I like to think that I am both a professional at what I do and a sports fan still not too jaded to have lost my irrational passions. I’m lucky enough to work at Defector, where I am free to exercise both of those two sides of myself, which is why I can openly throw … Read more
Pewter Report analyzes the top players in the 2026 NFL Draft with its position previews. Scott Reynolds starts the previews with the quarterback position, offering a comprehensive look at what the Bucs have and what they need at quarterback. Josh Queipo then analyzes a detailed list of this year’s top quarterback prospects while Reynolds provides … Read more
Despite threats—by an editor who shall go unnamed, but who does not have my best interests in mind—to ship me off to Aintree Racecourse to cover the event in person, I am once again conducting an ethnography of English horse race attendees from the safe remove of Getty Images. By year three, one begins to … Read more
Before Sunday, Wout van Aert’s professional cycling career looked most like a testament to the irresistible force of entropy. Before Sunday, the Belgian had never won either of the two biggest one-day races on the calendar, suffering untimely crashes and mechanicals, always seeming to get injured at the wrong time, and occasionally being a victim … Read more
I had not felt this nervous since buying BTS concert tickets. Like many other Southern California residents, I had dutifully signed up for the presale of tickets to the 2028 Olympic Games. These tickets, we were told, would be available exclusively for us. Well, for us and also residents of Oklahoma City, where softball and … Read more
Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds answers your questions from the @PewterReport X account this week in the Bucs Mailbag. Submit your question to SR each week via X using the hashtag #PRMailbag. Here are the Bucs questions we chose to answer for this week’s edition. QUESTION: What positions can you guarantee we will hit in the … Read more
After hosting five Live Bucs Mock Draft shows, this is our final show going over the 2026 NFL Draft this offseason. We concluded our slate of shows with a very special guest. Marcus Whitman, also known as “That Franchise Guy,” joined Pewter Report’s Josh Queipo and Adam Slivon for our season finale. Whitman will offer … Read more
The Bucs could be considering several contract extensions this offseason. All eyes are on Baker Mayfield as he enters the last year of his $100 million deal. The team could also invest in young pass rusher Yaya Diaby to try and get in front of an exploding edge market. Nose tackle Vita Vea has been … Read more
Transfer news: Arsenal in advanced negotiations to sign £70m Liverpool transfer target Arsenal are in advanced negotiations to sign Liverpool target Declan RiceAccording to The Telegraph (Subscription Required) [h/t Liverpool Echo], Arsenal are closing in on Liverpool’s target and West Ham United captain Declan Rice. Rice has been one of the standout midfielders in the … Read more
How Liverpool’s transformed squad would line up from next year with Khephren Thuram part of five-man overhaul Ahead of next season, Liverpool could start with a different squad from the one that finished the last campaign. Liverpool have already moved swiftly to bolster their squad ahead of next season with Alexis Mac Allister joining and talks … Read more