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Hey, Help Out This Documentary About Dan Snyder, Who Sucks
Here's a good use of crowdfunding for once: A documentary on Washington football team owner Dan Snyder's lawsuit of writer Dave McKenna—now with Deadspin, then of the Washington City Paper—that seems to use the suit as a entry point into a more global investigation into how one man could be blessed ...
At Least Cleveland Still Has Great Beer
The mayor of Boston went on CNN this morning to talk about a snowstorm that hadn't begun yet. That is insane. I realize part of my reaction is based on being old enough to remember when CNN trafficked in weightier matters than weather porn and celebrity gossip, and I also concede that the storm head...
How To Win A Swordfight
Let's say a gentleman scandalizes your lady at a bar. Rude, right? Let's say he poisons your father to get closer to your mother. Ruder, I'd say. But what're you gonna do about it? Today, such matters are usually resolved via graceless brawls involving a combination of wrestling and hair-pulling. ...
NFL Football Manufacturer Also Says Bill Belichick Is Full Of Shit
It's not just Bill Nye the Science Guy who isn't buying Bill Belichick's involved and theoretical explanation for how the Patriots's underinflated footballs might have gotten that way without any nefarious tactics. Representatives from Wilson, the company that makes the NFL's footballs, say that Bel...
I Can't Stop Watching John Wall Chop The Nuggets With This Slick Pass
John Wall was at his very best last night in Denver: hanging 19 points and 16 assists on the Nuggets, snatching the endgame away with a flurry of buckets and assists, doing that John Wall thing where the court and the basket and all the players start to seem like a big circuitboard and the ball is...
"Big Baby" Davis Sat On A Woman's Face
Sitting in the front row at an NBA game must be baller, up until the point when 300-pound Glen "Big Baby" Davis crushes your face with his massive butt. To the GIFs!...
LeBron Is Starting To Look Like His Old Self Again
LeBron James has been back in the Cavaliers' lineup for seven games since taking an eight-game hiatus to rest his ailing knee and back. He's taken the team on a six-game winning streak since coming back, with the most impressive win of the streak coming yesterday against a desperate, relatively full...
<i>GQ</i>: Goodell Berates NFL Employees for Being Overpaid
Over at my other day job, GQ just posted this big fat schlongread from Gabriel Sherman about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. You should head over there and read the whole thing now, because the piece does wonders for anyone who (like me) is looking to hate Goodell even more than they already do. I...
Richard Sherman: NFL Won't Punish Patriots Due To "Conflict Of Interest"
The Seahawks have arrived in Arizona, and while many players have declared that it's time to start focusing on football(big game next Sunday, you know) instead of the deflation scandal, Richard Sherman didn't hesitate to fire the first shots and predict the Patriots will get off scot-free because ow...
Chad Ford Says He Didn't Edit His Draft Rankings, & ESPN Believes Him
ESPN NBA analyst Chad Ford says he's innocent of charges he brazenly edited his pre-draft rankings years after the fact, and while the network acknowledges the edits happened, it is absolving Ford of responsibility—for now:...
Chris Berman Has Had It With This Pro Bowl Bullshit
Safe to say Chris Berman was not a fan of the Pro Bowl halftime show performed by Nico & Vinz. Here's his pissed-off reaction after ESPN's lackluster broadcast....
Here Are All 12 Blocks By The Heat's Hassan Whiteside, Who Drips Swag
With his first career triple-double during today's nationally televised Heat-Bulls game, the country got a glimpse of what Hassan Whiteside's been showing Miami fans this season. For those who missed it, here's how he accumulated the most impressive of his stats, a team-record 12 blocks....
This Shootout Goal In The KHL Skills Competition Is Just Filthy
Holy shit this is dope. Nikita Gusev's little twirling move looks more like ballet than hockey, and not only does it look really cool, it works. Here's a GIF:...
Reports: Josh Gordon Suspended Again For Testing Positive For Alcohol
ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting Browns receiver Josh Gordon has failed another drug test and is now facing a year-long ban from the NFL. It's his third reported flunked test, and ProFootballTalk says Gordon tested positive for alcohol....
Even QVC Is Making Jokes About The Patriots' Footballs
Shut it down. All that can be said about Ballghazi has been said....
Arsenal Takes 3-1 Lead With Beautiful Soccer
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Wilfried Bony Wrecks Defender With Nutmegging Elastico
Technically, this Malian defender did well not letting Ivory Coast's Wilfried Bony score here, but while sitting on his ass after Bony embarrassed him by flicking an elastico between his legs, I wonder if the guy thought he'd have been better off letting the striker walk on by....
Bill Nye The Science Guy Says Bill Belichick Is Full Of Shit
Science expert Bill Nye appeared on Good Morning America today to unequivocally call out Bill Belichick as a bullshitter....
Defense, Played The 76ers Way
Anybody want to guard Jeff Green? Anybody? No?...
Ballghazi Just Like Creationism, According To Idiot NFL Network Analyst
I don't know why Heath Evans is employed by NFL Network, but if it's for hot takes like "the Patriots allegedly deflating footballs is just like the debate between creationism and science" then... he shouldn't be. This was Evans's reaction to seeing today's Bill Belichick presser:...