Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham intends for the 2024 season to be his last in the NFL. Graham, 36, spoke to reporters on the first day of training camp Wednesday he prepared for his 15th season with the franchise. "Last first day as a player," he said. "I don't know what the future holds next year in the organization, at the next level, but I know it will be something." "… This is my last year, man, so I'm just trying to soak it all in, trying to enjoy every day, trying to give it everything. No stone unturned." A first-round pick (13th overall) in 2010, Graham enters 2024 ranked fourth in Eagles history in sacks (73). No Philadelphia player has appeared in more regular-season games than Graham (195), whose 11 postseason gam…

This season marks the 10th anniversary of Eli Manning cementing his legacy as the greatest quarterback of all time by beating Tom Brady in the Super Bowl for the second time. Is Brady still playing and did he just win his seventh ring last season? Yes. But was he capable of beating Eli Manning in the biggest game? No. And, again, that happened twice, one of which was when Brady and the Patriots rode into Super Bowl XLII with a perfect record, but turned out to be a huge bunch of frauds who could neither tackle Manning when it counted, nor stop David Tyree — who made only 58 catches in his entire career, playoffs included — from beating them downfield. ICYMI: That was the first Giants-Patriots encounter in the Super Bowl. Since the second one, New York is 57-87, with one playoff a…

The Yankees offseason maneuvers are a complete and total disaster. They might as well have taken $340 million and dumped it in the Harlem River for all the good it did them. What a disgrace. C.C. Sabathia ($161M) gave up 6 runs in 4+ innings and Mark Teixeira ($180) put up a big fat 0-4 doughnut and the Yankees were eliminated by the Baltimore Orioles, 10-5, yesterday. Pathetic, really. All that talent and money …. wasted. Why did they ever leave Yankee Stadium?! Trade them all and let God sort it out, I say. look, i realize its only the first game of the season, but most of you that say this i cant stand to hear. this is all you said last year the ENTIRE FIRST 2 MONTHS. every time we'd lose, oh its only one game, oh theres still 4 months left, oh its only the first half. look,…

The first half of the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando was a bore, but Notre Dame receiver Michael Floyd spiced things up with this juggling TD grab early in the second half, a catch that put the Irish up 14-0 on the sputtering Florida State Seminoles. [ESPN] …

The University of Missouri men’s basketball program is the latest sacrifice to be offered at the NCAA’s altar. An internal investigation has revealed that the university violated multiple NCAA bylaws, and the men’s basketball team will have to forfeit an entire season’s worth of wins as a result. So what sins did Mizzou commit? The same ones that we all know are committed by major athletic programs every single day. One donor hooked some athletes up with some cash and swag: A donor (Representative #1) to MU Athletics provided impermissible benefits to three men’s basketball student-athletes and one prospective men’s basketball student-athlete from 2013-2014. The impermissible benefits included compensating student-athletes for work-not-performed at a business through a summ…

We are proud to present your 2012 (yeah, we know) Deadspin Hall of Fame class: Virgil. Final tally: 82.6 percent. Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill. Final tally: 75.08 percent. Our esteemed inductees took decidedly different paths to immortality. Right from the start, Virgil's vote total far exceeded the required 75 percent threshold, making him a shoo-in. Oddibe's Water Bill, meanwhile, gained entry thanks to a furious rally in the final moments before the polls closed. Those who witnessed Oddibe's Water Bill crossing the finish line with just minutes to spare will not soon forget what transpired on that night. Today, we all bask in that excitement once more. Thanks to the masterful craftsmanship of Jim Cooke, the wall above shows every inductee in Deadspin history, …

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its next induction class this evening, and Terrell Owens is not among the seven members. This is, as it was last year, bullshit. This year’s class has five recent players—LaDainian Tomlinson, Kurt Warner, Jason Taylor, Terrell Davis and Morten Andersen—alongside Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and seniors committee candidate Kenny Easley. The Hall has long been tough on wide receivers, but Owens makes a pretty strong case for induction by whichever numbers you want to use: second in receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns, fifth in total touchdowns, sixth in catches, to pick just a few. Of course, if you’re not voting with numbers but instead with falsely righteous judgments on “attitude,” unfortunately, you end up with this: Per …

data-mm-id=”_xomumnbxk”>Cris Carter is out at FOX Sports. And FOX plans replace him at some point on FS1's morning show First Things First with Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe. While nothing as yet been decided, here are eight options to sit opposite of Wright:Chris CantyChris Canty's been a regular on the show and has gotten the call to fill-in since October 30, which we now know was Carter's last show. Canty, like Carter, provides former football player analysis and has chemistry with Wright already. This would also be a win-win for FOX as a way to no longer have to share him with ESPN, where he co-hosts Humpty & Canty on ESPN New York 98.7.Reggie BushIf FOX wants to make an in-house flashy move to try to bring attention to its morning show, Reggie Bush is the option…

data-mm-id=”_uksnrknie”>Hidden among the Frozen 2s and the Jokers at this year's Academy Awards is a short film called Hair Love, about an African-American father who must style his daughter's wild hair for the first time. The film, funded mainly by Kickstarter donations, received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for a 2020 Academy Award for Best Animated Short. It's also a breakthrough for director Matthew Cherry, who went through an unconventional path on the way to Hollywood.Cherry played football at Akron UniversityWhile Cherry earned a degree in media at the University of Akron, movie-making didn't seem like it would be in his future. His prospects in football looked promising, especially after he set a school record for punt return yards in a seas…

data-mm-id=”_ryzmzsos3″>The NBA is a star-driven league in all regards. Nobody can argue that. As much fun as nerds like me have breaking down the play of an unheralded bench asset or the various zone/man defenses Nick Nurse throws at opponents on any given possession, it's the big names that drive the conversation and interest for the common fan. It's those same big names that, more often than not, take up the biggest light on the biggest stage as the playoffs chug along. Some might argue that's a detriment for casual fans. Arguing about the same players and teams on debate shows with conversations that circle similar topics about big-market squads can be tiring for even diehard NBA followers. That is part of a larger conversation about the overall dip in NBA ratings ov…