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Taking a deeper dive into the Giants’ 2021 schedule Let’s take a closer look at the significance of next season’s schedule It’s not who the New York Giants play in the 2021 season, it’s when. NBC Sports’ Warren Sharp is a football analyst who has written some particularly deep dives into the importance of scheduling in the NFL. We learned months ago which teams the Giants were slated to play next season. So really, we already knew the strength of schedule. We knew that the Giants wo...

My favorite random schedule quirk is that the Bears and Vikings are playing on December 20th for the second consecutive year. Sure, it’s a different day of the week. And a different week on the NFL calendar. But it’s still a trip. The moment I figured out that was my favorite schedule quirk was when I realized I needed a nap. Or some ice cream. I ended up getting both. •   Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Chicago Bears have one of the toughest schedules in football. Based o...

Friday Flakes: Twitter Makes the Jobs of “Bag Men” Easier Share this story There are two types of people. The first type makes up the overwhelming percentage of humanity that are good people who strive to provide for their friends, family and/or community in various ways. They try to improve their lot in life and by doing so they help others. The second type can be found on twitter. With that all said, twitter announced today that you can now “tip” people who are on twitter. Do you ...

The shells of ostrich eggs offer a timeline for some of the earliest Homo sapiens who settled down to utilize marine food resources along the South African coast more than 100,000 years ago. Archeologists have learned a lot about our ancestors by rummaging through their garbage piles, which contain evidence of their diet and population levels as the local flora and fauna changed over time. One common kitchen scrap in Africa—the shells of ostrich eggs—is now helping unscramble the mystery o...

Ravens 2021 Draft: Twitter reactions to the Ravens’ Day 3 selections The last reactions of an exciting draft Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Ravens entered Day 3 of the 2021 NFL Draft with five picks at their disposal. With the 131st pick, Baltimore selected wide receiver Tylan Wallace of Oklahoma State. Wallace is the second receiver drafted by the Ravens after taking Rashod Bateman in the first round. #Ravens got Tylan Wallace at 131 I had him at no. 55 overall — Connor Rogers (...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Ancient ostrich eggshells from Ysterfontein 1, a Middle Stone Age midden in South Africa. Shown are selected eggshells from the top layer of the midden dated by Uranium-Thorium (U-Th, or... view more  Credit: Image courtesy of E. Niespolo. Archeologists have learned a lot about our ancestors by rummaging through their garbage piles, which contain evidence of their diet and population levels as the local flora and fauna changed over time. One common kitchen scrap in Afr...

Jumbo Package; NCAA screws up OT rules Share this story Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Happy Friday, everyone. The NCAA approved some new rules for overtime, and as you might imagine, they screwed it up. Related Beginning with the 2021 season, teams must go for two points beginning with the second overtime period. Previously, they were not required to do so until the third overtime. In addition, teams will alternate 2-point plays beginning with the third overtime period, rather tha...

NFL Draft 2021: Daniel Jeremiah doesn’t believe Giants’ Dave Gettleman will trade back from No. 11, despite rumors Updated Apr 21, 2021; Facebook Share It’s an annual tradition at this point for experts to take cracks at Giants general manager Dave Gettleman for his aversion to trade-backs in the NFL Draft. That discussion came roaring back on social media recently when Warren Sharp pointed out that Gettleman has made 55 total picks as a general manager and never traded back a single tim...

Elite Company Willians Astudillo doesn’t “enjoy” or “disagree” with his longtime nickname, La Tortuga. Given to him at 15 years old, the name became popular when the Minnesota Twins’ utility player reached the major leagues in 2018. “At the beginning when I first got called up and people started using ‘La Tortuga,’ I felt kind of weird about it,” Astudillo said in 2019. “But I’m getting used to it. And, since the people like it, it’s OK.” John Cordes/Icon Sportswire/...

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images As I’ve said before, I don’t pass along every mock draft I see because there are just so many of them and it becomes numbing. But I have no problem digging into mock drafts when an intriguing scenario emerges and that is the case with Jonathan Jones’ latest mock for CBS Sports. A noted NFL reporter, Jones has an eye-opening scenario involving the Las Vegas Raiders. In Jones’ mock, he has the Raiders trading up from No. 17 to No. 14 with the Minneso...