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ESPN UNDER FIRE: MINA KIMES FACES INTENSE BACKLASH AMID MINNESOTA ICE TRAGEDY

Mina Kimes faces heat for her Renee Nicole Good shooting comments as the Bills and Jaguars prepare for their Wild Card showdown.

ESPN Under Fire: Mina Kimes faces intense backlash amid Minnesota ICE tragedy
Can ESPN remain neutral as its top analysts speak out?

NFL analyst Mina Kimes is facing backlash online for calling some reactions to the Minnesota ICE shooting “not real people.” This all blows up just as Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills head to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars in a Wild Card game on January 11.

So you’ve got NFL fans glued to the playoffs, and at the same time, ESPN’s chatter is everywhere.

But it’s Kimes’ “not real people” comment that’s got everyone arguing. She posted about the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026—a case that’s already raw and divisive.

Kimes wrote on X, “The ghouls on this app are reacting to this the way you’d expect, but they are not real people.” She followed up with, “Real people know it’s wrong.”

That “not real people” jab is what stuck. Critics twisted it, saying she basically called them “not real humans.” OutKick latched onto that, accusing Kimes of brushing off anyone who disagrees as fake or immoral. They pointed out her wording and argued the story’s messier than she made it sound.

The debate isn’t just people shouting at each other online. The New York Times reported that the video showed police ordering the driver out, then firing as the car moved past an agent. Federal officials didn’t mince words either. DHS claimed Renee weaponised her vehicle and called it “an act of domestic terrorism,” according to the Times.

All of this hits while ESPN is in full playoff mode. Kimes isn’t just some random voice online—she’s an NFL Live analyst, and she’s been on ESPN since 2020.

This all lands during one of the busiest weeks in football. ESPN and ABC have NFL media rights until 2033, so they’re right in the thick of it. The Bills are 12-5, the Jaguars 13-4, and the kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at EverBank Stadium.

The NFL knows how fast politics and sports bleed together online. Reuters reported more than a thousand protests after the shooting, and federal agencies are getting national attention.

For fans, this is where things get awkward. Playoff weekend is supposed to be about Allen’s next drive, but all it takes is one viral post to shift everyone’s focus.

Now it’s Bills vs. Jaguars up next, with ESPN’s NFL Live ready to break things down. But more videos and official updates from Minnesota could change the whole conversation in a heartbeat.

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.

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Weathers has Cy Young potential if he can just stay durable

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.

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Tom Brady labelled Vivian a "Future Summer Olympian" 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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