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Sone Aluko's Volley Winner For Hull City Is One Of This Season's Best
Hull City's opened its first campaign in the Premiership since 2010 solidly; they're smack in the middle of the table, and stunning more established sides with spectacular plays. One of those came today as Sone Aluko slammed home a massive volley to steal a win from Newcastle....

High School Player Returns Interception 107 Yards For Touchdown
This is from Friday night and, yes, a 107-yard interception return means the Maryland-bound Johnny Thomas was seven yards deep in the end zone when opted to run it back rather than take a knee. Several amazing things have to happen for that to turn into a 107-yard touchdown....

"Crap On Me Sam Ponder": Your NDSU-Delaware State <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
We don't know much about our friends up in Fargo, North Dakota, but we are learning every day. For example, today on ESPN's College GameDay from North Dakota State, we learned that they enjoy scat play. Which is nice. For that and so much more, join us in our GameDay sign roundup from The Great Nort...

Was The DA Who Didn't Prosecute Sandusky Killed By A Hells Angel?
Among the alluring storylines just after Jerry Sandusky's November 2011 arrest was the mystery surrounding Ray Gricar, the former Centre County (Pa.) district attorney who went missing in 2005. The case had long gone cold, and Gricar was declared legally dead six years later. But get this: the Altoo...

3-Year-Old Winnipeg Fan Cries Because Ondrej Pavelec Isn't Starting
Honestly, if your kid's favorite player is Ondrej Pavelec, you should have your children taken away. [Global News]...

El Salvador Bans 14 For Match-Fixing, Including Match Against The U.S.
Seems they have Friday afternoon bad news dumps in El Salvador too! Fourteen players on the national team have been banned for life for their roles in a massive international match-fixing ring....

More Fight Footage Emerges From Chiefs-Eagles Game
We're gradually learning more about the fight that broke out for several minutes during last night's NFL matchup at Lincoln Financial Field, and while the action may at first glance be more "meh" than mesmerizing, the complete absence of security is a legitimate cause for alarm....

Wacky Chiefs Fans In Philly Deserve High-Def, Super-Slow-Mo Treatment
We opened last night's GIF roundup with this pre-game NFL Network moment of Chiefs fans at a Philadelphia bar, but the whole episode really deserves close analysis. There's just so much going on here, so we we slowed it down a bunch & uploaded it at the full HD resolution....

Older Lady Snags Screaming Foul Liner
Move over, Adeiny Hechavarria. Jan Church, who played softball for decades, made her case for a web gem with this grab....

Reilly On Native American Nicknames: "Antiques Of That Old Racism"
I wouldn't say that Rick Reilly is inconsistent, exactly. Compare this 1991 column on Native American nicknames for sports teams to the one he published earlier this week, and you'll find lots of similarities. In both, for instance, he goes for the reductio ad absurdum of comparing all such nickname...

"False Start, Everybody But The Center"
Walt Coleman Anderson's got jokes! Accurate too, if unfair—everyone besides center Jason Kelce knew the snap count....

Has Any Trade Worked Out Better Than The Dodgers/Red Sox Megadeal?
After dancing amidst champagne showers in Arizona's visiting clubhouse, the Dodgers jogged out to right field and Chase Field's pool. Adrian Gonzalez led the charge, and Nick Punto plunged into the water with a cannonball. "We're a veteran ballclub," Gonzalez said, on the occasion of Los Angeles ret...

The Peter Sellers Story
Cinephilia and Beyond's got a gem for us, this remarkable post on Peter Sellers....

The Wit And Wisdom Of The White Rat
Pat Jordan's 1992 L.A. Times story on Whitey Herzog:...

Jake Gets Hitched...Again
From the New York Times in 1985, here's Ira Berkow on Jake LaMotta's sixth wedding:...

Finger-Lickin' Good: Your Eagles-Chiefs GIF Roundup
Kansas City 26, Philadelphia 16: Everything about this image screams "meth." Except for the two people dressed like adults. They scream "employed."...

Sal Paolantonio's Postgame Andy Reid Interview Was Weird
Andy Reid had every reason to be happy. His Kansas City Chiefs were freshly 3-0 with a win over his former squad in Philadelphia, and the team building the kind of camaraderie that leads to a Gatorade shower in Week Three. Reid did not seem very happy, though, when talking to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio...

Eagles Fans Stick Around After Game To Taunt Player That Beat Them
So Alex Smith is on a pretty good roll, right? Certainly he's been playing well enough to capture a bit of national recognition for what he's doing. Alas, these are Eagles fans we're talking about....

Huge Fight Breaks Out In Front Of Press Box At Eagles Game
Around the middle of the third quarter, the beat writers covering the Eagles-Chiefs game in Philly started tweeting about a "major" fight that broke out in the stands below them. It was three rows deep. Women were involved. Security was late getting to the melee. Beer was thrown. It sounds amazin...