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Claressa Shields has an unrelenting desire to prove all of you wrong
Claressa Shields was getting her hair done when we spoke. Not because she was celebrating the holidays. She was preparing for war....

Jets fire Gregg Williams, who saved team’s future with worst play-call ever
The Jets lost in the Jetsiest way possible yesterday, and it falls squarely on the shoulders of defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. In an atrocious display of hubris and arrogance, Gregg Williams made arguably the dumbest defensive play-call in NFL history, and he was fired this morning for it....

Mayweather vs. Paul won’t ruin boxing, but it will further dilute the art of the sport
Fourteen months removed from being thrown out of his Ferrari in a near-death experience, Errol Spence rebounded to outclass Danny Garcia Saturday evening in Dallas. The bout left many calling for Spence to defend his WBC and IBF Welterweight Championships against WBO Welterweight Champion and arguab...

Bob Arum: Deontay Wilder has said ‘Trumpian things’ and doesn’t have a right to third Tyson Fury bout
It’s been a weird fall season for Deontay Wilder....

In 2020 things, John Harbaugh doesn't know what day it is, but who does?
The entire concept of “days of the week” is just an imaginary construct at this point, with no distinguishable difference from one to the next. John Harbaugh, head coach for the Baltimore Ravens, is all of us. ...

Texas HS player charged with assault of referee
There is bad sportsmanship, and then there is criminal behavior. An assault charge against a high school football player for tackling a referee is now the latter....

Last days of Le Batard start with a little ‘Freedom,’ an analysis of Goofy and disparagement clauses
On the morning after ESPN announced Dan Le Batard’s departure from the company, effective January 4, the Le Batard Show played George Michael’s ‘Freedom’ to begin their radio show for two minutes without speaking....

The departure of Dan Le Batard, ESPN’s most successful voice, has been brewing for a while
In early July, ESPN unveiled their new radio line-up, and the show that garnered the most attention was Dan Le Batard’s. The simulcasted program, and ESPN’s most successful podcast for multiple years running, lost an hour on-air — going from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., to 10 a.m.-noon. Not long after, it was di...

Hey, Steve Cohen, wanna put your money where your mouth is? Trade for & PAY Francisco Lindor
We all know Steve Cohen has to do something....

Ravens-Steelers disaster was a highlight reel of everything wrong with the NFL this year
As a fan of sports, this year has been very conflicting. If I can’t have sports in person, I at least want sports on my TV. I love sports. I love the competition, the craft, the unreal displays of athleticism, the feeling of belonging to something bigger… I love it all. That said, there’s a pandemic...

Nope, that wasn’t Matt Patricia’s burner account going in on Matthew Stafford
So, that Matt Patricia burner account is claiming that it isn’t Matt Patricia....

Beating Errol Spence would be Danny Garcia’s career-defining moment
Ray Flores went on to the next question....

It took Sarah Fuller less than a week to prove she knows more about winning than her coach
Vanderbilt announced that they fired their head coach, Derek Mason, the day after he put Sarah Fuller, the first woman ever to play in a Power Five conference football game, on the field....

Wrestling world mourns loss of Pat Patterson, pioneer and first openly gay star
In 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pat Patterson became the first Intercontinental Champion in WWE (then WWF) history by unifying the WWF North American Championship and a South American Championship. He is credited with the creation of the Royal Rumble, where the first-ever was held in 1988, a matc...

Giant diaper baby Jerry Jones throws Andy Dalton under the bus in quest for your sympathy
Jerry Jones constantly proves that the depth of his idiocy will never be fully comprehended....

Could Claressa Shields break the streak of boxers struggling in MMA?
It almost never works....

Drew Lock’s mom wants you to leave her baby alone
Aren’t moms embarrassing? Like, they ask us questions about our underwear in front of the girl we like, they wipe food from our cheeks, and they just can’t seem to help themselves. Laura Lock, the mother of Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock is apparently no different, and also seems to think that...

Lewis Hamilton, arguably the best driver in the world, tests positive for COVID-19
Lewis Hamilton, the LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, and Amanda Nunes of Formula One auto racing, tested positive for COVID-19 and by putting his December in doubt, he may miss the rest of 2020. Because of his positive test, Hamilton is already guaranteed to miss the Sakhir Grand Prix this Saturday in...

Will Fuller is an idiot
Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V has been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, according to his Instagram account....