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Premier League Soccer Returns, Goal-Line Technology Apparently Still in the John
The Premier League returned to action this afternoon at Villa Park with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United. While VAR has been riling fans and media alike most of the season, today it was goal-line technology’s turn to provide confusion, mystery, and vitriol. ...
The Chargers Might Give Kaepernick a Workout, Maybe?
Colin Kaepernick could get a chance to make a league roster this season. ...
The NBA Will Look A Lot Different When It Returns Next Month
The NBA is back, kinda....
Pay Attention To Your Coach’s Comments On Race And Justice — Or Their Silence
NCAA national champion Arike Ogunbowale released a pertinent thread of tweets yesterday instructing young athletes to pay attention to which coaches are remaining silent — or hiding behind word soups — on the topic of police brutality against black Americans....
Laid-Off Minor Leaguer Takes Shots At Tebow, ‘Toxic’ Mets System
On Thursday night, after being released by the New York Mets along with many other minor leaguers, pitcher Andrew Church took to social media, ripping the team for treatment he described as “toxic” and hurling shots over the team’s handling of Tim Tebow....
Ten Trash QBs Getting Paid While Kaepernick And Newton Wait
It’s crazy that the NFL keeps finding a way to leave worthy quarterbacks out of the mix....
What A Time To Be Alive: A Look At How The University of Florida Was The Place To Be In 2007
You know that whole “turn to the left and to the right of you” thing some colleges and universities do during freshman orientation?...
Our Solution To NBA Restart? Let Playoff Teams Draft Players From Lottery Teams... We Did Two Rounds
When the NBA gets back on the court, it’s likely to be just for a made-for-TV playoff tournament. That leaves several big stars on the sidelines. At the same time, there’s a chance that a long layoff will lead to injuries among teams who do continue their 2020 campaigns, as well as the chance that p...
These Teams Will Be In The Hunt For The Lombardi Trophy, If We Have A Season
With the NFL set to release the 2020 schedule Thursday night on ESPN, we took a look at which teams would rise above the rest, if — or when — the players get back on the field....
Hear Me Out: NBA Resumes With Playoff Teams Drafting Players From Non-Playoff Teams
Whether it’s in Las Vegas or Orlando or somewhere else, the NBA eventually is going to get back to playing. It’s not something that should happen quickly, and a lot still has to be worked out, including how to protect high-risk individuals in the league, before there’s another game....
James Dolan & Jeff Wilpon Might Finally Kill Us All
It’s one of the hardest questions to answer for a New York sports fan: Which son of privilege has done a worse job running a franchise and would be worse to work for — James Dolan or Jeff Wilpon?...
With NFL Draft In The Rearview, Here Are Some Best Bets To Win Some Hardware
For three glorious days, the sports world was gleaming....
One Neutral Site Won’t Work For The NHL, But For Some Reason, Four Might?
Time for our routine check-in of the batshit ideas leagues are kicking around to finish their seasons and playoffs. They vary as to level of batshittiness (battyshit?), and the NHL is apparently lessening the level of theirs at the moment. Only barely, though....
The Best No. 1 Picks Of The Last Decade? We Ranked Them
The 2020 NFL Draft starts a new decade for prospects looking to make their childhood dreams come true. ...
‘Tiger King’ Made Me Question The Treatment of Wild College Mascots
Two years ago, I was one of 53,000 spectators packed inside Folsom Field at the University of Colorado for a pregame activity. We weren’t there to see a special rendition of the national anthem. It was not senior day or homecoming....
MLB 'Dream Bracket' Would Be Better If Teams Were Set Up By Country, State. Here's How It Could Work
How About A World Baseball Classic-Style Sim?...
Gov. Cuomo Is Taking Advice From Jeff Wilpon. What, A-Rod Wasn't Available?
Sometimes, it’s easiest to understand the scope of how messed up things are just by looking at the headlines. So, here are a few from the last 24-hour news cycle....
With WWE Layoffs, Vince McMahon Retains Title As World's Largest Douche
It’s hard to stand out as a shithead billionaire in these times. Whether you’re laying off employees you could easily afford to pay, or you’re influencing the government to turn a deadly crisis into a profitable opportunity, or you’re valuing the economy (i.e. your own bank account) over people’s li...
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Are Hosting A Charity Poker Tourney On A Sketchy Offshore Site. What Could Go Wrong?
Tom Brady, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon headline a group of Hollywood stars, poker pros and celebrities who will be on the virtual felt Saturday at 2 p.m. EST to raise money for charity....
The XFL Was Mostly Irrelevant, But Don't Celebrate Its Failure
For many football fans, the resurgence of the XFL was simply a way to get their weekend fix of America’s “new pastime.” ...