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White House: Philadelphia Eagles "Decided To Abandon Their Fans"

Donald Trump won’t leave this alone, because he can’t leave this alone, because this isn’t about patriotism or respecting the flag or honoring the troops or anything other than his own desire to stoke outrage and division in the name of political expediency. Via the White House press office:...

This Is Evgeny Kuznetsov's Time

Before Game 4, a reporter spotted in Evgeny Kuznetsov’s locker a bottle of Fuck Off pills. It’s a gag gift—you know the sort of thing—even if I’m not sure exactly what the gag is supposed to be. But, uh, it might’ve worked. Because Kuznetsov went the fuck off, racking up four assists in the Capitals...

A Double Amputee Coming Off A Cocaine Suspension Is Suddenly One Of The Best Sprinters In America

Blake Leeper is a double amputee, self-described alcoholic, and coming off a two-year suspension for testing positive for cocaine that ended last year. He also may be one of the best 400-meter runners in the United States—and by extension, the world—after dominating the field with a PR of 44.42 seco...

The Golden Knights Have Lost Their Mojo

There is no secret to what is happening to the Golden Knights, now down 3-1 in the Stanley Cup final after playing nigh-unbeatable throughout the playoffs. The zamboni has transformed back into a pumpkin, and not just a regular pumpkin, but a gross smelly rotted one. ...

Fox News Shows Eagles Players Praying, Falsely Implies They Were Protesting During Anthem

Picking on Fox News is the easiest thing in the universe. So let’s do it, shall we?...

The Capitals Finally Made Vegas Look Like An Expansion Team<em></em>

In the follow-up performance to a Game 3 loss marked by defensive miscommunications and mishaps, the Vegas Golden Knights looked even worse for most of Game 4, falling to the Capitals 6-2 to go down 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Finals. On the whole, Vegas actually did a better job of creating dangerous ch...

Tulane Settles Lawsuit Accusing Two Former Football Players Of Sexual Assault

Tulane has settled a lawsuit filed by a woman against two football players who she says raped her in 2014, according to the New Orleans Advocate....

Flag-Humping President Disinvites Eagles From White House Visit [Update]

The Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles aren’t going to be at the White House for the presidential visit that was pretty much traditional until the Golden State Warriors blew off Donald Trump. According to a statement from the President, the Eagles “wanted to send a smaller delegation,” implying...

Dwight Clark Dies After Battle With ALS

Dwight Clark, the two-time Super Bowl-winning receiver for the San Francisco 49ers and the man who caught “The Catch,” has died at age 61, according to a tweet signed by Clark’s wife, Kelly....

Brazilian MMA Fighters Fight, Continue To Fight Even After Fight's Stopped<em></em>

Why stop fighting when you can instead keep fighting?...

Kumar Rocker, Seth Beer, Owen Sharts, And The Future Of The American Baseball Name

There are some people who follow college baseball because a publication or faintly queasy-making subscription-only scouting service or Major League Baseball team pays them to do it. There is a slightly larger group of people who follow it recreationally, apparently, and while I have definitely never...

New Yorkers! There’s a special World Cup edition of the Varsity Letters reading series tonight, presented by Gelf Magazine. SI’s Grant Wahl will be talking about his new book and everything soccer. Details here....

Park Service Boss Who Helped Dan Snyder Cut Down Trees Apologizes For Mysterious Crotch Grab

Have you heard the story about the National Park Service director who took a trip to Alaska and grabbed his dick and balls? Neither have we. Well, not the whole story. But suddenly we’re hearing lots about the tale. And we’d love to hear the rest!...

Kendrick Perkins Somehow Becomes The Central Part Of An NBA Finals Controversy

At the end of the third quarter of Game 2, Steph Curry missed a three and sauntered back towards his bench in front of the Cavaliers. Most of the Cavs let him walk freely, but not Kendrick Perkins, who refused to close his widespread legs and knocked knees with Curry....

UFC Fighter Andrea Lee's Coach And Husband Apologizes For Nazi Tattoos

On Friday afternoon, UFC flyweight Andrea Lee posted a lakeside photograph of herself and her husband Donny Aaron. MMA fans quickly noticed something unexpected in the picture: a swastika tattoo on Aaron’s left forearm....

Slowly But Surely, WWE Is Changing Its Approach To Handling Controversy

From a pro wrestling point of view—well, also from many others—the most left field story of the week arrived on the internet last Thursday evening, when The Huffington Post’s Luke O’Brien published an investigative piece about the identity of the woman behind a luridly anti-Muslim and distressingly ...

The Serena Williams/Maria Sharapova Beef Will Have More Time To Marinate 

Serena Williams withdrew from her fourth-round French Open match today against Maria Sharapova with a right pectoral injury that she said prevents her from serving. The decision was announced just before the match between the two rivals was slated to begin. ...

Here's Four Minutes Of Footage From Game 1 Of LeBron James Not Murdering J.R. Smith

Yes, Game 2 already happened, and it went just about as everyone expected after the Cavaliers blew their chance last week. It’s still worth going back to look to Game 1 and the exact moment this Finals series ended....

What Are You Supposed To Do About Steph Curry?

Steph Curry makes you want to ragequit. Throw up your hands; throw the controller across the room; swear, loudly, to an empty apartment. It’s a videogame term, but he’s a videogame talent: hitting low-percentage (for anyone else) shots at a rate that should be beyond human capabilities, and when the...

Mychal Kendricks, On Potentially Joining The Browns: [String Of Expletives]

This is probably just what happens when it is suggested publicly that a self-respecting football player would play for the Cleveland Browns if he had any other choice:...