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The Evolution Of A Flop, In Four Angles
At first blush, Jerrone Maymon looked to have knocked out Andrew Harrison with a wild elbow to the face. But with each successive replay here you can see that it was a flop and an absolutely ridiculous one at that....

Darren Sharper Arrested On Suspicion Of Rape
Darren Sharper, former safety for the Packers, Vikings and Saints, was arrested Friday in Los Angeles on rape charges. According to TMZ, Sharper—who now works as an analyst for the NFL Network—was connected to two sexual assaults, one from October 2013 and another this month. ...

Zoltan Mesko Is America
"God bless America," writes the Bengals punter, "and small dogs!"...

Davone Bess Was Restrained And Hospitalized 10 Months Ago
Today's arrest of Browns wide receiver Davone Bess—in which he was reportedly singing and dancing in an airport with his pants falling down—did not sound like the actions of a healthy man. The Miami Herald has learned that it wasn't Bess's first incident like this....

How Much Should You Tip Your Bartender? More Than You're Tipping Now
A friend recently asked Twitter if she should tip the guy who painted a room in her house. I told her painters are creeps and criminals and hers could be counted upon to gratuitize himself via her sock and silverware drawers, because I resort to stereotyping when I'm scared and confused, and I don't...

Facebook Fandom Maps Show Who America Is Rooting For This Sunday
Once again, we've got maps that break down the proportion of Facebook fans of each of Sunday's conference championship teams to a county level. Now you know if you'll have to give your fellow sports bar patrons the side-eye....

Confessions Of A Tonya Harding Apologist
I was 5 years old when I fell in love with Tonya Harding. The year was 1988, and I had just taken up figure skating. My favorite aunt, Julie, had recently moved from my Maryland neighborhood to Portland, Ore., and I was determined to find something to like about the state. Tonya, a scrappy Oregonian...

Davone Bess Arrested On Charges Of Assaulting An Officer (Update)
Browns wide receiver Davone Bess was arrested early this morning at Fort Lauderdale International Airport for allegedly assaulting a law enforcement official. It's been a rough week for Bess....

Buy Jim Harbaugh's Used Khakis
They aren't $8 Walmart khakis, so that totally makes it reasonable to want Jim Harbaugh's game-worn khakis. (The pants are priced at $500, according to Lindsey.)...

PSA: Please Don't Leave Tom Brady Hanging
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady doesn't always have his high-fives reciprocated, and it's become an enjoyable trend. This public plea addresses that problem and urges someone—anyone—to slap hands with Brady, but honestly, seeing him looking like a doofus with his hand in the air is just too good. (Se...

What You Need To Know To Bet On The AFC/NFC Title Games (Late Edition)
Below is your late betting info for the AFC and NFC championship games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread and over/under movement is now included, and the money lines, over/unders, and bet trend have been updated....

This Is The Best Thing Seahawks And 49ers Fans Have Ever Done
Seahawks fans! 49ers fans! Here is a way for you to one-up and trash-talk each other, without annoying the crap out of the rest of us: See which fan base can donate more money to a worthy cause in each other's city....

Man With Seahawks Super Bowl Champs Tattoo Doesn't Regret It Yet
Tim Connors is serious about this. So serious, he got his ink done back at the beginning of the regular season....

The Real Reason Ashley Wagner Made The U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team
On Sunday, U.S. Figure Skating gave the final spot on its three-member women's Olympic team to Ashley Wagner, even though she had fallen twice the previous day during an "embarrassing" skate at the national championships in Boston. The other selections were Gracie Gold, the newly crowned national ch...

We All Suck At Watching Football Now
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....

Davone Bess Tweets (Another) Photo Of Weed
Browns receiver Davone Bess tweeted a photo of some weed this morning. This is noteworthy only insofar as marijuana is illegal, though increasingly decriminalized, and a banned substance in the NFL, though ubiquitous and largely unpoliced, and we presume that most of the NFL's rookie symposium consi...

What The Hell Did Peyton Manning Inject Into His Neck?
One of the more unusual sports medicine stories in recent memory involves the best quarterback on the planet, a freak injury, and a subtle bit of legalese....

Darren Rovell's Proposed NFL Is A Hellscape Of In-Game Shilling
The future of football is a hash of overheard corporate gibberish, and of course it's Darren Rovell who conceived it for us....

Ryan Tannehill's Wife Left This Big-Ass Gun In A Rental Car
A few days ago, a Reddit user posted the above picture of a rifle, claiming his friend had found it in the back seat of a rental car near the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport. Who could possibly have forgotten such a large and terrifying weapon in a rental car? Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehil...

How To Win At Electric Football, Using Pliers And A Cigarette Lighter
Adapted from a piece on Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast. ...