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Dante Fowler Jr. Allegedly Punched A Guy, Stomped On His Glasses, Threw His Booze In A Lake
Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. was arrested Tuesday night in his hometown of St. Petersburg (Fla.) after, well, let’s let the statement St. Petersburg police just emailed me explain it:...
Records Show How Miami Con Man Allegedly Tricked NBA Stars Out Of Free Shoes
Miami con man Justin Jackson and his wife Angel Agarrat were booked into Miami-Dade County jail this afternoon for the second time in three months on felony fraud charges. Jackson has a history of posing as the manager of famous artists and using his pretend platform to extract goods and favors from...
Teacher Apologizes To Julian Edelman For Not Respecting His Grit
Patriots receiver Julian Edelman tweeted out a picture of a letter that was allegedly sent to him by one of his former teachers. In it, the teacher apologizes to Edelman for doubting that he would ever make it to the NFL:...
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Michael Vick Suggests That NFL Teams Are Put Off By Colin Kaepernick's Hair [Update]
Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job in the NFL. Could that be because he’s no longer a star, only an average starting quarterback, and the league has thus deemed him more trouble than he’s worth? Or is it because he won’t cut his afro? Former NFL QB Michael Vick suggested on All Takes Matter...
Cowboys Receiver's Missing Dog Returned By Rapper Boogotti Kasino
Yesterday, Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead alerted the world to the fact that his adorable dog, Blitz, had been stolen from his home and was being held for ransom. Blitz was safely returned last night, but not before falling into the hands of a local rapper named Boogotti Kasino, who vehementl...
The Skins Really Couldn't Have Played This Kirk Cousins Situation Any Worse
The first thing you notice, once you look a little more closely into the Skins’ attempt to gain the high ground on Kirk Cousins, is that in the video meant to smear the quarterback as unreasonable, team president Bruce Allen repeatedly calls him “Kurt.”...
Bruce Allen Explains Why He Didn't Sign "Kurt" Cousins
Kirk Cousins did not get a new contract before the NFL’s franchise tag deadline passed this afternoon, which means he’ll play the 2017-18 season on a one-year deal before becoming a free agent next summer. Washington president Bruce Allen detailed the team’s effort to lock up their QB, claiming that...
No Contracts For Kirk Cousins And Le'Veon Bell. Now What?
The NFL’s franchise tag deadline came and went at 4 p.m. ET with no new contracts for Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins, Pittsburgh running back Le’Veon Bell, and Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson. If you’re wondering what that means for them and their teams, I can explain....
Showtime™ Presents: Misogyny, Racism, And Homophobia<em></em>
You don’t have to pick a side between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor. Floyd’s an unapologetic abuser of women and the Internal Revenue Service, while Conor is a racist dipshit. Last week’s circus of publicity stunts rightfully damaged both parties’ reputations, but another one, curiously, h...
Carolina Panthers Fire GM Dave Gettleman, For Some Reason
With their first training camp practice just nine days away, the Carolina Panthers just fired general manager Dave Gettleman. The news dropped via the team’s Twitter account, which linked to this statement from owner Jerry Richardson:...
Report: Ezekiel Elliott Involved In Incident At A Bar That Left A Man Hospitalized
Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was involved in an incident at a Dallas bar last night that left a 30-year-old man hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, per a report from ESPN. Mike Fisher of 105.3 The Fan first reported on the incident....
Kombucha Defense Fails To Spare Michael Floyd From Suspension
The NFL announced Friday that Vikings receiver and kombucha enthusiast Michael Floyd has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2017 NFL season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy....
Mayweather Drops The Word "Faggot" On McGregor In The Press Tour From Hell
Mercifully, the Mayweather-McGregor Press Extravaganza From Hell is reaching its conclusion this evening, after a week of toxic shit talking and a week of general stupid bullshit. Yesterday’s lowlight was McGregor bragging about how having a big dick made him half-black before humping the air as a t...
Asshole Hoaxes Hundreds Of Job Seekers Into Attending Raiders Stadium-Board Meeting
If you lived in Las Vegas and were looking for a construction job, you might have been thrilled to read the flyer below, which promises “JOBS!!! JOBS!!! JOBS!!!” of both the union and non-union variety, to “black men and women” in particular. The flyer declared that if you, the job seeker, showed up...
Woman Misses Out On $1 Million Prize Thanks To This CFL Penalty
Karen Kuldys of Winnipeg was lucky when she was selected in a local supermarket promotion to be in placed to win $1 million if two kickoffs were returned for touchdowns in last night’s CFL matchup between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Toronto Argonauts. Kuldys was very lucky when the very first ...
Aussie Rules Football Player Gets Dunked On
One of the more thrilling bits of action Australian rules football has to offer is the long-distance, high-flying mark. These sometimes involve one player skying into the air and essentially launching himself off a grounded opponent in order to catch the ball. In a match between St. Kilda and Essend...
Mayweather Vs. McGregor Isn’t Even Pretending To Be Sports Anymore
It came nearly a half hour into his press conference, but Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe eventually landed on the perfect metaphor. He was asked why anyone should believe Conor McGregor has a chance to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr....
Conor McGregor Says He’s Not Racist Because He’s “Half-Black…From The Belly Button Down”<em></em>
During the third stop of the Mayweather-McGregor Press Extravaganza From Hell in New York City this evening, Conor McGregor got to step to the microphone first tonight, where he spent his time on an unhinged monologue. He addressed the very real allegations that he’s a racist troll with all the subt...
You Don't Have To Pick A Side Between Floyd Mayweather And Conor McGregor<em></em><em></em>
This happens every time. Two athletes agree to duke it out in front of people for millions of dollars and the dilemma ensues: Who is the good guy? Who is the bad guy? Who will I root for? It is a debate as woven into sports as “Who’s your team?” and was easier to navigate back when sportswriters fo...
Yes, The NFL Is Still Making Assloads Of Money
Even if it sometimes feels like we’ve already hit peak NFL, the league’s biggest source of revenue is guaranteed and ever-increasing. And those national television deals are so massive, that it’s just about impossible for an owner not to turn huge profits, no matter how often they cry poverty—$244 m...