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Kyrie Irving Sure Seems Happy To Be Out Of Cleveland
Kyrie Irving plays for the Boston Celtics now, and based on an interview he recently gave to the Boston Globe, he’s come to realize something that a lot of young people who leave the midwest have: that big cities are fun to live in....
Barstool Sports Asked Potential Employee To Sign Away Her Right To Be Offended<em></em><em></em>
This afternoon, former Fox Sports college football host Elika Sadeghi told a story about how she recently walked away from a job offer from a sports media company because it asked her to sign an agreement acknowledging that she would willingly work in an environment where she might be exposed to “nu...
Oh God, There's A Stephen Strasburg Controversy Brewing
A rainout pushed yesterday’s scheduled NLDS Game 4 to today, and as we now know, that game won’t be started by Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg, despite the fact that he would be pitching on regular rest. Why exactly this is the case keeps getting more and more confusing....
How Did Jason Whitlock Do This?
Earlier today, All Takes Matter co-host Jason Whitlock sent a tweet that was genuinely mystifying:...
Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: What Is Jay Cutler Even Doing Here?
Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....
Joel Embiid's Contract Will Be All About The Details
This isn’t a thing that you can often say about an NBA contract extension, given that they do not usually contain labyrinthian incentive structures or non-guaranteed money, but it’s hard to make any kind of value judgment on the five-year, $148 million extension the Sixers just gave Joel Embiid....
ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill Two Weeks For No Good Reason
ESPN just announced that SportsCenter host Jemele Hill has been suspended two weeks for violating the company’s social media guidelines....
Leonard Fournette Wasn't Afraid Of The Steelers
Jags rookie running back Leonard Fournette finished yesterday’s win against the Steelers with 181 rushing yards on 28 carries. Those look like stats belonging to a running back who dominated the whole game, but that’s not quite what happened. Instead, Fournette gave the Steelers three quarters of ho...
Useless Prop Mike Pence Attempts To Explain Taxpayer-Funded PR Stunt<em></em>
Mike Pence tried to be a big strong boy yesterday, walking out of the 49ers-Colts game because a handful of 49ers players knelt during the national anthem, as they have been doing all season. Almost immediately, it was revealed that Pence had planned the stunt well in advance, and thus had taken a p...
Jets Try Talking Shit To Browns, Immediately Back Down
So the New York Jets, a very bad and anonymous football team that many people believed had a shot at going 0-16, are 2-2. They’ve beaten the Jaguars and the Dolphins, and this week they take on the Browns. I guess if there was any time for the 2017 Jets to feel chesty, this is it, which explains why...
Joe Lacob, Big Dummy, Reportedly Wanted To Lowball Steph Curry
Trophy-humping Warriors owner Joe Lacob has previously tried to take credit for his team’s success in hilariously tone-deaf ways. There was the time he bragged to The New York Times Magazine about how the Warriors’ 73-win season was as much the result of his venture capitalist approach to basketball...
ESPN Enters Incomprehensible Partnership With Incomprehensible Media Company
Big news in the world of digital media today, as Ad Age has a scoop about ESPN partnering with Cycle, a “media network” that “evolved from an internal influencer management division at Laundry Service to a sibling content company last year.”...
This Is Some Extremely Rude Shit To Do In A Basketball Game
It’s hard not to feel bad for Andre Roberson, a professional NBA player with a shot so bad that opponents will openly laugh at him during a playoff game. ...
The Cubs Were Never More Themselves Than In 1979
The following is excerpted from The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse, by Rich Cohen....
Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: Mike Glennon Masters Slapstick
Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....
Look At Derek Jeter, The Big Double iPad Boy
The Miami Marlins would like to introduce you to new team owner Derek Jeter....
High School Football Player Ejected After Bodyslamming Opponent
A high school football game between Sevier County and Gibbs High (Tenn.) briefly got out of hand over the weekend when Sevier County defensive end Jeff Bersch attempted to powerbomb one of his opponents:...
Fox Replaces Pete Rose With Keith Hernandez And David Ortiz For MLB Playoff Coverage
Pete Rose will not be a part of Fox’s studio show for the MLB playoffs. Rose, who served as an analyst for the last two seasons, will be replaced by David Ortiz and Keith Hernandez....
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Report: Dennis Schröder Arrested On Battery Charge [Update]
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schröder was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery on Thursday:...