SAINT-GAUDENS, France — On Monday morning, the Tour de France’s media-wranglers sent us all a text announcing something genuinely shocking for such a French organization: They had banned smoking. The ASO said nobody could smoke in the TV areas “in order to combat fire risks,” as that day’s racing finished 60 kilometers west of the … Read more
The NFL season is not quite underway yet, but there was some buzz last season that NFL legend and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees could come out of retirement. But Brees recently revealed the reason why he will not come out of retirement. Run a full NFL redraft where all 32 teams start … Read more
Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby is planning to declare for the 2026 NFL Supplemental Draft, and he could become the first player to be drafted in the first round of it since Dave Brown went to the New York Giants in 1992, but if he does, it’s unlikely to be the Cleveland Browns. … Read more
From the Adriatic Sea up into the heart of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, the peloton tirelessly chased the breakaway. Stage 9 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia tempted a strong, organized group up the road and away from the bunch, yet Felix Gall’s Decathlon CMA CGM team invested heavily in bringing them back in order to set … Read more
Dear Abby: I suffer from a nervous disorder and I can no longer keep up with my friends (who were my friends). I don’t explain the problems I have and why I can’t do the things I used to do unless they ask. I still drive, but I find it difficult to walk. I have … Read more
Paramount+ The pace at which Taylor Sheridan comes up with new ideas and creates shows is not normal, to say the least. Since he launched his first series, the recently concluded Paramount Network hit “Yellowstone,” in 2018, Sheridan has produced over a half-dozen more in less than seven years. But establishing the Sylvester Stallone drama … Read more
It seemed unbearable two months ago. Two years ago – impossible. But contrary to expectations, Miami and Indiana have a date in the College Football Playoff — a first-of-its-kind matchup on Jan. 19 in the second national title game of the expanded playoff era. The Hoosiers (15-0), the top seed in the 12-team tournament, beat … Read more
It’s been almost 30 years since Tom Cruise first played secret agent Ethan Hunt in 1996’s Mission: Impossible. For a film based on a long-dead television show, the M:I franchise has shown remarkable staying power — and so has Cruise. To put it into perspective, consider this: In the 30 years after the first James Bond movie, Dr. No, four different men played … Read more