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Mike Francesa Screams At Pro-DFS Politician For 20 Minutes
On his radio show yesterday, Mike Francesa got into it with Assemblyman Dean Murray, who is, for whatever reason, adamant about protecting daily fantasy sports’ non-gambling status. Poor Dean got himself demolished by the Sports Pope....
Herm Edwards Is Mad As Hell
Herm Edwards, a former NFL coach who will scream on TV if you pay him, screamed on today’s episode of NFL Live. The gang was talking about the beef between Bills running back LeSean McCoy and his former coach Chip Kelly. Greg Schiano(!) played the part of Chill Coach, while Edwards was Mad Coach. He...
The 2015 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog
I have terrible news for you, America. I know that you’ve already endured a harsh autumn of partisan politics and mass tragedies and inconsistent NFL officiating. I know you can’t handle one more goddamn piece of bad news right now. It’s too much. It may break your spirit entirely. But I have to do ...
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Tap A Keg And Crank Up The Seger; The Ryan Boys Are Reunited [Update]
While former Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is between jobs, he was seen at today’s practice for the Buffalo Bills, the team coached by his twin brother Rex. Rob was decked out in team apparel as he took in the sights....
Mike Pettine Says He Didn't Realize How Bad Johnny Manziel's Drinking Problem Was
Johnny Manziel will get the start for Cleveland against the 49ers on Sunday, and the job is his for the remainder of the season if he can hang on to it. Of course, that’s what we thought three weeks ago, before some bye-week partying put him back on the bench. ...
LeSean McCoy Will Not Be Shaking Chip Kelly's Hand. No Sir! He Just Won't!
During a conference call with reporters, Eagles head coach Chip Kelly said he would like to shake Bills running back LeSean McCoy’s hand when their teams face off this weekend. As you are probably are aware, McCoy and Kelly have been embroiled in a bit of a beef ever since Kelly traded McCoy away la...
MLB Recommends All 30 Stadiums Install Additional Safety Netting
Way too many baseball fans got seriously hurt by line-drive foul balls last season, which reignited the debate over whether stadiums should install more safety netting down the baselines. Some crazy people argued that the increase in safety wasn’t worth “obstructing” baseball’s beauty, but MLB has t...
Meet Sage Northcutt
Sage Northcutt is a 19-year-old fighter out of Katy, Texas. Currently competing in the UFC’s lightweight division, he’s scheduled to fight against unranked veteran Cody Pfister tomorrow in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White has heavily promoted the bout, and named Northcutt one of the UFC’s stars o...
NFL Player's Networking Skills Get Him A Job
Shiloh Keo played for the Texans from 2011 to 2014, which overlapped with Wade Phillips’s time as the team’s defensive coordinator. Phillips went to the Broncos, and Keo became a free agent this season after the Bengals released him. Earlier this month, the safety figured it’d be worth tweeting at P...
High School Player Hits Full-Court Buzzer-Beater For The Win
The Austin High boys’ basketball team was down 56-54 to Northfield with 1.6 seconds left to play when their opponent stepped to the free-throw line to ice the victory. That’s when a missed free throw found its way into the hands of Oman Oman, who went ahead and won Austin the game. I really don’t th...
Vikings Fan Says He Was Confronted At Game By Man Who Demanded To Know If He Was A Refugee
Deepinder Mayell is an attorney and the director of the refugee and immigrant program at a nonprofit human rights organization based in Minneapolis. He was born on Long Island and raised by Sikh immigrants from India. Sunday, he attended his very first NFL game at TCF Bank Stadium. It went poorly....
Tyson Fury Stripped Of A Title, Being Investigated By Police For Anti-Gay Comments
British boxer Tyson Fury—who became the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight world champion when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in a November unanimous decision—has already lost one of those titles. Fury was stripped of his IBF title after just 10 days because he wouldn’t agree to fight IBF mandatory ...
Manchester United Have An Off Day, Get Bounced From Champions League
This didn’t seem that difficult. Go into Wolfsburg, get out with at least a draw, and guarantee a spot in the Champions League knockout rounds. Instead, Manchester United couldn’t hold onto their early lead and have been bounced from the competition and into the Europa League....
Happy 20th Birthday To <i>This American Life</i>, Which Is Way Darker Than You Think
Halfway through the second episode of the third season of Girls, Lena Dunham’s character has one of her signature meltdowns and is left alone in the woods by her friends. When the camera cuts back to her later, she’s lying on the ground in the fetal position with her headphones in, and we hear the d...
Referees Disallow Manchester United Goal On Controversial Call
Jesse Lingard thought he scored Manchester United’s crucial equalizer against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, only for the refs, after a long discussion, to take his goal away in controversial fashion....
It's Johnny Football Time, Again
Johnny Manziel’s punishment for his Schrödinger’s nightclub video has come to an end. The Browns and head coach Mike Pettine have resigned themselves to naming him the starting quarterback....
Report: DeMarco Murray Told Eagles' Owner He's Frustrated With Chip Kelly's Offense
According to ESPN’s Ed Werder, Eagles running back DeMarco Murray has become so unhappy with head coach Chip Kelly’s offense that he recently aired his grievances to team owner Jeff Lurie....
Media Firm At Heart Of FIFA Scandal Sued To Protect The Sanctity Of Its Bribes
You know when you hear about some friend who bought some weed off a new drug dealer, only to find out it was probably half oregano, and they’re upset but don’t know what to do, and you tell them “Well, it’s not like you can take a drug dealer to court?” Apparently, the crooked marketing execs and ve...
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Two Arrested After Fight Involving Knife At FedEx Field [Update]
A Cowboys fan took video of fans fighting on the concourse of the Skins’ stadium in Landover after Dallas beat Washington Monday night. Though the clip’s narrator claimed a man was stabbed, EMS says they did not respond to a stabbing....