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Jerry Jones doing his best ‘Hey, get me that guy I saw once’ routine will continue to doom Cowboys
The Cowboys are once again looking for a new defensive coordinator after firing Mike Nolan on Friday, along with defensive line coach Jim Tomsula, each after just one season in Dallas....

Deadspin’s 2021 NFL Wild Card picks you can bank on: Day 1
Are you ready for some self-imposed quarantine football? You have two straight days of NFL triple headers. Stop pretending you’ll leave the couch....

It's NFL Wild Card Weekend: These are the game-changing players to watch on each team
In the playoffs, individual performances can become the stuff of legend. Every team remaining has star players capable of such performances, and these players have the potential to decide the outcome of their game. There’s no “next week” anymore – it’s all about now. Get it done and survive until th...

It sucks that it’s due to COVID, but the Celtics must now give the people what they want: A giant Tacko!
On Friday afternoon, three Boston Celtics entered the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol due to Robert Williams’ positive test, according to Adam Himmelsbach’s Boston Globe report. Grant Williams and Tristian Thompson will also sit a minimum of seven days due to contract tracing, says Mark Murphy of the Boston...

Remembering Tommy Lasorda, the good, the bad, and the hilarious rants
Tommy Lasorda is dead at the age of 93, a Hall of Fame manager and one of baseball’s legendary characters who bled Dodger blue through and through....

Tom Brady has never been a road warrior
Even the infallible Tom Brady isn’t perfect. ...

Mets, not Yankees, will win next World Series in New York
Cue Frank Sinatra....

UFC fighter Irwin Rivera arrested for attempted murder; reportedly said, ‘I killed my sisters’
UFC bantamweight Irwin Rivera, 31, who most recently competed in September, was arrested for multiple counts of attempted murder, according to a report obtained by ESPN. ...

NBA Daily Fantasy: Can Most Improved Player Julius Randle keep this up?
Whew, boy. Wait until you see the first elite. You’re going to be like, “This dude isn’t elite.” But right now, in fantasy? Yes ... yes, he is. We begin your Friday night in New York City with the NBA’s Most Improved Player. ...

Pitchers using illegal substances is no secret, but whistleblower's text demands MLB take action
Apparently, someone in baseball is naming names....

The NBA made it just two weeks as Seth Curry tests positive for COVID-19
If you had 15 days in the pool of when the NBA season would become a mess, please collect your winnings at the window. ...

Lindor trade means Cleveland moves closer to owner's dream of a free roster
Here’s a little something for you: Cleveland’s MLB team’s payroll for 2021 is currently set at $35 million. Only three teams had a lower one...in 2001. One of them was the Expos, who no longer exist. One was the Twins, whom the league tried to contract because they wouldn’t spend anything, while cla...

O.J. Simpson wonders: ‘Will it be justice for all?’
Usually, it’s best to ignore the Twitter feed of a double murderer — sorry, alleged and acquitted double murderer — so a lot of what O.J. Simpson puts online doesn’t catch the eye. “Will it be justice for all?” Simpson asked in the text of a tweet on Thursday, above a two-minute video. Very well, O....

In acquiring ‘Mr. Smile’ Francisco Lindor, the Mets land the Latino superstar Steve Cohen needs… as I told you they should
Last month I wrote about why the New York Mets needed to trade for Francisco Lindor in order to achieve Steve Cohen’s immediate promises....

Former Titan Colin Allred is the last person you want to mess with on the House floor
If you could pick any of the 435 members of the House of Representatives to throw hands with, Colin Allred would be at the very bottom of the list....

Tommy Tuberville still objecting to the election after Capitol invasion is lunatic fringe-worthy
This country’s failures have always centered around these three demons:...

Draymond Green is right: Canceling NBA games won't fix America, laws will
NBA representatives spoke out following yesterday’s riots, which Republicans enabled with their silence as 45 continued his baseless Twitter tirades. In particular, it was Draymond Green’s postgame media session, following Golden State’s loss to the Clippers, that resonated overnight on social media...

Everything is terrible, so here’s the Bills dancing to ‘U Can’t Touch This’
In a search for joy and levity in light of recent events, I present to you a video of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills dancing to MC Hammer. ...

Now is the time to shut up and golf, Donald
You could be impeached again. Some Republicans want to invoke the 25th Amendment. You inspired a moronic mob to terrorize the Capitol (in a pandemic). Oh, and come Jan. 21, you’ll face a mountain of legal challenges and a criminal probe. You should resign, but you won’t....
