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Enthused Announcer Nearly Passes Out From Excitement Calling D-II Buzzer-Beater
Have you ever counted your chickens? Before they hatched??? Repent....
What Would It Look Like, Hypothetically, If A Public Figure Were Suffering The Symptoms Of Dementia?
Ronald Reagan was 69 years old at his inauguration as president in 1981, the oldest anyone had ever been on taking the office—a record that Donald Trump recently beat when he was inaugurated at age 70. Beset by concerns about his advanced age from the beginning, Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s...
James White's Super Bowl-Winning Touchdown, As Heard On Patriots & Falcons Radio And Around The World
James White’s touchdown in overtime gave the Patriots their fifth NFL title and ended one of the wildest Super Bowls in history. Here’s how that championship-winning play sounded on nine different broadcasts, including, in order: Fox, Fox Deportes, Patriots radio, Falcons radio, BBC Radio 5, Westwoo...
Tom Brady's Pick-Six, As Heard Around The World
So far the biggest moment of tonight’s Super Bowl was Tom Brady throwing a pick-six. For the purposes of critical and educational analysis, we allow you to listen to and discuss the play as it was called by announcers on Fox Deportes, BBC 1, PULS 4 (Austria), and Televisa (Mexico). Which broadcaster...
War Man
Of all of the bad things that Donald Trump might do to the world, perhaps the worst would be to drag us into a war. God help us if one of his top advisors turned out to be some sort of warmonger. ...
"Steve Bannon Looks Like" Jokes Are One Of The Few Good Things We Have
The United States of America is being run by a cabal of fat racists who sundown at all hours of the day. This state of affairs has left us with precious few things to laugh at, but one of those things is the internet’s dedication to making fun of White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who looks ...
Danny Welbeck Is Back
Starting for Arsenal for the first time in nine months today, Danny Welbeck is clearly not bothered any more by the knee injury that kept him sidelined for so long. Welbeck scored the first two goals of the day and helped out on the third to put Arsenal up 3-0 over Southampton in the FA Cup, showing...
Kellyanne Conway's Old Stand-Up Routine Shows How Long The Skins Have Been A Punchline
Today is the 25th anniversary of Washington’s last Super Bowl win. Some perspective on the longevity of the Skins’ suckitude was provided by the recently unearthed video of Trump confidant Kellyanne Conway’s brief standup comedy career. Her routine, part of a 1998 contest to find the “Funniest Celeb...
Korean Basketball League All-Stars Pull Off Elaborate Mid-Game Mannequin Challenge
The Mannequin Challenge may have been dead stateside for a couple months already, but we’ll afford some slack to the guys in the Korean Basketball League’s All-Star Game who coordinated and executed a big one in the middle of the game:...
It's Time To Speculate About Peyton Manning's Political Aspirations
Now that Peyton Manning, the ad pitchman and NFL quarterback, has retired from one of his two day jobs, it’s natural to wonder what comes next. He’s still making a string of commercials, but he hasn’t made much visible progress toward finding new football-based employment. Jay Glazer reported earlie...
The Sports World Continues To Roast Donald Trump's Liars
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s joke at the expense of White House press secretary Sean Spicer and the Trump administration’s embrace of “alternative facts” seems to have inspired others to get in on the roast. The sports people are crackin’ jokes and we are loving it....
Oh Hey, It's Jim Irsay
It had been 18 days since the end of the season since we’d heard hide or hair of Colts owner Jim Irsay, which was very strange considering the questionable job statuses of coach Chuck Pagano and GM Ryan Grigson, both of whom, after another disappointing season, seemed prime candidates to be replaced...
James Harden Vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo Was Fun As Hell
Here’s how good James Harden has been this year: Russell Westbrook is averaging a triple double over halfway through the season for the first time in over 50 years, and yet the general consensus around the NBA is that the virtual MVP award is a tossup between Harden and Westbrook. While Westbrook is...
Tim Howard Also Has Bad Takes On Foreign-Born USMNT Players (UPDATE)
USA Today got ahold of Tim Howard, and for some reason he decided to criticize a number of his United States Men’s National Team teammates as lacking sufficient passion for their country:...
Giannis Antetokounmpo From A Mile Away
Two notes on this bonkers dunk from the Greek Freak....
Matt Garza Shares Opinion On Birth Control, Continues To Be A Big Dumbass
For some goddamn reason, former teen dad, father of six, and Brewers pitcher Matt Garza is saying some shit about abstinence-only education on Twitter....
Clemson's National Championship-Winning Touchdown, As Heard On 10 Different Networks [Update: Now With Alabama Radio]
Clemson capped off a national championship finish we’ll never forget with Hunter Renfrow’s touchdown catch with just one second remaining. Above is how it sounded on ESPN; below are how commentators on eight other networks—including Clemson radio—reacted to the play....
The World Cup Is Probably Expanding To 48 Teams, But That Might Be Okay
The docket at the FIFA governing council’s meeting tomorrow morning in Zurich includes the following items: “Approval of the Media and Marketing Regulations for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017”; “Monitoring Committee Israel-Palestine”; as well as “Format of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.”...
Manny Ramirez Will Play Baseball In Japan
Manny Ramirez, who is now 44 years old, clearly can’t quit baseball. Last I knew, Manny was some sort of “coach” for the Chicago Cubs and was riding the waves of his first year on the Hall of Fame ballot. ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is The King Of New York Now
New York belongs to Bucks point guard/shooting guard/small forward/center Giannis Antetokounmpo now, after he keyed a big fourth-quarter comeback over the Knicks then eventually sunk them with a buzzer-beater. Antetokounmpo had 27 points on 18 shots to go with 13 rebounds and three blocks on the nig...