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Here's Sad Peter Laviolette Pumping His Own Gas

A new entry for our series of photos of newly fired Philly coaches returning to civilian life. The person who tweeted this says it was taken in New Jersey, where it's still illegal for motorists to pump their own gas. But the exact location isn't important. That's Peter Laviolette, axed this morning...

Tommy Kelly, On An Exercise Bike In The Rain, Is The Saddest Person

After tweaking his knee, a dejected Tommy Kelly sat on an exercise bike, but that wasn't miserable enough. It was also raining. Aw, chin up, sport. How 'bout we get ice cream on the way home?...

:-(...

Everybody Is A Nerd, According To David Price [UPDATE]

David Price had a rough outing yesterday, giving up seven runs in seven innings and losing Game 2 to the Red Sox. He didn't take the media criticism well....

Ohio State Blocking A Northwestern Punt, In Extreme Slow Motion

We're not entirely sure how, but as of this writing Ohio State's only put up one touchdown tonight—and they got it on a punt block that exhibited such dominance you wonder how they're losing to Northwestern....

David Pollack Doesn't Want Women On College Football Playoff Committee

David Pollack only wants people familiar with college football and capable of evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of each team to be part of the selection committee responsible for the playoff system beginning in 2016. And he doesn't think women can be involved because they haven't played the g...

What Really Went Wrong With Rob Gronkowski's Arm Surgeries?

Hours after the 2013 Super Bowl, Rob Gronkowski danced on stage at Encore, the kind of Vegas club you pray your friends never drag you to. As I watched the inevitable TMZ video—Gronk body-slammed a pal onstage—I was less interested in Gronk Gronking than in the black cast encasing his left forearm. ...

Report: Vince Wilfork Is Out For The Season

The Patriots have weathered a complete overhaul of their offense, but the surprising fact is that it's New England's defense that has them 4-0. So the loss of all-everything nose tackle Vince Wilfork, most likely for the rest of the year, could come as the biggest blow yet....

Bob Kraft And Money Mayweather, Chilling: Your Pats-Falcons Roundup

Patriots 30, Falcons 23: At one point, New England held a 30-13 lead. Bob Kraft thought the game was over, gleefully taking photos with Floyd Mayweather in his box seats. But Atlanta rallied back and came extremely close to a 17-point comeback in under six minutes. ...

Through Four Games, The Broncos Have Been Better Than The 2007 Pats

The 4-0 Broncos are annihilating right now; that's not news to anyone. The eye-popping part, though, is how they're beating teams at a pace significantly surpassing the 2007 Patriots, a team that also dropped huge amounts of points on opponents in the regular season....

Some Drama May Be Brewing Between The Pats And The Gronkowskis

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is inactive for today's game against the Atlanta Falcons, despite cautiously optimistic reports that Gronk was ready to return to the field. So what's the hold up? According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, it's Gronkowski's father that's pushing to keep his son off the f...

Carlos Ortiz's Flip-Flopping Might Make It Harder To Convict Aaron Hernandez

The testimonies of Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace are crucial for the prosecution if it wants an airtight argument that Aaron Hernandez shot and killed Odin Lloyd. So far, Ortiz and Wallace stood by accounts that ended Hernandez pulling the trigger, but now, Ortiz is altering a big detail in his s...

Metta World Peace: "I'd Rather Eat My Hand Than Have My Penis Cut Off"

Key & Peele, the show that brought us the great college-football-players-with-funny-names bit, boasted NBA oddball Metta World Peace as a guest last night. MWP did a short sketch called "Metta World News," in which he plays a news anchor who shares his free-associative thoughts about dreams, eating...

Old Lady Flips The Bird In Couple's Proposal Photo

This incredible scene unfolded at a recent Colorado Rockies game. That's Kenny Lovelace proposing to his girlfriend, Molly Ryan, in the background. And that's a salty old lady wanting nothing to do with the romantic scene, in the foreground. ...

Who Is The Most Pompous Sports Pundit? A Scientific Investigation

Of all the stupid rhetorical plays columnists use—issuing thundering imperatives, positioning their banal opinions as the exact midpoints between varieties of unyielding madness, championing their cronies' worthless businesses as examples of the disciplinary power of markets, etc. etc.—the funniest ...

Watch Out World, Rob Gronkowski Is Starting To Get "Jacked"

The world has been a more somber place with Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski out of the spotlight. But Gronk's arm is almost healed, and he will soon be back in our lives on a daily basis. Based on a quote he gave to reporters today, Gronk's return can't come soon enough....

Former NFL Player Whose House Was Trashed By Teens Is A Bit Crazy

The saga of Brian Holloway, a former NFL lineman who had his house broken into and trashed by partying teenagers last week, refuses to end. After setting up a website to shame the teens who destroyed his house, Holloway found himself threatened with legal action by parents of the partying teenagers...

A Scene From A Bill Belichick Press Conference

Getting injury information out of Bill Belichick is like pulling teeth. Today was especially excruciating....

Hey, Look, The Patriots' Rookie Receivers Actually Played Pretty Well

After poor performances from New England's rookie WRs Aaron Dobson and Kenbrell Thompkins through two weeks, some reactionary writers did what they did best: They flipped the hell out....

Naughty, naughty, Tom....