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Which Of These Are Real FA Cup Team Names?
Part of the appeal of the FA Cup is the chance to see lesser-known teams potentially upset big-name clubs. But even if you care about this particular competition, you’re probably not paying that much attention until the Premier League teams start playing. We wanted to know if even real soccer fans—...
Sixers Fans Booed The Shit Out Of Kris Humphries<em></em>
Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian’s pretend husband for 72 days and a 13-year NBA veteran, is now on the Philadelphia 76ers. The team played its first preseason game in Philly last night, and Humphries got his first action with the squad....
Terrelle Pryor Says Heckler Called Him The N-Word<em></em>
After TMZ Sports posted a video in which Washington Redskins wide receiver Terrelle Pryor gave the middle finger to a heckler on Monday night, Pryor has responded and explained his actions. In an Instagram story today, Pryor wrote that a heckler called him the n-word “several times,” to the extent t...
Bad Fan Beans Referee With Fountain Drink Cup
As is sadly typical of small-time soccer leagues, last night an MLS referee was on the receiving end of some physical abuse by a fan. One idiot in the stands at the Atlanta United-Minnesota United match decided to chuck their cup of water at the ref, dinging him right on the shoulder:...
Referee John Higgins Sues Kentucky Sports Radio Over Trolling
Men’s college basketball referee John Higgins is suing Kentucky Sports Radio, accusing the show’s hosts of sharing his personal information and encouraging angry Kentucky fans to come after him for his officiating in the Wildcats’s Elite Eight loss to North Carolina....
Eagles Fans Took Over L.A.
The announced attendance for the Eagles-Chargers game in Carson, California yesterday was 25,374. It seemed like most of those in attendance were not there for the home team....
Toddler Injured By Foul Ball At Yankee Stadium Had Broken Face, Bleeding On The Brain<em></em>
Yankees executives have not reached out to the family of the toddler who was struck in the face by a scorching foul line drive last month, her father said....
Richard Sherman Says Fantasy Football Has Ruined Fans' Ability To Feel Sympathy For Injured Players
Late last night in the Seahawks’ 46-18 win over the Colts, rookie running back Chris Carson was tackled for no gain and ended up twisted down in a pile. When the pile unpiled, Carson’s foot was hanging from his leg at an angle at which feet shouldn’t hang. He was put in an air cast right there on th...
Let's Check In On That L.A. Chargers Experiment
When we last saw the Chargers play at “home” in Carson, California, nobody cared. Today, though, brings much better news—there are plenty of passionate fans who came out to the Chargers-Eagles game today! They’re just not from Los Angeles....
Ravens Fans Boo A Prayer Before The National Anthem
As the meaning of national anthem demonstrations has shifted from a specific protest against racial injustice and police brutality to a vague stand of unity, it seems that now, some NFL fans have been conditioned to boo any time they see a player taking a knee....
Vols Brawl
Georgia beat Tennessee 41-0 in Knoxville today, an ass-whupping that paled only to those apparently being dispersed among spectators....
FAA Gives Pilots Thumbs Up To Fly Rude Banners Over Chargers Home Games
Dean Spanos and the Los Angeles Chargers recently asked the Federal Aviation Administration to grant what is called a temporary flight restriction over StubHub Center on Chargers game days, arguing that an airplane flying over an arena packed with NFL fans is an inherently dangerous proposition. Of ...
Patriots Fans Gather To Burn Their Stuff
I want you to try and imagine what an aggrieved Patriots fan who is so mad about some of New England’s players kneeling for the national anthem that he threw a party for other aggrieved Patriots fans to come and burn their Pats gear might look like. Okay, do you have the image in your head?...
Fans Scramble For Home Run Ball, Debase Themselves
The first rule for being a cool and chill ballgame attendee is don’t get blackout drunk and puke on people. The second rule is don’t pursue a home run ball as if you are a seagull that just caught sight of a bread crumb. These fans in Arizona failed to follow the second rule last night:...
Can Jets Fans Name Five Jets Players?
When I set out for the Meadowlands on Sunday morning with Anders Kapur, I hoped to find tailgating Jets fans who were in a good mood. This might sound like an impossible mission—are Jets fans even capable of experiencing joy?—but my interactions with Jets fans through the years have taught me that t...
Yankees Fan Ejected For Tipping Pitches
With a 6-1 win over the Rays, the Yankees clinched home-field advantage for the wild card game, likely against the Twins. But the most drama came in the eighth, when a fan sitting behind home plate was ejected from the stadium for trying to tip pitches with Gary Sanchez at bat....
Soccer Fan Makes The Most Of Ceremonial First Kick
A Marseille fan slated to take the honorary first kick before the club’s Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on Sunday seized his chance and literally ran with it. The fan, Kamel Zaroual, faked like he was going to tap the ball to one of his temporary teammates, then spun around and sprinted in the oppos...
All Soccer In Uruguay Suspended After Refs Savagely Beaten During Youth Match
This past Saturday, towards the end of a U-19 match between Uruguayan clubs Platense and Basáñez, two referees were attacked by a group of around 20 spectators and players. In response to this act of violence and others like it, the Uruguayan soccer federation decided to suspend all play throughout ...
The Patriots Are Sorry They Charged Fans $4.50 For Tap Water
In his new pseudo-health book, Tom Brady warns readers not to drink tap water. “Even when you use tap water for steaming vegetables,” he writes, “it’s better to filter it first.” Sunday, the Patriots ran out of Brady’s precious bottled water at the Gillette Stadium concession stands, and then had th...