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Jay Gruden Blasts "Amateurish" ESPN Report About Robert Griffin III
There is never any shortage of drama in Washington, and yesterday's game in Minnesota had a little bit of everything: a bus crash, a large protest against the team name, and, totally unexpectedly, a little bit of a quarterback controversy between RGIII and Colt McCoy. ...
NASCAR Teams Beat Shit Out Of Each Other In Choreographed Mayhem
Brad Keselowski is once again at the center of a NASCAR brawl as his squad traded punches with Jeff Gordon's in another display of stock car racing hilarity at Texas Motor Speedway....
What Happens When The Officials Are Innocent Gatorade Bystanders
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How This Working Man Became Japan's Most Controversial Marathoner
One guy, one not-super-fast-or-important guy has sort of spanked the elite running establishments of Japan, and the US of A. That guy is Japanese government clerk Yuki Kawauchi, pronounced Kow wah OO chee. He'll be part of the elite men's field in Sunday's NYC Marathon. ...
I Watched A Journeyman Fighter Get His Ass Beat In A Cage In St. Louis
From Thrown, Kerry Howley's new, great book on mixed martial arts, available now....
Concussed Cardinals Safety Couldn't Remember Game He'd Just Played
Arizona Cardinals safety Tony Jefferson had a great game on Sunday, probably the best of his young career. He had 11 tackles—the most of any player—and his team beat Philadelphia 24-20 to advanced to 6-1, tied for the best record in the NFL. It's a game he would cherish forever, except he has no mem...
Why Did Madison Bumgarner Get The Save And Not The Win?
Caveat: this couldn't possibly matter less. It's a footnote to a footnote. The win is the most arbitrary and least informative stat in baseball, rivaled only by the save. But the decision to grant Madison Bumgarner a win, and then to reverse course nearly an hour after the final out, is worth examin...
Madison Bumgarner Is Tired Now
The greatest moments in baseball tend to possess an element of surprise, deciding a game or flipping a narrative on a single play and in a matter of seconds. The adrenaline spike from a home run or a stellar defensive play is memorable for being unexpected, but the drawback is that you can't, in the...
PR Guy Pulls Colt McCoy Away From ESPN Deportes Interview: "No Means No"
Colt McCoy was the hero of tonight's big Washington win over Dallas, and so it figures that he'd be doing the run through of all the ESPN networks—given they hold the broadcast rights to Monday Night games, after all. Turns out a PR handler doesn't want McCoy talking to ESPN's Spanish-language Depor...
Where Does Aaron Lewis's Rank Among The Worst National Anthems Ever?
Aaron Lewis, lead singer of Staind, butchered "The Star-Spangled Banner" ahead of last night's World Series game. He has since apologized, but he needn't; his rendition immediately goes down in history as one of the most memorable. ...
Nick Foligno Stretchered Off After Head, Neck Crushed By Linesman
A freak accident caused a delay today in Los Angeles as visiting Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno suffered a head or neck injury when he crashed into linesman Shane Heyer, who had sat atop the boards in an attempt to get out of the way of Kings and Blue Jackets players....
Sammy Watkins Blows Long Touchdown Pass By Celebrating Too Early
Dammit, Sammy....
The Strangest Kickoff You've Ever Seen Happened Again
OK, so we lied....
Kyle Orton Was The Most Pivotal Quarterback In Week 7
According to data from Brian Burke of Advanced Football Analytics, Kyle Orton had three of the NFL's top five most positive plays of the week on the Bills' game-winning drive. ...
A <em>Clash Of Clans</em> Addiction Nearly Sank The Royals' Season
A baseball season is long enough that any successful team will invariably slump, break out of it, and with hindsight be able to point to the year's largely symbolic turning point. For the Royals' narrative, that turning point was the clubhouse valiantly overcoming its crippling addiction to mobile g...
The Rams' Balls-Out Special-Teams Play Was Brilliant Fun
Let's take the time to praise the enormous stones on the Rams' coaching staff for calling two of the most exciting and least anticipated trick plays of the season: a fake punt and, before that, a fake punt return. Each played a huge part in St. Louis's upset win over Seattle....
Earl Thomas Says The Seahawks "Are Playing The Referees Too"
The Seahawks were particularly pissed about a single call, a late-game fumble that appeared to end up in the hands of Richard Sherman but which officials were unable to overturn because no replay angle conclusively proved possession. But safety Earl Thomas's comments hinted at some more general frus...
One TV Station Is Willing To Tell The Truth
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Bills' Two Best Running Backs Carted Off In One Half
The Bills' running backs are having a terrible day. Fred Jackson was carted off with a leg injury in the first quarter, and C.J. Spiller also needed the cart after hurting his shoulder in the second....