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Josh Sargent Makes Strong Case For Wonderteenhood By Scoring On His Bundesliga Debut<em></em>
Redheaded American forward Josh Sargent—probably the first- or second-most likely American teenager to inherit the mantle of “Wonderteen” from Christian Pulisic—has been behind in the pecking order for striker-rich Bundesliga squad Werder Bremen for most of the season. However, this afternoon, the 1...

Former Major Leaguers Luis Valbuena, Jose Castillo Killed In Car Crash
Former major leaguers Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela Thursday, as reported by the Orange County Register. Valbuena was 33; Castillo was 37....

Here’s Bill Walton On Jay-Z, The Pacific Northwest, And Ex-Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s “Wide Stance”
Gonzaga played Washington last night. It was a pretty good game! Rui Hachimura hit a foul-line jumper with less than a second left to give the Bulldogs the win. But, obviously, this exciting 81-79 game was overshadowed by Bill Walton’s announcing, who was working with play-by-play announcer Dave Pas...

Elissa Ennis Details How She Says Reuben Foster Abused Her, Alleges 49ers Tried To Discredit Her To Police
In an interview that aired this morning on Good Morning America, Elissa Ennis explains the abuse she says she sustained from her ex-boyfriend, NFL linebacker Reuben Foster, her reaction to Washington’s decision to sign Foster just days after the 49ers released him following his second domestic-viole...

Rui Hachimura Hit The Game-Winner For Gonzaga And Is On His Way To Being A Household Name
So...Gonzaga’s good. And you can say that without any qualifier, either: They’re not some scrappy upstarts, or even a particularly surprising national No. 1. They’re undefeated, and have come by their ranking honestly. And they feature one of the best players in the nation, Rui Hachimura. All of tho...

George H.W. Bush Happily Watching From Heaven As Houston Gets XFL Team, Says Dope<em></em>
In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, commissioner and chief executive of the XFL Oliver Luck announced the eight cities and venues that would serve as home sites for the league’s inaugural season in 2020: Dallas (Globe Life Park), Houston (TDECU Stadium), Los Angeles (StubHub Center), New Yor...

Ohio State Loses Two Commitments From 2020 Class In Wake Of Urban Meyer's Retirement
Ohio State football has already started to feel the effects of Urban Meyer’s decision to retire at the end of this season for health and family-related reasons. Two of the Buckeyes’ seven commitments from the 2020 recruiting class have announced on Twitter that they’ve decommitted from the program. ...

NFL Puts Referee Who Allegedly Called Bills DE Jerry Hughes A "Bitch" On Administrative Leave
In keeping with the recent trend of only reviewing problems that that have been caught on video, the league has decided to place referee Roy Ellison on administrative leave while reviewing an incident between the official and Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes, according to Ian Rapoport....

Bills Release Kelvin Benjamin To Shed Dead Weight Off Roster
The Buffalo Bills have announced the release of receiver Kelvin Benjamin after just 16 games of action over two years. Benjamin was shipped off to Buffalo from the Carolina Panthers last October for a third and seventh-round draft pick. ...

Steelers Fan Chokes Pregnant Chargers Fan During Scuffle
On Sunday night, a Steelers fan got into a fight with a man in yellow pants and a Chargers blazer. During the shoving match, the Steelers fan grabbed the yellow pants-wearer’s wife by the neck, at which point the fight was quickly broken up before it escalated. The Pittsburgh Current published photo...

Urban Meyer Resigns, You Know The Drill
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Urban Meyer is stepping down from his head coaching gig, in part because of his health and in part because he wants to spend more time with family. He even might consider doing some TV! So obviously the only thing to do now is speculate on where he’s goin...

Fred Hoiberg's Disappointing, Forgettable Time With The Bulls Has Come To An End
The Chicago Bulls have fired head coach Fred Hoiberg today, after three full seasons, one playoff series, and a 5-19 start to the 2018-19 campaign. Yes, he was still there....

Steelers Fan Eats A Headbutt, Refuses To Stay Down
Here we have some yinzer-on-yinzer violence from last night’s Chargers-Steelers game, featuring one guy with solid headbutting technique and another guy with a stronger chin than Tyson Fury....

Chargers Hit Game-Winning Field Goal Despite Steelers' Threepeat Of Offsides Block Attempts
After Philip Rivers drove his team 64 yards down the field, the Los Angeles Chargers set up for a game-winning field goal attempt on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 21-yard line. Mike Badgley had missed a field goal earlier in the game, but that was from 52 yards. The 39-yard attempt he was preparing for w...

Bills DE Jerry Hughes Screams At Ref For Calling Him A "Bitch" Then Claims Not To Remember Incident
Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes confronted a referee in the tunnel after the Bills’ very stupid loss to the Miami Dolphins, accusing the referee of calling him a “bitch.” Hughes yelled, “I’ll catch you,” before Bills personnel stood between him and the referees. ...

Look At This Bills-Ass Play
With a minute to go in the game, and the Bills at 4th and 11, quarterback Josh Allen got the snap, dropped back, weaseled and spun his way free from defenders, squared up, and chucked a potentially game-winning pass to the end zone where receiver Charles Clay waited, wide open. ...

Tua Tagovailoa Admits In Tone-Deaf <i>College Gameday</i> Segment That<em></em> His Dad Would Beat Him With A Belt After Bad Performances
ESPN aired a segment on College Gameday that focused on Heisman-favorite Tua Tagovailoa. The video began as a celebration of the Alabama quarterback’s cultural roots in Hawaii and his family, with images of the state’s beaches and the word “ohana” flashing across the screen. But the profile quickly ...

Akron And South Carolina Will Play The Most Meaningless Game Of The College Football Season
On Wednesday, the University of South Carolina was compelled to issue a clarification regarding the tickets it was planning to give away for this Saturday’s home game against Akron at Williams-Brice Stadium. Yes, the upper level tickets were indeed free as reported but no, and this part was importan...

Dwight Howard Needs A Buttectomy
Okay, fine, probably it’s not a buttectomy. But it’s at least a buttotomy or a buttopsy. The butt pain that has kept Dwight Howard out of all but nine Wizards game this season will reportedly require surgery:...

Here's A Fair Way To Pay College Athletes For Their Labor
At the end of October, federal prosecutors succeeded in proving something that every college sports fan alive already knew. With the help of FBI wiretaps, defendants Jim Gatto, Merl Code, and Christian Dawkins were found guilty in federal court of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The...