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Bill O'Brien is gone - which trash coach will be next?
It’s that time of the NFL season. Four games into the year, the heartbeat of what teams are — and aren’t — is being rounded out and presented for all to see, and it’s time to make some hard decisions....

Sometimes good things happen in Philadelphia too, Don!
President Trump said, “Bad things happen in Philadelphia.” ...

Wisconsin GOP tries to grill Racing Sausages, but they’re gonna get burned
The Wisconsin Republican Party is very good at manipulating the rules of democracy. They’ve gerrymandered the hell out of the state to the point that despite Democrats earning a majority of the votes in the 2018 legislative elections, Republicans won 63 of the 99 seats....

Lamar Jackson is not on Patrick Mahomes' level, because nobody is
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens just aren’t good enough....

What is even happening on Jon Gruden’s face?
Jon Gruden was fined $100,000 for wearing his mask during last week’s Monday night game — how will the league respond to whatever this is?...

Torrey Smith says Kap throws hardest ball ever, wonders (like many) why QB doesn't have an NFL job
Former NFL wide receiver Torrey Smith kept it real on Chris Long’s podcast, Green Light, saying Colin Kaepernick could be the solution for teams struggling at quarterback right now....

Jalen Rose's Breonna Taylor shout-out takes ESPN to commercial break
Sorry ESPN, Jalen Rose ain’t sticking to hoops....

Tyrod Taylor is the latest victim of the Chargers' team doctors
What happened to Tyrod Taylor is gross negligence at its peak....

Breonna Taylor grand jury makes it clear: In America, Black lives don’t matter
If you’re surprised, you haven’t been paying attention....

Gale Sayers, the brightest of lights
Five seasons. Sixty-eight games. That’s all it took for Gale Sayers to prove to everyone he was one of the greatest running backs in football history (at the time only Jim Brown would have been argued to be in the same stratosphere). Just five, and those five seasons still hold up today to put Sayer...

Which undefeated NFL teams are gigantic frauds? Let’s investigate
It’s never too early to overreact to NFL win totals....

Michael Jordan is starting a NASCAR team for one reason: Bubba Wallace
“Republicans buy sneakers too” is always going to be part of Michael Jordan’s legacy, and there’s no getting away from that, because Harvey Gantt’s not walking through the Senate door....

Carson Wentz is the problem for hapless Eagles
Back-to-back losses to start the season....

I Wrote a Book That Features a Raw Portrait of a Young Kobe Bryant, Then He Died ...
For more than 25 years I have made my living placing words on paper, which means I should be able to express how I feel at this precise moment....

Sunday Scaries: The NFL Week 2 Bets You Should Avoid
Gambling is a risk. And with risk comes reward… or bankruptcy. ...

We Rank the Best No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Quarterbacks of All Time
Quarterbacks have had a pretty significant impact on the history of the NFL. They are often the most important players on the field on any given Sunday....

The Bengals Can’t Let Joe Burrow Become the Next Andrew Luck
The Bengals need to be careful. ...

As First K.C. Fan Tests Positive, We're Faced with Growing Power of the Surveillance State
Super Bowl champion Kansas City was one of two NFL teams, along with Jacksonville, to allow fans to attend their Week 1 game. The official attendance was 15,895 to see Patrick Mahomes and Co. dismantle the Houston Texans last Thursday night....

All Maya Moore Did was Walk Away From Her WNBA Career to Free an Innocent Man From Prison (Then Marry Him!)
Maya Moore helped free an innocent man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years – and got a husband in the process....
