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The Ravens <em>Just</em> Deleted That Terrible Janay Rice Tweet
You know the one? The one that somehow stayed up for more than three months, a decision exceeded in inexplicability only by the fact that someone thought it was a good idea to tweet it in the first place? Yeah, it's gone....

Ravens Player: Ray Rice Lied To Teammates, Has Lost Our Support
Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman has a column up that explores the possibility of the Ravens cutting or deactivating Ray Rice for the rest of the season. Within it is a quote from an anonymous Ravens player indicating that Rice may no longer have the support of his teammates....

Has Peter King Read His Own Reporting On The Ray Rice Fiasco?
On July 29, SI.com's Peter King, who covers the league from the centermost pleat on Roger Goodell's khakis, reported that "NFL and some Ravens officials" had seen unreleased security-cam footage of the Ray Rice altercation from within the elevator. At the time, it was important for the NFL to establ...

Video: Ray Rice Knocks Out His Fiancée In An Elevator
Below, via TMZ, is the punch that got Ravens running back Ray Rice a two-game suspension from the NFL. The woman on the other end of that left hook is Janay Palmer, who is now Rice's wife....

Dude Eats Cereal Out Of Box At Panthers-Bucs Game Like It's No Big Deal
How'd he sneak that cereal box into the game? It most likely wouldn't be sold at the stadium, right? Just full boxes of cereal? Whatever. Do you, dude....

DeAngelo Williams Dyed His Hair Pink For His Late Mother
DeAngelo Williams's mother, Sandra Hill, died of breast cancer last May, and Hill's four sisters—Williams's aunts—all died of the disease from 1992 to 2011. Today, Williams is playing with his hair dyed pink to help raise awareness about breast cancer. ...

Sometimes You Have To Shove The Trombone Player So You Can Kick
Sure, it’s inconvenient when you want to kick and you’re hemmed in by some big stupid marching band. But on the other hand, do you know a better way to simulate kicking in the midst of an onrushing defense?...

A Very Special First Half Highlight Reel For Cowboys Fans
The Dallas Cowboys are firing on all cylinders today against the San Francisco 49ers. Here's a highlight reel of all the top plays from the first half, just for Cowboys fans....

Nick Foles Was Really Shitty, And Then He Wasn't
The Jacksonville Jaguars shut out the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of today's game, which made absolutely no sense. But the game shifted after halftime, Darren Sproles and LeSean McCoy sprung a few plays, and, crucially, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles appeared to simply decide to stop suckin...

Antonio Brown Kicks A Punter In The Face, In Extreme Slow Motion
We already brought you some video and a GIF of this, but the sheer beauty of the moment really demanded we bring our special approach to sports highlights. So here's the Steelers' Antonio Brown kicking Browns punter Spencer Lanning in the face—in extreme slow motion....

Antonio Brown Introduces The Front Heel Kick To The NFL
Want to make everyone in a sports bar happy? Kick a punter in the face. I've never experienced such collective joy and wonder....

Bengals TE Tyler Eifert Suffered A Very Gross Elbow Injury
Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert appeared to have dislocated his elbow trying to break his fall after a catch in the first quarter of today's Bengals-Ravens game. Guh....

Goddammit, Blackface Redskins Fan
It's still blackface if you paint on a red beard. And even if it weren't, redface is not better. ...

That's A Bad Opinion, Cris
Look at this list of PEDs I'm pointing at! Accountability! What do you guys think?...

Ohio State Fan Stays Strong, Keeps Doing Her Half-Hearted "O-H-I-O"
Ohio State was losing by two touchdowns to Virginia Tech last night, and the majority of Ohio Stadium's attendance was gloomy, waiting for the Buckeyes to do something productive, but one Ohio State fan wouldn't give up hope. The team needed her "O-H-O-O-O-H-O" chant. Never give up!...

Jimmy Johnson Is Possessed By A Demon
How do you spell the noise he is making?...

The Best of NFL Counterprogramming: Week 1
The NFL sucks. Watch this instead....

Man Assaults Touchscreen
Big news happening in the NBA today. Meanwhile, in the NFL world, the above. ...

Exasperated Vanderbilt Fan Throws Shirt And Hat Onto Field During Game
One Vanderbilt fan was so sick of the Commodores' performance in a 41-3 loss to Ole Miss that he walked down the stands and threw his shirt and hat onto the field, then walked away, shirtless and presumably still fuming....

Stanford Refuses To Beat USC
Seven times, Stanford ventured inside the USC 35-yard-line, and in those seven trips, they picked up an average of 1.43 points. Advanced metrics say that is bad. They fumbled four times, all in USC territory, and lost two of them. In fact, the game ended when Stanford fumbled one last time inside th...