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Mike Evans Completely Wrecks Terence Newman On A Block
We've gushed about Mike Evans's ability to get physical before, but that was mainly focusing on him pushing defenders around as he ran routes. Here's Evans using his muscle to take down Bengals corner Terence Newman in today's game....
Nebraska Players Are Pissed At AD Shawn Eichorst For Firing Bo Pelini
Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst fired head football coach Bo Pelini today, and boy, are Huskers players pissed. (Even Nebraska alum Ndamukong Suh is taking shots.) A number of current players aired their grievances through Twitter....
Report: UAB To Shut Down Its Football Program
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is reportedly shuttering its football program, becoming the first FBS football program to close since University of the Pacific in 1995....
Ravens WR Marlon Brown Knocked Out Of Game With Concussion
Marlon Brown's day against the Chargers started off strong, with three catches for 25 yards. But the Ravens receiver's day is over after suffering a concussion on the above play that led Baltimore officials to declare him out for the game....
Former Oklahoma RB: DeMarco Murray Had An Affair With My Wife
DeMarco Murray should have been relaxing on his Sunday off, but his spot just got blown up this morning. Former Oklahoma running back Brennan Clay went on Twitter and claimed that Murray was having an affair with Clay's wife. (The two were teammates on the Sooners in 2010.)...
Rams Players Enter Field With "Hands Up, Don't Shoot"
St. Louis Rams players recognized this week's Ferguson protests with an emphatic gesture during player introductions when several members of the team's receiving corps entered the field in the "hands up, don't shoot" pose....
Report: Raiders Interested In Trading For Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh has one year left on his contract with the 49ers, but the team might not wait that long to get rid of him. According to Adam Schefter, the coach could earn an extension if San Francisco wins out and gets into the playoffs, but if not, Harbaugh could be traded in the offseason to a despe...
Nebraska Fires Bo Pelini After Seven Seasons
Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst fired Bo Pelini this morning. The Huskers went 9-3 this season under Pelini; the coach had a 67-27 record in seven years with the program....
Report: Buccaneers Employ Indentured Servants As Concessions Workers
In a system labor experts are calling "outrageous," the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are among several professional sports teams a Tampa Bay Times investigation found employ unpaid, destitute people to sell peanuts and beer to fans at the stadium....
Soccer Gots Brain Dingers, Too, Y'all: How To Ignore Football Today
So, here's a common refrain down in the comments of these Sunday punch-bowl poop posts: DURR THEY GOT CONCUSSIONS IN SOCCER TOO Y'ALL DURR DON'T THAT MAKE Y'ALL A BUNCHA HYPOCRITES DURR....
Ravens Player Experiences Snow For The First Time, Runs Late To Meeting
Florida-born Timmy Jernigan had never seen snow up close until Wednesday, so after the Ravens finished practice, he enjoyed a new life experience. Snow! (He'll get sick of it soon enough.) Jernigan was having so much fun that he ended up being late for a defensive meeting....
UTEP Coach On Beating MTSU: "Look At Me. I Don't Drink Light Beer."
UTEP won a hard-fought 24-21 victory over MTSU tonight, and ASN announcers asked Miners coach Sean Kugler how he'd celebrate. "I might have a few beers."...
Notorious Finebaum Caller Tammy Joins Iron Bowl Simulcast [UPDATE]
Paul Finebaum's radio show has long had its cast of compelling, crazy, or cretinous callers, and Auburn fan Tammy is one of its most famous. She joined the SEC Network call-in simulcast of tonight's Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa, and let loose with her usual flow of.. words, sort of....
OSU's J.T. Barrett Out For Season; Here's The Ovation He Received
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett will miss the rest of the season due to the ankle fracture he received late in today's win over Michigan, leaving Cardale Jones to serve as field general for the rest of OSU's season. Above is some previously-unseen video of Barrett being tended to by medical pers...
J.T. Barrett Carted Off From Michigan-OSU Game With Leg Injury
Record-setting Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett's day is over after suffering what looks like a severe leg injury in the fourth quarter today against Michigan with the Buckeyes holding onto a slim one touchdown lead....
Georgia Gets 99-Yard Fumble Return TD After Georgia Tech Stuffed
Georgia took a 14-7 lead on Georgia Tech after this Yellow Jackets attempt to sneak across the goal line got stuffed and officials held their breath rather than blowing the whistle. But did Tech get the ball across the goal line? We've enhanced some video so you can see for yourself:...
Louisville And Kentucky Pregame Scuffle Includes Bobby Petrino
Louisville and Kentucky's football teams aren't as good as their basketball brethren, but that doesn't make the in-state rivalry any less heated. Before today's Governor's Cup showdown—and Kentucky's penultimate shot at getting the sixth win necessary to become bowl eligible—things got a little li...
ESPN College Football Reporter's Daughter Takes Over SportsCenter
ESPN college football reporter Brett McMurphy's ten-year-old daughter took over SportsCenter this morning to count down the five fiercest college football rivalries. This is her second appearance on SportsCenter: last year she reported on Northwestern's peanut-free football game....
Rich Rodriguez Losing His Mind, In Extreme Slow Motion
Arizona held off the Sun Devils to seize the Territorial Cup and a trip to the Pac-12 championship game today, but a late unsportsmanlike conduct penalty left Wildcats coach Rich Rodriguez in an extremely combustible state....
What Happened When Janay Rice Met With The NFL In June?
The NFL has consistently shown throughout the Ray Rice saga it has no idea how to deal with domestic assault, perhaps not more obviously than when the league interviewed Janay and Ray Rice at the same time during a June 16th hearing. Questioning the victim of domestic assault in the presence of her ...