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Mayweather, On Being A Serial Woman Beater: "Only God Can Judge Me"
Floyd Mayweather beats women. This much is obvious, but for whatever reason it took Rachel Nichols on CNN's Unguarded to actually ask "Money" about his long history as a misogynist and domestic abuser in light of his upcoming bout Saturday against Marcos Maidana. His answers will leave you quite u...

Everything Is Public Relations Now
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....


Floyd Mayweather Thinks The NFL Was Too Hard On Ray Rice
Boxer and serial batterer of women Floyd Mayweather said yesterday that he doesn't think it was fair that Ray Rice received more than the initial two-game suspension, and that the NFL overreacted to video of Rice cold-cocking his fiancée....

Woman Who Took Jerry Jones Pics Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault
Jana Weckerly, the woman who took those gross photos of Jerry Jones posing with some strippers and finally emerged last week via a statement from her lawyer, has now filed a civil suit against Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys alleging that Jones sexually assaulted her. Some of the allegations wi...

Yesterday's Hero
Let's take time out from the distressing state of modern football for this melancholy portrait of Bob Suffridge by the great Paul Hemphill:...

Bob Kraft: Enemy Of Domestic Violence, Friend To Floyd Mayweather
Bob Kraft went on CBS This Morning to talk some Ray Rice, because that's an easy way to score points right now, and talked a very hard line on domestic abuse in the NFL. Here's the last time he was seen with Floyd Mayweather, known serial woman beater. ...

Two Arrested In Connection With Derek Boogaard's Death
Two men were arrested this morning in connection with the death of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard, who died in 2011 from an overdose of alcohol and prescription painkillers....

Two Cyclists Engage In Sad Slap Fight In Middle Of Vuelta A España
Man, if there was evidence that cyclists are not really 'bout that life, this incredibly weak slapfest between Ivan Rovny and Gianluca Brambilla during the 16th stage of the Vuelta a España is it. Are they swatting at flies or trying to hit each other?...

Runners React To First Day Of Registration For Boston Marathon
It seems like just a few months ago that we watched Meb win the Boston Marathon, mostly because it was only a few months ago. But here we go again with the first day of registration for the 2015 edition of the race, which opened at 10 a.m. EST. ...

A Very Special First Half Highlight Reel For Cowboys Fans
The Dallas Cowboys are firing on all cylinders today against the San Francisco 49ers. Here's a highlight reel of all the top plays from the first half, just for Cowboys fans....

AT&T Stadium Security Guard Is Afraid Of Footballs
Whoa! Hey! What was that!? ...

The NYT's 4th Down Bot Is Still Here; NFL Coaches Are Still Wimps
Last year, the NYT teamed up its own Kevin Quealy and Advanced NFL Stats' Brian Burke for 4th Down Bot. It's still up running this year, and saying depressing things about the Vikings....

Emmanuel Taylor's Evening Did Not End Well
Adrien Broner defeated Emmanuel Taylor tonight by unanimous decision, and this punch is a good example why the judges saw fit to award "The Problem" the victory. ...

Lucas Matthysse KO's Roberto Ortiz With A Perfectly-Placed Body Blow
While tonight's Showtime main event is obviously Adrien Broner vs. Emmanuel Taylor, Lucas Matthysse ensured paying spectators got a bit of meat for their money's worth when he dispatched Roberto Ortiz in the second round with a body blow targeted precisely at his opponent's liver....

Nebraska Gets Crazy Last Minute TD, Bums Everyone Out
McNeese State vs. Nebraska was super fun for three hours, but it only takes a few seconds to remind everyone anew that there are Nebraska athletes and there are McNeese State athletes, and that's kind of not fair....

"Killed by my eyes! My cursed, mutant, energy-blasting eyes!"
Bought a pile of Classic X-Men for 50 cents apiece and came across this gem in context....

Young Red Sox Fan Hands Foul Ball To Girl Behind Him, Is The Realest
This kid was the smoothest person in Fenway Park Friday night. The 12-year-old got a foul ball in the fourth inning of the Blue Jays-Red Sox game, and handed it back to the young girl behind him without any hesitation. She was pretty happy....

Mystery Woman Linked To Jerry Jones Scandal Tells Her Side Of The Story
Earlier today, we received a press release from an attorney representing Jana Weckerly, a woman who has previously been linked to those gross photos of Jerry Jones and some strippers. Until now, we didn't know for sure how Weckerly was, if at all, involved in the saga. After speaking to Weckerly's...

What Playing Football Does To Your Body
The paperback version of Nate Jackson's Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile is now on sale. It's got new material, and we'll have some of that on the site next week. Below is an adapted excerpt from the book we ran last year. It's still painfully timely....