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No, Evan Fournier does not quite look like that
If you have watched NBA or international basketball at any point over the last several years, chances are, you’ve seen what Evan Fournier looks like. You know, Evan Fournier, the shooting guard formerly of the Orlando Magic for several seasons before being traded to the Boston Celtics this season, t...
‘Papers, please’ is not a joke, and LSU’s vax policy is dead on — you vapid Vol pol
Tennessee State Representative Jason Zachary is trying to bring Volunteer nation down while the rest of the conference seems to be heading in the right direction....
Who is the fastest NFL player ever?
The title of “fastest man in the NFL” is a battle that has and will continue to rage on into the future. We’ve seen plenty of players with phenomenal speed over the years, all of whom have either said it publicly or to themselves that they are the fastest human being in the NFL....
Harry Kane decides to stay with Tottenham
It just might not be as violent as we thought. But maybe weirder. ...
When it comes to coveted coaching jobs, big names are winning out over qualifications
It seems like almost every other day there’s an announcement that a former NBA player is joining the high school or college coaching ranks....
Cole Beasley, ‘pro-choice’ on vaccine, will now be forced to miss practice
Actions have consequences....
Baseball For All's message to women and girls: You don't have to stop playing the game you love
The 29 young women who gathered on the pristine green turf of the Centenary University baseball field in mid-August for Baseball For All’s first-ever scouting combine for women — a group looking to continue their baseball careers into college — all shared commonalities in their individual stories....
Sorry Taysom, it’s Jameis’ job now
Taysom Hill once said “If New Orleans doesn’t view me [as a quarterback], then I have to leave.”...
Yo, Bears: Please don't feed Justin Fields to the wolves
Did the league not learn anything from Joe Burrow’s catastrophic knee injury last season?...
Old is new, sports is life, and dumb is dumb
Fifty years ago this week, the Oakland A’s were running away with their first American League West title. Having gone into first place in April, and putting everyone double-digit games behind by the Fourth of July, the Swingin’ A’s dynasty was just getting going. They’d win the first of their three ...
Yes, Zach Wilson has been the best rookie QB in preseason <em>buuut…</em><em></em>
Jets fans: Let’s just take some time and relax. ...
Yankees continue march through Atlanta
You can be sure MLB will be pumping this as best it can, given the need and the media market, that the Yankees, now 21 games over .500, can’t lose....
The Cardinals need a playoff appearance to save Kliff Kingsbury’s job
The Arizona Cardinals come into the 2021 season looking to improve on their 8-8 finish from last season. More importantly, the team needs a playoff berth to help head coach Kliff Kingsbury remove his feet from the fire. In only his third year as head man of the Cardinals, many believe Kingsbury is a...
Let’s pick apart this list of the NBA’s 22 best point guards
It’s time to break down and analyze the latest sports ranking list. This time we have the top 22 (??) point guards in the NBA as ranked by hoopshype.com. Wondering why hoopshype chose to rank the top 22? ...
Emmanuel Acho’s infatuation with dissing Sha’Carri Richardson/Black women is problematic and corny
Every now and then, sports produce a lightning rod. A polarizing athlete that encompasses all of society’s triggers – race, gender, and creed. Usually, that athlete is Black, which means that invisible battle lines can be drawn down the middle – dividing us by skin color. But, every so often, that a...
So what happens when going for it doesn’t work for the Padres?
After all the buzz and excitement that the San Diego Padres’ offseason contained, the goal probably wasn’t staring up at the Cincinnati Reds’ ass on August 23rd. If you’re looking up at the Reds, by definition you’re mediocre or worse. But that’s where the Padres find themselves after losing their f...
Kevin Durant can’t handle this smoke
Kevin Durant is smoking, er, talking out of both sides of his mouth....
The Malice South of Paris
There was a-doings a-transpirin’ in southern France yesterday. Perhaps in tribute to the release of the documentary “Malice At The Palace,” fans in Nice thought they would reenact it....
Please don’t let Manny Pacquiao fight Errol Spence Jr., it won’t end well
Manny Pacquiao showed the world on Saturday night that he should want no part of Errol Spence Jr. inside of a boxing ring. The 42-year-old ‘Pacman’ took on WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas for the title, proving that age isn’t just a number. It matters in the world of boxing....
Glendale says 'Adios, 'Yotes!'
The Coyotes will not play their 2023 home games in the Gila River Arena, after the city of Glendale announced that it would be opting out of the team’s lease agreement — meaning the team will be forced out of their current home on June 30, 2022....