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Tom Brady On Richard Sherman: "We Win With Graciousness"
Richard Sherman! Everyone's talking about him, including Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, for some reason. While on the Dennis and Callahan show this morning, Brady was asked what he thought of Richard Sherman's postgame interview....
Richard Sherman And The Plight Of The Conquering Negro
Last night in the NFC championship, the San Francisco 49ers trailed the Seattle Seahawks by six, 23-17, with 30 seconds left in the game. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick had led the 49ers all the way down to the Seahawks' 18-yard line. He took the snap out of the gun, set his feet, and released a floss...
NaVorro Bowman Had Popcorn Spilled On Him As He Was Carted Off
When NaVorro Bowman was carted off with a torn ACL, NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal tweeted that "Seahawks fans threw food at "Bowman". That sounded very, very bad, especially for a fan base that loves to self-proclaim itself the best in football. But here's the footage, and it's...probably just one jerk?...
NFL Will Consider Making Fumble Recoveries Reviewable
You probably guessed this from your own knowledge of how knees are and aren't supposed to bend (Warning: photo is painful to look at, but maybe not quite as painful as Fox showing the replay six consecutive times), but the preliminary diagnosis indicates that all-pro linebacker NaVorro Bowman has a ...
Crabtree Reportedly Tried To Fight Richard Sherman At A Charity Event
Michael Crabtree may have made some disparaging albiet tame pregame remarks about Richard Sherman, but everyone is still sort of wondering what exactly got Sherman so fired up yesterday. Sherman alluded to "something personal" during his postgame comments, and now the Seattle Times sheds some light ...
A Guide To Richard Sherman, Your New Favorite NFL Player
World, meet Richard Sherman. He's an interesting guy. ...
Michael Crabtree To Richard Sherman: "You Make One Play And You Talk?"
The chirping between Richard Sherman and Michael Crabtree did not cease with Sherman's WWE-style postgame interview. The back-and-forth continued into the locker room and even on to Twitter. But one question remains: What did Crabtree say to Sherman that got him so fired up?...
Animated Version Of Paul George's 360 Windmill Dunk Is So Damn Cool
We didn't think it was possible to make Paul George's insane dunk any better than it already was, but then internet hero Patrick Truby went and proved us wrong....
Dumb People Say Stupid, Racist Shit About Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman gave one of the best NFL postgame interviews of all time to Erin Andrews, with the air of a pro wrestling heel. Some people didn't like Sherman's act, which is stuffy, but fine. But others didn't like it, and to voice their displeasure, said some remarkably racist, vile things in pub...
Richard Sherman Rips Out San Francisco's Heart At The Last Second
It looked like the NFC Championship Game was going to end with a 49ers game-winning drive. Down six points, Colin Kaepernick and company were moving down the field with ease. They were already in the red zone. And then, Richard Sherman happened....
Richard Sherman Breaks Up Pass, Wins Game, Goes Nuts On Erin Andrews
Richard Sherman helped send the Seahawks to the Super Bowl. Then he unleashed something on Erin Andrews in a brief but very angry post-game interview. C'mon, Rick, save it for Skip Bayless....
Ann Wilson Puts Barracuda Spin On "Star-Spangled Banner"
The Seahawks went with Ann Wilson, lead singer of Heart, for the pregame national anthem. Anthem traditionalists might hate the creativity on the climax, but this is Ann Wilson. She can do what she wants. The crowd's building cheers towards the end were pretty cool, too....
Kansas And Oklahoma State Need To Be Separated After Thunderous Dunk
Kansas, in the midst of a 13-0 first-half run against the Cowboys, brought Allen Fieldhouse to its feet with this crushing dunk from Tarik Black. The noise might have caused some confusion on the Oklahoma State side because Markel Brown tries to push the ball up the court while Travis Ford called a...
The English Adventures Of The Nets And Hawks
What do you get when you mix NBA players, EPL players, London, and a sporting nation fairly unaccustomed to professional basketball? Culture clash!...
This Is The Best Thing Seahawks And 49ers Fans Have Ever Done
Seahawks fans! 49ers fans! Here is a way for you to one-up and trash-talk each other, without annoying the crap out of the rest of us: See which fan base can donate more money to a worthy cause in each other's city....
How Many Ads Are In Your College Sports Broadcast?
In O'Bannon vs. NCAA, the defendants made a stunning claim. Collegiate athletes cannot be paid for appearing in televised games, the NCAA argued, because those games—like, say, the Vizio BCS National Championship—are First Amendment-protected news programs, and not commercial broadcasts....
Man With Seahawks Super Bowl Champs Tattoo Doesn't Regret It Yet
Tim Connors is serious about this. So serious, he got his ink done back at the beginning of the regular season....
Nashville
Here's a long, thoughtful, and engaging essay about "Nashville" by Ray Sawhill (Salon, June 27, 2000):...
No, Fans Won't Stop Watching If College Players Get Paid
Defending itself in the Ed O'Bannon lawsuit, the NCAA has made some stunning claims. One, backed by an NCAA-commissioned poll, is that people so hate the idea of paying players that they will stop watching college sports if amateurism ends. In the filings, ex-CBS Sports President Neal Pilson estimat...