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It’s the last dance for Sundance in Park City as the indie-focused festival prepares to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, next year. It’s also the first fest to go on without its legendary Oscar-winning founder Robert Redford, who died in September. The event’s 42nd edition kicked off January 22 and runs through Sunday, February 1, with […]

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has dated The Beekeeper 2 for Jan. 15, 2027, which is the MLK four-day holiday weekend. The first film was also released MLK weekend–January 12, 2024, ultimately grossing $162.6M at the worldwide box office and a 92% Verified Hot rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Timo Tjahjanto and written by Kurt Wimmer, the sequel has Jason Statham […]

Former New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton seems to make a living off of antagonizing the fan base that once bought his jerseys. Since becoming a prominent media personality, Newton has targeted one team more than the rest: the Patriots. He has called the team’s success “fool’s gold”, he has called Drake Maye a “game manager,” and now he once again has set his sights on the Patriots as they try to earn a spot in the Super Bowl. “The New England Patriots have had the easiest road to the Super Bowl in NFL history,” Newton said on his “4th&1” podcast. “The first team that you played, the Los Angeles Chargers, that’s a bottom-tier team. Not a team that’s expected to have a deep playoff push… “And then they played another team that came into Foxboro and was deficient offensively, the Houston Texans. Nico Collins, out. That wasn’t the best version of that team.” He then pointed to quarterback C.J. Stroud playing the worst game of his career as a knock on the Texans talent, not a credit to the Patriots defense and game plan. Since Newton has opened the floor to comparison, let’s examine his 2015 Carolina Panthers’ path to meeting Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. It started with a narrow seven-point home victory over the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks were majorly without star running back Marshawn Lynch. Lynch had played the entire 2015 season laboring through a hamstring strain before suffering a sports hernia in November. Lynch played in just seven games that season, totalling just six playoff carries and then retiring immediately following the loss. An argument could be made that the Seahawks team was not at full strength. Next, he played 36-year-old Carson Palmer’s Arizona Cardinals, once again at home. Palmer threw four interceptions in the blowout road loss. Sounds familiar. Not to mention that his team’s playoff push began with a bye week. So in his only Super Bowl run, Newton had the home-field advantage, played a team with an injured star, and then met a quarterback who threw four interceptions. Perhaps Newton is projecting when he calls the Patriots’ path historically weak. More New England Patriots: NFL Insider Pushes Back On Critics Disrespecting Patriots

One prominent NFL personality defended the New England Patriots against skeptics who continue to question them during a deep playoff run. The Patriots may not win over doubters even if they make the Super Bowl. After exploiting a favorable regular-season schedule, they capitalized on a vulnerable Los Angeles Chargers offensive line in the opening round and defeated the Houston Texans without star wide receiver Nico Collins in the AFC Divisional Round. New England will now face the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game, but Jarrett Stidham will start in place of the injured Bo Nix. That has some pundits pounding the table at the Patriots’ luck, but ESPN insider Peter Schrager urged everyone to respect the Patriots. “Don’t take the Patriots’ defense lightly, and don’t dismiss what that team has done,” Schrager said on “The Schrager Hour” podcast. “This is an unbelievable story, what the Patriots are up to. And if they can get to the Super Bowl, I don’t want to hear about the quarterbacks they faced, the injuries on the Chargers’ offensive line, Nico Collins. B.S. “The Patriots would have done it and have played everyone that they have been asked to play, and they have gotten there on their merit.” Schrager can see a scenario where the Patriots win the AFC title, but naysayers still diminish their success because of Nix’s injury. National Radio Host Calls Patriots ‘Luckiest’ Team He’s Ever Seen by Andrew Gould 3 Min Read Mike Vrabel Has Perfect Response To Question About Patriots’ Schedule by Andrew Gould 2 Min Read How Patriots’ Josh McDaniels Appraised Broncos QB Jarrett Stidham by Andrew Gould 2 Min Read “I don’t want to discredit any team that makes a Super Bowl,” Schrager added, “and already I’m feeling the narrative shifting of, ‘Yeah, but. Yeah, but. Yeah, but.'” The AFC Championship Game starts Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. More NFL: Cam Newton Calls Patriots’ Super Bowl Path ‘Joke,’ But His Was Easier

Enes Kanter spent 11 seasons in the NBA, but in recent years he’s become more well known for being a political lightning rod. The Turkish national even changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom to celebrate becoming an American citizen and breaking free from Türkiye’s authoritarian rule. Naturally, he had a lot to say about Hall […] The post “How Much is Your Integrity Worth?”: Enes Kanter Blasts Shaquille O’Neal For Posing With Turkish President Erdogan appeared first on The SportsRush.