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Jameis Winston Falls Down, Throws Ball Backward, Gives Up Touchdown
Florida State is now down 45-20 to Oregon after Jameis Winston performed one of the most glorious and hilarious plays in college football history. The play features a referee eating it, too! The New York Jets only wish they could execute this perfectly. Here's how it sounded on ESPN Deportes:...
Michael Del Zotto Gets Cut By Skate, Looks Like Frankenstein
Hockey games feature—among other things—sharp blades and exposed necks, and every so often they collide. Last night Flyers defenseman Michael Del Zotto fell over while trying to dig the puck out of the corner. Avalanche forward Daniel Brière tried to step over him, but managed to clip Del Zotto's ...
Strong Taek Alert! PFT Commenter Predicts The College And NFL Playoffs
Apologies to Adam Silver, Rust and Marty, and YikYak, apologies to Sarah Koenig, Charles C. Johnson, and Karl Ove Knausgaard, apologies to Lupita Nyong’o: 2014 was the year of PFT Commenter....
Maturity Is Horseshit
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
Your 2015 College Football Playoff Cheat Sheet
College football begins a new era today. After years of frustration with the Bowl Championship Series, there's finally a playoff to crown a national champion. If you haven't followed the season closely to this point but want to follow along, here's a quick rundown of what you should know about each...
Here's A Glorious Photo Of Joe Flacco In High School
Commenter Keisertroll shared a photo of possibly elite quarterback Joe Flacco—back when he was a student at Audubon (N.J.) High School—during Gawker's search for notable people in their readers' yearbooks. Flacco looks so over it....
Ravens Head Of Security Allegedly Assaulted Woman During Game
When news broke last night that the Baltimore Ravens' head of security, Darren Sanders, had been charged with sexual assault, details were slim. But now TMZ has gotten a copy of the police report, and is reporting that Sanders is accused of assaulting an M&T Bank Stadium employee during the Rave...
Why The NFL Considered Ndamukong Suh A First-Time Offender
Yesterday, Lions DT Ndamukong Suh successfully appealed his one-game suspension for twice stepping on the injured leg of Aaron Rodgers. There is legitimate debate to be had over whether Suh deserved to be suspended for this weekend's playoff game; there is no debate that Suh has a reputation as one ...
Florida Gator Beats The Buzzer On His Own Basket To Lose To Seminoles
Not sure if I've ever seen a team lose like this before....
Phuc Kieu Freed
Back in November, Gainesville, Fla., police alleged that a man named Phuc Kieu had tried to rape and rob a man. What we didn't know until now is that a few days later, cops discovered that the accuser made up the whole story....
Newspaper Tweets, Deletes Perfectly Good Aaron Rodgers Penis Joke
The St. Paul Pioneer Press has a quick story on Aaron Rodgers's good-luck charm--the beard of a Lambeau communications technician, which the QB gives a playful li'l fondle during games. Above is how the paper sent it out on Twitter this morning; it was quickly deleted, because Americans just don't a...
Ndamukong Suh Wins Appeal, Will Play Against Cowboys
Did not see this one coming!...
The Raiders Do Not Fucking Get It
The Raiders are in the market for a head coach. Their list of candidates, however, is proof that owner Mark Davis is his father's son....
How Did NFL Teams Perform Compared To Stat And Vegas Predictions?
This chart, by StatsbyLopez, shows the actual win totals of every NFL team, and how they stacked up against preseason predictions both from analytics sites and over/unders from the Vegas sportsbooks. (Click the magnifying glass to expand, or view it full-size at StatsbyLopez.)...
"Redskins" Mentions Down 27% On NFL Game Broadcasts In 2014
NFL announcers said the word "Redskins" 472 fewer times this regular season than in 2013, a decrease of 27%. We expected the Washington nickname controversy to impact how announcers called games, but not to this degree; in fact, yesterday's slate of broadcasts only found "Redskins" being mentioned 1...
The Bears Probably Want A Do-Over On That Marc Trestman Thing
Bears fans: do not look directly at the list of coaches that now-ex-GM Phil Emery turned down or alienated in order to hire now-ex-coach Marc Trestman two offseasons ago. It will just make you mad, and you don't really need that right now....
Screencap Classix: Romo's Pain
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Actually, Tom Brady Is Getting Another Raise
It's time for the biennial "Tom Brady restructures his contract" news cycle, and it always goes the same way: the initial release, passed along by a useful media mouthpiece, makes it seem as if Brady is forfeiting money to help the Patriots afford to get him better teammates; then, the details come ...