The new Seattle Seahawks owners have not exactly got off to the perfect start since taking over from the Allen family earlier this year.

Vinod Khosla and the Khosla family completed their takeover of the reigning Super Bowl champions ahead of the 2026 season getting underway. However, there have already been some bumps along the way for the new owners.

A number of media slip ups from Vinod has seen comments about supporting the Pittsburgh Steelers and refusing to rule out a move away from Seattle mark easy wins clearly missed by the 71-year-old. He is now coming under more scrutiny from the wider public as he advertises for a new role away from the Seahawks.

Khosla and his family recently paid a record-breaking $9.612 billion to purchase the Seahawks but his job advert for a new chief of staff and the listing has received heavy backlash.

The Seahawks have not made too strong of an impression on the field, either, with a 3-3 record coming out of Week Six. With the Khoslas not quite enjoying the best of starts as new owners, their reputation has taken another hit over recent days.

“This week, Vinod posted a job listing for his company, Khosla Ventures, which is the same company that backed OpenAI before ChatGPT was even a thing. Vinod is trying to hire a chief of staff with a minimum of a three-year commitment, and the person must live in Menlo Park, California. This job seems rigorous, to say the least. You’ll be working from 8 am to 8 pm, so 12-hour days. You must be available on nights, and you also must be available on weekends,” said Front Office Sports.

“The recruiter’s post said that if you need predictable hours, a defined playbook, or frequent direction, this is not for you. The one thing that is not listed about this job is a salary. This post has LinkedIn in shambles because one side is calling this job basically indentured servitude, where you’re going to burn out in 2 months. The other side is saying this is actually more like an apprenticeship because his past chiefs of staff have just gone on to found companies. This person seems to think that the job description is all you need to know about how you will be treated.”

One way Khosla could help improve his reputation in Seattle would be to back a blockbuster trade for the Seahawks. There has been some speculation that the Seahawks could be one of the teams to consider Jonathan Taylor if he was to become available.

There is clearly something not quite right about the Seahawks this year, as they do not appear as focused or complete on the offensive side of the ball. Khosla could help his relationship with the fans by supporting the likes of John Schneider with a big trade.

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The rules of golf are so complicated and annoying, we all bend them from time to time.

Who hasn’t given themselves a breakfast ball, been a little generous with getting relief, or given themselves a questionable free drop? We’re all playing for fun after all.

Unfortunately for the professionals, they don’t get that same luxury. They have to abide by the rules no matter how nonsensical they may seem. Well, in most cases anyway.

But the pros dare to dream, even the very best in the world. Women’s world number one Nelly Korda recently revealed which rule she’d love to break if she knew she’d get away with it.

The rule that frustrates Korda the most is probably the same rule that bothers most amateurs. She does not like that players don’t get relief from divots in the fairway.

It’s controversial because players are punished for hitting a good shot, which doesn’t feel in the spirit of the game. On the “Hey Jonas!” podcast, she was asked which rule she’d break if she could get away with it, and Korda responded:

“Hitting from a divot when you are in the middle of the fairway. It’s tough, but I always say – and it’s come up in conversation a couple of times with my friends – there is an art to hitting out of a divot from a fairway.

“You put it more back in your stance, grip a little bit down on the club, because in a way it is like a bunker shot, so you are trying to hit the ball first. You are just a lot steeper. So there is an art.”

You hear people complain about the rule all the time, but you rarely hear a golf tip explaining how to hit a good shot out of that situation. That’s why she’s the world number one!

Even the best in the world can have their fair share of embarrassing moments on the golf course, and Korda is no different. She recalled a frustrating moment that left her with egg, or rather mud, on her face afterward.

She said, “I never slam my clubs and the first year Jason started caddying for me, I took the butt end of the club and slammed it into the ground right in front of him, and it ricocheted back and hit me in the mouth, and I had a bloody lip.

“I thought it had knocked out my teeth. He said ‘I thought if I laughed I would get fired right there’. That would probably be the most embarrassing thing, because that is karma right there.”

That’s a lesson to us all. Sometimes when we take frustration out on the golf course, it can hit back!

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 20: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to reporters to be quiet during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump and Vance announced a new $25 million dollar federal Fraud Whistle Blower Incentive Program with the Department of Justice to pay up to $30,000 to citizens who give verified tips that lead to a conviction or major enforcement action. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays are preparing to clash in the World Series, creating a matchup that carries significance beyond the championship itself.

Both franchises operate with comparatively modest payrolls, and their success comes as Major League Baseball owners push for a salary cap and floor in the next collective bargaining agreement. With the current labor agreement set to expire on December 1, the two teams’ unexpected run to the Fall Classic has handed the players’ union a timely argument: a club does not necessarily need to spend at the top of the market to compete for a championship.

“It’s a dream World Series matchup for the Major League Baseball Players Association, which has been shouting to the world that baseball’s competitive balance is just fine, and there is absolutely no reason to dramatically change the economic system,” as Bob Nightengale put it for USA Today. “It’s a nightmare World Series matchup for Major League Baseball, which has stressed to everyone who’d listen that a salary cap is desperately needed, even running advertisements into the postseason.”

The debate has now drawn a brief response from President Donald Trump, who was asked about the matchup’s potential implications for baseball’s upcoming labor negotiations.

While taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump attempted to wrap up the session when he was asked a question about what the Brewers and Rays matchup might mean for the next collective bargaining agreement between MLB and MLBPA.

“I better not get involved,” Trump replied, as the reporter continued with his question, as seen in a video relayed by Deadspin. As the question continued, with the reporter noting the smaller payrolls of both pennant-winning teams, Trump offered a derisive two-word response.

“Nobody cares,” he said.

Though the president might not have felt the question was worth a detailed answer, the nature of the World Series matchup is sure to shape ongoing negotiations between the two sides of the national pastime.

MLB owners are seeking a salary cap, arguing that it would ensure parity and often pointing to the Los Angeles Dodgers as a team with too much spending power. But the players’ union has historically opposed a cap, noting that it would allow owners to reduce overall salaries, and now they have some recent evidence to demonstrate that parity may not really be a payroll issue.

Though Trump barely acknowledged the significance of the World Series contestants, he did briefly concede that a new collective bargaining agreement will be difficult to come by.

“I think it will (be locked out),” Trump said in the Oval Office. “That is going to happen.”

Milwaukee’s run to the World Series is particularly notable after the Brewers swept the high-spending Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The Brewers ranked 19th in MLB payroll, while Tampa Bay has also built a contender without spending among the league’s biggest clubs.

The World Series therefore gives the union a high-profile example to use as negotiations intensify. Whether it changes the owners’ position remains unclear, and Trump’s comments do not suggest he feels it warrants much attention.

This article was originally published on Forbes.com

"In order to be the best, you have to beat the best" seems to be the motto for the Denver Broncos when it comes to beating past Super Bowl winners. 

“Two years in a row, we beat the Super Bowl team, and that’s not easy to do," coach Sean Payton said last week.

With their win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6, the Broncos have actually now beaten the previous season’s Super Bowl winner in four consecutive seasons.

The trend started in 2023, coach Sean Payton's first year in the building when the Broncos snapped a 16-game losing streak against the Kansas City Chiefs with a 24-9 win when Russell Wilson was still under center. 

It carried over to the next season when Denver played a "win to get in" game against the Chiefs, although KC rested their starters in Denver's 38-0 victory, which helped propel the Broncos into the playoffs for the first time since 2015. 

Last fall, Denver went on the road to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, who were on a win streak of their own at the time, in a 21-17 comeback victory in the City of Brotherly Love. 

Last week, it took regulation, some amazing defense and Wil Lutz's heroics and then some to beat the Seahawks, as the Broncos struggled mightily on offense in the second half. 

We have beaten the previous Super Bowl Champ each of the last 4 years 😎 pic.twitter.com/8kDWg1tCo9

Running back J.K. Dobbins spoke on the difficulty of trying to beat a team that’s also trying to repeat as champions. 

“It's the Super Bowl champions,” Dobbins said. “They got a great defense. They adjusted. That's a good defense. ... That's part of being in the NFL and part of playing these great teams with great defenses. They adjusted, and they did a good job."

After the Broncos started 4-2 through the first six games of the season, they are now placed well in the AFC playoff picture heading into Week 7. Can the Broncos be a team that is hunted, rather than doing the hunting in the very near future? We'll soon see.

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