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Georgia Gets 99-Yard Fumble Return TD After Georgia Tech Stuffed
Georgia took a 14-7 lead on Georgia Tech after this Yellow Jackets attempt to sneak across the goal line got stuffed and officials held their breath rather than blowing the whistle. But did Tech get the ball across the goal line? We've enhanced some video so you can see for yourself:...
"Harvey Updyke For President": Your Iron Bowl <em>College GameDay</em> Roundup
College GameDay is in Tuscaloosa this morning, and the 'Bama fans brought their best Auburn insults for the occasion. Here are the highlights and lowlights of this morning's signs....
"When you're done playing," Darryl Talley said, "you're like a piece of meat. They treat you like, 'None of what you say is our fault. None of these injuries happened from playing football.'" Tim Graham's profile of a former Buffalo Bill star is a staggering look into the life of a retired NFLer. [B...
Ohio State Football Player Missing Since Early Wednesday Morning
Ohio State senior defensive lineman Kosta Karageorge hasn't been seen by anyone since going for a walk on Wednesday morning at 2 a.m., according to his family. ...
Someone Didn't Bring Their Sunblock To The Cancun Challenge
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Derrick Rose Knocked Out Of Game Due To Injury
This is starting to sound a bit repetitive....
Players' Tribune Boss Says Tiger Woods Isn't Being Defensive, <em>You</em> Are
Last week, we and many other people made fun of Tiger Woods for revealing himself to be a hollow replicant by "writing" what he imagined to be a scathing takedown of Dan Jenkins's satirical and clearly fake interview with Woods. Now, the editorial director of The Players' Tribune, Gary Hoenig, is ou...
The Bills Will Play At Home On Sunday
Despite having more success in Detroit than they've had in Orchard Park in years (though playing the Jets had a little something to do with that), the Bills will return home to a playable Ralph Wilson Stadium for next weekend's game....
The Bucs Found A Really Impressive Way To Blow The Game This Week
We normally go over the most highly leveraged plays, or some collection of them, when we round up Brian Burke's WPA from Advanced Football Analytics every week. The list is almost always bottom-heavy, comprising plays that just happened to occur in the fourth quarter, or long touchdowns, like Lata...
LeGarrette Blount Says He Wasn't Trolling The Steelers With His Dance
LeGarrette Blount, five days after getting cut by the Steelers, scored a goal-line touchdown for the Patriots today, and celebrated with a dance used by one of his former teammates, Antonio Brown....
God, The NFC South Is So Awful
Mike Smith and the Falcons used poor clock management and sheer willpower to lose on a last-second field goal to the Browns today. (Congrats, Browns!) Atlanta is now 4-7, and still has a chance at first place in the NFC South after the week's over, because the NFC South is so fucking bad, top to bot...
Did Ohio State Get What They Needed Out Of Indiana?
This will be an interesting task for the playoff selection committee....
Blocked Punt Averted By Yale Punter's Pump-Fake
Who would have expected a smart play from the punter of an Ivy League school? You should all be shocked....
"Yale Cites Wikipedia": Your <em>College GameDay</em> Sign Roundup
ESPN's College GameDay crew is in Cambridge this morning for today's decisive Yale-Harvard game, and the Crimson snooty-snoots brought out their best for this morning's show. Here's the top signs that aired on TV today:...
The Bills Dispatched Snowmobiles To Get Players Out Of Buffalo
Once the NFL announced that Jets-Bills would be moved to Detroit, the Bills' concern turned toward figuring out how to actually get the team there. With a driving ban still in place—and many areas of Western New York still impassable, it's no small task to round up 50-something players, plus coach...
Nickelback Are Not The Problem
Like eating hot wings rubbed with ghost chilies or swimming to Alcatraz, listening to a new Nickelback album requires an intrepid spirit, a certain pain tolerance, and a thirst for endorphins. Among the many scintillating things you can say about this band—and there are many, and we will say them—is...
Bills Tell Fans To Call Domestic-Violence Hotline For Ticket Refunds
With Jets-Bill being moved to Monday in Detroit, snowbound Buffalo-area fans are naturally concerned about getting their refunds. The Bills put up a post on their website listing their options, and told fans to call a number with any questions. It was not the right number. ...
Mike Evans Is Too Big, Too Fast, And Too Physical For Defenses To Stop
You should ignore the two-win Buccaneers and their two-bit alarm-clock uniforms. The Bucs suck, and have been on the end of some of the worst beatdowns of the year. There is at least one bright spot, however: Mike Evans is putting up crazy numbers, and he's only 21....