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Colin Jost Is A Dumbass

Here is a joke that Colin Jost, co-host of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update,” made last Saturday:...

Steph Curry Nailed This Shot From Goddamn Mars

I’m not sure Steph Curry is ever truly out of shooting range, and he should be deputized to chuck from wherever he damn well pleases. Tonight, he tossed off a double-pump heave from two-thirds court or so, and he swished it. Sadly, it didn’t count....

Here's The Best Sports Highlight Of The Day

I really, really don’t want to spoil this for you. So I won’t....

Doug Baldwin Flipped Off His Coach Before His TD Throw To Russell Wilson

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin was just as baffled as you were on Sunday when he was instructed to throw a pass to quarterback Russell Wilson in the red zone....

This is very important: An oral history of the obstacle course from Double Dare....

Michigan State Holds On Against FGCU After Incredible Clock Operator Blunder [Update]

Michigan State claimed its second win of the year after the 13th-ranked Spartans beat Florida Gulf Coast thanks in part to a clock blunder on the game’s final play that officials decided to let stand....

Cordarrelle Patterson Wears Socks Of Himself Before Game, Returns Kickoff 104 Yards For TD

Before today’s game, Minnesota Vikings receiver/kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson wore socks with his image on the ankles. In the third quarter, he took a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown. Are these two events related? You be the judge....

Connor McDavid Gets His First NHL Hat Trick

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored a goal in each period of Saturday’s game 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars for his first NHL hat trick....

Florida Claims SEC East After Goal-Line Stand As Time Expires

Today’s hurricane make-up game between Florida and LSU went the Gators’ way after the Tigers were unable to find the end zone despite having first down at the UF seven-yard line....

Greg Jennings Put The Team On His Back: Kalamazoo <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup

Most expected College GameDay to be in Morgantown today for the Oklahoma-WVU game—but ESPN switched everybody up for its second-ever MAC visit, in Kalamazoo. Here are your WMU-y GameDay signs....

Gifts For A Life With Diminished Horizons

The line between holiday gifts and New Year’s resolutions is less clear than it might seem. Unless you and your gift recipients have fallen into the terrible trap of typecasting—Here’s one more item for you with a golf joke on it, Jolly Person Who Plays Golf!—presents are aspirational: Here’s someth...

Mark Cuban And Chandler Parsons Were Boys For Life Until Shit Got Hella Twisted<em></em>

ESPN’s Tim MacMahon has a fascinating story about Chandler Parsons and Mark Cuban up today. The story is essentially a timeline of all the behind-the-scenes events that led to Parsons leaving the Mavericks for Memphis this offseason, but what it is really about is the death of a bromance....

Report: Aaron Rodgers Hasn't Talked To His Family In Two Years

The most useful aspect of Jordan Rodgers’s appearance on The Bachelorette was the revelation that he apparently has no relationship with his brother, NFL star Aaron. Now, a new story published on Bleacher Report adds new details to the Packers quarterback’s supposedly strained relationship with his ...

What Not To Do

“The Left,” to the extent such a thing exists in America, seems extremely energized by Donald Trump’s victory. They/ we are ready to fight back! What’s the plan? How about... more of the same?...

The Blazers Are Going Through Some Growing Pains

The Portland Trail Blazers were the unquestioned surprise of the 2015-16 NBA season. Prognosticators had them missing the playoffs in the wake of LaMarcus Aldridge ditching Cascadia for Texas, and ESPN’s season preview said they were “rebuilding.” Terry Stotts had a roster full of untested and misun...

DraftKings And FanDuel Finally Agree To Merge, Still Face Major Antitrust Scrutiny

After months of reporting indicating that daily fantasy titans DraftKings and FanDuel would merge, they have finally agreed on the terms, and expect to close the merger sometime in 2017....

Indiana Supreme Court Rules Against ESPN, Says Notre Dame Cops Can Keep All The Secrets They Want

Indiana’s Supreme Court ruled against ESPN and Outside the Line’s Paula Lavigne earlier this week, saying that Notre Dame police could refuse releasing any records it damn well pleases, including police reports requested by ESPN. In doing so, the court reversed an appeals court decision in favor of ...

Kindly Bozo Gets Fed To Novak Djokovic

Nobody really wants to stand across the court from Novak Djokovic right now, least of all a hobbled Gael Monfils. So when Monfils withdrew from the ATP World Tour Finals, citing a rib injury, I figured he was politely sparing Djokovic the hour or so it would’ve taken to thrash him. But it turned out...

Gifts For Drew Magary Readers

So you know a Drew Magary enthusiast, or someone who should be a Drew Magary enthusiast, and you’re wondering what sort of holiday present to get them? As someone who argues with Magary daily about everything, listen to me on this—I know what I’m talking about. Get them some Magary books!...

It's Not Your Imagination, Rent Is Less Affordable Now

The rent: is it too damn high? A new economic research paper finds: it is....