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We're Compiling Every Police-Involved Shooting In America. Help Us.
The United States has no database of police shootings. There is no standardized process by which officers log when they've discharged their weapons and why. There is no central infrastructure for handling that information and making it public. Researchers, confronted with the reality that there ...
Browns Announce Brian Hoyer Starting QB Over Johnny Manziel
Early this morning, the Browns announced that Brian Hoyer will be their starting quarterback. Considering how uninspiring both he and Johnny Manziel have been this preseason, it was certainly not an easy choice....
Yasiel Puig Has Crazy Reflexes
It should come as no surprise that a gifted athlete like Yasiel Puig, who can do ridiculous things like totally misread a ball yet still manage to catch it and start a double play, cover 95 feet in the outfield nearly perfectly, or...this, would also have cat-like reflexes. Here he is slamming his h...
Hawk Harrelson Does Ice Bucket Challenge With A Shower Cap On
Hawk Harrelson got in on the ALS ice bucket challenge but before he did, he cinched up a shower cap and hunkered down for the icy-cold refreshment. Mercy!...
Jordan Subban Scores Spinning Alley-Oop Shootout Goal On Malcolm Subban
Here's Canucks D prospect Jordan Subban putting a beaut past his brother Malcolm, a goalie in the Bruins system, at a shootout competition at a weeklong private camp in Toronto. Seems P.K.'s not the only Subban who thinks style points should count....
15 Years Later And We're Still Getting New, Sad Ryan Leaf Stories
ESPN's Jim Trotter gives a big ol' endorsement of Johnny Manziel's chances of succeeding in the NFL, based largely on his perception of Manziel's mental makeup. To make his case, he contrasts Manziel with another cocky QB prospect, and breaks out a Ryan Leaf story I hadn't heard before:...
How Chelsea's Missing Piece Fell Into Their Lap
Yesterday, Chelsea kicked off their season against Premier League minnows Burnley. When the match started, their new, star midfielder Cesc Fàbregas looked strange, out of place donned in blue. He didn't seem like he fit. ...
Tiniest Little Leaguer Goes Yard
Mexico second baseman Ruy Martinez, all 4-foot-8 of him, had a heck of a day at the plate in yesterday's 6-2 win over Australia, going 3-for-3 including this home run to center:...
Washington Players Paid Tribute To Michael Brown
Last night, Washington's defensive backs entered the field with their hands held high, a silent but striking tribute to Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old shot to death by police in Ferguson, Mo., earlier this month....
Johnny Manziel Is Number One
Johnny Manziel's middle finger to the Washington sideline was funny. It was meaningless, and petty, but above all else, it was fun to see and share and talk about and hear Manziel and his coach be forced to explain. There's going to be a lot Manziel overkill this year, a lot of stupid controvers...
CNN Anchor Suggests Police Use Water Cannons On Ferguson Protesters
In discussing seemingly less-violent options for crowd control, Rosemary Church wonders why the largely white authorities in Ferguson haven't considered using water cannons on the the largely black crowds. Once her co-anchor Errol Barnett processed what she just said, he looks at her like she's go...
Little League Coach Gives Great Post-Game Speech To Kids After Loss
This is a great little reminder that not all youth coaches and parents are psychopaths. After losing to Jackie Robinson West 8-7, Dave Belisle gathered his Cumberland American team from Rhode Island to let them know that even though they lost, it's not a reason to be upset or disappointed. ...
Looks Like Johnny Manziel Just Found Out Everyone Saw Him Flip The Bird
That's Browns PR guy Rob McBurnett on the left side of the screen likely informing Johnny Manziel that his middle finger will be a full-blown Thing tomorrow. Manziel's reaction is perfect. This is body language that screams man, I am an idiot but, goddammit, why can't they let me live?...
Johnny Football, Flippin' The Bird
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Jon Gruden Wants To See Johnny Manziel "Spread Some Of That Magic Dust"
The question now becomes: how much is Jon Gruden willing to pay for proof of JFF's magic dust spreading? ...
The New NBPA Head Is Not Fucking Around
How did Michele Roberts convince NBA players to elect her as executive director of the players' union? According to this weekend's New York Times profile, she directly addressed the huge, gendered elephant in the room:...
Josh Hamilton Out Of The Lineup Again After Taking "Mental Break"
A slumping Josh Hamilton sat on Sunday, after his manager acknowledged how badly the Angels outfielder is struggling. "A mental break," Mike Scioscia called it, and Hamilton said he was the one who had asked for the day off. Well, Hamilton is out of the lineup again tonight. ...
Steve Ballmer Carried On Like A Maniac At The Clippers' Fan Festival
Steve Ballmer, who just bought the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion and is also that guy who screamed "DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!" at a conference one time, greeted Clippers fans at a fan festival today. He spent a good portion of his speech screaming like a crazy person, obviously....
Report: Jerry Jones Was Physically Barred From Drafting Johnny Manziel
It appears that Jerry Jones is still operating the Dallas Cowboys by following the "Drunk Uncle" school of management. Which is to say, his own children still need to physically prevent him from making franchise-altering decisions on the fly....