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Outgoing Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa has his say -- for 100 minutesMarcelo Bielsa, who exited as head coach of the Uruguayan national team after the side bowed out of the World Cup in the group stage, gave a 100-minute press conference on Tuesday in which he maintained that his message never resonated with the team.,Uruguay opened play in Group H with a 1-1 draw ag...

Marcelo Bielsa stunned at Uruguay's early World Cup exitMarcelo Bielsa is one of the world's most influential managers, with a legacy of tactical innovation that spans four decades and two continents.,But after Uruguay's 1-0 loss to Spain and a stunning group stage exit from the World Cup on Friday night, the Argentine admitted even he couldn't say what ...

Is Jimmy Garoppolo’s Super Bowl pick laced with sour grapes or is he just keeping it real?Jimmy Garoppolo was an integral part of the San Francisco 49ers’ last run to the Super Bowl where they lost to the same Kansas City Chiefs team. Despite all the hate he receives now (and then, too), there was a time when Jimmy G did nothing but win games for the Niners. Regardless of this, following...

Looks like the new 'Steroid Olympics' are actually going to happen

There’s good news for steroid fans: juicers will finally get their day on the field. A who’s who of extremely online investors pitched in to fund a series of events called the Enhanced Games, which describes itself as “the 21st Century Olympics without drug testing.” The list includes Christian Ange...

League without 1 openly gay player having a 'Pride Night' at Super Bowl LVIII

Bad execution can always ruin “good” intentions. The league that hasn’t created a safe enough space for gay players is having a “Pride Night” during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas. This is what a lack of self-awareness looks like....

Who else but the Yankees would release a statement about Henry Kissinger dying?

There is probably a long treatise on how a crumbling empire of a baseball team wants to honor Henry Kissinger, the architect of American exceptionalism being an excuse to do whatever that country wants around the world that only led to this crumbling empire, but quite frankly I’m too tired and incap...

Deion Sanders deserved Sportsperson of the Year honors — 28 years ago

In 1992, Deion Sanders was named first-team All-Pro for the first time in his career as a cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons. One of the games he missed that season was to play in the World Series for the Atlanta Braves. They lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games. Those who thought that Sanders...

Jags coach Kevin Maxen isn’t obligated to shut up about his personal life

There are almost 400 coaches on NFL staffs, however, openly homosexual male coaches were non-existent from the active pool until Friday when Jacksonville Jaguars strength and conditioning coach Kevin Maxen came out to Outsports.com....