In eight days, Patrick Mahomes went from being injured, to limping, to becoming immobile, to having a weakened right ankle that could fail to hold the enormous weight of his team’s fate. He became the weeklong obsession of gamblers, had to listen to hearing all about...
NFL DIVISION-ROUND PLAYOFFS: THE TAKEAWAYS. Greetings. I did OK on my picks for the divisional round, going 3-1 straight-up and 2-2 against the spread. It would have been a much better investment weekend if (A) Jacksonville hadn’t kicked a late field goal to...
NFL PICKS! The divisional round is here. Jacksonville (10-8) at Kansas City (14-3) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. STL time on NBC. Betting Line: The Chiefs by 9 as of 2 p.m. Friday Analysis: Let’s not overthink this. The Chiefs are the best all-around team in the NFL according...
I take no pleasure in saying this, but fans of the Kansas City Chiefs are with St. Louis Rams fans in knowing what it’s like to lose a Super Bowl under these circumstances: Your team was the popular betting favorite to win … and lost in a stunner. The Rams were a...
BERNIE BITS: It’s time to check in and update the NL Central as the member teams desperately spend money and make trades and disregard all discipline in the ravenous attempt to win it all… No, wait, that would be the NL East. Or just the rambunctious San Diego...
BERNIE BITS I had a chance to talk with Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. on my Tuesday KFNS radio show, and I’ll be sharing parts of the conversation as we move ahead this week. (You can listen to the podcast of the show at 590thefan.com) One of the more interesting...
