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Report: Aldon Smith To Be Treated For Substance Abuse After Today's Game
Chris Mortensen reports that "a consensus" has been reached regarding 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith, who crashed his car Friday morning, allegedly failed a breathalyzer, and allegedly had pills and weed in his possession at the time of the crash: Smith has a substance-abuse problem and needs treat...
Mike Leach To Paul Petrino After Beating Him 42-0: "Fuck You"
Washington State thumped Idaho 42-0 last night in what was yet another pointless NCAA football blowout, but the game in Pullman at least had some postgame fireworks—thanks to the head coaches, who had to be separated. ...
The Main Ingredient: Sweet Tea
Summer is over but it’s not too late for this story by Allison Glock on the wonders of sweet tea (from the terrific Garden and Gun Magazine):...
Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 3 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com. ...
Toledo's Alonzo Russell Makes Ridiculous One-Handed TD Catch
We've had several great touchdown catches already this college football season, but Alonzo Russell's this afternoon to put the Rockets up 21-7 on CMU is as good as any of them....
Marquette Lacrosse Player Accused Of Dropping Acid, Punching Cop
Rough Saturday for Charley Gargano, sophomore lacrosse player at Marquette. He may not have the typical laxbro name (too ethnic), but he's got the hair and the arrest record....
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]...
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....
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Aldon Smith Busted For Suspected DUI At 7 A.M. [Updated]
Niners linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested this morning in San Jose after a single-car accident. He took a breathalyzer, failed, and was booked into jail. ...
The NFL's Concussion Settlement Is A Disaster
As currently constituted, the NFL's $765 million settlement with former players over the league's handling of brain trauma would not include those who died before 2006, according to Outside The Lines. As the plaintiffs include those who played as early as the 1940s, that means a large number of form...
NHL Fighters Find Way Around New Helmet Rule: Help Each Other Out!
Among the new NHL rules this season, fighters are no longer allowed to take their helmets off, under penalty of an additional two-minute minor. It's officially about safety, and also likely an incremental step in cracking down on the practice of fighting itself. It took all of two preseason games fo...
Here's Willie Mays, MVP, Eating Breakfast In His Little Apartment
In 1954, Willie Mays was 23 years old. That year he hit 41 home runs, had a .345 average, and was the National League MVP. And here he is, at his rented apartment in a Harlem walk-up with his landlady, one Mrs. Goosby, looking protectively over his shoulder as he eats....
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....
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....
ACC Officials Decide N.C. State Didn't Score TD They Totally Scored
The latest conference to make its officials, rather than players and coaches, the story is the ACC, as tonight's Clemson-North Carolina State game was marred by a botched call that reversed a Wolfpack touchdown and led to one for the Tigers. ...
Former WMU Hoopster Looks To Set Record For Longest Freestyle Rap
Old Mountain Man Remus here is actually former Western Michigan basketball player Pat Cleland, who now goes by the stage name Rick Chyme. On Saturday, September 21, Rick Chyme will try to set a record for longest freestyle rap....
Martellus Bennett Said His Coach Reminds Him Of Willy Wonka
Martellus Bennett seems like a lot of fun. On Tuesday, Jay Cutler's new favorite target went on the radio and compared his head coach to Willy Wonka. Specifically, he said Marc Trestman reminded him of Gene Wilder's Wonka, not version 17 of the Depp-Burton-face-powder collabo. ...
This Might Soon Be An Actual Virginia Tech Helmet
This design, featuring a representation of the "Hokie Stone" dolomitic limestone endemic to the Blacksburg campus, has been floating around for a couple of days. Today came confirmation: it's real....