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Cleveland Goes After Dingers, Signs Edwin Encarnacion To Three-Year Deal
Free agent Edwin Encarnacion is headed to Cleveland, on a three-year contract for a reported $65 million with an option for a fourth season. ...
Melo Starts 'Em Young
You’ll have to wait a decade to complain about his ball-stopping tendencies, but you know Phil will still be around to do it. ...
The NFL Season Is Just A Bunch Of Fashion Fines With Occasional Football Games
Sometimes it really does feel like the NFL is a company dedicated to punishment, with the occasional football game. Skins receiver DeSean Jackson revealed through Instagram Wednesday that he was fined for wearing customized cleats. Jackson argued that the shoes displayed his team colors, although th...
This Strange Column About Bud Selig And Drugs Is Extremely Confusing
Estimable baseball writer Tim Brown has a column up today that’s either about how Bud Selig’s election to the Hall of Fame shows up the condemnation of players such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens by the likes of the veteran baseball writers who have refused to vote them into the Hall of Fame for ...
Dean Blandino Explains Why Yet Another Hit On Cam Newton Didn't Draw A Flag
The latest edition of What Will it Take for Cam Newton to Draw a Flag? aired on Monday night, when a scrambling Newton slid—maybe late—and got hit helmet-to-helmet—maybe glancing—by Washington LB Trent Murphy. There was a flag thrown on a play: a taunting call on Newton for flipping the football at ...
Video Released<em></em> Of Michael Floyd Asleep At The Wheel Before His DUI Arrest
When former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd was arrested on suspicion of DUI last week, police said they found him unconscious at the wheel of a running SUV. Today, the Scottsdale, Ariz., police department released video from the officers, showing them banging on the windows and saying...
The Skins Controlled Their Own Destiny Until They Dropped It In A Puddle Of Their Own Barf
It must’ve been quite the kick in the dick for Washington fans to root for Dallas on Sunday night, so the Skins could overtake Tampa for pole position for the second NFC wild-card spot, only to watch their team hand the advantage right back to the Bucs....
Cam Newton Takes Hit To The Head, Somehow Ends Up Being The One Penalized
Defenses have been abusing Cam Newton all season, and NFL officiating teams have continued to keep the flags in their pockets. So when the flag came out after Trent Murphy’s blow to the Carolina QB’s skull after a third-down rush tonight against Washington, it was a short-lived sigh of relief for Pa...
Red Wings-Hurricanes Game Canceled Due To Poor Ice Condition
Tonight’s Red Wings-Hurricanes game in Raleigh has officially been postponed, nearly two hours after the scheduled puck drop, because the ice at PNC Arena is unplayable. It’s actually pretty cold in Raleigh tonight! But the word on the street is a broken compressor is the culprit....
Your <i>Monday Night Football</i> Tecmo Super Bowl Simulation Is Live
Your Tecmo Super Bowl sims are back, and tonight’s Carolina vs. Washington game is LIVE:...
Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Fournette Wisely Choose To Skip Exhibition Games
Two of the nation’s top running backs will be on the sidelines come their respective bowl games, and they’re smart as hell for sitting. ...
Bears' Ka'Deem Carey Loses His Helmet Decal After Tackle
Chicago Bears running back Ka’Deem Carey had one of the “C” decals knocked off his helmet on a hit by Packers linebacker Joe Thomas in today’s game....
Kentucky Downs North Carolina Thanks To Miracle Freshman Malik Monk
Malik Monk’s three-pointer with 17 seconds remaining gave Kentucky the lead for good in the Wildcats’ lightning-fire matchup against North Carolina, as the freshman phenom finished with 47 points in leading his team to a 103-100 win over the Tar Heels....
N.C. Central Loses Celebration Bowl Thanks To Excessive Celebration Penalty
Grambling State won today’s Celebration Bowl 10-9 after a would-be tying touchdown had the extra point fouled up by an excessive celebration penalty....
Louisville Suspends Coach Who Received Plays From Wake Forest Radio Announcer
Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich announced today that offensive coordinator Lonnie Galloway will be suspended for the Dec. 31 Citrus Bowl for taking game plan materials from Wake Forest radio announcer Tommy Elrod....
The Cardinals Are Garbage, But David Johnson May Be The Best Player In The NFL<em></em>
The Arizona Cardinals are jammed deep in a trashcan this season, but it’s still worth sifting through all that muck to take a closer look at running back David Johnson. Amidst all the other crap, Johnson is somehow having an MVP-caliber season....
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North Carolina GOP Uses Hurricane Relief Session To Undercut Incoming Governor's Powers
Since everything went to shit, partial solace has been found in the belief that, even if your party of choice failed to win The Big One, there’s plenty that can be done in all levels of government to induce progress. The shitty flip side to this line of thinking is that the same principle applies to...
Cycling Mastermind Refuses To Reveal Contents Of Mystery Bag<em></em>
David Brailsford is the general manager and coach of Team Sky, the British giant that is currently as dominant as the Lance Armstrong-era USPS teams were a decade ago, and he’s got some explaining to do. Team Sky has taken four of the last five Tours de France, all while maintaining a militant anti-...
Battery Charge Against Kansas's Carlton Bragg Jr. Dismissed, Girlfriend To Be Charged Instead
The misdemeanor battery charge brought against Kansas Jayhawks forward Carlton Bragg Jr. has been dismissed, Douglas County prosecutors announced today. In the same press release, they said a battery charge was being filed against Bragg’s girlfriend....