American snowboarder Chloe Kim — 17 years old — had already won the women’s halfpipe before she went on her final run. She proceeded to go on a near-perfect run before celebrating her gold medal. Kim became the youngest female gold medalist on snow. She also became the first female to land consecutive 1080s in…… MORE
The Chicago Cubs signed starter Yu Darvish to a six-year deal worth $126 million. So while the Cubs add another starter to the rotation, the Milwaukee Brewers are still searching. The Crew was rumored to have a “nine-figure” offer on the table to Darvish, but Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports those numbers…… MORE
The San Francisco 49ers signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the biggest contract in NFL history, according to NFL Network. Garoppolo has made seven career starts. Aaron Rodgers has made 16 career playoff starts, has two MVPs and a Super Bowl ring. The 49ers and QB Jimmy Garoppolo have agreed to a five-year, $137.5 million contract,…… MORE
The Green Bay Bullfrogs are moving to Ashwaubenon. The $10 million project is set to be completed by Spring of 2019, and will be located by Village Hall on Holmgren Way and have a capacity of 4,000 for athletic events. (Read the full story on the Bullfrogs Website) “Air it Out” (9-11 AM) with Marques, Bill & Rookie.…… MORE
Giannis Antetokounmpo may have had the dunk of the year Tuesday when he dunked over Knicks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. The word “posterized” is often used to describe when a player dunks over another player, suggesting that the photo should be put on a poster. It might be time that they retire that word after…… MORE
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was making the rounds Thursday at Super Bowl XLII in Minneapolis, and a bunch of reactions followed. First, Rodgers told ESPN Radio that he thought the team made an “interesting” decision to not retain quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt without consulting him. Then, Rodgers commented on his future. Naturally, his quotes could be…… MORE
You can listen to The Fan on Alexa. You know this. You can also get a hot take on Super Bowl XLII from Alexa. In case you were wondering who Jeff Bezos is pulling for in the Super Bowl…. pic.twitter.com/ElVcLG1bBu — Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) January 31, 2018 Who are you pulling for? Doug Peterson and…… MORE
Even though it’s Super Bowl week, two teams not playing this weekend have stolen the show. (At least for a day or so.) The Kansas City Chiefs sent quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins in exchange for cornerback Kyle Fuller and a third-round pick. (Read about the Winners & Losers of the trade at…… MORE
He’s baaaaaack. The Milwaukee Bucks announced that Jabari Parker will return Friday when the team takes on the New York Knicks. Parker has a suffered a torch ACL — twice — on the same left knee, since he entered the NBA. Prior to Parker’s injury last season Feb. 8, he was averaging 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds…… MORE
“Chief Wahoo” has been used by the Cleveland Indians since 1948, but that won’t be the case, beginning in 2019. Major League Baseball announced that — after this season — the logo will no longer appear on the Indians’ uniforms. (Check out the story at NYTimes.com) MLB commissioner Rob Manfred urged Indians chairman Paul Dolan to…… MORE
