fast with the roof down blaring “Beer For My Horses” by Toby Keith while everyone else stops, stares and wishes they were you. I imagine it’s quite exhilarating. Until winter comes. Then you really wish you had an SUV. That’s what the Miami Dolphins are. They are the NFL’s convertible. And instead of saving their money for an upgrade, they got antsy and invested it all into a vehicle that won’t get them where they need to go by paying Tua Tagovailoa. The Tua Tagovailoa problem ..read more

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Packers shouldn’t upset the Football Gods, and they should sign Jordan Love to an extension. There are those NFL teams who struggle for decades to find their franchise quarterbacks. And then there are the Green Bay Packers. From the time they traded a first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for Brett Favre on Feb. 11, 1992, and Favre became the team’s first actual team-defining quarterback since Bart Starr, the Packers’ quarterback transitions have been… well, dramatic in a personal sense, but seamless on the field. They selected Cal’s Aaron Rodgers with the 24th ..read more

Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty Images Shane Lowry is a proud Irishman, and now he gets to carry the flag for the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics is Friday night, and the PGA Tour’s own Shane Lowry will be one of the two athletes carrying the Irish flag for the proceedings. Joining him is Sarah Lavin, a 100-meter hurdler. Golf returned to the Olympic Games in 2016 at the Rio Games. Not all golfers in the Olympics will take part in the opening ceremonies, but plenty of them embrace this experience. To be a flag bearer is q ..read more

Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma transfer already ranks among the all-time leaders in college football Oregon had one of the best quarterbacks in the nation the past two years in Bo Nix, but now it’ll be Oklahoma transfer Dillon Gabriel as QB1 after Nix was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the NFL Draft. Oregon has championship aspirations entering their first year in the Big Ten and whether they make the playoffs greatly hinges on the production of Gabriel, someone who ranks among the all-time leaders in college football. Gabriel is currently tied for fourth in ..read more

Photo by Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images A series of arson attacks knocked out high-speed train service in France hours ahead of the Opening Ceremony In the hours ahead of the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, France’s high-speed rail network was hit with a “massive attack on a large scale,” a series of arson attacks on fiber-optic cables critical to the operation of high-speed trains in France. According to reports, nearly a million passengers have been impacted by the series of attacks. “This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyze the TGV netw ..read more

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Can Dave Canales do for Bryce Young what he did for Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield? Quarterback whisperers are among the most valuable coaches at any level of football, due to their abilities to make the best out of the game’s most important position. That’s been true for everyone from Paul Brown to Bill Walsh to Bruce Arians, and even the negative examples (hello, Josh McDaniels) prove that when you have a knack for getting quarterbacks in the best possible frame of mind to succeed, your value as a coach will rise exponentially. The latest example of this is new Car ..read more

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Both Yuki Tsunoda and Max Verstappen were assessed grid penalties ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix Both Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda will be starting further back than they would like when the lights go out Sunday at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Both drivers have seen changes made to their cars outside the allowed number of components for a single F1 season, and penalties are coming their way. Verstappen’s penalty was anticipated and has been coming for a few weeks now, ever since Red Bull made changes to his RB20 ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. T ..read more

Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images The rapper helped carry the torch before Friday’s opening ceremony in Paris. Thankfully, he didn’t “drop it like it’s hot.” Snoop Dogg successfully has served as one of the torch bearers for the Olympic flame. On Friday morning, he carried it through the suburb of St. Denis ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. The rapper being asked to participate in the event did not entirely come out of left field. Not only is he a superstar musician who has long had an affinity for the world of sports, he also will be part of NBC ..read more