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Jaret Patterson rushes for 409 yards, 8 TDs
Kevin Marks Jr. had a big day for Buffalo on Saturday, running 16 times for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns....
Santa Clara shuts down sports ... again
After a lot of what’s felt like shouting into the void about how the pandemic is not only still here, but worse and more widespread than it was in March, and how stupid it is to keep doing sports in this environment, it’s good to see that somebody with the ability to do something about it … finally ...
Broncos have no eligible QBs — too bad Colin Kaepernick is totally available
The Broncos are supposed to play the Saints on Sunday. ...
Lions fire Patricia, GM Quinn
Two days after their annual Thanksgiving day game that saw the Detroit Lions get absolutely shellacked 41-25 by the Houston Texans, the Lions have fired head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn, according to the team’s Twitter account. ...
Steelers' James Conner, high-risk as cancer survivor, tests positive for COVID-19
James Conner is alive today because he got hurt playing football....
Sarah Fuller kicks historic first as a woman playing in a Power 5 football game
Sarah Fuller made history as the first woman to play football for a Power 5 school. But because she did it for Vanderbilt, she had to wait a while to do it....
Florida State postponed for second straight week on morning of kickoff ... & they're not alone
For the second straight week, Florida State is off and running … away, that is, from playing their ACC opponent. ...
Blake Leeper appeals Olympics ban, citing 'systemic racism'
Blake Leeper, a superstar runner born with no legs, has filed an appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Appeal for Sports that barred him from competing in the Tokyo Olympics....
Week 12 matchups to avoid
Week 12 of the NFL season is off to a very confusing start, with the Ravens and Steelers game being postponed. Twice. Fantasy football is hard enough to navigate without the schedule constantly moving as well, but such is football in 2020. We’ll take what we can get....
USWNT takes knee, dons Black Lives Matter jackets in solidarity 'to affirm human decency'
Meanwhile, the United States got back into action with its four world championship jersey stars, and every starter except Julie Ertz and Kelley O’Hara took a knee for the anthem, while the whole team wore Black Lives Matter warm-up jackets....
Rogers Centre, formerly SkyDome, aka SexDome, may be umm, going down
The end of the Rogers Centre is nigh, according to a report in the Toronto Globe and Mail as Rogers Communications is in negotiations to demolish the 31-year-old stadium and build a new one....
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey furiously swiping right to find new opponent to put at risk
You have to assume that Mike Brey at least made a few phone calls, sent a few texts, something, anything, before he decided to tweet in desperate search for someone to play basketball against Notre Dame next weekend....
Vanderbilt soccer star Sarah Fuller looks to be first woman to play in Power 5 football game
As college football teams continue to gingerly crawl their way through an unprecedented 2020, Vanderbilt has decided to distinguish itself ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled encounter against the University of Missouri. The Commodores football team has turned to starting women’s soccer goalie Sarah Fulle...
Canceling the Pinstripe Bowl for public safety is an outrage that may be NYC's ruin
They closed the subways at night in New York City, and that was fine, because the subways are, and have been, crime-infested hell holes....
The Force Awakens: A sports fan finds his passions unexpectedly rekindled
I didn’t know how badly I was broken until I found myself on Wednesday evening leaping off the couch, pumping my fist and yelling “YASSSSS!” while watching my St. John’s Red Storm back in action....
One of these contenders should trade for human secret ingredient LaMarcus Aldridge
$24 million due in the 2020-21 season, a 15 percent trade kicker, and one season removed from a stretch of seven All-Star appearances over eight seasons. LaMarcus Aldridge is the veteran, stretch-four ‘missing piece’ for at least one NBA team that isn’t the San Antonio Spurs, where he currently resi...
Arizona to host massive soccer tournament because stupidity
This story warrants direct honesty. Adults in this country are really stupid....
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Lamar Jackson tests positive for COVID-19, Ravens vs. Steelers moved again [Updated]
Last year’s NFL MVP, quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport....
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy gets America’s worst-coached team carved up like a turkey
In these dark times, it’s important to focus on the good things in life, no matter how small. We can be thankful now in 2020 that we have definitely learned what the worst fake punt call in history is....