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Worker's Comp Could Cost The NFL More Than The Concussion Settlement
The headline on and main talking point from this L.A. Times article is almost distracting, but it's fun: It turns out that moron and/or hypocrite Deion Sanders, who criticized former players are just "trying to make money" off of concussion lawsuits against the NFL, filed his own worker's compensati...
Who Will Host The 2020 Olympics?
Tomorrow at 4 p.m. EDT, the IOC will announce the host city for the 2020 Olympic Games. Though that seems like so far away and you will be old and incontinent by then, it seems worth handicapping the three candidates....
Brandon Spikes's Shirt Wins
Patriots linebacker (and Florida grad) Brandon Spikes won over pretty much everyone during media availability this morning with his choice of sweatshirt, which he clearly got at a shop on the boardwalk in every beach town everywhere....
Mike Tomlin Unfollowed Cut Steelers Players On Twitter
This is pretty much the perfect 21st century NFL story, pairing the coldly impersonal nature of personnel moves with the vapidity of social media relationships. After the Steelers made their final roster cuts, head coach Mike Tomlin promptly unfollowed them on Twitter....
Satirical Soccer Story Suckers Stupids
This weekend, CBC radio program This Is That broadcast a report on a Canadian youth soccer association that removed the ball from games to promote better sportsmanship. It was filled with delightful quotes like this one:...
Pat Tillman Now Leads Arizona State Onto The Field
It's a damn shame that Pat Tillman, killed by friendly fire in an Afghanistan mountain pass, the truth of his death covered up by the Pentagon, tends to be used as a symbol for the exact opposite of what he should be remembered for. But if anyone's allowed to claim and exploit him, I suppose it'd be...
Peyton Manning's Night Deserves Its Own Page In The Record Book
Maybe that vigilante Denver sportscaster had it right—Ravens banners didn't belong anywhere near the same city as Peyton Manning. After a seven-touchdown performance, the 37-year-old made an early statement that Denver would like to host the season opener again next year....
UNLV Billboard Features Coach Who Left Two Years Ago
That's Bobby Hauck and Lon Kruger, inviting Rebels fans to buy tickets. Lon Kruger has been at Oklahoma since 2011....
"No Other Men In It, Just Me": A Letter From A Porn Hopeful
Yesterday we shared an adorable letter from a fan of the New Orleans Pelicans, begging the team to give him a chance and a million-dollar contract. Reader Daniel used to work at an adult video company, and dug up a letter from one of the company's biggest fans, begging for a role in porn....
Rally Car Co-Driver Vomits Blood On Himself
New question on rally car application forms: Do you get carsick?...
Anthony Dixon Turned Down $24,000 To Give Up His Number
49ers running back Anthony Dixon (born 9/24) wore No. 24 in high school. He wore it in college. It's his number. But when he was taken in the sixth round by San Francisco in 2010, he was issued 33. No. 24 belonged to veteran back Michael Robinson, and no one expected Dixon to be around long enough f...
The Only Johnny Manziel Gif You'll Ever Need
Fantastic....
Junior High Coach Accused Of Throwing Baseballs At Players
It sounds like the old schoolyard game "butts up." Only with an adult throwing the ball at the kids. Also, it's a freaking baseball....
Lamar Odom Reportedly Checks Into Rehab
Like all right-thinking human beings, we like Lamar Odom and are rooting for him. So today's news ought to be viewed as a good thing, a sign things can only get better from here....