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Atlanta Deserves These Falcons and Their Latest Choke Job for the Ages
The Atlanta Falcons stink....

Falcons Fold Like Cheap Lawn Chairs, Eagles Booed By Empty Stadium, TikTok Dad Russell Wilson Goes for MVP
Week 2 of the NFL season is nearly complete and it has left us with some must-see plays from some of the biggest names in the league....

If It’s Normalcy You Seek, Then a Jackass in Fenway Is What You Need
If you had to wager which stadium would see a fan quite possibly risk his life, merely for the opportunity to yell at everyone around and act like a yahoo to an audience of no one, Fenway Park most definitely would have been the chalk....
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Everyone Is Getting Hurt (Including Saquon Barkley, With Torn ACL) [Updated Some More]
Update (4:00 PM Eastern) - CBS has confirmed Saquon Barkley’s injury as an ACL tear. The team says he will be further evaluated tomorrow in New York, but this is very, very bad for the Giants....

Chiefs Deploy 'New Technology' for Andy Reid's Foggy Face Shield
Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid will be rocking his famous COVID-19 protective face shield again in week 2 against the Chargers. ...

COVID is Nothing More Than a Teaser for ESPN
If you tune into ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” for any other reason than to watch a bunch of old guys laugh uncomfortably or stand around screens they don’t entirely understand how to work, then I assume it’s for information. Who’s injured, who’s being replaced as a starter, who got caught putting t...

The Celtics Just Needed a Good Scream
Sometimes, it’s good to just scream your problems away?...

Sunday Scaries: The NFL Week 2 Bets You Should Avoid
Gambling is a risk. And with risk comes reward… or bankruptcy. ...

This is What Happens When You Piss Off LeBron
Earlier this summer, “The Last Dance” gave the world a look at how Michael Jordan used every slight, real or perceived, as motivation....

We Rank the Best No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Quarterbacks of All Time
Quarterbacks have had a pretty significant impact on the history of the NFL. They are often the most important players on the field on any given Sunday....

Philly Traffic Reporter Whines About Not Being Able to Tailgate, Complains About Homeless Encampment
Bob Kelly, the traffic reporter for Fox 29 in Philadelphia, has a few questions about some Philadelphia traffic plans for this weekend....

The Bengals Can’t Let Joe Burrow Become the Next Andrew Luck
The Bengals need to be careful. ...

Let's Enjoy the Celtics' Implosion. Plus, the Yankees Continue Hitting Homers Like Crazy
The Celtics’ season is going down the toilet....

As First K.C. Fan Tests Positive, We're Faced with Growing Power of the Surveillance State
Super Bowl champion Kansas City was one of two NFL teams, along with Jacksonville, to allow fans to attend their Week 1 game. The official attendance was 15,895 to see Patrick Mahomes and Co. dismantle the Houston Texans last Thursday night....

It’s Hard to Socially Distance When You’re an Offensive Lineman – College Football Cancellations Begin
Welcome to this circus, Big Ten....

Hey Big Ten, How About Daily COVID Testing for My Kid?
Well, the Big Ten finally cracked....
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The Big Ten is Back, But Not Because of Trump. It's About Money [UPDATED]
In five weeks, the most historic conference in college football history will return. The Big Ten is back....

Expanded Playoffs Suck, But Here’s a Way to Fix It
Rob Manfred says this season’s expanded baseball playoffs are likely to remain in place for 2021 and beyond, and everybody hates it....

All Maya Moore Did was Walk Away From Her WNBA Career to Free an Innocent Man From Prison (Then Marry Him!)
Maya Moore helped free an innocent man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years – and got a husband in the process....

Six Months After Rudy Gobert, 2020 is an Ever-Worsening Hellscape
The six-month mark came and went with hardly any notice, but it did come and go. It’s now been more than half a year since Rudy Gobert, days after jokingly touching all the microphones at a press conference, tested positive for COVID-19 and effectively shut down the sports world....