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Von Miller Shows Off Ball He Intercepted, Jokes About It Being Deflated
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller sure is a lot of fun. Here he is in the locker room after the AFC Championship game, making jokes about the ball he picked off Tom Brady being a little deflated:...
Larry Nance Jr. Graciously Gives Up Seat To Lost Old Man
Lakers rookie Larry Nance Jr. should be recognized for his generosity during last night’s game against the Mavericks. What he did was simply inspiring....
Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook Make It All So Simple
On Monday, a day after a disappointing loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Thunder forward Kevin Durant had something to say about his team’s offensive philosophy, which is routinely critiqued for being too stagnant and isolation-heavy....
Dirk Hits Game-Winning Jumper, Gets The Kobe Pat Of Approval
Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant’s 50th, and final, meeting lost some of its luster when Kobe had to miss it because of a shoulder injury. But the older, kinder, gentler Kobe still found a way to be involved in the biggest play of the night, congratulating his long-time foe after Nowitzki made a game-w...
Former NFL Player Tyler Sash Had CTE When He Died At Age 27
Former New York Giants safety Tyler Sash—who died in September of an accidental painkiller overdose at age 27—had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died, according to researchers at Boston University. The researchers told Sash’s family that it was rare to see as severe of CTE in such ...
A Broncos Pass Rusher Tried To Rub His Dong And Balls In Tom Brady's Face
The Denver Broncos went into Sunday’s AFC Championship game with a clear mission: Hit Tom Brady as many times as possible, and send the all-world quarterback running for his life. Thanks to The MMQB’s Robert Klemko, we know the Broncos’ intimidation campaign was mental as well as physical....
Broncos Fan Allegedly Pushes Over Porta-Potty With Patriots Fan Inside
The narrator of this video says that a Broncos fan kicked over a portable toilet, with a Patriots fan inside, after Sunday’s game in Denver....
Peyton Manning Told Bill Belichick "This Might Be My Last Rodeo"
Bill Belichick declined to share what he spoke about with Peyton Manning at midfield following Denver’s elimination of New England in the AFC Championship. Now, thanks to a conveniently thrust microphone, we know some of it....
Samaki Walker Talks About The Time Kobe Bryant Sucker Punched Him Over $100
Back in 2002, Kobe Bryant got into an altercation with teammate Samaki Walker that resulted in Walker having a black eye. Here’s how USA Today reported the incident back then:...
Bill Belichick Doesn't Regret Going For It On Fourth Down, Twice
The Patriots nearly pulled out a miracle tying drive thanks to two fourth-down conversions, but the game and the circumstances might’ve been vastly different if two earlier fourth-down tries had been successful—or never attempted at all. Of all the what-ifs New England is dealing with today, two Bil...
ESPN Suspended Bob Ryan For Calling Mark Jackson A "Bible-Pounding Phony"
ESPN suspended regular TV presence Bob Ryan for calling colleague Mark Jackson a “Bible-pounding phony” and “con man,” among other insults, on the Dan Le Batard Show, as first reported by The Big Lead. Ryan appears regularly on Around the Horn and Sports Reporters, and sometimes guest hosts Pardon t...
The Broncos Put The Fear Of God Into Tom Brady
Stats don’t always explain a game; this one does. The Broncos hit Tom Brady 20 times yesterday. No NFL quarterback has been hit that many times in a full decade....
Von Miller And DeMarcus Ware Are Whirling Dervishes Of Death
The Broncos don’t put forth dominant or even good offensive performances anymore, but with a defense as terrifying as theirs, they don’t even need to be any better than competent on that side of the ball to win. In a weird way, the AFC Championship game was less tense for Broncos fans when Peyton Ma...
SMU, The Last Undefeated Team In College Basketball, Goes Down
Temple took down Larry Brown’s previously undefeated Southern Methodist Mustangs 89-80 this afternoon in Philly. The game was originally scheduled to take place yesterday, but the blizzard forced it to today. Backup guard Devin Coleman was a perfect 7-for-7 from three and 8-for-8 from the field for ...
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This morning, your Premiership highlights are brought to you by horrified woman in the background....
Boca Juniors And River Plate Combine For Five Red Cards, Nine Yellows, And One Brawl In A Friendly
There’s no such thing as a friendly between Boca Juniors and River Plate. Every Superclásico is an opportunity for the bitter crosstown rivals to humiliate the other, and yesterday’s match was no different. Boca had three players sent off with direct red cards, and River lost two. ...
We'll Miss David Blatt's Blattfaces
Yesterday, Cleveland fired David Blatt, the grumpiest-looking head coach in the league, and moved on to Tyronn Lue. Tough break my man....
Joe Hart's Tremendous Save Brings Russell Brand To His Feet In Anguish
Man City keeper Joe Hart kept his side even with West Ham United with a brilliant save of a Dimitry Payet free kick that brought anguish to the supporters at Upton Park—especially Russell Brand, in attendance with pal Noel Gallagher. Depending on whether you think Brand is an asshole or if you think...