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Bill Leavy's Officiating Crew Blows Another Call
NFL referee Bill Leavy's season is off to a fantastic start....
Look At All Of These Goddamn Bees At Angel Stadium
The Mariners-Angels game was delayed Sunday, on account of bees at Angel Stadium. Thankfully, a Getty photographer documented the bee nuisance....
Metallica Performs "Enter Sandman" At Yankee Stadium For Mo Rivera
In a pregame ceremony, Metallica performed "Enter Sandman" to honor Mariano Rivera as he walked onto the field from the bullpen. Rivera's final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium will be Thursday, but the Yankees retired his number today....
Vontaze Burfict Draws A Penalty With A Ball Tap
Packers-Bengals has turned into a shootout complete with pushing, shoving, and a ball tap the officials never saw....
Cincinnati Bearcats Lineman Killed In Car Accident
A car accident last night claimed the life of Cincinnati Bearcats lineman Ben Flick while leaving two of his teammates injured....
Exit Light
Today gives Mariano Rivera Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium. Andy Pettitte makes his final regular season start in the Bronx so it's a sentimental afternoon for an organization that's known to lay it on thick. Still, Rivera is one of my favorite players so I can put up with the schmaltz. I've gone...
Mike Leach To Paul Petrino After Beating Him 42-0: "Fuck You"
Washington State thumped Idaho 42-0 last night in what was yet another pointless NCAA football blowout, but the game in Pullman at least had some postgame fireworks—thanks to the head coaches, who had to be separated. ...
The Main Ingredient: Sweet Tea
Summer is over but it’s not too late for this story by Allison Glock on the wonders of sweet tea (from the terrific Garden and Gun Magazine):...
UCLA Pays Tribute To Nick Pasquale, Runs First Play With Ten Men
UCLA opened tonight's game against New Mexico State with a symbolic absence: that of receiver Nick Pasquale, who died Sept. 8 when he was hit by a car while walking....
Do New England Fans Still Trust Bill Belicheck?
That's the question posed for Boston Globe Magazine. Glenn Stout, Leigh Montville, Rodney Harrison, are Bill Littlefield, are among those with answers. ...
This Is The Ballsiest Onside Kick Attempt We've Ever Seen
With eight minutes remaining in their bout at Akron, Louisiana-Lafayette scored a touchdown to take a 28-24 lead. Their kicker then proceeded to do something either very stupid or very awesome: he attempted an onside kick to himself, and succeeded....
Texas QB David Ash Throws Ball Away, Drills KSU Staffer In The Face
If anything encapsulates the Texas season thus far (and, in a way, Kansas State's) it's this play from early on in tonight's poopfest in Austin....
How Active Players Are Protesting The NCAA Today
A small group of players scattered across college football are protesting the NCAA by wearing the letters "APU" on their uniforms today. The letters stand for All Players United, a slogan created by the player advocacy group National Collegiate Players Association....
Tennessee-Florida: The Full First Half Lowlight Reel
Today's premier SEC bout in Gainesville between the Volunteers and Gators has been terrible for the game of football. Fortunately, it's been great for those who enjoy football follies....
Ohio State School For The Blind Performs Script Ohio
This is pretty cool. The Ohio State School for the Blind performed the famous Script Ohio halftime performance at Buckeyes games in braille. ...
TV Cameras Continue Catching Filthy-Mouthed, Then Shocked, Fans
Last week we had this Texas Tech fan horrified by her own dirty mouth. Today it's this lady from UNC. ...
