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Fake Rich Guy Donald Trump Pretends He Wants To Buy The Buffalo Bills
Originally published at Bloomberg View...
'Skins Grounds Crew Rear-Ends Cowboys Fan
Sometimes, the universe has a sense of humor when it comes to fender-benders. Take this afternoon, outsider a Fuddrucker's in Ashburn, Va., where members of the Washington grounds crew had carpooled for lunch. At some point during the meal, their truck slipped out of park and rolled into the car in ...
UGA Is Sending Recruits Hand-Drawn Portraits
Recruiting has always been cutthroat, but these days, you really have to do something unique to stand out from the crowd of suitors. (Even if that something is nothing at all.) To that end, Georgia has been sending potential recruits sketches of themselves, along with a semi-personalized message fro...
Will DeSean Jackson Make Washington Better?
Over at FiveThirtyEight, Neil Paine has an interesting post on what sort of expectations we should set for DeSean Jackson. This is a good question, but it raises a second, wider question: What should we expect DeSean Jackson to mean, on net, for his new offense as a whole? ...
Richard Sherman Speaks The Truth On DeSean Jackson
Richard Sherman has written another post for The MMQB, and this time he is wading into the mess of stupid that has bubbled up around DeSean Jackson's release from the Eagles and alleged gang ties. It's the smartest thing that's been written about the situation yet....
Reporter Who Said He'd Quit If 'Skins Got DeSean Jackson Does Not Quit
ESPN 980 beat reporter Chris Russell learned a valuable lesson about not saying anything ever, when he promised last week to quit his job if Washington signed DeSean Jackson. Well, Washington signed DeSean Jackson....
How Did Washington Get DeSean Jackson So Cheap?
The Philadelphia faithful will have their chance next season to tell DeSean Jackson exactly what they think of him, when he returns as the newest member of a divisional rival. Jackson agreed to terms with Washington yesterday, on a relatively team-friendly deal for one of the league's top receivers....
Mural Of Vanderbilt Coach Is Being Repainted For Obvious Reasons
Oof. You try to do the right thing and give the new football coach some shine and then, well, this happens....
Rob Gronkowski Wears Glasses, Isn't Fooling Anyone
Rob Gronkowski—a human abnormality whose body is 60% malt beverage—is now wearing glasses, for some reason. You look like Scuba Steve, Gronk. Try a slimmer pair....
Ray Rice Got Married; Brandon Spikes Wants Someone To Choke Him Out
Ray Rice was married Friday to Janay Palmer, the same woman he allegedly knocked unconscious in an Atlantic City casino. One day before the wedding, the knockout earned him an indictment on third-degree aggravated assault charges....
Chris Culliver Charged With Hit And Run And Possession Of Brass Knuckles
49ers cornerback Chris Culliver has been charged with felony hit and run after a collision with a bicyclist in San Jose Friday morning. Culliver has also been charged with felony reckless driving, felony possession of brass knuckles, and two misdemeanors, including driving on a suspended license. ...
Gooks Don't Get Redskins Joke
Wednesday's episode of the Colbert Report, a satirical television program in which Stephen Colbert satirically plays a conservative buffoon, featured a segment on actual buffoon Dan Snyder's Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation, which was announced this week amid renewed protest against...
Two Former Players Have DeSean Jackson's Back
The NFL story of the day is the release of WR DeSean Jackson almost immediately after the release of a report that the Eagles were concerned about his association with alleged Crips gang members. Two former players have weighed in, and both are of the mind that Jackson is being unfairly smeared for ...
CEO Of Redskins' Foundation Has History Of Swindling Native Americans
The Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation—with which Dan Snyder promises to end Native poverty just to make sure he can keep using a racial epithet as a team name—is off a poor start. The foundation's CEO's is accused of bilking Native Americans out of $1 million in federal funds. ...
Eagles Cut DeSean Jackson Amid Claims Of Gang Ties
The Eagles have released star receiver DeSean Jackson. The move is something of a surprise—though he was likely done in Philly, they might have gotten something for him in a trade—but the timing is fascinating. The announcement came exactly 35 minutes after the publication of an NJ.com article alleg...
NFL Agent Arrested In Bizarre Murder-For-Hire Plot
The arrest of California State Senator Leland Yee contains details that make it so much more than your typical San Francisco corruption scandal. It features ties to a Triad gangster nicknamed "Shrimp Boy," allegations that Yee plotted to purchase shoulder-fired missiles from an Islamic terrorist gro...
Barbara Bush, Shuffling Along At Johnny Manziel's Pro Day
While music blares and Johnny Manziel slings passes to impress the NFL scouts present, George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara observe from a golf cart with their two dogs, Bibi and Mini-Me. Johnny Football is a spectacle that everyone can enjoy....
Ray Rice Indicted On More Serious Charge Than Expected
Surprising news in the case of Ravens RB Ray Rice, accused of knocking his fiancée unconscious at an Atlantic City casino last month. He's been indicted on a more serious charge than prosecutors initially asked for, one that could carry a sentence of three to five years in prison. ...
Police: Jim Irsay Was Arrested With A Briefcase Full Of Pills And Cash
Colts owner Jim Irsay had "numerous" bottles of prescription pills and more than $29,000 in cash on him when he was arrested last week, according toarrest reports obtained by the Indianapolis Star. ...