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The Browns Can't Possibly Fuck This Up...Right?
The consensus is that Myles Garrett will be the first pick in this month’s NFL draft, and that the Texas A&M DE can be a generational player. The consensus does not always turn out to be right, mind you—but it’s right more often than it’s wrong. The Cleveland Browns, picking No. 1, need just about e...
The Nets Are Resting Players Against The Bulls For Some Reason <em></em>
The old, terrible, hopeless Brooklyn Nets, who are dead last in the entire league with an embarrassing 20-61 record, have announced they will sit six of their players in their last game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, including starters Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez, as well as bench guy ...
<i>SI</i> Uncovers The Brady Jersey Thief’s Ebay Feedback Page
Robert Klemko and Jenny Vrentas have a deep dive today on the Tom Brady Super Bowl jersey theft—it’s even part of Sports Illustrated’s “True Crime” series —and it’s an interesting look at the complicated steps law enforcement had to take in order to retrieve the Super Bowl LI jersey. Cops recovered ...
The Phillies And Mets Stewed Some Very Mild Beef
If the 2017 baseball season is a slow-cooked pot roast, not enough time has passed for the beef to be tender and juicy. What I’m trying to say is, the Mets and Phillies almost brawled last night....
Jack Eichel Missed Out On A $2 Million Contract Bonus By A Painfully Thin Margin
Young Sabres center Jack Eichel missed 21 games with an ankle injury, eventually finishing this season with 24 goals and 33 assists, good for 57 points in 61 games. That’s a 0.934 points per game average, which was 11th in the NHL this season, just behind Leon Draisaitl’s 0.939. As infinitesimal as ...
Junior Galette Arrested After Allegedly Running Away From Fight At Spring Break Festival
Washington linebacker Junior Galette was arrested on Friday and charged with disorderly conduct after he apparently hightailed it away from a scuffle that broke out at Biloxi, Mississippi’s annual Black Beach Weekend. Biloxi PD say that Galette got into a fight at a concert then ran away. WLOX first...
Former NFL Lineman Ryan Miller Details The Effects Of His Concussions: "All I Wanted To Do Was Die"
For years, former NFL lineman Ryan Miller didn’t talk about his concussions. He didn’t talk about the memory loss and seizures and migraines. He was quiet about his depression and despair. But recently, wanting to share his story in hopes of saving other players from suffering the same trauma, he sp...
Cavs Blow Another Big Fourth-Quarter Lead, Drop To Second In The East
The LeBron James-less Cleveland Cavaliers coughed up another fourth-quarter lead tonight and lost in overtime to the Miami Heat. The result gives the Boston Celtics the first seed in the Eastern Conference and keeps the Miami Heat’s playoff hopes alive. It’s also utterly demoralizing for the Cavs....
Braun Strowman Puts Roman Reigns Onto Stretcher, Throws Stretcher Off Ledge, Tips Over Ambulance
Roman Reigns’s position in the WWE hierarchy may continue to confound, but tonight’s Raw storyline saw the much-booed former champ being treated like an unwanted passenger on a United flight....
Mississippi State Scrimmage Called Off After Brutal Hit
Mississippi State called off Saturday’s Maroon and White spring game after junior safety Jonathan Abram laid a blow to Bennie Braswell’s head that left the running back struggling to even stand. Head coach Dan Mullen first ejected Abram and then cancelled the remainder of the game, according to WCB...
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Otis Nixon Is Missing [Update: He's Been Found]
Otis Nixon, a former outfielder who spent 17 seasons on nine Major League teams, most famously on the Atlanta Braves’ worst-to-first turnaround team in 1991, is missing, according to police in Woodstock, Ga....
Look At What Russell Westbrook Did To These People
If you’re still somehow unconvinced that Russell Westbrook is the NBA MVP, take a look at his box score from last night’s game against the Nuggets: [The smoldering remains of the city formerly known as Denver]....
Bryan Bickell Scores First Career Shootout Goal In Final Game Before Retiring Due To MS
Bryan Bickell announced his retirement yesterday due to his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and the Hurricanes started the longtime NHL forward for the final two games of his career—and gave him first crack when Carolina and Philadelphia remained deadlocked after overtime, even though Bickell had neve...
Russell Westbrook Goes For 50, Breaks Triple-Double Record, Hits Crazy Buzzer-Beater
Oh yeah, no way this guy is the MVP. ...
Cavaliers Blow 26-Point Fourth-Quarter Lead
The Atlanta Hawks downed the Cavs today in overtime after coming back from a 93-67 deficit early in the fourth quarter. It’s the biggest blown fourth-quarter lead in almost 15 years....
Game Delayed By Rubber
“I believe we have a balloon or something blowing around in center field.”...
Marc Albrighton Free Kick Stunner Caps Wild Opening Ten Minutes Of Everton-Leicester City
Four goals have been scored in the first 24 minutes of today’s Everton-Leicester City match, but none more impressive than Marc Albrighton’s free kick that beat Joel Robles in the tenth minute. That’s after a streaking Kevin Mirallas set up Tom Davies in the opening minute to give Everton a short-li...
Bryan Bickell Returns To Hurricanes After Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis, Announces Retirement For End Of Season
Carolina Hurricanes forward Bryan Bickell rejoined the team for two games this week, nearly five months after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Visibly emotional after Thursday’s game, he indicated that retirement might be his next step, as had been speculated after his diagnosis with the dis...
Russell Westbrook Has A Triple-Double For The Season
Russell Westbrook’s season-long one-man show of frenzied triple-double glory will finish with a stat line it deserves. With eight assists last night, Westbrook sealed his fate as the first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double over the course of a season....
Ex-WWEer On Announcer JBL's Bullying: "This Stuff Is Encouraged"<em></em><em></em>
When former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts started writing his new book, Best Seat in the House, he had no idea what part of his autobiography would end up getting attention and coverage from wrestling fans. After all, the Instagram teaser post he put up in November is almost unwaveringly positiv...