The No. 1 overall draft pick in this year talked about meeting the No. 2 overall draft pick — Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota — in Week 1. In describing the event, Winston used a creative comparison. MORE: Winston’s college career, as captured on camera | Memorable Mariota images “It’s like two horses at a racetrack,” he said. “When the alpha sees another alpha they just — (horse noise) — and they go on about their business....
Winston led the charge down the field after Clemson's Stanton Seckinger fumbled away the Tigers' possession and capped off the Seminoles opening drive with this 22-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin. MORE: Stanford WR’s must-see catch | Marquez North’s one-handed grab | Follow live Worth noting: it was Winston's first pass attempt of the game. [via SB Nation]
Avatar was a revolutionary moment in the history of special effects. The Na’vi were brought to life using motion capture technology, and the film was widely praised for its lifelike visuals. Pandora looked and felt real despite being an alien world - the scope of its effects had not been accomplished before. Cameron has been vocal about the lengths he’s gone to bring his series to life, and Avatar: The Way of Water will show off more of Pandora....
The director gave the news on Twitter as almost a footnote to a post promoting the film’s cover story in an issue of Den of Geek magazine, adding the announcement right at the end of the tweet. “By the way - we completely finished the movie this week, VFX and all,” he said. “Can’t wait for you all to see it.” The highly anticipated R-rated follow-up has been the object of many fans’ curiosities ever since Gunn began teasing The Suicide Squad’s eclectic cast last year, so hearing that it’s already finished likely came as a pleasant surprise to many excited potential viewers....
Taking the conversation to Twitter, as Gunn so often does, he posted a picture showing a large stack of storyboards for his highly anticipated threequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He even shared a few of the actual storyboards from the past Guardians films. But as impressive as the stack is out of context, it turns out this is just a fraction of the whole film, and it’s actually par for the course when it comes to Gunn’s movies....
The five-time Pro Bowler posted a video on Instagram on Friday of himself doing one-handed shoulder presses with — get this — a 135-pound barbell. That’s an absurd amount of weight to be throwing around one’s head. MORE: NFL Mock Draft | Gronk flirts with reporter | Rice releases statement Harrison is no stranger to pushing the limits in the weight room, but he may have just set the bar....
De Boer has been out of work since his sacking from Crystal Palace in September, the coach having previously been in charge at Ajax and Inter with contrasting results. Reports had linked De Boer with the Ivory Coast job as the successor to Marc Wilmots, who left the post in November, but FIF vice-president Sory Diabate says no decision has yet been made. Denying the De Boer claims, Diabate said: “It’s no secret that the FIF needs to find a new coach to replace Marc Wilmots....
The Ivy League announced Thursday it will hold a four-team postseason tournament starting in 2017 for both men’s and women’s basketball. The tournament will be held at March 11-12 at The Palestra in Philadelphia. MORE: Which teams have most to gain in conference tourneys? | SN March Madness coverage With the tournament, each school’s regular season will be reduced by one game. The teams that finish with the best records from the 14-game, regular-season conference schedule will continue to be recognized as Ivy League champions....
In his day, Morgan (1837-1913) was admired and reviled for his immense influence. In the 1880s and 1890s, he reorganized many railroads to restore their profitability by curbing competition. (Railroads so rearranged were said to be “Morganized.”) Later, Morgan consolidated the steel industry by merging Andrew Carnegie’s operations with competitors and creating U.S. Steel. In 1895, when the government’s gold reserves were falling rapidly, Morgan replenished them with a $65 million loan....
Players from the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the Texans linked arms prior to Thursday’s contest, which the Chiefs won 34-20 at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs are among the teams letting supporters into their arena during the coronavirus pandemic and, despite fewer than a quarter of the seats being filled, boos could be heard from pockets of the stands. “The moment of unity I personally thought was good,” Texans defensive end Watt told NFL Media....
As a freshman at North Carolina A&T, the two-time NBA champion wanted to show up in style. In an interview with WFMY News 2 in Greensboro, N.C., Smith talked about how the budgets from the other schools were bigger because they all got to arrive in vans. His school’s golfers had to show up on their own, resulting in his stylish entrance. MORE: Is J.R. Smith good at golf?...
Barkley shredded James during a TNT segment last week. After James’ public statement on his teams’ need for playmakers last week, Barkley said the ordeal was “Whiny. Inappropriate. All the above.” MORE: LeBron and the “Banana Boat Crew” will be fine despite major drama He continued, “the Cleveland Cavaliers have given him everything he’s wanted. They have the highest payroll in NBA history. He wanted J.R. Smith last summer, they paid him....
The dark comedy premiered on Wednesday, October 5, and follows Batalon’s Reginald, a college graduate wracked with debt who works a dead-end job at a slushy shop and is too scared to ask out the girl he likes, Sarah (Emily Haine). In comes Maurice (Mandela Van Peebles), a vampire who takes a shine to Reginald and turns him into a creature of the night after Reginald is attacked by other vampires....
Brissett went down early in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Steelers after guard Quenton Nelson stepped on his left ankle. Nelson then appeared to fall on Brissett’s left leg. After going down briefly, Brissett left the field under his own power but did not return. “I think it looks like a sprain, but we’ll see to what degree,” Reich said (via 1070 The Fan). “We have to see how it responds....
Clowney practiced Friday in a limited capacity for the first time since the defensive standout at South Carolina had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. MORE: Week 7 picks | Fantasy rankings: overrated, underrated players “I’ve always been looking forward to making plays for my team and helping us win,” Clowney said. “I hope I can play, but we’ll see.” Coach Bill O’Brien said they’ll decide before the game on Monday if he can play, and while hopeful that he can go, Clowney said he wouldn’t be surprised if he can’t....
Clowney, speaking with Houston Fox affiliate KRIV, said he feels he is still on the market due to social distancing restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless, he said he enjoyed his one season with Seattle and is open to returning to the team. He was traded to the Seahawks in September by Houston. “I loved Seattle when I was there this last year,” Clowney said. “I love the coaching staff....
NFL fans first noticed de Ville’s strange attire during a Justin Tucker field goal attempt early in the game. He stood by the goalposts and appeared to be wearing minimal clothing. MORE: Why the Browns are playing on damaged turf in Week 12 Indeed, de Ville was clad only in an American flag Speedo. Despite this near-nude look, Justin Tucker wasn’t distracted by de Ville. He was able to make kicks of 27- and 29-yards to give the Ravens an early 6-0 lead....
Woodley was pictured with pound-for-pound great Floyd Mayweather Jr., who jokingly said he was the best at “legalized bank robbing” following his eight-round exhibition against Logan Paul in June, a snoozefest that still earned Mayweather $30 million guaranteed. Paul had no business being with Mayweather in the ring that night, and Woodley is claiming that his younger brother, Jake Paul, does not either against him in their fight on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio....
Hurts, a two-year starter who compiled a 26-2 record for Alabama, was benched in favor of Tagovailoa in the second half of the Tide’s College Football Playoff title game against Georgia. Tagovailoa led Alabama to a 26-23 overtime win after Georgia jumped out to a 13-0 halftime lead. MORE: What’s next for Hurts after advent of Tagovailoa? “I told Jalen, you f—ed up, you opened the door and put yourself in this situation,” Averion Hurts told Bleacher Report in Hurts’ hometown of Channelview, Texas....
The Rams’ newest defensive back has promised the team that even if both parties don’t agree to a long-term deal in the upcoming offseason, he will not hold out for the 2020 season, according to ESPN, which cited unidentified league sources. However, the promise does come with conditions. Ramsey, who will be entering the final year of his rookie contract next season, told the Rams if they aren’t able to reach an agreement on “a long-term deal” and “Los Angeles then uses its franchise tag on him in the winter of 2021, all bets are off and he could hold out,” according to sources....
