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Seahawks Do That Goddamn Double Catch Again<em></em><em></em>

In the box score, this play that gave the Seahawks some breathing room against the Giants is simply a 38-yard touchdown from Russell Wilson to Paul Richardson, but live, it’s a lot to unpack....

Marc Gasol Gave The Business To The Warriors Last Night

Overshadowed, somewhat, by the ejections of Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, and the general improbability of the Warriors ever losing—let alone losing to a team starting both Andrew Harrison and Jarell Martin—was another instant classic performance by Marc Gasol, who is wonderful....

Mike Wallace Leaves Game After Scary Hit To The Head [Update]

The Vikings’ Andrew Sendejo drew an early unnecessary roughness penalty today against the Ravens when he went in head first against Baltimore receiver Mike Wallace, who was already in the process of being tackled. Wallace’s helmet flew far away from him after the hit, and he stayed down while being ...

Yankees Fail To Win 41st American League Pennant; Astros Win First

The Houston Astros are headed to their second World Series after claiming the American League pennant for the first time, downing the Yankees in the ALCS’s deciding seventh game 4-0 thanks to five shutdown innings from starter Charlie Morton, some well-timed defense, and Lance McCullers Jr. shreddin...

Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant Ejected In Warriors Loss To Memphis

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant finished the game in the locker room as the Warriors took their second loss of the season in a 111-101 loss to the Grizzlies. Curry was ejected for throwing his mouthpiece; it’s unclear what earned Durant the heave-ho, though both ejections came in the final minute of ...

The Pelicans Are Shuffling The Saddest Deck In The Universe

You would not think a person could muster up much of a feeling about Jordan Crawford being cut by an NBA basketball team in 2017, and yet, here we are. ...

At Least There's Kristaps

The Thunder look like they’ll be fun, and good. The Knicks are of course neither, but in last night’s 105-84 loss they were bad on a level that still managed to surprise. If you are a team with a hopeless season ahead of you but a small gaggle of bright young players, you might just invest in their ...

The Columbus <em></em>Fiasco Shows That MLS Is No Different

Earlier this week, Anthony Precourt, the San Francisco-based owner of the Columbus Crew, announced that he would pick up stakes and move the team to Austin unless the city bought him a shiny new downtown stadium. Columbus does not need a new soccer stadium, because the current stadium is only 18 yea...

Wrestlers Are More Willing Than Ever To Quit WWE And Go Independent

One of the biggest stories in professional wrestling the past few weeks has been Neville (real name Ben Satterly) walking out on WWE and asking for his contractual release. While not necessarily a pattern at this point, wrestlers either asking for an out or happily letting their contracts expire is ...

Report: Maine High School Coach Told Players To Heckle Player With Gay Parents

According to a report from the Portland Press-Herald, the football coach at Gray-New Gloucester High School resigned after instructing his players to taunt a Yarmouth player with gay parents during a game last Friday, telling them to ask the player “Who’s your daddy?” every time he was tackled....

The NFL Will Investigate Why Cam Newton Skipped His Press Conference Today

NFL rules stipulate that star players must hold court with the press each week before games. Cam Newton skipped out on his press duties this afternoon, and the NFL has apparently decided to investigate, according to a spokesman for the league. Neither the Panthers nor coach Ron Rivera said why Newto...

Even After Aaron Hernandez Killed Himself, No One Seems To Care About Inmate Suicide

Aaron Hernandez—convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd, charged but not guilty of murdering Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu, living in prison after once being paid millions to play football—died with $7.20 in his inmate kiosk. The final printout registering his account said the balance will be release...

The Astros' Bats Continue To Lie Weirdly, Sadly Dormant

The Yankees are just one game from the World Series after tonight’s 5-0 win over the Astros—thanks to another strong starting pitching performance, sure, but also to Houston’s sudden and near-total impotence at the plate. ...

Carmelo Anthony's Son Told Him He Should Go To Oklahoma City

On the eve of the Thunder’s season opener against the Knicks tomorrow, Carmelo Anthony spoke to Marc Stein, now of the New York Times, about the process of switching conferences and leaving New York after six drama-filled and mostly pointless seasons. It has some good Phil Jackson burns that paint t...

Andrew Luck, Who Was Briefly Throwing, Is No Longer Throwing

Perhaps you spend all day on Twitter or are a close follower of Indianapolis Colts beat writers. If that is the case, you may have recently seen some footage of injured star quarterback Andrew Luck actually throwing a football. The footage was not exactly inspiring, but it was at least evidence that...

Golden State Warriors Fall To Last Place In Western Conference<em></em>

After officials waved off an apparent Kevin Durant buzzer beater upon further review, the Golden State Warriors fell to 0-1 on opening night at home. They lost to the Rockets 122-121 on the occasion of their championship ring ceremony. Awwww....

Nick Young Is Already In Paradise

The Golden State Warriors were, by a mile, the best possible team for a goofy open-three shooter like Nick Young. But probably not even in Young’s wildest dreams did he know that playing for the Dubs would be so easy and fun so quickly....

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Aaron Judge Is A Hero Again

Aaron Judge, the Yankees’ young superstar slugger and potential MVP, had been having a pretty worthless postseason at the plate. Despite his team’s success, Judge only notched one hit in the entire ALDS, and he’s been mostly anonymous against Houston, only coming out of his shell for a home run in G...

A Timely Preview Of The 2017-18 NBA Season, Which I Am Now Hearing May Have Begun Already

That’s right, folks: The NBA is back, baby! Literally it is already back, literally the first game has already tipped off. Seems like a good time for a thorough and detailed season preview blog. I hope you know where to find one, because this one is some half-assed shit I just whipped up today!...