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Curt Schilling Digs Hole Deeper
Curt Schilling, who is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame but would be a first-ballot pick for the Meme Curator Hall of Fame, talked to TMZ Sports about how he probably won’t be elected this year and continued to hurt his chances for the future....
Jung Ho Kang's Off-Field Issues Likely To Cost Him A WBC Roster Spot
Major League Baseball has yet to issue a ruling on the potential suspension of Pirates’ third baseman Jung Ho Kang following a series of incidents including a sexual assault allegations and a DUI. But it seems increasingly likely that his off-field issues will cost him playing time at least in the W...
Sam Darnold Was A Mad Man In The Rose Bowl
It took a record-setting rookie from USC tearing out Penn State’s beating heart on national television, but I think bowl games might be good again....
Chip Kelly Is Playing The Game
The NFL is lousy with head coaches who have been given multiple chances at running a team despite achieving little on-field success. A coach can fail, get fired, and still find himself patrolling a sideline within a year, and the best way to go about pulling off such a feat is to control one’s own n...
Louisville Women Trick Duke Into Defending Wrong Basket
No. 13 Duke edged No. 8 Louisville 58-55, but the Cardinals ran the cleverest play of the night. To start the second half, Louisville fooled the Blue Devils into defending the backcourt, leading to the easiest layup Briahanna Jackson’s ever had....
Brent Musburger Praises Joe Mixon, Then Gets Angry At People Who Were Mad He Praised Joe Mixon
Early in tonight’s Sugar Bowl, Brent Musburger called Joe Mixon “one of the best” and said he hoped the Oklahoma running back, suspended a year for breaking four bones in a woman’s face, made it to the NFL. That upset a lot of people; Musburger then unwisely responded to the reaction....
Wisconsin Tight End Troy Fumagalli Makes Four-Fingered Catch
Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli was born with amniotic band syndrome, and had to have his left index finger amputated as a result. That hasn’t prevented him from playing college football, and it doesn’t stop him from making highlight-reel catches like the one he had during today’s Cotton Bowl:...
Ankle-Breaking Naked Bootleg, Anyone?
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Alabama Ditches Lane Kiffin One Week Before Championship Game
Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will be the head coach at FAU next season, but he continued to serve as Alabama’s OC during Saturday’s playoff game against Washington. It was assumed that he would do the same during next week’s championship game, but head coach Nick Saban just announced th...
Jed York Finally Ensures No Good Coach Will Work For Him Any Time Soon<em></em>
It’s hard to believe that, not that long ago, the San Francisco 49ers were a good team with a good head coach. It’s been a disaster since owner Jed York shuffled off Jim Harbaugh in December of 2014, and yesterday’s dual firing of head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke has put the fr...
Jaguars Junction: Week 17
As mankind evolves past a belief in an omnipotent god, we must inevitably face the question: Whence does justice arise? ...
Report: Eagles Eject Reporter From Press Box For "Violating The Fan Code Of Conduct"
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jeff McLane was kicked out of the Eagles’ press box today for “violating the fan code of conduct” when he got into a disagreement with a team staffer, according to Philadelphia Daily News reporter Les Bowen....
Watch Shohei Otani Learn How Hard It Is To Get A Hit Off Shohei Otani
It could be a while before we see Japanese two-way superstar Shohei Otani in MLB. The new collective bargaining agreement has strict caps on international free agent spending for players under 25, which should be a deterrent for the 22-year-old Otani—though his current team, the Nippon Ham Fighters,...
Report: Gary Kubiak Stepping Down As Broncos Head Coach Due To Health Concerns
Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak will be stepping down because of concerns about his health, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter....
Welcome To 2017, Where Your Russian Overlords Are Clemson Fans
So Clemson wrecked Ohio State tonight and will face Alabama next week for the national championship. Pray the Tigers win, for the sake of our puppetmasters in Moscow—who, if Russian TV announcers are any indication, bleed orange....
Clemson Plays A Very Curious Defense
What’s goin’ on down there? ...
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Sark takes over for Lane Kiffin in running Alabama’s offense next year, and I think he’ll fit in just fine....