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Geno Smith Got His Face Caved In Because He’s A Poor Leader
The moment word got out that Geno Smith had his jaw broken in two places by a teammate, you KNEW there would be takes. You KNEW that a one-sided fight would become twisted into a referendum on Smith’s leadership. And so it has come to pass. God bless you, Jason Whitlock. God bless you, Rich Cimini. ...

Tom Brady Looks Like He's Melting In His Courtroom Sketch
Judge Richard Berman held a hearing in New York Federal Court today for Tom Brady’s civil case against Roger Goodell and the NFL, and Berman did his best to move the process along as both sides’ legal teams took shots at each other, but the best part of the whole event was the courtroom sketch of Br...

Classic Man: "Avoid Making A Major Purchase On Impulse"
Frequently in this space, we will consult a different entry in the 1987 book The Modern Man’s Guide to Life to see how the advice therein has aged. On Monday, we discussed dealing with drunk friends; today, we’ll explore the foreign world of shopping....

Azerbaijani Journalist Killed After Criticizing Star Player On Facebook
In the heat of the moment, I bet family members of athletes who are unfairly shit on by the local hot-take purveyors in the media have fantasized about exacting revenge. In Azerbaijan, one player’s family members took this impulse a little too far and actually killed a guy for insulting their relati...

Report: Geno Smith Got His Jaw Broken Over A $600 Plane Ticket
We’ve spent most of the day wondering what exactly led Jets backup linebacker I.K. Enemkpali to sock quarterback Geno Smith in the face, and now it looks like we have our answer....

Cris Carter Says Geno Smith's "Lack Of Leadership" Got Him Punched
Some wild shit went down in the Jets’ locker room today, and SportsCenter threw up the Yelling Sports Guys In Suits signal as soon as the news broke. It’s all hands on deck, people! Cris Carter, what’s your fuckin’ take on this, my man?!...

Mike Florio On Geno Smith: People Treat Me Like Shit, Don't Respect Me
Lousy New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith will miss 6 to 10 weeks with a broken jaw after an irate benchwarmer unleashed the fists of fury on him this morning. Reports say Smith put his finger in linebacker IK Enemkpali’s face during an argument, and caught a hook for it....

Why Did Geno Smith Get Punched In The Face? Here Are Some Guesses.
The reasoning for now-released Jets linebacker Ikemefuna Enemkpali breaking quarterback Geno Smith’s jaw hasn’t surfaced yet, so until then, let’s make some guesses. To start you off, here are some staff theories for why Smith got punched:...

Flip Saunders Diagnosed With Lymphoma
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. According to a statement released by the team, Saunders plans to keep coaching while undergoing treatment....

Geno Smith Punched By Teammate, Out 6-10 Weeks
The Jets’ 2015 season has officially begun:...

José Mourinho Demotes Team Doctor After Blowing Up Her Spot On Pitch
Eva Carneiro, the long-serving Chelsea first team doctor, has been a staple of the team’s matches over the years, rushing out onto the pitch as the first responder to any and all of their injuries. It’s very likely that one such attempt to treat a player on the field last weekend will be her last, h...

Carmelo Anthony To Knicks Fan: "You Are Stuck With Me, Buddy."
Carmelo Anthony has never been one to shy away from mixing it up with his fans and haters on social media, and his latest response to a rude Instagram commenter is that of a man who is feeling pretty fed up....

Cleancast: Why The Hell Is My Kitchen A Sticky Mess?
My guest this week on the official Ask a Clean Person podcast is Kristin Appenbrink, a contributing editor at The Kitchn, who joined me to talk about, well, kitchens. Kristin, who is a fellow member of the Order of Clean Peoples, helps me tackle two kitchen-related cleaning questions that very frequ...

Pitching To Mike Trout Is No Damn Fun, Man
It’s not like Mike Trout’s career highlight reel needed another entry in order to convince you that he’s very likely going to go down as one of the best players in history, but here, have another one....

Mets Broadcast Booth Can't Stop Giggling About Pasties
Carlos Gonzalez’s eye black led to a complete breakdown in the SNY booth tonight as Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez lost all ability to communicate over the concept of pasties....

Illinois Defensive Back Eric Finney Is Really Good At Taking Surveys
The Champaign-based News-Gazette is surveying Illinois football players before the season to learn fun facts about them. On Sunday, Illini defensive back Eric Finney filled out an entry. He did a really good job....

Classic Man: "Dare A Rowdy, Drunk Friend To Eat A Raw Egg"
Frequently in this space, we will consult a different entry in the 1987 book The Modern Man’s Guide to Life to see how the advice therein has aged. Last week we addressed how to interact with the ladies and dinner parties; today, we’ll tackle dealing with drunk friends....

<i>True Detective</i> Season Two, In Two Minutes
True Detective’s chaotic, absurd second season wrapped up last night, but if you didn’t watch—or gave up early into the show’s run—we collected the best scenes from the entire season into a neat, two-minute compilation. This is all you really need to know....

<i>True Detective </i>Season Two Lines, Ranked
19. “That’s one off the bucket list. Mexican standoff with actual Mexicans.”...