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"Death Star" Lotulelei Might Be The NFL's Next Great Defensive Lineman
Last season, Carolina drafted Luke Kuechly, who's currently one of the best inside linebackers in the league. This year it was defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. While he isn't even the full-time starter yet, every indication says he's going to be an absolute world-breaker, if he isn't already. ...

NFL London Game Will Begin Ass-Early
One of the NFL's London games next season will actually be an afternoon game for Brits: It'll kick off at 1:30 p.m. local time. That means it'll be 9:30 a.m. on the East Coast, 6:30 a.m. on the West Coast, and, like, Tuesday in Hawaii....

Mexico City Smoke-Out Only Second Strangest Delay In Spurs History
The NBA's "Global Games" are off to a hilarious start. I mean, it wasn't funny for the 22,000 Mexico City fans who didn't get a chance to watch the Spurs and Timberwolves thanks to the arena filling up with smoke, but images like Tony Parker masking up and rushing into a burning building are pretty ...

Here's The Smoky Arena Before The Wolves-Spurs Game
You had one job, Mexico City. One. Job....

Carmelo Anthony Is Reading Your Mean Instagram Comments About Him
Sometimes you're just posting pics on Instagram, trying to get your mind of a rough start to the season. And maybe you need a laugh, maybe some motivation to remind you not to take anything for granted, so you venture down the page to the comments section. You know there's going to be hate, but why ...

I Can't Stop Watching This Old Man Kick An ASU Fan In The Face
Not since an aged A's fan decided to fight all the cops have we seen a display of old-man badassery like this. ...


Lowsman Trophy Watch: Ohio State's O-Line Clears A Path
Each week, Football Outsiders recognizes the most outstanding college linemen, defenders and other darkhorses from the previous weekend who are habitually overlooked in the hype for that other award (whatever it's called). These are the Lowsmen....

Two Houston Security Guards Fired For Taking Photos With Tom Brady
Dude on the right, you could at least smile for the picture that cost you your job....


Antonio Smith Accuses The Patriots Of Spying
The Patriots, down 17-7 at the break, put up 27 points on Houston in the second half. That's been New England's M.O. recently, but Texans DE Antonio Smith thinks the turnaround was more than a little suspicious....

How Everyone Screwed Up On Washington's Mistaken First Down
Washington thought they had a first down. The chains moved. The stadium scoreboard said first down. Kyle Shanahan called the next play as if the Skins had a new set of downs. But the one person whose ruling mattered, referee Jeff Triplette, signaled third down. Chaos reigns....

You Can't Give Yourself A Nickname, Ron Rivera
"Analytical Ron" might be one of the worst nicknames ever. Ron Rivera is bad at nicknames. Stick to sports, guy. "Riverboat Ron" has the cool alliteration, and someone already made a sign for it....

Sports Figures And Sports Books Are No Longer Notable
Grant Wahl noticed today that the New York Times found no nonfiction sports titles among its 100 notable books of the year ... for the third straight year....

Kobe Bryant Won't Apologize For His Contract, And He Shouldn't
Kobe Bryant has heard all the criticism that has been lobbed in his direction since he signed a $48.5 million contract extension with the Lakers. "Selfish," they called him, pointing out how his giant contract will limit the Lakers in free agency. Kobe Bryant thinks that all his critics can go ahead...

Jameis Winston Ruling Won't Come Until After Heisman Voting Deadline
Contrary to earlier statements, the Florida state attorney's office now says a decision on whether to charge FSU quarterback Jameis Winston will not come for at least another two weeks—after the ACC title game and the deadline for Heisman voting....

Chart: LeBron James Is Outdoing Himself
Kevin Durant is your NBA scoring leader through one month of basketball, averaging 28.6 points per game. You need a lot of opportunities on the floor to put up that many points, and the more you use possessions, the harder it is to be efficient. So is Durant the most efficient high-usage, high-scori...

