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Law Student Writes Brief After Richardson Trade Ruins His Fantasy Team
The biggest loser (at least short-term) in the Trent Richardson-to-Indianapolis deal? Browns fans. Second biggest? Anyone with Ahmad Bradshaw on their fantasy team. ...
Arian Foster Says He Took Money At Tennessee
Texans running back Arian Foster admits (maybe "admits" isn't the right word, because public opinion is swinging away from shaming the athletes, toward shaming the system that facilitates and encourages it) that he took money while he was a student at UT. ...
The Moment Lightning Struck At A High School Football Game
A game between Orlando University High School and Boone HS was called off Friday night at halftime. You can see why....
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Aldon Smith Busted For Suspected DUI At 7 A.M. [Updated]
Niners linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested this morning in San Jose after a single-car accident. He took a breathalyzer, failed, and was booked into jail. ...
The NFL's Concussion Settlement Is A Disaster
As currently constituted, the NFL's $765 million settlement with former players over the league's handling of brain trauma would not include those who died before 2006, according to Outside The Lines. As the plaintiffs include those who played as early as the 1940s, that means a large number of form...
Older Lady Snags Screaming Foul Liner
Move over, Adeiny Hechavarria. Jan Church, who played softball for decades, made her case for a web gem with this grab....
NHL Fighters Find Way Around New Helmet Rule: Help Each Other Out!
Among the new NHL rules this season, fighters are no longer allowed to take their helmets off, under penalty of an additional two-minute minor. It's officially about safety, and also likely an incremental step in cracking down on the practice of fighting itself. It took all of two preseason games fo...
Braves Fan's Fatal Fall A Ruled A Suicide
The death of Ron Homer, a 30-year-old Braves fans who fell from the upper level of Turner Field on Aug. 12, has been ruled a suicide by the medical examiner's office....
"False Start, Everybody But The Center"
Walt Coleman Anderson's got jokes! Accurate too, if unfair—everyone besides center Jason Kelce knew the snap count....
Has Any Trade Worked Out Better Than The Dodgers/Red Sox Megadeal?
After dancing amidst champagne showers in Arizona's visiting clubhouse, the Dodgers jogged out to right field and Chase Field's pool. Adrian Gonzalez led the charge, and Nick Punto plunged into the water with a cannonball. "We're a veteran ballclub," Gonzalez said, on the occasion of Los Angeles ret...
Melissa Stark With A Couple Of Andy Reids? Sure.
I'm seeing double here; four Andy Reids!...
Todd Helton Got Matt Carpenter With The Hidden-Ball Trick
In the first inning of today's Cardinals-Rockies game, Todd Helton caught Carpenter napping. After taking a pickoff throw he fakes the toss back to the pitcher, and tags Carpenter as he wanders off the bag....
This Might Soon Be An Actual Virginia Tech Helmet
This design, featuring a representation of the "Hokie Stone" dolomitic limestone endemic to the Blacksburg campus, has been floating around for a couple of days. Today came confirmation: it's real....
Prince Fielder Eats A Fan's Nachos
Fielder was chasing a foul pop during this afternoon's win over the Mariners when he decided he needed a salty snack. Now at least there's an explanation for why he always returns the ball to the pitcher with cheese stains on it....
Here's LeBron At The Vatican
Reader Tony sent us this photo, taken earlier today, of LeBron James and new bride Savannah taking a tour of the Vatican. Love the "you taking my picture?" stare on LeBron's face. Love the classical cock 'n' balls over his shoulder....
Only Veterans May Play Ping Pong In The Steelers Locker Room
The Steelers are sort of a wreck—"total panic mode," as one player says. In response, a reported players-only meeting that produced a new rule: no one with less than four years of NFL experience is allowed to play table tennis and billiards at the team's training facility. This will solve everything...
That Awful Michael Jackson Statue At Fulham's Stadium Will Be Removed
Happily, the eyesore is gone. Unhappily, it will not be vaporized, shoved into the Thames, flash-frozen and shattered by mallets, coated in fox blood and torn apart by famished hounds, shot into the sun, or melted down into a fine paste suitable for insulation....