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The Bears Don't Know What They're Doing With Their Quarterbacks Either

The Chicago Bears have the following quarterbacks on their roster: Brian Hoyer, Matt Barkley, and Jay Cutler. Two of those dudes are bad. The other has an injured thumb and the disposition of a disgruntled tabby cat. Not the most enviable position to be in, but let’s see how john Fox plans to figure...

CEO Of USA Track & Field Accused Of Wildly Excessive Spending

Max Siegel, CEO of USA Track and Field, is enjoying first class travel, private jets, luxury hotels, and $1.7million in compensation—seven times what an average CEO at a similarly sized nonprofit makes—according to the Washington Post. This is all part of a “culture change” he and USATF board member...

The Cleveland Browns Are A Sick Joke

In the process of getting whooped by the Patriots today, the Browns cycled through three quarterbacks. It feels like every week, you hear that the Browns have hit a new low, and again, this week, the Browns hit a new low....

Cody Kessler Injured On Brownsiest Of Browns Plays

More than ten yards to go for the first down? Check. Surrendering a safety? Check. Quarterback got hurt? Check. This play against the Patriots knocked Cody Kessler out with a chest injury and made what is already going to be a very bad day for the Browns even more painful....

Brian Kelly Deserves This

Notre Dame football is 2-4 after losing Saturday to N.C. State, 10-3. Hurricane Matthew was responsible for extremely sloppy conditions for the two teams, but the game was played, and the Fighting Irish lost, so head coach Brian Kelly called out his center, Sam Mustipher....

Tennessee's Danny O'Brien Carted Off After Helmet-To-Helmet Hit [Update]

Senior Tennessee defensive lineman Danny O’Brien left the field in College Station on a stretcher today after a fourth-quarter helmet-to-helmet hit....

Tennessee Lineman Dazed By Blow To Head

Tennessee center Dylan Wiesman left today’s game against Texas A&M after a hit to the head left him dazed and unable to leave the field. CBS reported the unpaid senior athlete was “distraught,” but did not give any indications on his health condition....

Cam Newton Ruled Out For Monday Night Game Under Concussion Protocol

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has been ruled out for Monday night’s game after suffering a concussion in last week’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons....

Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly Involved In On-Field Brawl At His High School's Football Game [Update]

Ole Miss has a bye week this week, so their quarterback, Buffalo native Chad Kelly, took the occasion to go home for the weekend. While attending his former high school’s game, a brawl broke out and Kelly took a very active role in it, apparently after his brother took a late hit. In the video below...

Francisco Liriano Hospitalized After Taking A Liner To The Head

Jays reliever Francisco Liriano left the team’s win against the Rangers in the eighth inning after taking a liner from Carlos Gomez to the neck....

Here's A Raucous Brawl From The 49ers Game Last Night

Tipster Emil was at the 49ers game last night, and while he didn’t see his team do anything of worth on the football field, he had a front row seat to this big rowdy brawl....

Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau says he’s missing a lot of priceless items, including his AHL championship rings, after a moving experience from hell in the offseason. [Star Tribune]...

Neymar Is Bleeding Profusely

Neymar came off late in Brazil’s match against Bolivia tonight, not because the reigning Olympic champions were winning by a large margin—which they were—but because the Barcelona star suffered an injury that made his head bleed like Gretzky. ...

Antoine Bethea Goes In For Big Hit, Ends Up Taking Out His Own Teammate

49ers safety Antoine Bethea got a little overzealous while going for the ball (ostensibly) on this play. Instead of getting the pick or landing a hit on Cardinals receiver J.J. Nelson, Bethea slammed teammate Tramaine Brock right in the head. Brock had just managed to break up the deep ball, and he ...

Larry The Cable Guy Snapped A Dude's Arm While Arm Wrestling [Graphic]

Larry The Cable Guy, a comedian who’s made $50 million telling redneck jokes, is a huge Nebraska football fan. At the Huskers’ game against Illinois last weekend, this dude challenged him to an arm wrestling contest. He broke his arm like a Thanksgiving wishbone....

Ireland Player Stretchered Off Pitch After Losing Consciousness In Clash Of Heads

Ireland’s Robbie Brady and Georgia’s Saba Kvirkvelia had a nasty head collision in a World Cup Qualifier today, with the game being delayed a solid five minutes while doctors treated the two players. Brady came out worse, as he lost consciousness for a few seconds and had to be taken off of the pitc...

Astros Apologize For Minor Leaguer's Shitheaded Tweet

Brooks Marlow is a baseball player in the Astros minor league system. He would kindly like these lady broadcasters out of his face. Get off ESPN, lady broadcaster, game’s on! ...

Strained Earth Gives Off Mighty Groan As Yet Another <i>Game Of Thrones</i>/Sports Mashup Is Unleashed Upon It

We all love sports, and we all love Game of Thrones, but what if I told you that sports ... was a lot like Game of Thrones?...

Letters From Death Row: James Broadnax, Texas Inmate 999549

We occasionally publish letters from death row inmates. Today we hear from James Broadnax, who was sentenced to death after being convicted for a 2008 robbery and murder in Texas....

I Covered The Braves For A Newspaper That Didn't Exist

When my sportswriter friend asked me, back in September of 2000, if I wanted to join him at an Atlanta Braves game that he was working, my first thought was, “That sounds fun!” When he suggested that I use an outdated photographer’s pass he had in his possession, issued for a different game vs. a d...