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It Looks Like Something Very Bad Just Happened To Teddy Bridgewater [Update]
Update: At a press conference this afternoon, the Vikings announced that Teddy Bridgewater suffered a “significant” knee injury, but that the full extent of the injury is still unknown. The team did not give a timetable for how long Bridgewater might be out....
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Rodney Harrison: "Colin Kaepernick, He's Not Black" [Update]
NBC football analyst Rodney Harrison was on a local sports radio show in Houston this morning, and he offered a truly bewildering take on the Colin Kaepernick situation....

San Francisco Police Union To Colin Kaepernick: What About Black-On-Black Crime?
These days, no storm of takes is complete until the president of a police union—a position often occupied by a screeching dipshit—has weighed in on the hot-button issue of the day. So obviously Martin Halloran, the president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, had to write a letter to ...

I Respect <i>American Ninja Warrior's</i> Complete Lack Of Mercy
I don’t watch American Ninja Warrior all that often, but every time I do I find myself enjoying it far more than I expected. Last night, NBC aired Week 1 of the National Finals, and it was a rad time. Bunches of seasoned competitors were undone by a particularly difficult course, and Jessie Graff be...

Jim Harbaugh Offers Some Muddled Thoughts On Colin Kaepernick
At a press conference today, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, who used to coach 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in San Francisco, was asked to give his thoughts about Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the National Anthem. Harbaugh offered this:...

Fox Football Announcers Shamelessly Stump For New Publicly Financed Stadium
During yesterday’s preseason game between the San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings, Fox announcers Kevin Burkhardt and John Lynch decided to shill on behalf of the people trying to steal $350 million from taxpayers so that they can build a new football stadium in San Diego. ...

<i>The Night Of</i> Made Its Characters Morons Because It Kind Of Sucked
Almost every character in The Night Of, the eight-episode limited crime series that wrapped up on HBO last night, acted like a big idiot at one point or another. ...

So, How Are Things Going With The Jacksonville Jaguars?
The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 in a preseason game last night. Let’s see how Jags quarterback Blake Bortles felt about the win:...

Look At Bryce Harper
Maybe this is weird to say, but I don’t think any player in baseball is as visually captivating as Bryce Harper. The home runs and helmet-ditching sprints from home to second—all produced by that loopy, torquing swing of his—are an easy sell, but there’s also just something about the way Harper look...

The Cardinals Lost Their 59th Game
Alejandro De Aza homered and drove in five runs Thursday as the Mets beat the Cardinals 10-6....

Not Enough Fat Running Backs
I look at the best running backs in the NFL today, and all I see are immaculately sculpted specimens carrying around ab muscles that have their own ab muscles and biceps you could shoot out of a cannon....

Raiders Stadium Backers To Las Vegas: Give Us $750 Million, Or Else
Representatives from Majestic Reality and the Las Vegas Sands casino company, the two groups looking to bring the Oakland Raiders and a brand new NFL stadium to Las Vegas, made their pitch to an oversight committee last night. The proposed stadium would cost $1.9 billion to build, and stadium propon...

Devin Butler's Girlfriend Disputes Alleged Details Of His Arrest
Notre Dame defensive back Devin Butler was arrested and charged with felony battery outside of a South Bend bar last weekend. Police claim that Butler was involved in a fight outside of the bar, and tackled an officer to the ground when they attempted to break up the fight. Now Butler’s girlfriend H...

Jason Pierre-Paul's Lawsuit Against ESPN Moves One Step Closer To Trial
A Florida judge today denied ESPN’s request to dismiss an invasion of privacy lawsuit that was brought against them by Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul last February. Today’s ruling brings the suit that much closer to trial, and according to Pro Football Talk, the trial is scheduled to begin n...

What, Like You've Never Taken A Headfirst Dive Into The Yankees' Dugout?
Hey, what are you looking at, man?...

Joey Bosa's Agent Fires Back At San Diego Chargers
Yesterday, the San Diego Chargers publicly disparaged third overall pick and rookie holdout Joey Bosa. They did so via an official statement that made public some of the details of their contract negotiations with Bosa, announced that the team was officially pulling its latest offer off the table, a...

Happy Kobe Bryant Day
The Los Angeles City Council declared today Kobe Bryant Day, because the date 8/24 contains the two jersey numbers Bryant wore during his Lakers career. The inaugural Kobe Bryant day was marked by Bryant and his family shaking hands and posing for pictures at city hall, where he was also serenaded b...

The Dodgers Are Winning Because, Despite Themselves, They're Good<em></em>
It feels dumb to praise a team that has the highest payroll in the majors as some kind of underdog that’s bravely overcoming the long odds, but the Los Angeles Dodgers are 70-55, and here we are....

Let Nate Diaz Vape
On Saturday night, UFC lightweight Nate Diaz spent 25 minutes punching and getting punched by Conor McGregor. It was a brutal fight that left both men bloodied and hobbled—McGregor broke his foot while kicking Diaz’s right leg to pieces, and Diaz earned a face full of cuts and bruises—and so it’s no...
