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Angry Fan Throws Eggs At Chargers' Headquarters

The San Diego Chargers are on the cusp of officially moving to Los Angeles, bringing an end to a years-long breakup process that has understandably left Chargers fans with a bad taste in their mouths. One guy was so fed up that he went down to the Chargers’ building and hucked some dang eggs at it:...

Floyd Mayweather Is Still Using The Same Old Domestic Violence Excuses

Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather went through the ESPN carwash today, and sat down for an interview with SportsCenter anchors Cari Champion and David Lloyd. To the anchors’ credit, they asked Mayweather multiple questions about his history with domestic violence, only to be met with the same old talk...

Mike Francesa Interviews George Karl, Doesn't Seem To Know Who He Is

George Karl, an angry dumpling who wrote a book, is still still on a press tour so that he can sell more copies of a book in which he talks a lot of shit about his former players. Yesterday, Karl’s PR circuit hit Mike Francesa’s radio show, and things got extremely awkward....

DeMarcus Cousins Asks Two Reporters If They Want Him In Sacramento

DeMarcus Cousins is constantly being asked if he wants to remain a member of the Sacramento Kings. It’s a reasonable question given his often tumultuous relationship with the franchise, but I’m sure he gets damn tired of hearing it. After last night’s game against the Pistons, Cousins came up with a...

Plan To Steal Money From St. Louis In Order To Build MLS Stadium Effectively Dead

We’re still a long, long way away from every local and state government having the backbone to refuse paying for major sports stadiums with public money, but today brings news of a step in the right direction....

That Was A Very Bad Night For The Knicks

It’s been more than 12 hours since the New York Knicks lost track of Derrick Rose, and at this point all we have to go on are reports from ESPN that he went back to Chicago to deal with a “family situation” after yesterday’s morning shoot around. Things are suddenly feeling very bleak in Madison Squ...

New Yorkers! If you’re interested in the history of American sports, head on down to tonight’s Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. Gary Belsky and Neil Fine will be reading from and discussing On the Origins of Sports: The Early History and Original Rules of Everybody’s Favo...

Mike Dunleavy Really Doesn't Want To Play For The Hawks [Update]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ trade for Kyle Korver became official over the weekend, with the Cavs sending Mo Williams, Mike Dunleavy, and a future first-round pick to Atlanta in exchange for the sharpshooter. One person who is definitely not happy about this trade is Dunleavy....

Odell Beckham Jr. Is Furious And Correct

You don’t need me to tell you that Odell Beckham Jr. spending last Monday on a boat with Justin Bieber and Trey Songz didn’t have anything to do with him dropping three passes in yesterday’s loss to the Packers. Even the New York tabloid press, to which a story like Beckham’s is red meat, hasn’t rea...

Washington Safety Duke Ihenacho Says Chris Cooley Is Full Of Shit

Former Washington tight end Chris Cooley, currently A Guy Who Says A Lot Of Shit On The Radio, spent some time on his ESPN show today floating an interesting theory about why Washington’s defensive backs struggled this season:...

Cowboys Fan Gets Punched, Loses Pants

You’ve seen plenty of videos of football fans punching each other on this website, but I don’t think you’ve ever seen one as neat and sad as this one: ...

Steve Smith's Retirement Letter Is Short And Sweet

Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith has officially retired after 16 fantastic years in the NFL. Smith shared a picture of his official retirement letter last night, and it was very on-brand for one of the greatest receivers and shit-talkers in league history....

Cricket Player Gets His Genitals Wrecked 

Australian cricketer Hilton Cartwright was tasked with standing in the silly point position—a spot just a few feet away from the batsman—during a Test match against Pakistan today. Cartwright’s corn cob ended up paying a heavy price:...

Where Is Jim Irsay And What Is Going On With The Colts?

Colts head coach Chuck Pagano and GM Ryan Grigson have spent the last few seasons conspiring to waste Andrew Luck’s prime and turn their team into one of the saddest sacks in the sad-sack AFC South. It’s reasonable, then, that everyone was prepared to see some blood spilled after the season ended, b...

Former Minnesota Coach Jerry Kill Furious Over Firing Of Tracy Claeys

The University of Minnesota fired head football coach Tracy Claeys on Tuesday, at least in part because Claeys supported his players’ plan to boycott their bowl game in solidarity with 10 teammates who were suspended following a university sexual assault investigation. The university’s decision to f...

Things Are Bound To Get Uncomfortable When You Put Bobby Bowden On TV

It’s probably not a great idea to put any 87-year-old former college football coach on live television, but it’s an even worse idea when the old-timer in question happens to be Bobby Bowden....

Jae Crowder Didn't Appreciate Boston Fans Cheering For Gordon Hayward

During pregame introductions at last night’s Jazz-Celtics game, Jazz forward Gordon Hayward received a warm welcome from the Boston crowd. There are many things you could read into the crowd’s decision to cheer for Hayward, but the most obvious one is this: Hayward is a free agent next year, and Cel...

Chip Kelly Is Playing The Game

The NFL is lousy with head coaches who have been given multiple chances at running a team despite achieving little on-field success. A coach can fail, get fired, and still find himself patrolling a sideline within a year, and the best way to go about pulling off such a feat is to control one’s own n...

Wisconsin Tight End Troy Fumagalli Makes Four-Fingered Catch

Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli was born with amniotic band syndrome, and had to have his left index finger amputated as a result. That hasn’t prevented him from playing college football, and it doesn’t stop him from making highlight-reel catches like the one he had during today’s Cotton Bowl:...

Alabama Ditches Lane Kiffin One Week Before Championship Game

Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will be the head coach at FAU next season, but he continued to serve as Alabama’s OC during Saturday’s playoff game against Washington. It was assumed that he would do the same during next week’s championship game, but head coach Nick Saban just announced th...