Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a “Houdini play” play against the Bucs that has gone viral on social media.
In the third quarter of Sunday’s game at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass rusher Anthony Nelson came oh-so-close to sacking Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix.
Nix felt Nelson’s presence and escaped the pressure just in time and turned what easily could have been a strip-sack into a 22-yard gain. The play has since gone viral on social media.
“If Caleb Williams or Jayden Daniels did this it would be all over ESPN, BR or the NFL account smh,” @RespectMyCos tweeted about the play. That tweet has been viewed more than three million times.
Many Broncos fans also suggested that Russell Wilson would have been sacked in a similar scenario from 2022-2023.
“I’m not exaggerating when I say this play was a guaranteed fumble-six the last 2 seasons with Russ,” @superstackff tweeted. “Bo Nix had no right avoiding a sack here, he is him.”
Mile High Report called it Nix’s “Houdini play.” Nix finished the game with nine carries for 47 yards and a touchdown. Clearly, the rookie quarterback is a threat to make plays with his legs.
It was a tough game overall for Nelson — he was the same defender that was juked out of his socks on Jaleel McLaughlin’s touchdown run. A fun win for Nix and McLaughlin was a day to forget for Nelson.
Western Michigan defensive back Nyquann Washington has gone viral, or at least a moment involving him has. It came as Wisconsin was completing a two-point conversion to WR Trech Kekahuna in the back of the end zone to extend its lead to 21-14.
After Kekahuna caught the pass, Washington played leap frog with the referee on the baseline.
The move looks more and more puzzling the slower you play the video. Washington is a full 7-8 feet behind the back judge as Kekahuna catches the pass. He then jogs forward and jumps over the referee, who had his eyes trained on whether the Wisconsin receiver completed the process of the catch.
There isn’t much else to share about this moment other than it has gotten millions of views on X since the game concluded. Of all the viral moments that can happen during a game, at least this one happened while Wisconsin was scoring points.
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It’s a horrible, stunning loss of a player and person loved by so many, who was in the middle of an already-stellar career. But it wasn’t just him who died. We also have to mention that his brother, 29-year-old Matthew Gaudreau was killed as well.
With information and rumors swirling on Thursday night on social media before official word on Friday morning, here’s everything we know about the tragic accident that killed the Gaudreau brothers:
Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau were killed by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bikes
John Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were riding their bikes north on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township on Thursday at 8:19 p.m. At the same time, Sean Higgins, 43, of Woodstown, New Jersey, was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee north on County Route 551, according to investigators.
Higgins tried to pass two vehicles ahead of him and entered the southbound lanes, police said. An SUV in front of Higgins moved to the middle of the roadway, splitting the north and south lanes in order to safely pass the Gaudreau brothers as they rode their bikes on the right side of the road, according to investigators.
The driver was reportedly arrested and charged with two counts of driving under the influence and death by auto
ESPN's Mike Greenburg announced Johnny Gaudreau's passing on Get Up. Within that, he said the driver of the car was arrested and charged with two counts each of driving under the influence and death by auto. #CBJ
According to a post on a popular wedding site, Gaudreau and his brother were scheduled to be groomsmen in their sister’s wedding Friday in Philadelphia. Gaudreau had two young children, a daughter, Noa, and son, Johnny, with his wife Meredith and both were born in Columbus.
Don’t look now, but the New Orleans Saints were featured on the trendy “Art But Make It Sports” page after their preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans. And to make it worse, it’s because of an impressive play from Louisiana native Tyjae Spears.
The account, managed by New York Knicks fan and part-time art historian LJ Rader, has gone viral on social media — closing in on 500,000 Twitter followers while regularly earning thousands of impressions online. And it’s a great bit, drawing comparisons in color and composition between the work modern sports photographers do and what can be found in masterpieces at museums around the world.
Unfortunately, the Saints wound up on the wrong side of this one. Spears, of course, hoped the Saints would draft him last year. Rader likened this photo to “The Ascension,” a French painting created by an unknown artist in the late Sixteenth Century. The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, which exhibited the piece from 2011 to 2012, describes it as such:
The subject may represent the Ascension in the spirit, an appearance of Christ to his disciples during his supernatural life after the Resurrection. Christ is represented nude, clad only in a loincloth and a flowing mantle, and showing his wounds. The twelve apostles, who manifest various expressions of astonishment and rapture, are distinguished only by their age. They bear no attributes. In the background one sees a town and a mountain ridge.
The figure of Christ seems to have been inspired by that in a painting, The Doubting Thomas, executed in 1551, by Léonard Limosin for the church of Saint-Pierre-du-Queyroix in Limoges. Today this is in the museum at Limoges and was restored in 1963. On the other hand, Léonard Limosin may have used for his painting a figure of Christ designed by Jean Pénicaud II for his workshop.
So there’s some art history for you. It’s a shame the Saints passed on Spears in last year’s draft, but good on him for making a great play. And big respect to Rogers for snapping such a great photograph. Hopefully the next time the black and gold are featured by this social media trend it’s because of a great moment they’ve created.
The Falcons, to put it nicely, have struggled to consistently get after the quarterback for the last decade.
Judon will immediately play an instrumental role as one of the best pass-rushers to play in a Falcons uniform in recent memory. That’s how big this is for Atlanta; he changes the equation for its defense right away.
If you’d like to get context for how important this move is for the Falcons, consider the team’s sack totals from the 2023 season.
Judon played in four games in 2023 and tallied four sacks in those contests. That would have been good for a tie at third-overall on the Falcons last season. Former Atlanta defenders Calais Campbell and Bud Dupree were tied for first with six-and-a-half sacks a piece, and outside linebacker Arnold Ebiketie was alone in second place with six sacks.
That means Judon would’ve been tied for third last season as a Falcons despite only playing in four games. That’s how badly this team needs sacks.
The Falcons really, really, really needed a player like Judon in their lives. Wednesday’s reported trade made sure they got him.
Lyles wasn’t the only Olympian to compete in Paris after coming down with COVID-19.
Noah Lyles didn’t look like himself on the track Thursday at the finals of the men’s 200 meter race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He finished in third place in his signature event, then needed a wheelchair to help him leave the track.
Moments after the race had ended, we learned why. Lyles had tested positive for COVID-19, the illness that had spurred a global pandemic four years earlier. It was an announcement that created mixed responses.
Some marveled at the American’s ability to find a place on the podium while fighting a respiratory virus. Others wondered why he’d been unable to compete after participants in the last Games, just three years earlier, had their Olympic hopes dashed after contracting COVID.
Noah Lyles confirmed he tested positive for COVID at 5am Tuesday morning Paris time. He “kept this close to the vest.” Didn’t want competitors to know he was sick. His mom, medical staff knew he had it. He quarantined at a hotel the last few nights. He was going to run regardless pic.twitter.com/ekIGhxmPvp
It turns out, the 2024 Olympics doesn’t have a protocol for COVID-19.
Lyles wasn’t the first athlete to compete with COVID
The first cases of COVID at the 2024 Paris Olympics, per USA Today’s Carrie McDonald, were members of Australia’s women’s water polo team. But since the Games no longer have specific rules and regulations related to the virus, their illness was treated like any other respiratory affliction.
“I need to emphasize that we are treating COVID no differently to other bugs like the flu,” said Australian Olympic team chief Anna Mears. “This is not Tokyo. The athlete is not particularly unwell and they are still training but sleeping in a single room.”
“We have our respiratory illnesses protocol in place and we have reinforced with all of the teams as they arrive into our village. Two basic rules around that really simple hygiene practices are effective. And if you are feeling unwell or have any symptoms, get tested.”
As such, the onus was shifted onto the athletes themselves to determine if they were well enough to compete. There are no temperature checks, mask mandates or mandatory testing. Competitors who feel ill are encouraged to self test, but the decision is theirs. The official Olympics literature for athletes at this year’s Games is scant and offers little in the way of official guidelines.
That makes a place like the Olympic village, where athletes are in close quarters with one another, an easy place for infection to spread. That applied to Lyles, who made the call to run the 200m despite his positive test and an illness that, by the time he’d finished the final, had forced him to be wheeled off the track.
Noah Lyles‘ 100-meter photo finish from Sunday’s events was so mind-bogglingly good. But there’s a frame-by-frame photo of the race that might be even better.
The 2024 Paris Olympics men’s final will be talked about for quite some time. In the immediate aftermath, fans were stunned at just how close it ended. Also, for several moments, it was unclear from NBC’s broadcast who won.
In the end, Lyles beat Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson with an absolutely killer photo finish. Noah managed to lean just as he crossed the finish line, sealing the deal. Getty Images photographer Hector Vivas captured his incredible run with a spectacular eight-frame composite photo.
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 04: General view as Noah Lyles of Team United States competes the Men’s 100m Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France. Layers of the Games shows in one image the multiple moments that happen during a game or a day of competition during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games from a fixed camera. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Here’s another look at Vivas’ digital masterpiece:
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 04: General view as Noah Lyles of Team United States competes the Men’s 100m Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France. Layers of the Games shows in one image the multiple moments that happen during a game or a day of competition during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games from a fixed camera. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Nedoroscik’s outstanding performance on the pommel horse sparked the first medal in gymnastics for the Team USA men’s team since 2008, which is a fantastic achievement for the American gymnasts.
Nedoroscik is one of the breakout stars from this year’s Olympic Games, so let’s get to know him a bit more with his history with gymnastics and how he’s performed in the past leading up to this year’s Olympics.
Stephen Nedoroscik had to score big on pommel horse for Team USA in the last rotation…
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2024
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1. He started gymnastics in 2003
Nedoroscik has been active in gymnastics competition for more than two decades leading to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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2. The pommel horse is his signature event
Nedoroscik has made his career out of competing on the pummel horse, going back to his high school gymnastics days.
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3. He attended Penn State and was part of its gymnastics team
While with the Nittany Lions, Nedoroscik won a NCAA National Championship on the pommel horse as a freshman in 2017 and won two national titles in total during his college days.
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4. He became a World Champion in 2021
Nedoroscik became the first United States gymnast to win gold at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on the pommel horse.
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5. This is his first Olympics
Nedoroscik’s trip to Paris is his first Olympic Games as a part of Team USA, bringing his ability to dominate the pummel horse to the global stage once more.
As the NBA begins announcing broadcast deals for it’s next media rights package — and, yes, TNT’s status is still unclear in all of this — NBC has confirmed it’s bringing the theme back.
Well, we can go ahead and replace those highlights of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in the intro with LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic because, finally, another generation is going to get to enjoy one of the best themes in all of sports.
NBC officially announces the return of “Roundball Rock.” Plus, Tuesday night games on NBC will be regional. pic.twitter.com/6hp2rvhI7F
By the way, I was told John Tesh traveled to Nashville earlier this month to re-record "Roundball Rock" with a 60-piece orchestra. (Note for note, don't worry, fans).
The 49ers and star receiver Brandon Aiyuk have been at odds all summer despite a career year from the star wide receiver.
It boils down to money. Aiyuk has been looking for a lengthy and lucrative contract extension from the 49ers, and he still hasn’t gotten it.
Now, it looks like he won’t. At least not from the 49ers. Aiyuk has reportedly requested a trade from San Francisco, according to reporting from NFL Networks’ Mike Garafolo.
Source: #49ers All-Pro WR Brandon Aiyuk has officially requested a trade after an offseason of unsuccessful attempts to reach an extension.
Despite a recent meeting, the Niners haven’t been willing to engage in negotiations since May so Aiyuk has respectfully asked out. pic.twitter.com/EWxYMvsHch
But there’s still no guarantee that the 49ers will actually trade Aiyuk, but he could be a huge piece for a team moving forward considering how spectacular he was for San Francisco last season. That’s why it’s so unbelievable that we’re actually here.
Let’s take a look back and see how we got here.
Aiyuk sends a cryptic message after the Super Bowl
This message is where things all started. This was Aiyuk planting his flag in the ground on his upcoming contract negotiation.
John Lynch says the 49ers won’t trade him
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After Aiyuk sent that message, trade rumors began swirling about surrounding the star wideout.
Amid all the drama, though, 49ers GM John Lynch said Aiyuk was “not available for trade” and that contract talks with him were already underway, according to reporting from ESPN.
“I promise you nothing’s going on there. We’re actively talking with Brandon trying to figure something out. We have a good history of working with the guys we want to get done to get something done and it takes two sides. So, can we do that? We’ll see. There’s a number of different directions that it could go but we appreciate the heck out of Brandon and who he is as a player, and we want him to be a part of the Niners. We’re going to work towards making that a reality.”
Rumors were floating around about Aiyuk moving on to the Steelers or the Commanders. This was Lynch’s attempt to shut them down completely.
Aiyuk calls the 49ers out again
The 49ers receiver called bullcrap on Lynch and the organization. Well, not verbally. He did it through emojis.
This was his new message to the organization toward the end of March.
This isn’t an uncommon tactic. Players looking for new contracts skip camp all the time — both voluntary and mandatory. Nick Bosa did the same thing last year.
But it did show how serious Aiyuk was about either getting a new deal done with the 49ers or making sure he’d be able to go get it somewhere else.
He says he “for sure” wants to be a 49er but says the team doesn’t want him
