Suresh Menon

1 week ago | thesportsrush.com | Suresh Menon

Jayden Daniels took the NFL by storm last year, not just with his numbers but with the tangible transformation he brought to the Washington Commanders’ standing in the points table. In what many are calling one of the greatest rookie quarterback seasons of all time, Daniels led a team that went 4-13 the year before to the NFC Championship Game — their first appearance at that stage in 33 years.

1 week ago | thesportsrush.com | Suresh Menon

When Peyton and Eli Manning made a stop in South Bend for an episode of Eli’s Places (Season 2, Episode 2), they weren’t just there to tour the famed Notre Dame campus. They were diving into the roots of college football, where one name still echoes louder than most: Knute Rockne. Rockne coached the Fighting Irish from 1918 until his untimely death in 1931, and he wasn’t just a college football legend. He was the benchmark.

1 week ago | thesportsrush.com | Suresh Menon

If you grew up in the ’90s as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, chances are your sports wardrobe wasn’t complete without a Starter jacket, an oversized team sweatshirt, or a snapback hat with an outrageous splash logo. That decade, wedged between the minimalist ’80s and the internet-powered 2000s, was the golden age of sports merch — bold, loud, logo-drenched gear that doubled as fashion statements.

1 week ago | thesportsrush.com | Suresh Menon

At the 2024 NFL Draft, when J.J. McCarthy was drafted 10th overall by the Minnesota Vikings, many expected the Michigan quarterback to ball out in the big leagues. But as it turned out, he ended up playing zero snaps. The culprit was a preseason meniscus tear that ruled him out for the entirety of his rookie campaign. Yet somehow, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback has already secured a major win from his presence last year, in the form of royalty earnings.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Suresh Menon

Nabokov used the word ‘mauve’ at least once in all of his books. From this, many assume that was his favourite word. Jane Austen used ‘civility’ often, while unsurprisingly, Agatha Christie had more ‘inquest’ than others. I think it’s quite a leap to conclude these were the favourites of the respective authors. A better way of finding out would be to ask the authors the question: What is your favourite word? Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, when asked, said his favourite word was ‘cinnamon’.