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Why in the name of all that’s holy are the Lions playing on MNF?
After an instant classic in Week 1 on Monday Night Football, the Week 2 matchup of Green Bay and Detroit is sure to be a letdown by comparison. Well, that is, for anyone who isn’t a Packers fan. This division game against an inferior Lions squad should be more than enough to help get Aaron Rodgers a...
Tebow needs to ‘stay in school'
Resident homer and Florida Gators legend Tim Tebow reminded everyone why everything about his schtick will always and forever be better suited for the college football platform....
Your NFL betting primer for Week 2
Notice a flurry of sportsbook commercials during last week’s season-opening games? Of course you did, because they were, shall we say, quite frequent — it was more than $20 million worth of advertising, to be specific....
Fernando Tatis, Jr. is forcing Manny Machado to be the grown up
Manny Machado has been to the playoffs four times, and in all three stops he’s made in his career: Baltimore, Los Angeles, and San Diego....
Hang this interception up in the Smithsonian!
College football always seems to bring the biggest, most jaw-dropping moments. The NFL is fantastic, but we expect those professionals to make extraordinary plays. That’s why they got drafted in the first place, right? That’s why college football draws so many fans every week. It’s why people get so...
Step into the batters’ box against this guy… if you dare!
Would you step up to the plate in a Major League game if you knew there was a 10 percent chance you were about to get hit by one of the pitches? Maybe you’d put a foot in the box and stand in the corner and hope the pitcher had enough control this time, but every time that pitcher started his windup...
Consolation prize for Marcus Semien's non-MVP season: Rare iron man feat
There’s two weeks left in the major league season, and we all know the big dramatic storylines unfolding. The American League wild card race changes daily, Atlanta and San Francisco are trying to hang on to win division titles, and the home run race between Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Salvador Perez, and...
We always knew Notre Dame was a buncha drum-dums
The pinnacle of Catholic architecture is the Sistine Chapel, renowned especially for its 44-foot ceiling that features Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam....
Beane to Mets rumor is all that’s left to wonder about in moribund Queens
How has September been treating the Mets?...
Why, Ron?! Why didn’t you play Antonio Gibson?!
Many fantasy football players woke up this morning with their heads down. They’ve already given up on their hopes of winning their Week 2 matchup. Why? Because Antonio Gibson let them down. Gibson, the lead running back for the Washington Football Team, saw just 13 carries and two receptions in last...
Aaron Rodgers, with chip atop shoulder, gets his favorite punching bag back: the Lions
The first week of the NFL season had all of us scratching our heads more than usual. There were more than a few games where we just had to stand back, pause for a moment, and go: “What did I just witness?”...
Thom Brennaman still doesn't get it: Born on third base and wondering why he’s back at first now
Thom Brennaman has been a lousy broadcaster for years. Lucky to get a job as a play-by-play man because his dad Marty was one of the best of all time, Thom got his voice and his start from his father, but proved to be as mediocre as so many silver spooners before him....
Marcellus Wiley’s top 10 NFL players list is bad and he should feel bad
What in the name of sweet baby Jesus is going on here?...
Joe Johnson is wrong: Ben Simmons’ shot <i>desperately</i> needs an overhaul
If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it....
Taylor Heinicke could end the Giants’ Daniel Jones experiment
Washington Football Team backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke might just cost Daniel Jones his starting job. ...
Week 2 is a must-win as the Cowboys NEED to beat the Chargers
We’re entering Week 2 of the NFL season and already talking about the Dallas Cowboys in a must-win situation. Dem Boyz travel to Los Angeles to take on the Chargers in their home opener as Dallas looks to avoid their first 0-2 start since 2010....
It’s <em>G1 Climax</em> time, baby! (Oh, were you not hip to that?)
Say you’re one of these people. You run with the popular crowd. The shiny crowd. But you’ve never felt like you quite fit in there. As you walk to yet another lounge or patio that you don’t really want to go to, filled with people you can easily come to revile, you stop in front of some dive bar or ...
Why does it always come down to the victims having to do the work?
Why the fuck do these American gymnasts have to keep taking a microphone to detail and relive the horrific abuse they suffered from bogus USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar?...
Or just give Robbie Ray the damn Cy Young already…
Slow night for news last night, so we’ll jump around a bit this morning. ...
NFLPA clears Josh Gordon for possible NFL return: report
The sixth time might be the charm for troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon....