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The Problem With Peter King
Let’s begin with Peter King on Twitter last night. If you hate-follow poor Peter on Twitter, as I do, you know that his stream consists largely of mangled replies and random compliments to entire towns—Helluva main street you got there, Hanover, New Hampshire!—and last night was no different. The S...
Reports: San Francisco Giants Boycotting Long-Time Beat Reporter
Yesterday CSN Bay Area's Giants beat writer, Andrew Baggarly, reported that San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sergio Romo and coach Shawon Dunston "exchanged heated words with raised voices, causing Bruce Bochy to emerge from his office to intervene." Fast forward to today, and something weird was...
Keith Olbermann Takes A Big Ol' Poo On Derek Jeter
For anyone who is fed up with Derek Jeter's season-long victory parade and all of the muck that it has produced, this nearly seven-minute monologue from Keith Olbermann will feel downright pornographic. ...
That Can't Be Right, Can It?
A weird note on Andrew Luck, from ESPN's QB report this week:...
Denzel Washington Will Kick Your Ass Now: <em>The Equalizer</em>, Reviewed
1. I know we just talked about Liam Neeson around here, but I feel obliged to bring him back up, because suffice it to say, if Liam Neeson doesn't have the aforementioned late-career action-movie rebirth, there is no way The Equalizer exists. Ostensibly a big-screen reboot of the CBS crime procedu...
Hey, The Golden State Warriors' New Stadium Design Looks Like A Toilet
Yeah, man, that's a toilet....
How A GOP Strategist Tells The Panthers To Market Their Stars
Top political strategist Frank Luntz is the man setting Roger Goodell's message, but he's also working with individual teams, including in Washington, Chicago, and Carolina, to market their star players. Below you'll find LuntzGlobal's notes on three Carolina Panthers players and how best to se...
Never High Five A Guy Who Can Only Make A Fist
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Mighty Mite Football Players Thwarted By Banner
The parents of players of the Wallkill (NY) Mighty Mites tried to do something nice for the first home game of the season, but alas, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. It seems that they thought their 50 pound sons would be strong enough to break through a vinyl banner while emulating t...
This Three-Woman Cycling Wreck Is Absolutely Horrifying
So, this crash, from yesterday's Elite Women's Team Time Trial, is one nasty-ass crash....
"Fuck It": TV Reporter Quits On-Air To Fight For Marijuana Legalization
KTVA Anchorage reporter Charlo Greene profanely quit her job at the station in the middle of last night's newscast. Greene made the announcement immediately following a story on a medical marijuana business, and the revelation that she is the business's owner....
All Of The Points In The Raiders-Patriots Game Were Scored By "-Kowskis"
It was a big game for fans of Polish NFL players....
High School Football Player's Speech Will Make You Believe You Can Fly
Apollos Hester plays for the East View (Texas) Patriots, and after a 42-41 victory over Vandegrift Friday night, he was pumped as hell for his postgame interview with TWC News Austin. The conversation got deep pretty quickly. You'll feel like you can do anything after listening to Hester....
Vince Wilfork Pinball Interception Locks Up New England Win
Oakland ended up in the end zone, but after a penalty wiped out what would have been a game-tying score the Raiders proceeded to turn the ball over in a way only the silver & black could achieve. Fat Man Interception!...
Ray Lewis: "Some Things You Can Cover Up ... Some Things You Can't"
ESPN let Ray Lewis talk about Ray Rice on NFL Countdown again, for some reason. I'd say this bit of Lewis's long monologue on the subject was ill-advised and obnoxious, but then again, Lewis is an expert on what can and can't be covered up....
Your NFL Week 3 Viewing Maps
Peyton Manning, with Wes Welker back at his side, tries his luck against the Seahawks again today at 4:00 in a game that most of us will see. Cardinals and 49ers fans, it's your turn to experience brand new Fox commentator David Diehl, and if you haven't yet had the pleasure, please take my word for...