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Marcus Cooper Fumbles Blocked Field Goal Return At The One-Yard Line
One of the weirdest plays of the NFL season so far just happened at the end of today’s first half in Chicago, when the Bears’ Marcus Cooper returned a blocked Steelers field goal all the way to the one-yard line. Cooper slowed up right at the end of his journey, and the special teamer suffered the c...
Tom Brady Clowned By A Jadeveon Clowney Pick-Six
For most defensive linemen, an interception return is a recipe for some hilarious slapstick, but Jadeveon Clowney sprints right past all your #fatguyTD jokes. In the second quarter of the Texans game against the Patriots, a blind-side hit on Tom Brady turned into a gift for Clowney, who swiftly took...
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Here's How NFL Teams Demonstrated During The National Anthem Today [Updates]
President Trump’s call for NFL owners to get rid of “son of a bitch” players who chose to demonstrate during the anthem drew a ton of backlash from the sports world yesterday, and today, the players who were the focus of those remarks had their chance to respond before their games. Almost every team...
Singer For Falcons-Lions Game Kneels At End Of National Anthem
At the end of the national anthem before today’s Falcons-Lions game in Detroit, singer Rico LaVelle dropped to one knee and put up a fist....
A Scorching Joe Mauer Comebacker Broke Alex Wilson's Leg
In the eighth inning of last night’s Tigers-Twins tilt in Detroit, Joe Mauer ripped a 104 mph liner directly into the lower leg of Tigers pitcher Alex Wilson. As you might expect, the sound of a 104 mph liner smashing off of an unprotected fibula is not especially pleasant!...
Boycotters, Welcome: Today's Guide To Ignoring The NFL
There may never have been a better time in the modern history of the NFL to be a competing network. NFL ratings appear to be down, although no one is exactly clear on why, or for how long it might last. But a segment of sports fans you might otherwise consider among the NFL’s base—dumbasses, basical...
The Steelers Will Skip The National Anthem Today
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said in a pregame interview with CBS that his team will not be on the field during the national anthem, in what he says is a gesture of unity that eliminates the individual players’ decisions of whether to sit, kneel, or stand during the anthem....
Luke Farrell Pitched A Scoreless Inning Against His Dad's Team, Like A Real Ingrate
Last night, John Farrell’s playoff-bound Boston Red Sox used a strong outing from Eduardo Rodriguez and some timely hitting to take a 5-0 lead into the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds, who are playing out the string on a lost season. Almost nothing was at stake in this game, but it still fo...
Several Players Kneel During National Anthem Before London Game (Updated)
In the earliest game of an NFL Sunday that’s expected to see the most widespread national anthem protests yet, several members of the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars took a knee during the American national anthem before this morning’s London game at Wembley Stadium....
Saquon Barkley Slayed The Demons Of Kinnick Stadium
We all thought we had seen this game before. A Big Ten program playing better than they had in generations, heading into Iowa City as a favorite in a night game, sees their entire team slip into neutral under the lights at Kinnick Stadium. Everything that can go wrong for the visitors does go wrong,...
Penn State Stays Undefeated With Touchdown Pass On Game's Final Play
Iowa’s dreams of upsetting Penn State came crashing down as Trace McSorley completed a 65-yard two-minute drill with a touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson on fourth down and with no time remaining on the clock....
Sparty No
We appreciate LJ Scott’s interpretative dance themed around ESPN’s ombudsman, but we feel Michigan State fans would have appreciated him performing it outside of live game action....
The Brewers Hit Two Clutch Dingers To Stay In The Thick Of The Wild Card Chase
The Milwaukee Brewers are the losingest National League team to still be mathematically alive for the postseason, clinging to the very bottom rung of the Wild Card chase with just seven games to go. ESPN gives them just a 16 percent chance of edging into that final spot. It’s all do-or-die from here...
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Now UNC's Basketball Team Is Declining Their Invitation To Meet With Basketball-Colored President
The Trump White House is being denied visits from basketball teams left and right, these days. First the great doofus had to hastily pretend to disinvite the NBA champion Golden State Warriors, and now the 2017 NCAA champion North Carolina men’s basketball team will be declining their own invitatio...
Teresa Kaepernick On Trump Calling Injustice Protesters Sons Of Bitches: “It’s What Most Of Us Have Come To Expect From Him”<em></em><em></em>
President Donald Trump has made something of a hobby out of attacking private citizens, Colin Kaepernick among them. During a rally held in Alabama last night, he referred to Kaepernick (among others), though not by name, saying that NFL owners should, when faced with a player kneeling during the na...
Reports: The Knicks Have Agreed To Trade Carmelo Anthony To The Oklahoma City Thunder
Reports came in this week that Carmelo Anthony had added the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder to his list of teams for which he’d waive his no-trade clause. That was apparently as much freedom as Knicks general manager Scott Perry needed: Carmelo Anthony has now reportedly been traded t...
Derek Jeter Is Sacking All The Other Big Names In Miami's Front Office
Derek Jeter, who does not yet officially own any part of the Miami Marlins, is moving quickly to put his fingerprints all over the organization. First he unsuccessfully made a move on that crazy outfield home run structure; now he’s reportedly directing the firing of Andre Dawson, Tony Perez, Jack M...
Donald Trump Continues To Go After Outspoken Black Athletes
This morning, we can be fairly sure, Donald Trump was watching the teevee and saw a Fox & Friends report about how star Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry wants to not go to the White House if the team is invited there to celebrate their recent championship. He punched a message into Twit...
Trump Says NFL Owners Should Fire "Son Of A Bitch" Anthem Protestors<em></em>
While stumping for Alabama senatorial candidate Luther Strange tonight, prominent dotard Donald Trump urged his friends in NFL ownership to march onto the field and fire players who kneel during the playing of the national anthem. He further claimed that NFL ratings are down because players aren’t a...