To the WNBA, NBA, NHL, MLB and FIFA ...rest easy, your watch has now ended.The KING is back.
The NFL season is upon us.Is it a little weird to be kicking off the new year on a Wednesday? Sure.
No argument there.But will we care at 8:20 tonight when AJ Brown gives us our first anytime touchdown cash of the betting season? Nope.We will not.AJ BROWN SAYS THERE'S BEEN SILENCE BETWEEN HIM AND EX-TEAMMATE JALEN HURTS SINCE HIS MOVE TO NEW ENGLANDWelcome back, NFL.Goodness, we've missed you.And, of course, welcome to a Hump Day Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham enjoys a day on the boat before taking in some opening night football action from Seattle.Sophie Cunningham #8 of the Indiana Fever reacts during the second half against the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on Aug.
11, 2026.(Getty Images)What else? I've got a 49ers wife saying goodbye to summer before her husband kicks things off in Australia, a rundown of the Rams' INSANE travel schedule this week, and if the SEC were to expel LSU from the conference, who would YOU pick as a replacement?It'll never happen (right?), but it's still a thinker.
And in this class, we like to challenge ourselves!Grab you some grilled chicken for National Grilled Chicken Day — throw it out and fry some WINGS like a man — and then settle in for a Hump Day 'Cap!Look, I love the NFL.It's No.
1 for me, followed by college football and MLB.So, I'll never complain about a Wednesday night kickoff.That being said ...It is odd that the schedule-makers decided this was the best matchup possible.
Did they watch the Super Bowl earlier this year? It stunk.It was never, ever close.
Why on earth did they think we'd want to follow it up with ...the exact same matchup?A general view of the Seattle Seahawks versus the New England Patriots defense during Super Bowl LX game on Feb.
8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.(Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)The Vrabel stuff fro...