It has a ring to it. We got two wins in this series, but we were far from where we needed to play. Davis had 16 points and 14 rebounds while blocking five shots and dominating the paint, DAngelo Russell scored a career playoff-high 31 points and Los Angeles completed its first-round upset of the Grizzlies with a 125-85 victory in Game 6 on Friday night. Nobody cares enough to be sad anymore.". One out of two isn't bad, I guess. Itd been 13 years since their last trip to the World Series, in 1973, when they lost to the dynastic Oakland Athletics in seven games, but I knew there were plenty of fan bases thatd been waiting far longer, including some thatd been waiting forever.
Worst fan bases in sports: Congrats to these 10 on being the worst Despite great speed, he had three 100-yard games in his career.
ESPN.com: Page 2 : Worst franchise: Blackhawks He is a big-play specialist who can cover.
The top 25 most miserable fan bases in professional sports - ESPN I didn't love second-round edge Keion White or Sow. Best Pick: I love fourth-round corner Clark Phillips. Until then, we can't give it an 'A'. Vote: Click on our SportsNation listranker to rank the worst of the worst. Dillon Brooks, the Memphis agitator who dismissed James as old after Game 2 and then got ejected from Game 3 for striking James in the groin, finished a dismal series performance with 10 points in Game 6 while Lakers fans booed his every move. Bad trades. As I processed what was happening, I uncorked one of those silent shrieks where youre going berserk but no sound is coming out. James and Davis even got to sit out the entire fourth quarter, preserving their legs for the second round. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 14 rebounds while blocking five shots in a spectacular defensive performance, and DAngelo Russell scored a career playoff-high 31 points. To win at this level of losing, you need a big canvas.
The Mets Are Losers - The Atlantic Reed can run, but he wasn't one of my top-10 receivers. He is a power player inside. He can run and hit and knows how to find the football. To determine the Future Power Rankings, we asked ESPN analysts Kevin Pelton, Bobby Marks, Andre' Snellings and Tim Bontemps to rate teams in five categories and rank them relative to the rest of the league. They ask for all that and more. The Skinny: They had seven picks in the first five rounds, but I am not sure they used them very well. There is nothing that infuriates teams, general managers and personnel guys las much as draft grades immediately after the NFL Draft. The Mets are losers, just like nearly everybody else in life, Jimmy Breslin wrote in Cant Anybody Here Play This Game?, the canonical sportswriters early comic snapshot of the Mets inaugural 1962 season. The White Sox are the true Mets of Chicago, which is why theres nothing lovable about the Cubs when theyre not losing. Ill just cherish them ever so slightly less than my memories of that Game 6. Hmmm, notice a pattern developing here?). Best Pick: Third-round running back Kendre Miller is a tough runner who will give them a nice combo with Alvin Kamara. A few teams made the most of having multiple picks on the first day, while others made some head-scratching decisions. Best Pick: Second-round pick Cody Mauch is a nasty player who will step in and likely be a starter at guard. Torrence will be a brute if his knees hold up. They had some nice picks after Richardson, including Brents, fellow corner Darius Rush and tight end Will Mallory in the fifth. A gift for losing fills every moment with magical possibility, and this is where the Mets really shine. For everyone who cares about the Mets, the DNA of seasons such as 1969, with the original Miracle Mets; 1973, when the Ya Gotta Believe Mets went from last place to Game 7 of the World Series in two months; and 1986, a season-long bullet trainright up until they almost derailed twice in the playoffshas encoded in us this hapless instinct that a reversal of fortune is always possible. Even in his 80s, old Redskin billionaire owner Jack Kent Cooke liked his wild, wind shield riding, drug toting, brown eyed South American ladies and he loved his Redskins. Well done. The Los Angeles Lakers completed their first-round upset of the Memphis Grizzlies with a 125-85 victory in Game 6. This franchise was terrible before Baker Mayfield got there.
10 Worst-Run NFL Franchises He's inconsistent. He was picked to help their problems in short-yardage situations. Worst Pick: I didn't like the pick of Darnell Washington in the third round. But they didn't get a run stuffer inside, which they need, although sixth-round defensive tackle Scott Matlock has talent. Best Pick: I really like fifth-rounder Yasir Abdullah from Louisville. That's a rough estimation. The Skinny: I liked the pick of Flowers, but the rest of the draft didn't excite me.
ESPN If youre dedicated enough to the craft, losing can approach something like the divine. Best Pick: Second-rounder B.J. Worst Pick: It's hard to find a bad pick, so I will nitpick and say I didn't love safety Sydney Brown in the third as much as others did. I liked fifth-round safety Antonio Johnson and sixth-round corner Christopher Braswell in addition to Abdullah. Worst Pick: I didn't love taking South Carolina corner Cam Smith in the second round. Worst Pick: It's not the player in Will Anderson Jr., but it's what they gave up to get him. In aggregate, the state of Minnesotas sports futility might surpass the Mets, but as stand-alone losers, theyre just too small-time. I remember the feeling of my brain expanding in my skull and getting super warm as Ray Knight stomped on home plate, and I know for certain that if it happened again today, I would stroke out. That makes them competitive in the AFC North.
Theyve never won a Super Bowl, never been to a Super Bowl.
Worst He was on my Better-Than team. They also have a bunch of picks next year, including two in the first round.
2023 NFL Draft: Every team's best, worst and most - CBS Sports Best Pick: I love third-round linebacker Daiyan Henley, who is a fast, speedy linebacker. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 14 rebounds while blocking five shots in a spectacular defensive performance, and DAngelo Russell scored a career playoff-high 31 points. Ojulari can rush the passer with speed, which they need in a bad way. Winning belongs to the gods. The Skinny: Getting Witherspoon and receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the first round will really improve this roster. The fans' reaction to the anthem in Chicago was legitimately one of the keepsake moments in all of sports. The Metsy part was everything that came next. I learned about men from baseball. The rest of the draft was filled with talented players who need to fill a roster that lacked a lot of top-level players. You can never have enough big people to protect Joe Burrow. Worst Pick: I like Bijan Robinson as a player. But who knew that goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (four years, $27 million) would stink the joint out for six weeks, or that Adrian Aucoin (four years, $16 million) would be hurt all the time. New York Jets 2. Failed coaches and free agent flops come and go quicker in DC then corrupt lobbyists these days and under Danny it doesn't seem like it going to get better. He was so far off camera that he was invisible. Third-round guard Tyler Steen is a good player, who will be a starter in a year to two. He is needed in that secondary. Worst Pick: I didn't love first-round pick Will McDonald. In addition to Avila, I liked a lot of their picks, including third-round edge Byron Young. These arent the Knicks. He's a bigger corner who can play safety. Henry has a ton of talent and will help behind Chase Young and Montez Sweat, who will be looking for new deals soon.
teams Yes, its been a while since 1986, and its probably true that half the people who had vivid memories of that season are now dead. With a 17-year-old playoff drought, the Mariners hold claim to the longest active playoff drought in major American professional sports. They need more help up front, so that's the only flaw of this draft. Morants teammates couldnt pick him up: Desmond Bane, who guaranteed a Game 7, had 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting, while Jaren Jackson Jr. had 14 on 3-of-12 shooting. Worst pick (C): CB Alex Austin, Oregon State (Round 7, Pick 252) Good size at CB but not lengthy. Other NHL franchises are poorly run. This draft showed one thing: They firmly believe in Sam Howell and they should even if nobody wants to believe it. But for the fans it will definitely get costlier. We know who the best loser is. Worst Pick: Third-round pass rusher D.J. I like Miller and fourth-round guard Nick Saldiveri as major bargains. Worst Pick: First-round pass rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah fills a need, but his tape wasn't as impressive as I expected. Obviously, there are still a lot of cities that are clamoring for a sports crown of any kind, and many on this years list have been waiting a long time. The Los Angeles Lakers completed their first-round upset of the Memphis Grizzlies with a 125-85 victory in Game 6. The Skinny: The Rams didn't have a first-round pick shocking, right? Watch out for third-round defensive tackle Brodric Martin. Not a burner down the field or high-caliber athlete overall. (weve) just got to find ways to get better. That's over-thinking it. Even their uniforms, bluish-gray and grayish-blue, are colorless. I can see clearly now that baseball was a balm for loneliness, a way to be in the company of men and learn codes and rituals and feel a part of a group, however vicariously. He's done more for football then any modern era owner but the old pirate needs a first mate who can pick talent, pay coaches contracts, and negotiate trades. He is a big, powerful man who will help their run defense in a big way. He is a perfect fit for that the Steelers want in their rush players. Worst Pick: I wasn't as high on third-round linebacker Demarion Overshawn as some. The great Bear team of 1985 was dismantled by Halas grandson, Mike McCaskey, who refused to bring in a capable back up QB or USFL stars while releasing such stars as Wilbur Marshall, Willie Gault, and Otis Wilson over contract disputes. At least they waited to take the punter in the sixth. The team lacks direction and talent and its Super Bowl less streak will continue well into the twenty teens and beyond. 91): LB Dorian Williams Round 5 (No. I rest my case. Would Ken Anderson be wearing a few Super Bowl rings right now? Its been nothing but decades of cold, slushy, uninterrupted losing. There's no truth whatsoever to the slanderous rumor that the Hawks have, in fact, suspended operations. The 86-year-old Nicholson watched his beloved team for the first time since October 2021, returning to his usual seats alongside his son. First of all, Baker Mayfield resurrected the worst franchise in sports in America, Orlovsky said. The Best and Worst Sports Logos by Region The NHL Chicago Blackhawks logo, a smiling Native American profile, was judged the most offensive. Arizona Cardinals. The lack of Fast Eddie D has laid this once proud franchise low. While his Daddy HL Hunt was digging oil and talking John Birch blues and his brother Bunker was cornering the silver market Lamar Hunt was given the Chiefs to play with. That works. Discipline, execution, defensively, the urgency, and then just our production on offense. Help Mad Al find his mojo. And the NY on their caps sprouted soft round serifs, like muffin tops. Will he ever be anything more than a backup? That could end up being a problem. A loss here tonight would end the series, and my childhood. It wouldn't shock me. That's the concern, especially the way he throws his body around. Worst Pick: I like Bijan Robinson as a player. Kickers come and go, so why not just bring two to camp and let them compete? 25 from Giants through Jaguars): TE Dalton Kincaid Round 2 (No. We have to be the best versions of ourselves.. Anderson better be a Hall of Fame rusher, and I don't think he will be. John Madden phone home? The NBA forced Sterling to sell the team, Steve Ballmer bought it with his Microsoft money, and now the Clippers are the Lakers and somehow still the Clippers. If healthy, he can be dominant. Like Lamar Hunt, old Dallas Cowboy owner was the scion of a Big Oil Dallas Daddy. When was the last time the Cowboys won a playoff game? The Cowboys have not been the same since Jimmy Johnson left. The Rams need help on their line, which is why Avila was a perfect pick.
Worst teams in sports history | NBC Sports And sort of creepy. Houston Texans 1. Archaic thinking. Only in retrospect did it become clear what a bunch of drunks and criminals and ticking time bombs so many of them were, and how inevitable it was that theyd blow apart in spectacular fashion. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The Skinny: They took a defensive lineman and an offensive lineman with their first two picks, which is alway a good strategy. The Lakers won all three of their home games in the series, and the final victory was a scary demonstration of their capabilities when James and Davis are both healthy alongside their full supporting cast. So many baseball fans I know have heartwarming stories about how they fell for their favorite teamsa family saga, an iconic moment to which they bore accidental witness. If you take pleasure in the Browns misfortune, youre a jerk. The Skinny: It's obvious by their draft what Smith's top priority is for this team. They did a solid job all the way around. Best Pick: I liked fifth-round guard Atonio Mafi more than I liked their fourth-round guard Sidy Sow. How naive I was. Mafi is a mauler who just needs to improve his technique since he was a defensive player to start his college career. Who knows? Worst pick (C): CB Alex Austin, Oregon State (Round 7, Pick 252) Good size at CB but not lengthy. Just this century alone, they wasted a home-run-robbing feat of epic athletic wonderthe best defensive play in playoff historywhen their best hitter struck out on three straight pitches in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7 of the 2006 National League Championship Series, with the tying run on second base. If I drew up a pie chart, those factors would take up about 25 percent. And they played well in the 1970s. Nice job. That's the best thing that happened this past week for the Ravens. But for consistently gruesome seasons, the Chicago Blackhawks are a tough act to follow. The Yankees logo was all sharp elbows, and didnt anyone else find it unsettling that their pinstripes looked like prison uniforms? The Clippers have escaped purgatory. The Skinny: After Addison, I didn't love their draft. The Bidwell's would bring down any franchise in any sport in any country. Weve had some trash talk on the court in the series, but all the talking in the media, we just go out and let our game talk.. Fifth-round receiver Justin Shorter is a taller receiver who can run. The kicker made no sense. I didn't love this draft. Seattle https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-commanders-worst-team-nflpa-survey-33530e15, INDIANAPOLISThe Washington Commanders have faced controversies over their name, their workplace culture and ownership. I know this makes no sense, the comedian and ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel told me, but I feel like Mets fans have more integrity than the Yankees fans. Kimmel grew up in Brooklyn and came of age as a Mets fan in the mid-1970s, just as the core of the 69 Miracle Mets was heading into decline. It's fourth-round right tackle Dawand Jones. Best Pick: Fourth-round running back Roschon Johnson is the type of back who can come in and push for carries right away.
saddest sports cities sorry Detroit Under the mismanagement of Herman Edwards and Carl Peterson the Chiefs ended up a very boring team, very losing team, with little talent and less reason to spark any hope in the hearts of Chief fans.
Worst franchise Youd have to be special. Sometimes, we all look like idiots general mangers included. He was a little undersold in this draft, but he can be a 10-sacks-a-season player on the next level. The Eagles and Bengals were already Super Bowl contenders, the Cowboys were close and now some think this draft will get the Lions into the mix in a weakened NFC. There were better options, but we know how this team loves speed. A dead spell broken by a string of spectacular arrests and failed teams. That is the Bengals in comparison to their division rival Pittsburgh Steelers. By the time I fell for baseball, I was seeing my father only a few times a month, which was sad for my childhood but a godsend for my baseball future because it liberated me to choose my own destiny. That's the way I see it with 12th overall pick Jamyr Gibbs. We will never shed our skin. But at least Eddie D wanted to win the York's don't seem to care. If the Lakers are Hollywood, the Clippers under Donald Sterling were Van Nuys. The Skinny: I loved first-round defensive tackle Mazi Smith, who will be a force on their front, especially in the run game. A kicker and a punter in the same draft? Next he fired his head coach, Bill Belichick. I know he fills a need, but there were better options. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at He laughed a mirthy Metsy laugh, the one we all recognize. He will be a really good slot corner for a long time in the NFL. Maybe the Dolphins won't abandon the run as quickly as they did last season.
The WOATs: The 5 All-Time Worst Franchises in MLB History Worst After Johnson walked away in 2016, at age 30, the Lions front office demanded that he return a $3.2 million roster bonus, which is sort of petty for a team owned by the Ford family. LeBron James scored 22 points for the seventh Haven't teams learned yet from drafting kickers? He has talent and he's strong. Now weve got to start shifting our focus to whoever comes out of that game on Sunday. Used to be, at the old Stadium, by that moment of epiphany when Wayne Messmer reached "o'er the la-and of the free " in his justly famous rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, the 20,000-strong would set up such a mind-mulching din that the whole damn foundation would shake. He's not a great blocker. Worst Pick: I didn't like the pick of USC corner Mekhi Blackmon in the third round. 17. Fifth-round corner Kyu Blu Kelly has talent and fits the defense. Worst Pick: It was giving up the first-round pick for Wilson and paying him. Worst Pick: They took a a kicker in Chad Ryland from Maryland in the fourth round. From the start of the game, we were just locked in on our game plan all the way until the final seconds.. Best Pick: I love the pick of tight end Sam LaPorta in the second round. The Skinny: They took defensive tackle Bryan Bresee in the first, which filled a major need. The Mets won. Most people in this world are under the impression that the Mets are a very bad baseball team, but this is not true. Sad Franchise Fact - Last World Series Title - 1979 1. He is fast and can fit into Lou Anarumo's scheme. The 19 News sports team wants to know what is the worst franchise in professional sports? He has the talent to be a big-time passer in the league no matter what the masses think. It was a play so Jetsy, it was downright Metsy. Nicholsons return was the highlight of a celebrity-studded night at courtside, where the fans included Larry David, Dr. Dre, Adele and Kyrie Irving, who got a big hug from James before the game. He did just that. Best Pick: It would be easy to say it's Bryce Young, but I am going to go with second-round receiver Jonathan Mingo. Why? Superman used to have an enemy known as Bizarro who was an evil opposite version of Superman formed by a laboratory experiment gone horribly wrong. Fehoko will prove to be a quality rotational player. LA has won 14 of its last 18 games. I didn't love this draft. In late July 2006, a taxicab containing the Mets electric young reliever Duaner Snchez was struck by a drunk driver, and Snchez separated his throwing shoulder in the accidentonly his throwing shoulder; he had no other serious injuriesand his velocity never recovered. He does have some health issues and he doesn't catch the football. What direction would the Bengals have taken if they had hired assistant coach Bill Walsh all those years ago? Spears will be a nice change of pace back to Derrick Henry, but it seems like a luxury pick for the Titans. The Skinny: They feel like they got two long-term important positions solved here by taking Stroud with the second overall pick at quarterback and Anderson as their edge guy. It also means the Lions now have a frosty relationship with at least 50 percent of their franchise icons. Arizona Cardinals: B+ Best Pick: Second-rounder B.J. Like, you could root for the Yankees, I guess, and win a lot. Plus, send us your thoughts and sob stories on these teams, and read what others have to say! He will be in the rotation as a rookie. The need was there, but does he solve it? Its incorrect to say our dear boys invent new ways, because invent implies volition. It's beating a dead cat, but what have the Fords been worst at football or Ford Motors? We didnt want to go back to Memphis, to say the least, said Austin Reaves, who had 11 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Bad drafting. Worst Pick: I didn't like the pick of Stetson Bennett in the fourth round. The electronic media has forgotten they exist. In 1977, the Mets ran their best player in franchise history out of town in the dead of night, in what instantly became known as the Midnight Massacre. Best Pick: Second-round corner Julius Brents fits perfectly into the Gus Bradley scheme. I really like receiver Zay Flowers for their new offense. Stroud a happy man. One playoff appearance in 10 years. Never again will we see an owner willing to stockpile his team with so much high priced talent. Best Pick: Second-round offensive lineman Steve Avila is a nasty mauler who can play both guard and center. They moved down one spot and took tackle Darnell Wright, who is a good player, but they had a chance to get Carter, the best player in the draft. He is a small corner, but he can cover and will hit. Oakland Raiders If Donald Sterling is the worst owner in the NBA, Al Davis has become the worst owner in For me, a key factor was color schemes. But the 1940s and the Jim Brown era were quite a run. Plus, they need cheap guys to help save money to pay the explosive offensive players. Keep an eye on fifth-round pick SirVocea Dennis, a linebacker from Pittsburgh. In the fall of 1988, the Mets ace left-hander Bob Ojeda chopped off the top of his (left) middle finger with a pair of hedge clippers. That's also why having 13 picks matters. And blue! They had two World Series winners, and what did they do to both? I doubt it.
team's This draft would have made Aaron Rodgers happy. But its been a long sad, slow decline since the days of Lennie Dawson, Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, and Hank Stram. Stroud has to prove to be their franchise quarterback, which they think he can be. And then there are the injuries. Its bracing for something. A bright future.
The 2018 Sports Misery Index: Worst Franchises to Root For The rest of the draft was just OK, and they didn't take an offensive lineman with their first three picks, waiting until the seventh round when they took tackle Ryan Hayes.