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The Panthers Started Derek Anderson Over Cam Newton As A Coach's Decision [Update]

The Panthers’ offense lasted exactly one play in its first drive against the Seahawks tonight after Derek Anderson threw an interception on his first pass attempt of the game. For some reason, Cam Newton was benched, and it’s unclear why the much better QB wasn’t on the field....

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Deadspin Up All Night: Counting The Days

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NCAA Punishes Ex-Appalachian State Football Coach For Sending 416 Texts To Prospect's Mother

The NCAA has punished a former Appalachian State assistant football coach who violated bylaws by texting a prospect’s mother 416 times....

Chuck Pagano Appears Not To Understand Cause And Effect

Chuck Pagano fancies himself an old-timey football coach, even in the era of gaudy passing stats, even with Andrew Luck at his disposal. He preaches the gospel of giving the ball to the running back and pounding away. “Until they run me out of here,” he said three years ago, “that’ll be our mantra.”...

Richard Sherman Drops Delayed Burn On Cam Newton

Richard Sherman is not one to easily suffer slights. Last year after the Panthers beat the Seahawks in the playoffs, Cam Newton was running a circuit around the Panthers’ stadium for his customary parade of high-fives, when he grabbed a “12th man” flag, crumpled it up, and tossed it....

Colombian Fans Come Out In Force To Pay Tribute To Chapecoense After Plane Crash

The Copa Sudamericana final was supposed to be tonight in Medellin, but the game was called off shortly after Brazilian club Chapecoense’s flight went down outside the city. Since the crash, the soccer world has offered tributes to the club, with their fellow Brazilian first division sides even offe...

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Baylor Regent: Getting A Full Report Would Have Cost Us Money

Members of the Baylor University Board of Regents have avoided discussing why they never commissioned, received, nor released a full, detailed written report from outside investigators at Pepper Hamilton on how their institution made life a living hell for women who reported they were raped (especia...

Brazilian Soccer Clubs Offer Extensive Support To Chapecoense After Tragic Plane Crash

Brazilian first division club Chapecoense was flying to Medellin last night when their plane went down outside the city, killing 71 of the 77 passengers. The club was flying to Medellin to play Atletico Nacional in the Copa Sudamericana final....

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Serial Rapist Darren Sharper Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

Darren Sharper was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping two women he met at a West Hollywood nightclub. The prison term will run concurrent to the previous sentence of 18 years, handed down by a New Orleans federal court earlier this year....

The Story Behind The Perfect Photo Of Sports' First Streaker

When freelance photojournalist Ian Bradshaw went to Twickenham Stadium in the spring of 1974 to cover a rugby union friendly between England and France, he expected to shoot nothing more than another bloodbath between two fierce rivals. He returned instead with an instantly iconic photograph that si...

Plane Carrying Brazilian Soccer Team Chapecoense Crashes, Killing 71 Of 77 Passengers (Update)

An airplane on which the Brazilian first-division soccer team Chapecoense was flying crashed near the end of its flight from Bolivia to Colombia last night, reportedly killing nearly everyone onboard in one of the worst air disasters in sports history....

James Harden And Clint Capela Are Here To Bless Us With Alley-Oops

Clint Capela is a passable basketball player. But he is very, very nice to pass to if you are the new point guard incarnation of James Harden. You might be surprised to see the third-year center elbow out DeAndre Jordan and—much more to the point—Dwight Howard for the highest field goal percentage i...

Florida Panthers Fire Coach Gerard Gallant, Make Him Catch A Taxi

Twenty-two games into a disappointing season, the Florida Panthers fired head coach Gerard Gallant last night, and while the decision is questionable enough, the way it went down is awkward as hell. For one, the team didn’t officially announce the move until about an hour ago, leaving it to media to...

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Derek Anderson Flagged On The Bench For "Disrespectfully Addressing An Official"

Carolina Panthers backup QB Derek Anderson was upset that his team didn’t get a pass interference call late in the second quarter—upset enough to yell at an official from the sidelines. Anderson received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for “disrespectfully addressing an official,” all the way ...