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Pat McAfee Gets Tabbed For "Random" Drug Test After Highlight Tackle
Colts punter Pat McAfee lived out every punter's wet dream last night when he demolished return man Trindon Holliday with a crushing tackle along the sideline. It seems that McAfee's feat of strength didn't go unnoticed by the NFL, as he found an ominous note in his locker today: ...
David Wilson Explores Times Square In A Rabbit Head, For Some Reason
Out to prove Victor Cruz isn't the only gifted dancer on the Giants, David Wilson has posted a new video on his Instagram showing off his moves. Did I mention that he's wearing a rabbit head? ...
Referee Hit With Smoke Bomb Thrown By Tottenham Supporter
West Midlands police arrested two men believed to be responsible for tossing a flare or a smoke bomb onto the pitch during yesterday's Tottenham Hotspur-Aston Villa match. In footage that was broadcast to viewers on Sky Sports 1, which you can watch below, the smoke bomb struck assistant referee Dav...
Oregon Coach Sorry For Calling Out Mike Leach's "Low-Class Bullshit"
Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday set the FBS record for most pass attempts in a game on Saturday in a blowout loss to Oregon. He did it despite the game being all but over, and Ducks defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti was pissed at WSU coach Mike Leach for making it happen. "Total bullsh...
Titans Owner Bud Adams Dies At 90
Bud Adams brought professional football to two different cities. The way of the world is that he'll largely be remembered for taking it away from Houston....
Vontae Davis Prepared All Week For "Tom Brady" And The Broncos
After the Colts ruined Peyton Manning's return to Lucas Oil Stadium, cornerback Vontae Davis was interviewed and talked about practicing all week in preparation for Tom Brady and the Broncos. Wait, what?...
The BCS Standings Are Out
Despite Oregon being No. 2 in both the Harris and Coaches Polls (and the AP poll), the computers give the slimmest of edges to Florida State. That puts the Seminoles in pole position for the BCS Championship, but winning out probably won't be enough....
The Holy Grail: A Kicker Demolishing A Returner
This almost isn't fair: Pat McAfee has eight inches and 60 pounds on Trindon Holliday. (Also, he nearly goes helmet-to-helmet.)...
The Cowboys' Salary Cap Situation Is A Hot Mess
Giving huge extensions to Tony Romo, Sean Lee, and Miles Austin seemed like a good idea at the time, but next season, it could seriously bite Jerry Jones in the ass....
Man Knits 12-Foot Scarf While Running Kansas City Marathon
David Babcock, a professor at the University of Central Missouri, chose to create less boring small talk in the future by knitting a giant scarf as he ran the Kansas City Marathon. And he isn't the first person to do this, apparently....
Clemson Bro's <em>College GameDay</em> Hijinks Enjoyed Best In Super Slow-Mo
College GameDay headed to Clemson for the second time this season, which meant an extra-taxing experience on the collective creativities of fans in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. Fortunately one of them decided to use his body, rather than a sign, for laughs. ...
Man, College Was Awesome: Your Clemson-FSU <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
It's once again time for the Saturday afternoon tradition of oak-tag-and-sharpie bons mots. Today we are back in Death Valley where Clemson hosts Florida State this evening on ABC. Before we get to the signs, I'd like to just take a moment, for the adults here, to reflect on how fucking radical coll...
Lee Corso Picks FSU, Dons Chief Osceola Garb; Bill Murray Beats Him Up
Here, now, is a thing that happened on television. ...
49ers Team Doctor Found Dead, Was Suspect In Criminal Probe
Dr. Daniel Garza, the 49ers team physician and a professor of orthopaedic and emergency medicine at Stanford University, was found dead in his home Wednesday. It is being treated as a possible suicide and, according to KRON-Channel 4, he was being investigated for alleged "inappropriate behavior" wi...
Jerry Jones Says Romo Is "The Best In The Business" In The 4th Quarter
On the radio with 105.3 The Fan today, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked how he'd feel this Sunday if Dallas had the ball against the Eagles, down four, with two minutes remaining. He didn't mince words:...
This Grizzly Bear's 11th Birthday Party Was Low-Key And Exclusive
This is Brutus the bear celebrating his 11th birthday. I won't offer any other details, because Brutus's b-day bash was a super intimate affair and it wouldn't be cool to gossip about it....
Here's Mike Francesa Spilling Diet Coke All Over His Desk
We've already seen Mike Francesa at his best this week, but he's having a bit of a bad day today. First his cawl-ahs annoyed the hell out of him, uh-kay, and then he accidentally did this to his trusty Diet Coke. The rest of us? We've been rewarded with the wonderful GIF you see above....
Tom Terrific And His Mystic Talent
From Pat Jordan's 1972 SI profile of Tom Seaver:...
The Official "It Gets Better" Letter Of The Tortured Sports Fan
Ten years and two days ago, Aaron Boone's 11th inning home run capped another Red Sox collapse. The next morning, Tom Condardo typed out this letter and sent it to his two sons to officially welcome them into the heartbreak club....
The Buffalo Sabres Think They Can Dance
Via For the Win, the Sabres held a dance-off after practice today. They're 1-7, so they're rather adept at flitting aimlessly across the ice without any musical accompaniment....