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This Is Not What Lambeau Field Currently Looks Like
Many people on Twitter thought that this is was the frigid state of Lambeau Field today, before the 49ers-Packers game. It is not. This AP photo is from Dec. 22. The Packers also put it on Instagram two weeks ago....
What The Hell Was This Five-Minute ESPN Infomercial For Tim Tebow?
This morning's Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN found itself traversing very odd ground as panelist Trent Dilfer presented a package on what a great job Trent Dilfer did at making new ESPN hire Tim Tebow awesome at playing quarterback. How awesome? "Tom Brady" awesome, if you believe ESPN....
Paul Bissonnette's Face Is All Messed Up
[This is just one of those perfect hockey fight moments. Jay Rosehill is mangling Paul Bissonnette's face at this point, but the fight was even. Photo by Ross D. Franklin/AP]...
Shady McCoy Making Dudes Look Silly Out There
LeSean McCoy just shook David Hawthorne right out of his shoes. Good lord. ...
The Saints Are Eating Popeyes Again
The Saints always seem to get a little salty when naysayers bring up the performance disparity when they play on the road. Drew Brees bristled earlier this year after a loss to Seattle when it was suggested the team was basically a guaranteed loss on the road. He had stats ready to show how it was ...
"It Was My Sperm": Eagles-Fan Dad Wants Credit For Son's Hot Tub Tailgate
There's a lot to love about this video. First of all, it's not about making cheesesteaks. Second of all: fuck yeah, Philadelphia. This is the way to tailgate: four dudes in an outdoor hot tub drinking Wild Turkey in chilly-ass Philadelphia. ...
I Can't Stop Watching This Fan Gank Kyle Lowry's Shoes From Another Fan
This guy is just so casual and so smooth. Boom, one shoe. Boom, two shoes. Turn around, hey what's up. Peace out. Lowry even tries to throw the second one around the interceptor to make sure the guy in the jersey gets at least on of the shoes. No dice....
Evander Holyfield Is On <em>Celebrity Big Brother</em>, And Has A Big Fan
Former heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield is still struggling a bit financially, so he's the newest member of the house on a British version of Celebrity Big Brother. (He's such a celebrity that Metro had to run a "Who is Evander Holyfield? piece. Actually, wait.) At least one fan in the au...
Why Are So Many Athletes Posing For Pictures With A Holocaust Denier?
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker's fascism problem started years ago, but it didn't catch up to him until a week ago, on another continent, in another sport. ...
Good Read--Richard Lange's Dead Boys
A friend recently gave me Dead Boys, Richard Lange's 2007 collection of short stories. I've read three so far and I'm hooked. He's really good, man....
LeBron Fell So Hard He Left Skid Marks On The Court
Want proof that LeBron James is more freight train than man? Just take a look at this moment from last night's Warriors-Heat game, in which LeBron tumbles to the floor with such force that his sneakers leave two huge skid marks on the court....
Jovan Belcher's Mother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Chiefs
Cheryl Shepherd, mother of the deceased Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the Chiefs, claiming that the team was directly responsible for Belcher's mental health deteriorating....
Andrea Bargnani Is Still Terrible At Defense In 2014
In case you were wondering if anything had changed with Andrea "Broken Controller" Bargnani's defense in the new year, here is video evidence that no, nothing has changed....
Murray Chass Is Everything That's Wrong With The Hall Of Fame Election
Murray Chass, a once-great baseball reporter turned bitter crank, recently revealed his 2013 Hall of Fame ballot in a blog post in which he proudly stated that he did not vote for Craig Biggio or Mike Piazza because he believes that they used steroids. It was the kind of thing that was written speci...
I Was An NFL Player Until I Was Fired By Two Cowards And A Bigot
Hello. My name is Chris Kluwe, and for eight years I was the punter for the Minnesota Vikings. In May 2013, the Vikings released me from the team. At the time, quite a few people asked me if I thought it was because of my recent activism for same-sex marriage rights, and I was very careful in how I ...