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Cam Newton Had A Receiver Wide Open Before Von Miller Strip-Sacked Him
Von Miller’s strip-sack of Cam Newton with just over four minutes left to play will surely go down as the most memorable play of Super Bowl 50. But it’s hard not to wonder what would have happened if Miller had reached Newton just a second later. Based on the coaches film, it looks like the Panthers...

Report: ESPN And DraftKings Dissolve Exclusive Advertising Deal
ESPN and DraftKings have ended their exclusive advertising agreement, according to a Yahoo report. Daniel Roberts reports that it was likely DraftKings—who are facing dozens of class action lawsuits, as well as engaged in a major legal battle with the State of New York—who asked to end the agreement...

Farewell To Viral Internet Man Rick Santorum
Once upon a time, Rick Santorum was an ambitious young legislator whose considerable oratorical skills and policy fluency existed in unsteady balance with social views that make St. Paul look like Aleister Crowley. Now he is a slang term for the frothy mix of lube and shit that sometimes is a byprod...

Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews announced his retirement Monday, one day after the Super Bowl at the 49ers’ stadium. Matthews didn’t mention a particular reason for leaving in the middle of his term. Know anything? Drop a line at [email protected]. [SF Gate]...

Ron Rivera Has Cam Newton's Back On That Loose Ball
Von Miller’s second strip-sack of Cam Newton, which led to a touchdown that put the game away, will probably end up being the only long-memorable play from this Super Bowl. Not just because it was a crucial swing, but because it’ll forever be open to interpretation. What was Cam thinking?...

Russell Westbrook Mocks Kevin Durant During Interview
Kevin Durant got to try his hand at being a professional sports photographer at Super Bowl 50, and he enthusiastically answered questions about the experience at today’s shoot around. Russell Westbrook was just as enthusiastic about clowning on Durant:...

Hey How'd Your Fantasy Puppy Bowl Team Do? Mine Was Mostly Useless Garbage Dogs.
My cool team of puppies turned out to be a team of Star and two total losers. Despite high hopes for my fantasy Puppy Bowl team, Countess scored a measly field goal (I’m not totally sure how a dog does that) and Gryffin didn’t even see the field, perhaps being busted during Puppy Bowl Week for solic...

Seahawks Defensive End Frank Clark On Cam Newton: "That Boy A Bitch"
Seahawks rookie defensive end Frank Clark, whose team lost to the Panthers in this year’s divisional round, has some thoughts about Cam Newton:...

After 38 Seasons, Wade Phillips Is A Guy With A Super Bowl Ring
Between Cam Newton’s unraveling and Peyton Manning’s brand smooching, you might be having a hard time finding something to be unabashedly happy about in the wake of Super Bowl 50. Allow me to submit Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips as a target for adulation....

The Knicks Have Fired Derek Fisher
Well shit, man, nobody’s prepared to deal with big NBA news the morning after the Super Bowl, but here we are. According to multiple reports, Derek Fisher is out as head coach of the New York Knicks....

Nobody Much Likes Losing
Here are some opinions a reasonable person can hold, simultaneously and without friction:...

Peyton Manning Can Eat Shit
In some parallel universe, the end of Super Bowl 50 is a heartwarming affair, with an aging legend riding the coattails of a young, brilliant defense to one last title … one glorious final run that ends with a gimpy old man sitting atop the shoulders of his teammates and being carried off into the s...

Did Cam Newton Leave His Press Conference Because He Could Hear Chris Harris Jr. Bragging?
Here’s a simultaneously hilarious and tragic bit of video that might throw a few kinks into everyone’s Cam Newton takes:...

Cam Fucking Blew It
If you hate Cam Newton, then yesterday was your Christmas because, in the span of roughly four hours, the Broncos defense systemically took apart Newton’s offense, his season, and his reputation. I spent the entire fourth quarter of that game expecting to Newton rediscover his mojo and make the game...

Thomas Davis's Surgically Repaired Arm Looked Like A Football
Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis, who tore his ACLs on three separate occasions in his NFL career, was already known for his resiliency. So, when Davis broke his right arm in the NFC championship game, had surgery, and vowed to play in the Super Bowl, his promise was taken seriously....

Cam Newton Was Not In The Mood To Talk
It’s fitting, maybe expected, maybe even inevitable that a player as defined by his personality and his image as Cam Newton will end up be questioned just as much for his words as for his actions. It’s not unfair either. For as understandable as Cam Newton’s terse, depressive press conference may ha...

Cam Newton Wanted No Part Of That Game-Sealing Fumble
It was not a particularly thrilling game, occasionally a sloppy one, but that doesn’t mean the Super Bowl wasn’t good, not if you appreciate work on both sides of the ball. There is something uniquely enjoyable about watching an all-time defense successfully crack an elite offense, or a pass rush so...

Gary Kubiak Was Actually The Third Person To Win The Super Bowl Coaching The Same Team He Played For
At least twice during the Super Bowl broadcast, Jim Nantz relayed an interesting fact to the audience: With Denver’s win, head coach Gary Kubiak—who backed up John Elway for nine seasons—became the first person to ever win the Super Bowl as a head coach for the same team he played for....

Here's Jonathan Stewart's Superman TD In High-Res
The Panthers clawed back to within three points of the Broncos with this second quarter dive over the lines by Jonathan Stewart. With the hundreds of photographers in the stadium keyed up for a goal line touchdown, we got a ton of cool angles of Stewart’s touchdown. ...

Chang-Chang, Changity-Chang Shoo-Bop
Jonathan Stewart was born to hand jive. Broncos 10, Panthers 7....