Like most people from planet Earth, I rarely agree with Aaron Rodgers… other than feeling the need to sit in silent darkness after a long summer of entertaining my kids.

But with the 2024 NFL season kicking off this week, I can’t help but share some sentiments with the New York Jets’ veteran quarterback. 

Rodgers, who enters Year 20 in the NFL, has a calm and patient approach to Week 1. That’s kind of how I feel, entering my 20th NFL season with Covers.

It’s not a lack of urgency or excitement, but more a controlled confidence that can only come with those years of service. While the young guys work themselves into a frenzy for the first full slate of “real” NFL action since January, I enter the opening we…

Comoros will be forced to start an outfield player in goal for their Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 clash against hosts Cameroon on Monday, as their three goalkeepers are all absent.

First choice Salim Ben Boina is missing through injury after being stretchered off in their win over Ghana, while his understudies, Moyadh Ousseini and Ali Ahamada, have tested positive for Covid.

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It is a huge blow for the team as their build up to arguably the biggest match in their history. They have a total of seven players absent due to Covid, severely depleting their ranks.

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West Ham are concerned about the delay to Harry Maguire’s move from Manchester United and are drawing up alternative targets in central defence.

The club are gearing up for a busy end to the transfer window and, along with trying to strengthen their defence, are preparing for the likelihood of losing Lucas Paquetá to Manchester City by looking for replacements in attacking midfield.

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West Ham, who could offer Jesse Lingard a contract after inviting the free agent to build his fitness by training with them, are interested in Mohammed Kudus and have contacted Ajax about the Ghana international. The move is not advanced and West Ham, who h…

Former MLB outfielder Yasiel Puig — no stranger to fights — was seen getting hit and throwing punches during a bench-clearing brawl in Venezuela last week. The fight happened after Puig’s Tiburones de La Guaira teammate Maikel Garcia hit a go-ahead, two-run shot during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League’s championship series against Tiburones de La Guaira. Garcia seemed to be showboating too much for his opponents’ liking, and the dustup ensued. Surprisingly, no one was ejected, and Tiburones de La Guaira won 12-10. After outlets like TMZ Sports, Daily Mail, and the New York Post published stories on the game and the fight, Puig took to X to tell his side of the story and call out the publications for sharing “false news.” Puig,…