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He's Not Getting Drug Tested Anytime Soon
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., OCT. 21: Steve Weatherford attempts to prevent return man Marcus Sherels from scoring. Also, punters are still punters. (Al Bello/Getty)...
"Chili Slander": Cincinnati Media Reacts To Our State Food Rankings
Our Great American Menu post is generating a healthy discussion among foodies, provincialists, and professional trolls (2,500 replies and counting). Those responding most vociferously? Queen City residents, and their pablum providers in the Cincinnati media....
Kicked-Out Cowboys Fan Gets A Very Philly Send-Off From Eagles Fans
Just watch and listen for yourself. Security was clearly removing a Cowboys fan from the Linc's seating area, and no one in this video punched a woman. Can we please now stop with the lazy stereotyping of Philly fans as boorish thugs?...
Jose Mourinho Gets Sent Off, Watches Rest Of Match Among Fans
Did Jose Mourinho do something awesome and kind of crazy recently? Of course he did....
This Is How America Feels About Kim Kardashian And Kanye West
h/t IronMikeGallego...
Antti Niemi Makes A Ridiculous Leg Save On A Baffled Todd Bertuzzi
The NHL scoring leaders proved last night that they can win with defense—a 1-0 shootout win kept the Sharks undefeated in regulation, and it was capped off by this blatantly unfair save by Antti Niemi on Todd Bertuzzi....
Sage Steele Takes <em>NBA Countdown</em> Hosting Job
Last week we told you that ESPN had offered Sage Steele the host's job for NBA Countdown. It took her a few days, but she has said yes. ...
Kyrie Irving Crossed Up The Entire Planet Last Night
Once, and then again, and oh man the NBA season can't get here fast enough. ...
"Reach-Around": Beavis And Butthead Read The Sports
Here's Steve Levy and Scott Van Pelt hehehehe-ing their way through Giants-Vikings highlights. SVP describes Jared Allen "reaching around" the lineman to sack Eli Manning and Steve Levy apparently could not resist saying "reach-around." ...
The Giants Just Assume Passes Will Be Intercepted At This Point
Eli and Tom Coughlin had essentially the same reaction immediately after Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo dropped what looked like another interception for the Giants offense....
76ers Head Coach Doubts Nerlens Noel Plays This Season
It's doubtful that Nerlens Noel—Philly's first round pick from this year's draft and the one-time presumed #1 overall pick—will play at all this year, according to Philadelphia head coach Brett Brown....
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: ...
OH YEAH! '80s Johnny Bench Kool-Aid Blooper Reel Is A Treasure Trove
In 1985, Reds catcher Johnny Bench made a series of ads for Kool-Aid that masqueraded as mini-lectures on how to play baseball. Since we're on the Kool-Aid beat today, we thought we'd bring you a few bloopers from the production of those spots....
Did CBS Spike An NFL Storyline On <em>The Good Wife</em>?
Two weeks ago, the co-creators of the CBS show, The Good Wife, sat on a New Yorker Festival panel called "Television and Politics." At one point, they were asked if they envied the freedom granted their cable counterparts. Michelle King, sitting next to her husband and Good Wife co-creator, Robert...
The Ohio State Marching Band's Michael Jackson Tribute Was Fantastic
Just a remarkable piece of choreography here from the Buckeye band at halftime of Saturday's win over Iowa. The show was a tribute to Michael Jackson (see the whole thing here), and the highlight was this moonwalking MJ silhouette....
Becoming Mr. October
Reggie's got a new memoir out, co-written by the most-talented Kevin Baker. Well, it is October, after all. Here's Roger Angell on Buck Tater:...
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...
Jermichael Finley Regains Movement In ICU After Temporary Paralysis
Jermichael Finley is recovering in the intensive care unit of a hospital following a hit that left him unable to move his extremities in yesterday's game. ...
Trent Richardson Just Plain Sucks
Even before Trent Richardson almost fumbled away his team's upset victory over the Denver Broncos last night, he was having a bad game. Which is to say, he was having the kind of game he's been having all season. It's hard to believe that Richardson—the guy who was drafted third overall in 2012 and ...