ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has been in the sports journalism industry since he was a young man attending Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

Before Smith got to Bristol, Connecticut, and even before he was an NBA reporter in Philadelphia, his professor encouraged him to go down the path of being a sportswriter, which eventually brought him to the Winston-Salem Journal to meet the sports editor. He met with the editor, and after 5 minutes, he was hired as a clerk.

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Smith recalled his backstory during an interview with OutKick’s Clay Travis. He said he started out getting $400 a week, “living off tuna fish and Kool-Aid,” working for the newspaper. He talked about having to cover the Wake Forest University soccer team for a feature.

“I said to the sports editor Terry Oberle I said, ‘I don’t know anything about soccer. The only soccer match I only watched was Pele in 1980. I don’t know anything about this.’ He said, ‘Tell me how that’s my problem. Figure it out,’” Smith said. “So, I went over there to Wake Forest University and the coach’s name was Walt Chyzowych. I’ll never forget him as long as I live. He’s passed away now, God rest his wonderful soul.

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Stephen A. Smith attends a playoff basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on May 8, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

“And I walked up to him, this little Black kid from Hollis, Queens, New York City, I walked up to this guy and I said, ‘Sir, I’m Stephen A. Smith from the Winston-Salem Journal. I’m an aspiring sports writer. I have never covered soccer in my life. They’ve sent me on this assignment and if I don’t do it right, my chances of becoming a sports writer ain’t going to look too good. Can you help me?’”

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Smith’s request worked. He said Chyzowych called the entire team over to him and said that Smith had full access to all the players for the rest of the week so he could get his story. He said the entire team spent the entire week teaching him.

He said the piece earned him a place as the beat writer for the Wake Forest soccer team, and that was how his career got started.

Wake Forest’s Evan Brown tries to control the ball against Virginia Tech’s Patrick Nyarko during the second half of the NCAA National College Cup semifinal game on Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at SAS Soccer Complex in Cary, North Carolina. (Jason Arthurs/Raleigh News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Smith was then at the Greensboro News, New York Daily News and then the Philadelphia Enquirer before becoming the major media personality he is now. 

The Columbus Crew only needed two goals to claim the 2023 MLS Cup in a thriller over 2022 champion LAFC Saturday.

The 2-1 win at Columbus’ home stadium gave the franchise its third MLS Cup. 

Two of those titles have come in the last four seasons. Columbus advanced to the 2015 title game but lost to the Portland Timbers. The LA Galaxy’s five titles are still the most for an MLS franchise.

Saturday’s win capped the Crew’s impressive turnaround this season. After winning the 2020 MLS Cup, Columbus missed the playoffs the next two seasons. The franchise has since undergone significant changes, including the hiring of Wilfried Nancy as the team’s head coach.

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Cucho Hernandez scored in the 33rd minute, and Yaw Yeboah added a goal in the 37th. Denis Bouanga scored for LAFC in the 74th minute.

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Hernandez put Columbus up 1-0 on a penalty kick. He deposited the ball in the lower left corner for his fifth goal in six playoff matches this season. 

LAFC defender Diego Palacios was whistled for a handball off his right arm at the top of the box, setting up the penalty.

Head coach Wilfried Nancy of the Columbus Crew holds the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after winning the 2023 MLS Cup against the Los Angeles FC at Lower.com Field Dec. 9, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Yeboah doubled the lead when Malte Amundsen threaded a pass through to Yeboah on the left flank.

From there, Yeboah dribbled to the goal box and slipped a shot past goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.

Christian Ramirez (17) of Columbus Crew celebrates after winning the 2023 MLS Cup against Los Angeles FC at Lower.com Field Dec. 9, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The objective for the Crew in the second half was to avoid the same fate as FC Cincinnati a week earlier in the Eastern Conference final. Columbus rallied in that game from a two-goal deficit in the final 15 minutes of regulation and won 3-2 in extra time.

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Bouanga made it 2-1, scoring on his own rebound after Patrick Schulte made a save at the left post. Bouanga, who led the MLS with 20 goals, has 38 goals in 49 matches in all competitions this year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

For the second time in four years, LSU has a Heisman Trophy winner.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Saturday night, beating out Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix and Marvin Harrison Jr.

Daniels received 503 first-place votes, and Penix received 292.

Daniels’ numbers are eye-popping. He threw for 3,812 yards, 40 touchdowns and four interceptions. On the ground, Daniels rushed for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns. 

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He led the Tigers to a 9-3 record despite a defense that allowed the second-most yards and third-most points per game in the SEC. 

He is just the fourth player since 1986 to win the award with three losses in the regular season. 

Daniels was actually behind in the Heisman odds in Vegas heading into championship weekend, but the favorite at the time, Nix, was unable to lead his Ducks to the Pac-12 title and into the College Football Playoff.

That left the door open for Daniels. At different points during the season, Penix and even Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy were favored to win.

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But Daniels separated himself from the pack down the stretch. In his final three games, he threw for 1,020 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Daniels is the first Tiger to win the Heisman Trophy since Joe Burrow did so in 2019. Burrow was the first overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft and the third of three straight Heisman winners selected No. 1 overall, joining Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) rolls out to pass against Arkansas during the second half of a game Nov. 12, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark.  (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Billy Cannon won the award in 1959, and in 2009, Doc Fenton was awarded the trophy for his 1908 season, when the National Football Foundation retroactively selected winners from 1889 to 1934. So, Daniels is the fourth LSU player to be named the Heisman winner.

It’s the 37th time a quarterback has won the trophy, the most of any position. Running back is second with 21.

Jayden Daniels of the LSU Tigers reacts after a game against the Florida Gators during a game at Tiger Stadium Nov. 11, 2023, in Baton Rouge.  (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

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Daniels and LSU will face Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl New Year’s Day.

Fox News’ Joe Morgan contributed to this report.

Army linebacker Kalib Fortner scored on a fourth-quarter strip sack and then stuffed quarterback Tai Lavatai six inches from the goal line with 3 seconds left to help the Black Knights beat Navy 17-11 Saturday and win the 124th meeting of the nation’s oldest service academies.

After falling behind 17-3, Lavatai led the Midshipmen to one touchdown to make it a one-score game and then drove them to the Army 6. With no timeouts and about 30 seconds left, Lavatai threw two incomplete passes before hitting Alex Tecza, who was tackled in bounds at the 2.

With no timeouts — and no opportunity to spike the ball on fourth down — Navy scrambled to line up and managed to get the play off. Lavatai surged forward as his whole team pushed — ahead of him and behind — but Army held its ground.

The play was whistled dead, and the replay confirmed the ball never crossed the goal line. To kill the remaining 3 seconds, Army quarterback Bryson Daily took a shotgun snap, hesitated and stepped out of the end zone for an intentional safety.

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Cadets began to storm the field before being sent back for another review to see if time had expired. The confirmation from the booth set off another wave of Army fans onto the field.

Bryson Daily ran for 84 yards and threw Army’s first touchdown pass against Navy since 2015 to help the Black Knights claim bragging rights for the second straight year and the sixth time in eight tries.

Kanye Udoh ran for 88 yards for Army, which also claimed the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy that goes to the team with the best record in head-to-head matchups against other service academies. The Black Knights upset then-No. 17 Air Force last month.

The matchup of patriots at the Patriots’ stadium brought an injection of pomp and excitement to Gillette Stadium, where the six-time Super Bowl champions have stumbled to a 3-10 record and failed to score in their last home game. New England is on pace for the worst season in Bill Belichick’s three decades as an NFL head coach, stripping some of the shine off the devoted Navy man who is in the discussion for the Greatest Of All Time.

Nathaniel Smith (44) of the Army Black Knights celebrates a sack in the second quarter against the Navy Midshipmen at Gillette Stadium Dec. 9, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (Edward Diller/Getty Images)

Wearing gold uniforms that paid tribute to the Dogface Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division, Army took a 10-0 lead against a Navy team that had zero pass completions at the half.

Lavatai, Navy’s backup quarterback, replaced started Xavier Arline in the second quarter, rushing for 74 yards and completing 16 of 26 passes for 176 yards. Lavatai drove Navy into field position early in the fourth to make it 10-3.

But with about five minutes left, Fortner punched the ball out, picked it up on one bounce and scampered 44 yards for a touchdown that gave Army a 17-3 lead.

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Lavatai hit Jayden Umbarger from 14 yards out to make it 17-9 with under five minutes left; the two-point conversion failed. After an unsuccessful onside kick, Navy forced a punt and came within inches of a potential game-tying score.

For its 124th edition, America’s Game made its first trip to Massachusetts, where George Washington first took command of the Continental Army and the USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned naval warship.

Army Black Knights cadets react after a touchdown during the 124th Army-Navy game Dec. 9, 2023, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Organizers squeezed in a weekend of activities at historic sites in the area, including a pep rally, a pull-up competition and debate at Faneuil Hall, a ceremony to mark the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and a tug-of-war at the Old North Bridge in Concord, the location of “the shot heard ’round the world.”

Nearly 100 buses carried students from West Point and Annapolis to Foxborough, where they took the field in their dress grays and blues in a pregame “march-on of the Brigade of Midshipmen and Corps of Cadets.” Ultramarathon relay teams ran game balls from their campuses, and parachute teams dropped onto the 50 yard-line. New recruits were sworn in during a third-quarter timeout.

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Representatives of the two academies gathered at midfield for the coin toss; the Army cadets taped onto their gray overcoats “EAT SQUID”; Navy countered with “NUKE ARMY.”

With the Patriots getting the weekend off after their Thursday night victory in Pittsburgh, Belichick participated in the pregame show, pulling on a Roger Staubach-era Navy helmet to give his prediction. Belichick, who grew up in Annapolis while his father worked as a Navy assistant coach for 34 years, spoke to the players Friday night.

There was a scary moment Saturday at Little Caesars Arena when Dylan Larkin lay motionless on the ice.

The Detroit Red Wings‘ captain and center took a hit to the side of the head from Mathieu Joseph during a scramble for the puck.

Joseph hit Larkin in the helmet while trying to push him off the puck. 

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Play went on a few seconds before a referee realized Larkin was sprawled out on the ice motionless.

A Senators player called on trainers to help Larkin.

Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings skates during the first period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre Dec. 2, 2023, in Montreal. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

A stretcher was brought onto the ice, but Larkin skated off with the help of a couple teammates and training staff.

The Red Wings had not provided an update on Larkin before this article was published.

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David Perron was ejected for cross-checking a Senator in the face while Larkin was on the ice.

Larkin was suspended a game in 2021 for punching Joseph in the face.

The Red Wings named Larkin their captain Jan. 13, 2021, roughly seven years after they selected him with the 15th pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.

After the draft, Larkin played at the University of Michigan for a year before heading to the AHL.

He also played for the United States National Team Development Program.

Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Boston Bruins during the second period at the TD Garden Nov. 24, 2023, in Boston. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)

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He is coming off a 32-goal, 47-assist season, both career highs.

Entering Saturday, Detroit was 14-7-4, and its 32 points tied for 10th in the NHL.

Officiating has been under the microscope for some time and has been getting heavy criticism across all sports.

Maybe it’s because replay technology makes officials mistakes so clear in hindsight.

At the very least, drawing penalties seems to have become a part of the NFL offensive playbook.

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Baltimore Ravens defensive back Marcus Williams says his fellow secondary members can’t worry about what a ref is going to call.

“It is what it is. We don’t really worry about that. We just worry about playing our technique the right way because, at the end of the day, they’re gonna make whatever call they’re gonna make,” Williams told Outkick’s Dan Dakich. 

“We can’t control that. All we can control is making a play on the ball and staying off the receiver.

Baltimore Ravens safety Marcus Williams (32) breaks up a pass for New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker (1) during a game Sept. 25, 2022, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.  (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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“We take care of all the other flags and stuff that we can potentially get. But if you worry too much about the flag, then you might not make the play. So, if they call a flag, they call it, it is what it is. In the NFL, you never know what you’re gonna get.”

Williams says he’s surprised any time he’s flagged.

“Shoot, I’m going for the ball every time. So, if they throw a flag, I’ma be pretty mad because I know I’m going for the ball,” he joked. “So, if they throw a flag on me, I’m like, ‘What are you calling?’ Because we both went for the ball. It’s equal opportunity.”

Williams understands a tie goes to the offense, and the NFL has turned into an offensive league.

“But DBs can make highlight plays too. So, they at least gotta give us the opportunity to do that,” he added.

Marcus Williams (32) of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates with teammates after an interception in the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium Sept. 18, 2022, in Baltimore.   (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Williams’ Ravens are 9-3 in an AFC North that doesn’t have a team below .500, so it seems like he and his defense are doing something right.

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T.J. Watt, the 2021 NFL defensive player of the year, is in the midst of another strong season with 14 sacks through 13 games.

Watt’s sack total is second in the NFL, one behind league leader Khalil Mack’s 15. 

Earlier this week, Watt reported concussion-like symptoms to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ medical staff. 

The team placed the 29-year-old pass rusher in concussion protocol. Watt told team doctors about his symptoms Friday, one day after the New England Patriots upset the Steelers. 

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Watt exited Thursday night’s game in the first quarter after taking an inadvertent knee to the face mask from Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott.

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Watt spent a brief period on the sideline before returning, recording five tackles while playing 51 of Pittsburgh’s 57 defensive snaps. He was held without a sack for the third time in 13 games.

T.J. Watt of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up prior to a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 28, 2022, in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Alex Highsmith, who with Watt forms one of the most formidable pass rush tandems in the NFL, missed most of the loss to New England after entering the concussion protocol in the first quarter.

Pittsburgh’s linebacker corps has been ravaged by injuries this season. Inside linebackers Kwon Alexander and Cole Holcomb are already out for the year, and Elandon Roberts played against the Patriots despite a groin injury.

Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt (90) celebrates after a first-quarter sack against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium Jan. 9, 2022, in Baltimore.  (Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Steelers have limited options at outside linebacker, with rookie Nick Herbig and veteran Markus Golden the only players on the active roster with outside linebacker experience.

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Thursday’s second straight loss hurt the Steelers’ playoff hopes. The Steelers will have a couple extra days of rest before they take on the surging Indianapolis Colts Dec. 16.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The New York Jets will always have hate for the New England Patriots.

But one former Jet’s hatred runs really deep for Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

Bart Scott became best known for his “Can’t wait” plea after a 2010 playoff game. He played four seasons for the Jets.

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However, Scott says his disdain for the legendary head coach didn’t begin until after his playing days.

“Bill was an a– to me on something that had nothing to do with football, like after my career,” Scott recently told Barstool Sports.

Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots prior to a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Deutsche Bank Park Nov. 12, 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany. (Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

“Listen, I’m an equal opportunity a–hole. I’m the candy man. Anybody can get it. I don’t care who the hell you are. If he got smoke, we got smoke. Listen, if I see him and he wants some, he can get some.”

Scott even admitted he doesn’t “really hate the Patriots,” he just hates the coach.

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One of the hosts even asked Scott if he would “p— on” Belichick if he were on fire.

“Not at all. … I’d rather let him burn,” Scott said. 

Bart Scott attends the Jason Taylor Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic Kick Off Party at Kuro at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Feb. 21, 2016, in Hollywood, Fla. (Ralph Notaro/Getty Images)

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Scott is now a radio host for ESPN New York and contributes to Jets coverage on SportsNet New York.

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A plane people thought Shohei Ohtani was on was actually occupied by a shark on “Shark Tank.”

Internet users found out a plane was headed from Anaheim, where Ohtani played his first six seasons, to Toronto Friday night after a report circulated Ohtani’s free agency decision was “imminent.”

Thousands of people hurried to track the flight, which was slated to land in the 4 p.m. hour Friday. 

It was all just internet speculation until an MLB report said Ohtani was en route to Toronto.

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However, both USA Today and the New York Post dismissed that report, saying Ohtani was home in southern California.

The CBC was on hand at Toronto’s Pearson Airport as the Ohtani rumors swirled, and when the plane landed, Ohtani was nowhere to be seen.

It was actually Canadian businessman Robert Herjavec of “Shark Tank” aboard the plane.

Herjavec instantly became the butt of a joke but played along with it.

Robert Herjavec on the “Shark Tank” set (Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images)

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“I’d like to thank the @bluejays organization for signing me today !” he wrote in an Instagram caption on his post that featured him photoshopped in a Blue Jays uniform. 

“All joking aside – I’m not @shoheiohtani and he was not on my plane today ! Not sure how it all started but I’m calling the jays and seeing if they’ll sign my 5 year old for 600 mil ( he WAS on the plane and throws a mean pitch )”

MLB Network acknowledged Saturday morning its initial report was “inaccurate.”

The Blue Jays never signed Ohtani. He agreed to a 10-year, record-shattering $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani talks to members of the Chicago White Sox after hitting a single during the eighth inning of a game June 28, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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The 10-year pact for the two-time MVP is a record for North American sports by a wide margin. Patrick Mahomes’ $450 million was the previous record, and Ohtani shattered his former teammate Mike Trout’s previous MLB record of $426 million.

Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord made headlines this week when he decided to enter the winter transfer portal. 

McCord was named the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback at the start of the season, beating out Devin Brown. The junior had 3,170 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes as Ohio State went 11-1 during the regular season. The team’s lone loss came against Michigan last month.

The Buckeyes are slated to play Missouri in the Cotton Bowl later this month. It remains unclear whether McCord will suit up for the game. 

Unsurprisingly, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was noncommittal when asked about McCord’s status. 

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Urban Meyer, who won a national championship during his head coaching stint at Ohio State, spoke to On3.com and touched on McCord’s surprising decision to test the waters via the transfer portal.

“That made no sense,” Meyer said. “I’m still trying to comprehend it. I tried to take a position of Kyle or even Ohio State, and it just doesn’t compute.”

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Aside from trying to make sense of McCord’s logic, Meyers said that even if another football program offers the quarterback a position as a starter, it likely would not create a better situation than what Ohio State presented.

Kyle McCord of the Ohio State Buckeyes during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Nov. 4, 2023, at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J.   (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

“I’m trying to make it compute because I want to be empathetic and I want to say, ‘OK, I understand.’ There’s no place better for Kyle than Ohio State. That place does not exist, unless he’s being guaranteed a starting spot,” Meyer said. 

“But, once again, I don’t agree with that’s the best place. I think iron sharpens iron, steel sharpens steel. The best thing that anybody can ever do is go and compete your tail off, get better and maximize who you are as a player.”

Kyle McCord (6) of the Ohio State Buckeyes scrambles to the end zone against the Michigan Wolverines during the second quarter Nov. 25, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Meyer insisted his comments were not made to rip McCord. He instead doubled-down on his belief that Columbus is the best place for the quarterback to play football.

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“I’m not ripping Kyle at all, because I don’t know him. I admire him, and I think he was in a tough situation all year. But, yeah, I didn’t dig in too hard because I don’t want to. But it does not compute with me. I guess I love Ohio State, and I think competition brings out the best in you,” Meyer said.

“If he goes to a better place than Ohio State, I’ll be the first one to say he went to a better place. I just don’t know.”

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.