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Keyontae Johnson diagnosed with acute myocarditis: Report
Keyontae Johnson has been diagnosed with acute myocarditis, a heart inflammation, according to The Gainesville Sun....
Dan Mullen continues to screw pooch at Florida with recruiting violations
Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators have been tripping over themselves all season, so it’s only fitting that their 2020 campaign ends with more embarrassment. ...
2020 Idiot of the Year Awards: Counting down from 50-41 with Ronaldo, Bolt, Cespedes, and more
UPDATE: We have compiled all 50 items into one handy list, for your reading convenience. It is available here....
The WNBA’s activism and how it just might change the country in a matter of weeks
Early voting is underway in the Georgia senate race, and the Jan. 5 outcome will determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the pivotal body. It’s hard to overstate the importance of the outcome to the first two years of the Biden administration....
Sunday Scaries: The Week 15 bets to avoid
Sometimes I wish I could avoid betting the bets to avoid....
Let's talk about the absurdity of the NFL's proposed 17th game
The NFL is apparently moving toward adding a 17th game to the season next year, though it put off officially doing so until sometime in the new year....
Texans gather at Deshaun Watson restaurant opening, because of course they do
It’s likely that it won’t become that much of a story, due to the fact that the Houston Texans suck, or that the NFL will almost certainly want it to go away, and that not much will come of it because of that. But the fact that multiple Texans attended a restaurant opening in Houston because Deshaun...
Keyontae Johnson’s parents report he’s stable, FaceTimed Florida teammates
In wonderful news, University of Florida star basketball player Keyontae Johnson is in stable condition and is breathing on his own and “even FaceTimed the team,” according to his parents, Nika and Marrecus Johnson. ...
Who's the best WR in the NFL? We rank 'em!
In a seemingly never-ending debate, there appears to be a new king of the mountain each week for who the best wide receiver in the NFL is. Ask 10 people and you’ll get 10 different answers — some prefer size, some prefer route running, some prefer speed. It’s like asking me what my favorite kind of ...
The NFL wants to target kids with a Nickelodeon broadcast, but they’ll get nostalgic adults instead
It’s no secret that the NFL wants a piece of the younger demographic. But SpongeBob graphics and slime won’t cut it....
Ravens vs. Browns: And the bad beats go on
Just two weeks after the Philadelphia Eagles had a meaningless, miraculous cover against the Seattle Seahawks, Monday Night Football delivered an even more ridiculous bad beat....
Thank you, Lamar Jackson, for unleashing an unholy force of the worst jokes
Let’s get this done at the top. This is how you greet a player returning from the locker room after “cramps”:...
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Keyontae Johnson able to follow 'simple commands' [Updated]
[Update]: According to a statement put out by Florida Men’s Basketball, Johnson is now able to follow simple commands....
Chargers survive against Atlanta Parakeets as both teams try desperately to give away win
I’ve been looking forward to this game ever since I realized that the NFL’s kings of folding under pressure would face off against each other....
Colts run through Raiders like beef stroganoff, Chiefs keep sleepwalking to victory, and Steelers look like they are going to New Era Pinstripe Bowl
The NFL seemed to get full control over its COVID situation in Week 14, after a week that saw players literally being pulled out of pregame warmups because of positive tests....
No surprise, Jalen Hurts is the answer to the Eagles’ Carson Wentz problem
I thought y’all said this whole team was trash?...
Keyontae Johnson remains in critical condition after on-court collapse
Florida basketball standout and NBA prospect Keyontae Johnson remains in critical but stable condition on Sunday, one day after he collapsed in the middle of a game and was rushed to the hospital....
Wildcats lose by 63, Gators squander tight game by throwing shoe
Putting up the first winless season in school history, even in a pandemic year, and capping it with a 70-7 loss to your top rival is a surefire way to lose your job as a college football coach, and that’s exactly what happened to Kevin Sumlin, who got fired by Arizona on Saturday, following the Wild...
Sunday Scaries: The Week 14 bets to avoid
The entire NFL season could’ve been avoided, but here we are somehow nearing its completion. Hard to believe there are just a few more weeks with the Sunday Scaries....
Please don't let Keyontae Johnson become the cautionary tale we've too long ignored
The first time I mentioned Joe Hall on this website was in my first week here, which was also the first week of the coronavirus pandemic shutting things down. I’d done some research at the New York Public Library, the day before it closed its doors, looking at microfilm of century-old newspapers to ...