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Rams Punter Blindsides Cliff Avril, Then Curls Up Into A Ball In Fear Of Retaliation
John Hekker is a punter, not a fighter, but that didn’t stop him from getting in this little shoulder check on Cliff Avril. It did not end well for Hekker. ...
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ESPN's Ron Jaworski Would Like You To Ignore His Breaking News [UPDATED]
ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski was all excited to drop a HOT SCOOP about the Odell Beckham Jr. appeal hearing this afternoon:...
The Best Things We Watched In 2015
Here, now, are our favorite films, TV shows, and pieces of internet ephemera of the year. Thank you for your time....
Dennis Schröder Gets Tooth Knocked Out, Puts It In His Sock
Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schröder was down a veneer after he ran into the knee of the Trail Blazers’ Meyers Leonard in Monday night’s game. Schröder made sure that he didn’t misplace the departed piece of his tooth by putting it in his sock....
What Is The Best Birthday Month?
PROGRAMMING NOTE: I’m outta here next week to go do Christmas things. You’re not getting a Funbag. You’ll have to go mud-sledding or something. Deadspin founder and artificial Georgian Will Leitch will be your Jamboroo guest host. ...
Kawhi Leonard Is Doing It All
Given what Steph Curry is doing to the game of basketball, there’s no real point in debating who this year’s MVP will be. But there is some fun to be had in tracking who will finish second—let’s call it the Non-Curry MVP race—and right now the guy at the head of that pack is Kawhi Leonard....
911 Operator Walks Iman Shumpert Through His Daughter's Birth
Last week, we were treated to the story of Cavaliers swingman Iman Shumpert channeling MacGyver in order to help his wife, Teyana Taylor, give birth to their daughter in the bathroom. Thanks to the Daily Mail, we now have audio of a 911 operator walking Shumpert through the process....
How Not To Run A Fake Field Goal
The New Mexico Bowl, one of the more mediocre matchups out of approximately one million mediocre bowl matchups this year, is on and popping. Arizona has New Mexico and the winner presumably gets expanded water rights on a tributary of the Colorado River or something. Anyway, New Mexico tried to go f...
Sean Doolittle Dragged His Girlfriend To <i>Star Wars</i>
Oakland A’s closer Sean Doolittle is a huge Star Wars fan. His girlfriend, Eireann Dolan, is maybe not quite so big a fan. But she is a fantastic sport....
Colleen Dominguez Accuses Fox Sports 1 Of Age Discrimination In Lawsuit
Fox Sports 1 personality Colleen Dominguez is accusing her employer of age discrimination, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Central District of California....
Iman Shumpert Is A Baby-Deliverin' MacGyver
Cavaliers swingman Iman Shumpert’s wife, Teyana Taylor, just posted a rather incredible birth announcement on her Instagram page:...
Kobe Ruins Handshake, Makes Poor Fan Look Like A Schmuck
After watching this GIF, it’s easy to conclude that Rich Old Guy Performatively Dressed In Casual Wear is your typical square who went and crapped all over what could have been a cool moment with his supreme awkwardness. But wait, let’s take a closer look:...
Columnist Deeply Concerned Serena Williams <i>SI</i> Cover Is Too Sexy
Apparently it wasn’t just the horse people upset by Sports Illustrated’s sportsperson of the year, Serena Williams. Chicago Sun-Times columnist and friend to women Rick Morrissey is very concerned with the representation of women in the media. He believes that the SI cover shot of Serena sets women ...
Why The Clippers Give The Worst Postgame Interviews
We learned last night that the Clippers have a bit: the last player back to the locker room after the final buzzer has to dance for the rest of the team. How did we learn it? The game’s two heroes, forced to remain on the court for interviews, took off sprinting first chance they could....
The Horse People Are Mad Online
This morning, Sports Illustrated announced that Serena Williams is the magazine’s sportsperson of the year. Williams took home the title despite losing to racehorse American Pharoah in the fan vote, and people who like horses are very mad about this....
Is Pete Carroll Trapped Up There? Someone Help Him Down
Please someone grab a ladder....
How The Charlotte Hornets Turned It Around
In their last four games, the Charlotte Hornets have blown out two of the Eastern Conference’s better teams, beaten the Bulls, and whooped on the Grizzlies. Charlotte’s only lost twice since Thanksgiving, to the Cavs and the Warriors (which is forgivable, since losing to them is like losing to grav...
Dana White: I'm Voting For Donald Trump
I mean, look, as a fight fan and as an American I feel like I should question why anyone would care about who Dana White is voting for; go on about why Dana White shouldn’t be okay with a guy who’s been in the news for wanting to ban Muslims from the United States; muse on whether publishing an item...
Beat Writer's Leg Broken In Iowa State Court-Storming [UPDATE]
Iowa State fans stormed the court after the Cyclones beat in-state rival Iowa in Ames tonight, leading one beat writer to the hospital with a broken leg....