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Sad-Sack Airport Bozos Want To Protest Super Bowl Flights Because Of Anthem Protests
Members of the administrative commission of dipshit also-ran-ass airport Brainerd Lakes Regional reportedly spoke out against NFL anthem protests Thurdsay, while discussing air travel contingencies for the 2018 Super Bowl, to be held in Minneapolis. This world is a goddamn toilet....
Oklahoma Upset By 31-Point Underdog Iowa State
Baker Mayfield and the third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners were upset this afternoon by unranked Iowa State, a 31-point underdog, after the Cyclones outscored the Sooners 25-7 in the second half....
The Nats Wasted A Brilliant Night From Stephen Strasburg, Because Of Course They Did
There is nothing more frustrating on earth than watching a lineup featuring Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon, Daniel Murphy, and Ryan Zimmerman get completely blanked by a guy who throws an 87 mph fastball. Unless you are a Cubs fan, in which case, screw you right in the ear....
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Good Old Canada Has Gifted Us Another Onside Punt
You will be forgiven for not knowing what the hell is going on in this highlight, which shows a bunch of people moving around pre-snap, followed by a punt that seems to catch the broadcasters by surprise, followed by a man on the punting team recovering the punt, and then celebrating about it. It’s ...
To Be Fair, Consuming Hallucinogens While In Toledo Is Advised
We can only assume Jay Feely is suffering from a glitch in the Matrix:...
Report: Dante Exum Might Miss Another Full Season Due To Injury
Well, Adrian Wojnarowski has now welcomed us to the weekend with some particularly grim and depressing NBA news: Dante Exum could miss the entire upcoming season with a separated left shoulder. Frig....
Game-Ending Five-Lateral Kickoff Return Spoiled By Literally A Miracle
Boy have I got a highlight for you, my friends. Here’s the setting: the St. Francis de Sales Knights are down a point to the Lima Senior Spartans after Lima kicker Cole Miracle (I swear I’m not making this up) knocked in a go-ahead field goal. There are three seconds left on the clock, and Lima is k...
You Are Not A Catcher, Joe Girardi
That last night’s Yankees-Indians game continued for more than six innings after Lonnie Chisenhall’s phantom hit-by-pitch should not distract you from the fact that this was the moment of the game. It was. Right there, with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Yankees were...
Lawsuit Says Nationals Hitting Coach Shared Revenge Porn; Suspended By Team
The Washington Nationals announced Friday night that they had suspended assistant hitting coach Jacque Jones with pay, pending an investigation into a “legal matter.” The announcement came a little more than a week after a lawsuit was filed in San Diego by a woman, under the name Jane Doe, who said ...
Michigan Football Dismisses Defensive Back Nate Johnson After Domestic Violence Arrest
Following an arrest last weekend on a charge of misdemeanor domestic assault, Michigan football has dismissed cornerback Nate Johnson from the team. Johnson was taken to jail early Sunday morning when police were called to an Ann Arbor dorm room to investigate an alleged assault of a female student....
Lawsuit Challenges NFL's Handling Of Mental Health Issues
On Oct. 17 of last year, Erin Henderson was one of two Jets players with a team-high seven tackles in a loss to the Cardinals. It was the second straight game Henderson led New York in tackles. Five days later, the Jets placed him on the non-football injury list, effectively ending his season. In Fe...
The World Series National Anthem That Infuriated America
The current crop of athletes protesting during the national anthem has roots at the 1968 Olympics, with the Black Power salute of Tommie Smith and John Carlos after they finished first and third, respectively, in the 200 meters. John Dominis’s famous photograph of the two U.S. sprinters on the medal...
José Altuve Hitting Dingers Is The Best Baseball Has To Offer
At some point, José Altuve’s height should probably no longer be dwelled on, but seven years into his career, it’s still fun as hell to marvel at him being one of the best players in the baseball—and a good-as-hell candidate for the AL MVP—in tandem with his, uh, modest vertical dimensions....
Cleveland's Pitching Got Things Done
Cleveland’s decision to start Trevor Bauer in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Yankees tonight and hold ace Corey Kluber for Game 2 was slightly unorthodox, but the logic behind it was sound: They knew that their opponent would have just used up their best starting pitcher in the wild card game, meani...
Family Gets Lifetime Ban From Pee Wee Football After Father Allegedly Put Teen Coach In Chokehold
A New Jersey man is facing criminal charges and has gotten his family a lifetime from a pee wee football league after allegedly putting a 16-year-old coach in a chokehold because he was frustrated that his son had been rotated out of the quarterback position....
José Altuve Went Dinger-Crazy
Tonight’s Game 1 of the ALDS very quickly revealed itself to be far from ideal for Boston starter Chris Sale. That started with the second batter he faced, Alex Bregman, turning a flat slider into a solo home run and continued with the third batter, José Altuve, turning a high fastball into the same...
Rick Pitino And Tom Jurich Made Ungodly Amounts Of Money While Louisville Athletics Suffered
In August, Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich announced an apparel partnership with Adidas that would net the athletic department $160 million over 10 years when it starts on July 1, 2018. It’s no secret that Louisville athletics isn’t in great shape right now, thanks in part to a disastrous st...
Eduardo Nuñez Carried Off Field After Going Down Running To First Base
Red Sox DH Eduardo Nuñez had to be carried off the field by manager John Farrell and a trainer after apparently injuring his leg while beginning to run out a grounder on the first pitch of today’s ALDS Game 1 against the Astros....
Report: MLB Investigating Diamondbacks Assistant For Electronic Interference
According to a report from the New York Post, Major League Baseball officials are looking into whether Diamondbacks assistant coach Ariel Prieto used an internet-enabled watch for espionage purposes during last night’s Wild Card win over the Colorado Rockies. Prieto can be seen above wearing some so...