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Oregon's Blowout Rose Bowl Win Over FSU As Called By "J.R." Jim Ross
Jameis Winston and the Florida State Seminoles got a beating tonight at the hands of the Oregon Ducks, so here's wrestling legend Jim "J.R." Ross calling every highlight of today's Rose Bowl....

Oregon Players Taunt Jameis Winston With "No Means No" Tomahawk Chop
Oregon mollywhopped Florida State by 39 to advance to the college football championship game, and while accepting the Rose Bowl trophy they decided to rub it in a little. Take one part rape allegations and one part ubiquitous chant, and you have this Vine of Oregon players taunting Jameis Winston ...

This Is The Moment Jameis Winston Knew It Had All Gone Wrong
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Jameis Winston Falls Down, Throws Ball Backward, Gives Up Touchdown
Florida State is now down 45-20 to Oregon after Jameis Winston performed one of the most glorious and hilarious plays in college football history. The play features a referee eating it, too! The New York Jets only wish they could execute this perfectly. Here's how it sounded on ESPN Deportes:...

What Do Ohio State Fans Love To Complain About? An Investigation
This year, Ohio State debuted a new service that allowed fans in the Horseshoe to let stadium officials know about any concerns during games via text message. Loud neighbor? Drunk neighbor? Loud, drunk neighbor? All you had to do was send a message to 69050 addressed to Brutus, the school's grotes...

Your 2015 College Football Playoff Cheat Sheet
College football begins a new era today. After years of frustration with the Bowl Championship Series, there's finally a playoff to crown a national champion. If you haven't followed the season closely to this point but want to follow along, here's a quick rundown of what you should know about each...

Here's A Glorious Photo Of Joe Flacco In High School
Commenter Keisertroll shared a photo of possibly elite quarterback Joe Flacco—back when he was a student at Audubon (N.J.) High School—during Gawker's search for notable people in their readers' yearbooks. Flacco looks so over it....

Ravens Head Of Security Allegedly Assaulted Woman During Game
When news broke last night that the Baltimore Ravens' head of security, Darren Sanders, had been charged with sexual assault, details were slim. But now TMZ has gotten a copy of the police report, and is reporting that Sanders is accused of assaulting an M&T Bank Stadium employee during the Rave...


Why The NFL Considered Ndamukong Suh A First-Time Offender
Yesterday, Lions DT Ndamukong Suh successfully appealed his one-game suspension for twice stepping on the injured leg of Aaron Rodgers. There is legitimate debate to be had over whether Suh deserved to be suspended for this weekend's playoff game; there is no debate that Suh has a reputation as one ...


Newspaper Tweets, Deletes Perfectly Good Aaron Rodgers Penis Joke
The St. Paul Pioneer Press has a quick story on Aaron Rodgers's good-luck charm--the beard of a Lambeau communications technician, which the QB gives a playful li'l fondle during games. Above is how the paper sent it out on Twitter this morning; it was quickly deleted, because Americans just don't a...

Ndamukong Suh Wins Appeal, Will Play Against Cowboys
Did not see this one coming!...

Kevin Sumlin Dismisses Intense Assistant Who Hit WVU Players
Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin announced today that Michael Richardson, the overly intense student assistant who hit two West Virginia players during yesterday's Liberty Bowl, has been dismissed from the team....

The Raiders Do Not Fucking Get It
The Raiders are in the market for a head coach. Their list of candidates, however, is proof that owner Mark Davis is his father's son....

Jim Harbaugh's Getting <i>Paid</i> At Michigan
After weeks of pretending this wasn't inevitable, Jim Harbaugh was officially introduced as Michigan's new head coach. Your friends who root for the Wolverines are probably the happiest they've been in years. Even Harbaugh attempted a human smile!...

How Did NFL Teams Perform Compared To Stat And Vegas Predictions?
This chart, by StatsbyLopez, shows the actual win totals of every NFL team, and how they stacked up against preseason predictions both from analytics sites and over/unders from the Vegas sportsbooks. (Click the magnifying glass to expand, or view it full-size at StatsbyLopez.)...

"Redskins" Mentions Down 27% On NFL Game Broadcasts In 2014
NFL announcers said the word "Redskins" 472 fewer times this regular season than in 2013, a decrease of 27%. We expected the Washington nickname controversy to impact how announcers called games, but not to this degree; in fact, yesterday's slate of broadcasts only found "Redskins" being mentioned 1...

The Bears Probably Want A Do-Over On That Marc Trestman Thing
Bears fans: do not look directly at the list of coaches that now-ex-GM Phil Emery turned down or alienated in order to hire now-ex-coach Marc Trestman two offseasons ago. It will just make you mad, and you don't really need that right now....

Actually, Tom Brady Is Getting Another Raise
It's time for the biennial "Tom Brady restructures his contract" news cycle, and it always goes the same way: the initial release, passed along by a useful media mouthpiece, makes it seem as if Brady is forfeiting money to help the Patriots afford to get him better teammates; then, the details come ...