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Here's What The <em>Sports Jeopardy!</em> Set Will Look Like
Sports Jeopardy! finally has a premiere date: The Dan Patrick-hosted spinoff will begin airing on Sept. 24, and taping officially began this week....
30-Year-Old Ex-NFLer Takes Ice Bucket Challenge, Reveals He Has ALS
Tim Shaw, who played linebacker and special teams for four teams from 2007 through 2013, posted this video on the Titans' website today. Before completing the ice bucket challenge, he announces that this isn't just about raising awareness. Shaw, 30, reveals his own ALS diagnosis....
Hawk Harrelson Does Ice Bucket Challenge With A Shower Cap On
Hawk Harrelson got in on the ALS ice bucket challenge but before he did, he cinched up a shower cap and hunkered down for the icy-cold refreshment. Mercy!...
Chris Kluwe and the Vikings have reached a settlement that will avert his wrongful termination suit against the team. The Vikings will donate to gay-rights charities, while Kluwe will not receive any money. The full and independent report, which found Kluwe's release was justified, will not be made ...
Minnesota Wild Fans Get Custom Portrait Of Their Dog As A Hockey Player
A family of Minnesota Wild fans paid for their dog Copper to be painted as a player for the team. As you can see, the piece turned out quite well. (Only pedants and Philistines would point out that Copper is depicted here as a helmetless anachronism.)...
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It's been a long week and we're pretty much done, so rather than working, we're going to hang out in the comments and answer any questions you might have for us. Let's do it....
That Isn't Richard Sherman, Sir
A brief dramatization of the events leading up to this photo of some dude and Not Richard Sherman:...
Do You Know Why Iowa Got Rid Of Its Field Hockey Coach? Let Us Know
When Iowa fired field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum last week, they did it in the style of a place that didn't want to talk about it. Officials announced the news during Iowa's football media day. They didn't say why she was fired beyond needing "a change in leadership." And more than a week later,...
Here Are Some Adorable Fox Terrier Puppies Hanging Out With A Bunny
It's been a pretty bad couple of days in sports, with lots of people acting terribly. There's no need to ignore all that and pretend the world is perfect, but there's no need not to take a minute to watch these puppies playing....
Chip Kelly And The Timeless Art Of Seduction
Don't do it, man. Just keep yourself under control. Keep your hands busy. Good. Yes, the zipper. Fidget with the zipper up at your neck. You know that helps. No, no, don't stop, you were doing so well. What are you doing? No...oh God, why would you do that?...
Strippers In Jerry Jones Pics Don't Recall Much; Escort May Be Involved
TMZ managed to identify the two women who posed with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in those weird and gross photos that surfaced online this week. Their names are Lindzie and Jordan; they are strippers; and they don't remember much about what happened that night....
Kevin Durant Withdraws From Team USA
Team USA at the FIBA World Cup was already without LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, and Blake Griffin, and now it'll have to do without Kevin Durant, who just announced his withdrawal....
Which NFL Rushing Attacks Do The Most With The Least?
Two years ago, sixth-rounder Alfred Morris held onto his roster spot with a strong preseason and went on to break the Redskins single-season rushing yards record. While steals like Morris are rare, they're also instructive. Some teams invest far fewer resources in their rushing attacks without losin...
Ex-ESPN Employee: My Boss Kept "Sexually Provocative" Pictures Of Me
A former ESPN employee is suing the sports media giant, claiming a former supervisor distorted photos of her to make them "sexually provocative" and posted them online, and later retaliated at work after she rebuffed his advances. ...
Be Cool Like I Used To Be: A Nervous Father's Guide To <em>Boyhood</em>
The main thing that qualifies me to write about Richard Linklater's Boyhood from a panicked new-ish father's perspective is that I had to wait three weeks to see Boyhood even after all the rapturous reviews came out, on account of having fled New York City in terror a couple years ago so I would...
Nats Fans Went A Little Crazy Over Jayson Werth Gnomes
The first fans got in line for Jayson Werth garden gnome giveaway night at about 2:10 p.m., five hours before first pitch and more than two hours before the gates to the ballpark actually opened. That would turn out not to be excessive: gnome night ended up being so popular, some 15,000 Nats fan...
Trout Vs. Kershaw Settled By Replay Review
The first Mike Trout-Clayton Kershaw showdown finally went down tonight and it ended up being a pretty great baseball play all around. It was also subject to a replay review before the ultimate outcome was certain, which was kind of anticlimactic. ...
Trout Vs. Kershaw, Round 1, Visualized
Tonight is the first time Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw will face each other. ESPN Stats & Info has a nice breakdown of the matchup, full of telling details to watch for, like this: ...
Jon Jones And Daniel Cormier Promote Fight With A Stagey Brawl
On the question of whether this UFC 178 media day brawl involving Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier is real or staged, let's just be safe and say it looks like something on the staged side of real. ...