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The Rise Of Josh Gordon: The Browns' New Superstar Receiver
Buried, deep within the turd that is the 2013 Browns' offense, there is one bright, shining spot. (Do turds have bright spots? Whatever.) Josh Gordon, the only player taken in the second round of the 2012 supplemental draft, has become one of the best receivers in the NFL. ...

Nick Saban Will Not Be Replacing Mack Brown At Texas
Nick Saban and Alabama have agreed on a contract extension and Kirk Herbstreit broke the news. All that's known at this point is that it is a long-term extension and his base salary will be somewhere between $7 and $7.5 million per year. None of this means anything. ...

GSP Is Being Honest; It's The Best Thing That Could Happen To Fighting
So UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is disappearing from the fight game for an indefinite and unspecified period of time, relinquishing his title and taking time to rest from a career that's seen him spend more time fighting in the UFC than anyone else ever has. Whether or not he ever ret...

Broadway Danny Rose: It's A Beautiful Thing
We're getting into a definite type of situation here......

My Injury File: How I Shot, Smoked, And Screwed My Way Through The NFL
Adapted from Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile (Harper)....

This Is The Peyton Manningest Photo Of Peyton Manning
Look upon Peyton Manning, wearing his helmet and watching game film on a iPad while dipping his injured ankle in a cold tub, and have all of your assumptions about him being more football-playing automaton than man swiftly confirmed....


Peter Sellers in Lolita > Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove
Claire Quilty: I get the impression that you want to leave but you don't like to because you think I think it looks suspicious, me being a policeman and all. You don't have to think that because I haven't got a suspicious mind at all. A lot of people think I'm suspicious, especially when I stand on...


Arkansas State Can't Stop Losing Its Coaches
With Bryan Harsin's departure for Boise State, Arkansas State will need to find a fourth head coach in four years. That's an FBS record dating back to at least 1960. ...

The Heat Still Have A Roy Hibbert-Sized Problem In Indiana
Last night's Heat-Pacers game marked the first time the two teams had met since last season's Eastern Conference Finals, a thrilling seven-game series that the Pacers nearly stole by driving a mack truck with the number 55 on it through the Heat's undersized front court. If the game proved anything,...

Jason Kidd And Lawrence Frank Were Doomed From The Start
David Aldridge reveals new details on the breakdown between Nets coach Jason Kidd and highly paid assistant Lawrence Frank, and there are two immediate conclusions to be drawn: This unequal partnership was always destined for spectacular failure, and Kidd brought it on himself....

The Washington Porkskins At Momofuku Ssadium?
Restaurateur David Chang, a DC-area native best known for his Momofuku empire, has a (ludicrous, doomed) plan to buy the Washington Football Team....

This Picture Of George Brett Inspired That Lorde Song "Royals"
Lorde sings songs. One particularly popular song is called "Royals," which you've probably heard. Recently, she mentioned the song was inspired by a picture of a baseball player she saw in an old National Geographic. The magazine confirmed it was this picture of a happier George Brett signing autogr...

Rob Gronkowski Also Has A Concussion, Is The NFL's Latest Nightmare
When Browns safety T.J. Ward sent his shoulder crashing into Rob Gronkowski's outstretched right leg, everyone had the same two thoughts: "Holy shit, Gronk just tore his ACL!" and "Ward only went low because he didn't want to concuss Gronk and get fined for doing so." Well, try telling that second ...

Here's A Story About LeBron Being Really Nice To A T-Wolves Fan's Mom
Here's a nice story from a Reddit user who sits courtside at Timberwolves games about how LeBron James was really nice to his mom on multiple occasions. Suck it, LeBron haters....

Baylor Players Have Impromptu Bro-Down With Frat Boys At 3 A.M.
Ahmad Dixon and Antwan Goodley both play football at Baylor University, and they both seem like pretty rad dudes. Rad enough to go to Whataburger and take shirtless pictures with random fans at 3 a.m., at least. ...

Kid Bids Boogie Down Adieu
Here's a thoughtful take on Robinson Cano's decision to leave Gotham from my man William Juliano over at The Banter. ...

Kobe Back
Kobe's back tonight. Here's a cool video the NBA made. ...

Matt Prater Makes Longest Field Goal In NFL History
Broncos placekicker Matt Prater broke the record for the longest NFL field goal ever when he successfully completed a 64-yard attempt before halftime against the Titans....