JORDAN LOVE VS. AUSTIN BOOKER: THE REMATCH EVERY NFL FAN IS WATCHING SATURDAY
Tensions boil over as the Packers face the Bears in the 2026 playoffs. Can Green Bay stay disciplined despite the quest for revenge?
The Green Bay Packers haven’t forgotten what happened to Jordan Love the last time they faced the Chicago Bears. In Week 16, Bears defender Austin Booker hit Love in the head, knocking him out for the rest of the regular season. That cheap shot fired up the Packers, and now, heading into this NFC Wild Card game against the Bears, the stakes feel even higher.
Josh Jacobs, the Packers’ star running back, summed it up for The Athletic: “I know a lot of guys took that hit that he took a little personal. So I'm not saying we're going to go out there and play dirty or anything like that, but we're definitely going to defend our brother.” He’s not alone. Christian Watson, one of Green Bay’s wideouts, said, “We have a chance to end the Bears' season; that means a lot.” Cornerback Keisean Nixon didn’t hold back either, putting it bluntly: “I didn’t want anybody but the Bears” in the playoffs.
Honestly, you can’t blame the Packers for wanting a little payback. That’s just human. But it’s a risky line to walk. The playoffs are already tense enough. Bringing revenge into it could mean more penalties, more mistakes, and even more drama than this rivalry already brings.
Nixon, for one, has a rep for letting his emotions spill over. Just last week against the Vikings, he picked a fight with J.J. McCarthy and got flagged for it—a pointless penalty in a game that didn’t even matter. The Packers can’t afford that kind of heat-of-the-moment mistake when everything’s on the line.
With all this talk of payback, you have to figure the refs will be watching for anything extra. And with Adrian Hill’s crew officiating—no strangers to throwing flags, averaging almost 18 a game—the Packers really can’t give them a reason.
If the team wanted to stand up for Love, that should’ve happened in Week 16. Now, letting revenge take over is just a distraction. The real focus has to be on the big picture: the Packers’ future and their shot at making a playoff run. There’s already enough pressure. No need to add more by getting caught up in last month’s drama.
Fans are nervous, and for good reason. This team barely squeaked into the postseason. The roster’s banged up. The last thing they need is to lose their cool chasing payback. Matt LaFleur and Jordan Love have to make sure everyone’s on the same page: forget revenge, and just handle business. That’s the only way forward.
YANKEES DEBUT ALERT: LEFT-HANDER RYAN WEATHERS OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST THE NATIONALS
Bronx debut: Discover how Ryan Weathers' new "bullet slider" and 97 MPH heat will lead the Yankees against the Nationals tomorrow.
Ryan Weathers is set to make his Yankees debut on the mound tomorrow night, according to Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News. The lefty will face a familiar team in the Nationals; he saw plenty of them back when he pitched for the Marlins in the NL East. The Yankees are still getting their starting pitchers ready for the 2026 season, so this outing gives them a chance to see what Weathers can do.
They picked up Weathers from Miami this offseason. He’s only 26, but he’s already been busy trying to sharpen his game. He's been working on a new two-seam fastball and a tighter bullet slider, hoping to finally show why he was once the seventh overall pick in the draft.
Before that, though, the Yankees take on Toronto today at 1:07 PM EST. Will Warren gets the start, and both Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger are in the lineup.
Now, back to Weathers. Last year with the Marlins, he made eight starts and put up a 3.99 ERA, striking out over 22% of the batters he faced. The Yankees believe he has even more to offer. They’re betting that these new pitches, a better two-seamer and a firmer slider, will help him take that next step.
He throws hard; his fastball averaged 96.8 MPH last season, which got plenty of teams interested. The upside is real, but so is the risk. Injuries have slowed him down the last couple of years, cutting short what could have been breakout seasons.
First, Weathers has to prove he can stay healthy. Then, he needs to show that these tweaks to his pitch mix can help him avoid the hard contact that led to seven home runs allowed in just 38.1 innings last season. The Yankees are betting on his talent, though, and they see him as a possible future star in their rotation.
Tomorrow’s game is at George M. Steinbrenner Field, and it’ll be the Yankees’ first night game of the 2026 Grapefruit League, starting at 6:35 PM EST.
OLYMPIC FAMILY LEGACY: INSIDE TOM BRADY’S PLAN TO TURN VIVIAN INTO A SUPERSTAR OLYMPIAN
Sports news: Tom Brady's Olympic dream. Get the report on Vivian’s volleyball talent and Team USA’s wins in Milan.
Tom Brady, now retired and a seven-time Super Bowl champ, took his kids, Benjamin and Vivia,n to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. They spent the week soaking up the city, meeting new faces, and cheering for Team USA on the ice. The real rush came on Thursday; the USA’s women’s hockey team pulled off a wild comeback against Canada, winning 2-1 in overtime. Megan Keller scored the game-winner, and Brady got to watch it all unfold right next to tennis legend Billie Jean King.
Four days later, the men’s team kept the momentum going. Jack Hughes scored another overtime winner against Canada on Sunday. You’d think that would be the biggest story from the Bradys’ trip, but no, what really got people talking was something way more personal.
Tom posted a sweet shoutout to his daughter Vivian on Instagram. Just after all the Olympic action, he shared a photo of 13-year-old Vivian, captioning it: “Future summer Olympian” with a string of volleyball emojis. Fans immediately caught on that Brady wasn’t just being a proud dad; he was dropping a real hint.
Vivian, whom he shares with Gisele Bündchen, already plays volleyball at school. She swims and plays soccer, too. What’s cool is that every sport she loves is a Summer Olympics event. Brady’s caption didn’t feel random; it felt like he meant it.
And this isn’t their first Olympic adventure together. Brady and Vivian hit up the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and packed their days with nine different events: gymnastics, beach volleyball, swimming, and diving. Vivian even got to play some volleyball on the sand with Brazilian legend Juliana Felisberta da Silva.
After seeing all the winter action in Italy, Brady’s “summer Olympian” tag for Vivian sounds even more hopeful. He knows exactly where he sees her going.
With the Olympics set to land in Los Angeles in 2028, Vivian will be 15 when the Games kick off in July. Club volleyball is probably her next step. And Brady himself? He’s hinted he’s got his own Olympic goals for 2028, turning the dream into a full-on family mission.
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