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Report: LeBron James Is Not Happy
USA Today’s Jeff Zillgitt has an unsurprising report about how LeBron James, who will be a free agent next summer, is currently feeling about how the Cleveland Cavaliers’ offseason has unfolded. He’s apparently not very happy about it....
Billy Beane Admits That Being An A's Fan Is Hell
Yesterday, the Oakland A’s traded relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson to the Washington Nationals in exchange for reliever Blake Treinen and two minor leaguers. It’s no great crime for an out-of-contention team to unload two aging but valuable relievers—Doolittle and Madson boast 2.35 and 2.43 ...
Carolina Panthers Fire GM Dave Gettleman, For Some Reason
With their first training camp practice just nine days away, the Carolina Panthers just fired general manager Dave Gettleman. The news dropped via the team’s Twitter account, which linked to this statement from owner Jerry Richardson:...
Report: Ezekiel Elliott Involved In Incident At A Bar That Left A Man Hospitalized
Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was involved in an incident at a Dallas bar last night that left a 30-year-old man hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, per a report from ESPN. Mike Fisher of 105.3 The Fan first reported on the incident....
Here's Al Pacino As Joe Paterno
HBO’s long-awaited movie about the Penn State scandal still doesn’t have a release date, but the network has put out a photo of Al Pacino in character as former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno....
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SB Nation Cowboys Blog Deletes Bad Post About Ezekiel Elliott [Update]
Yesterday morning, SB Nation’s Cowboys blog, Blogging The Boys, published an article about the NFL’s ongoing investigation into domestic violence allegations against Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott. The post was a reaction to reports that the league may be getting ready to hand Elliott a one- or...
Nats Finally Swing Trade To Add Arms To Their League-Worst Bullpen
The Nationals, owners of the very worst bullpen ERA in all of baseball, made a move today to fortify their relief pitching, snagging a couple arms from Oakland’s not-actually-all-that-much-better bullpen:...
There Is No Making Sense Of Matt Holliday's Bizarre Base Running Blunder
You know when you zone out at a stoplight, and then you suddenly sense traffic moving around you, and so you accelerate a little too quickly, but it turns out you don’t have a green light, it’s the turn lane next to you that has a green arrow, and so you have to stomp the brakes like a shithead, but...
Come Look At All These Good Oakland Sports Dogs
The Oakland Athletics had a Bark at the Park event Friday afternoon. Here come the doggos! ...
Some Bears To Make You Think About The Pals You've Lost Along The Way
These young bears are having a grand time digging round in the ice. Will it be like this forever? You know it can’t....
Track Athlete Blamed "Frequent And Passionate" Kissing For Failed Drug Test
In June, an independent arbitrator cleared U.S. track athlete Gil Roberts of wrongdoing after he tested positive for a banned substance in March, though few details of the case were made public. Now, thankfully, the USADA has released the report in all its glory for our collective enjoyment and know...
Dennis Smith Jr. Is An Athletic Marvel
You’d be foolish to take away too much from how a rookie plays in NBA Summer League. Sometimes future stars like Damian Lillard can announce themselves with huge Summer League performances, but for every Lillard there are a dozen Donte Greenes who show out on the small stage then quickly fade away o...
DraftKings And FanDuel Scuttle Planned Merger
Daily fantasy giants DraftKings and FanDuel have reportedly been planning to merge for almost a year, a move which would have consolidated power such that around 90 percent of the daily fantasy industry would belong to one mega company. The Federal Trade Commission opposed the merger on the grounds ...
Fallen Wonderteen Adnan Januzaj Leaves Manchester United
On Wednesday, with little fanfare, Manchester United sent Adnan Januzaj to La Liga’s Real Sociedad, only getting 8 million pounds in return for the 22-year-old winger....
Adam Silver Doesn't Seem To Want To Talk About Tanking
NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke to reporters in Las Vegas yesterday, and fielded questions on topics ranging from playoff re-seeding to the NBA’s age limit. One topic he did not seem too interested in talking about was tanking....
DeAngelo Williams Won’t Play For The Cowboys, Says Their Fans Are Insufferable
Running back DeAngelo Williams impressed wrestling fans in his debut for Impact Wrestling, but he says he’s done with the squared circle for now. With training camp rapidly approaching, Williams is looking to sign with an NFL team for the 2017 season....
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I'm Sick Of Dana White's Fat, Sweaty Head
Yesterday, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather kicked off the Let’s All Pretend Conor McGregor Isn’t Going To Get His Ass Kicked press tour for their fight on August 26. The first press conference ended with the two fighters facing off and talking shit, which would have been fun to see if not for th...
The Youth Olympic Games Is Crowdsourcing For Breaking Competitors<em></em>
In 2018, the Youth Olympic Games will feature a breaking competition. And selection for this new competition, at least the early round, will be done through social media....
How Up-And-Coming Runner Hannah Fields Found Her Groove
Carolyn Helker’s daughter, Hannah, is quite competitive. She gets that from her father, Eddy. When Hannah was young, her dad coached her soccer team and challenged the kids to juggle a soccer ball 100 times. Knob-kneed and determined, Hannah did it. Then he sweetened the deal, saying he’d pay anyone...