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LeGarrette Blount Says He Wasn't Trolling The Steelers With His Dance
LeGarrette Blount, five days after getting cut by the Steelers, scored a goal-line touchdown for the Patriots today, and celebrated with a dance used by one of his former teammates, Antonio Brown....
T.Y. Hilton Nearly Broke Down Talking About His Newborn Daughter
Just hours removed from the birth of daughter Eugenia—Gigi, for short—Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton barely fought back the tears while talking to CBS after the Colts' win, and the touchdown he had promised to his baby girl....
Aaron Rodgers Is A Sniper
This sort of dead-eyed efficiency might be standard among NFL quarterbacks, and it’s just that we rarely see it from this angle. But I’m guessing not:...
God, The NFC South Is So Awful
Mike Smith and the Falcons used poor clock management and sheer willpower to lose on a last-second field goal to the Browns today. (Congrats, Browns!) Atlanta is now 4-7, and still has a chance at first place in the NFC South after the week's over, because the NFC South is so fucking bad, top to bot...
Browns Players Injure Each Other While Committing Penalty
Cleveland may have the lead on Atlanta right now, but they're still showing signs of being the bad ol' Brownies....
T.Y. Hilton Scores TD Hours After Daughter's Birth, Celebrates Perfectly
T.Y. Hilton's wife gave birth to their daughter early this morning, and with both of them being healthy he was given the O.K. to line up at wide receiver today for the Colts. That led to his touchdown catch in the third quarter, and this priceless baby-cradling celebration....
Michael Griffin Lays Cheap Hit On Brad Smith, Later Gets Hurt And Booed
Titans safety Michael Griffin leveled Eagles receiver Brad Smith in the first quarter of today's game, and earned a defensive pass interference penalty as well as the ire of Eagles players and fans. The next quarter, Griffin appeared to dislocated his shoulder, and the Philly crowd said goodbye in t...
<em>StarCraft</em> Player Says He'll "Rape" Opponent, Is Booted From Tourney
Ukrainian StarCraft player Mihaylo Hayda was kicked out of a StarCraft II qualifying match Friday for tweeting that he'd "rape" his female opponent during their matchup....
Your NFL Week 12 Viewing Maps
There's a clear main event at 1:00, with the 7-3 Lions traveling to see the 8-2 Patriots. Then 4:00 gives us co-main events with the 6-4 Dolphins at the 7-3 Broncos and the 9-1 Cardinals at the 6-4 Seahawks. This is solid....
Mark Cuban Takes Shot At NFL For Its Opposition To Sports Betting
On Friday, a judge shot down a New Jersey law that would have allowed sports betting, to the satisfaction of the four major American sports leagues, all of which opposed it—and all of which profit immensely from bettors' interest. As Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said of every owner and executive, incl...
Reports: RGIII Could Be Benched As Early As Today
At first glance, this is just the dumbest piece of news:...
Maple Leafs Return To Saluting Fans, World Returns To Axis
We can put this to rest now, I think. Four days after a brutal loss that had many predicting impending meltdown, and two days after Saluteghazi, the Maple Leafs beat the Red Wings 4-1, and, yes, raised their sticks to the fans. ...
Middle-Schooler Turns Into The Star Of Mark Helfrich's Postgame
After Oregon's win over Colorado yesterday, O'Hara Catholic School (Ore.) sixth-grader Charlie Pape' asked Ducks coach Mark Helfrich a question. We learned that Charlie Pape' doesn't do softballs....
Jameis Winston Wouldn't Take "No" For An Answer From That Official
In the third quarter of Florida State's 20-17 win over Boston College, Jameis Winston attempted, twice, to physically wrest an official out of the way so he could run a play. It was a weird moment, and per the letter of the law, Winston should have been ejected. But what the hell was actually happen...
"We Want Colt! We Want Colt!": Your Guide To Ignoring The NFL Today
In a recent Washington Post poll, 65 percent of respondents predicted that someone not named Robert Griffin III will be Washington's starting quarterback in 2015. What's awful about that is not the majority, but the probability that they're right....
Man Yells "Fuck Her Right In The Pussy" On <em>SportsCenter</em>
Poor Bob Holtzman....
Hawai'i Beats UNLV With Last-Second Touchdown Pass
Ikaika Woolsey's 20-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Kemp on the final play of the game gave Hawai'i a two-game winning streak and a 37-35 win over conference rivals UNLV....
Punter Mistakenly Believes He Is A Real Football Player
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