BLOG ENTRY: Smooth's NFL Football Picks 2025: Week 14

Steve Cropper, one of the architects of the Memphis sound, has died. He played guitar for Booker T. and the M.G.’s, and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” "(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour". He was 84. variety.com/2025/music/n...

TOUCHDOWN GIANTS! ON TARGET! 💙🏈

The only record I care about tonight! GO BIG BLUE! 🏈💙

Born on this day in 1951, Weather Report's Jaco Pastorius. Arguably and IMHO, the greatest electric bass player of all time. Taken from us much too soon in 1987. Continue to rest in eternal peace. 🎸😢🙏

Thinking of those affected on this World AIDS Day. 😢🙏🏾💔

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Ugh! 0-3 on Thanksgiving NFL picks! Hopefully the next 13 games this weekend will be more generous!

I am so f*ckin' pissed off right now! This poor specialist and her unit never should have been deployed in DC! She has been used basically as 'cannon fodder' for an Orange lunatic who has no idea what the f*ck he's doing!

BLOG ENTRY: Smooth's NFL Football Picks 2025: Week 13 (Happy Thanksgiving!)

Eli Manning is one of 26 players that made the cut in the semifinals of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The list will be cut to 15 later next month with the 2026 class announcement during the NFL Honors in February. www.giants.com/news/eli-man...

Three years later, the news still stings. You were one of my first crushes growing up. I’ll never forget you. Continue to rest in eternal peace, Irene Cara. 😢🙏🏾❤️

The NY Giants are 43-103-1 since this photo was taken in 2017. Any chance we can get this exorcised or purged?

The oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre has died. Viola Ford Fletcher was 111 years old. She was just seven years old when the “Black Wall Street,” was destroyed. Hundreds of people, mostly black residents were murdered. More from KTUL-TV: ktul.com/news/local/c...

BREAKING: NY Giants Interm Head Coach Mike Kafka announced this morning that OC Shane Bowen has been relieved of his duties. MORE FROM ESPN: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/... FAST TAKE: 10 games too late! Should have been fired with Daboll two weeks ago!

Reggae music legend Jimmy Cliff has died. Also started in the 1972 film, “The Harder They Come”. He was 81. www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...

TOUCHDOWN JAMEIS!!!!

TD GIANTS!!!! 17-7 💙🏈

TOUCHDOWN GIANTS!!!! 💙🏈

GO BIG BLUE! BEAT THE LIONS!!! 💙🏈

On this day in 1982, the most dramatic, sensational, thrilling finish in all of college football took place, as Cal delivers five lateral passes to go in for the TD, and in the process, crush the Stanford marching band. Cal wins "The Big Game", 25-20.

MLB is set to return to NBC, as a new deal is set to be announced soon. The network will become the new home of the first round of the playoffs and Sunday Night Baseball. NBC began broadcasting baseball on TV in 1939. TV deals have also been made with Netflix and ESPN. www.mlb.com/news/mlb-ann...

Former Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones has died at 75. He won 20 games with the San Diego Padres in 1975 and in '76, winning the award that year completing 25 games that season. Also played with the NY Mets for two years. www.mlb.com/news/randy-j...

THIS JUST IN: Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Penix, Jr. out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in Sunday's loss to Carolina. MORE FROM CBS SPORTS: www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/fal...

On this day in 1968, the infamous "Heidi Game" took place. In the final minutes of the NY Jets/Oakland Raiders game, NBC cut away to begin the highly promoted movie, 'Heidi'. 30 Rock was inundated with angry callers who missed the Raiders 2 TD comeback win.

THIS JUST IN: NY Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter benched of the first drive of Sunday's game against Green Bay for falling asleep and missing a walk through. MORE FROM CBS SPORTS: www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/abd... Not a good look on him! Not even LT was that slacked!

The Saskatchewan Roughriders held off a late rally by the Montreal Alouettes, 25-17 to win the 112th Grey Cup. Trevor Harris was 23 for 27 for 307 yards passing. He wins the Outstanding Player of the game. Samuel Emilus, who had 10 catches for 108 yards receiving, was the Outstanding Canadian.

I've had this in my head all weekend. What if, we had a movie where these two legends face off? Lucy Liu vs. Michelle Yeoh! That would be epic! I would pay money in the theatre to see that fight! Someone call Quentin Tarantino or John Woo! Let's make it happen!

Smooth's NFL Football Picks EXTRA POINT - CFL Rule Changes (Is an NFL Merger the "End Game?")

Jaylin Hyatt has been a disappointment for the Giants from day one! Runs a bad route and the defender gets an easy pick in the end zone! The guy is trash! Should be his last season for Big Blue!

TOUCHDOWN GIANTS! JAMEIS DOING THE BIZ!! 💙🏈

Riverboat Kafka went to the well too many times. Got burned on 4th down.

TD GIANTS!!! 💙🏈

Why DC Shane Bowen wasn't fired last week with Brian Daboll was a mystery! Nothing has changed!

BREAKING: Malik Willis now in at QB for Green Bay, Jordan Love in the medical tent with a shoulder injury.

DO YOUR BUSINESS, JAMEIS! GO BIG BLUE! 💙🏈

TOUCHDOWN GIANTS!!!! 💙🏈

Hall of Fame Wrestling announcer Bob Caudle has died at 95. He was the voice of NWA Mid-Atlantic Wresting. Also hosted World Championship Wrestling, South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, and Smoky Mountain Wrestling broadcasts. More from Yahoo! News: www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

This Sunday, Canada’s biggest football game of the year takes place, the 112th Grey Cup! It’s the Montreal Alouettes vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders! Find out who we’re picking to win on a special edition of Smooth’s NFL Football Picks, 2:30pm and 5:30pm EST on smoothjazzandmore.com.

BLOG ENTRY: Smooth's NFL Football Picks 2025: EXTRA - Brian Daboll Firing (Our Thoughts...)

BLOG ENTRY: Smooth's NFL Football Picks 2025: Week 5 (Brian Daboll Fallout and the 112th Grey Cup)

Micheal Ray Richardson, star guard who played for the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets has died at 70. Faced a lifetime ban by the NBA for drug use, he became a coach in the CBA and helped players through development camps. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Oscar-nominated actress Sally Kirkland has died just a few days after being admitted to hospice care. Starred in "Moonstruck", "Fatal Attraction, "Broadcast News" and "Anna", which she was honored by the Academy. She was 84. More from AP: apnews.com/article/sall...

...and I'm proud of it! #veteransday

BREAKING: Brian Daboll has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the NY Giants. Offensive Coordinator Mike Kafka will serve as interim coach. Joint announcement made today by co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Basketball Hall of Fame Player and Coach Lenny Wilkens has died at 88. Played 15 years in the NBA. Coached the Sonics to the NBA title in 1979. Also coached the NY Knicks. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/... NOTE: Attended the same high school as my dad, Boys High School in Brooklyn, NY.

The fact is, it was Progressives that handed Democrats their biggest wins last week. And now these centrists want to poor cold water on their wins by negotiating with a criminal enterprise on a bad deal to sabotage ACA subsidies. There's only one way to stop this...primary every last one of them.

Jameis Winston NEEDS to be our QB2! Russell Wilson stinks and just played himself out of Canton!

Another goddamned coaching fiasco! Brian Daboll needs to be left on the tarmac at O'Hare! You don't kick a fucking FG when you have a chance to get a TD! John Mara! - PLEASE CLEAN HOUSE NOW!!