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Kolb's Possibly "Career-Ending" Concussion Is The NFL's Nightmare, Too
It was a low-impact play in the open field, and not even the announcers noticed the concussion that might've ended Buffalo Bills quarterback Kevin Kolb's career. ...
It's Still Preseason For NFL.Com, Too
As of this posting, this video of Eagles-Jaguars highlights from Saturday night is still available on NFL.com. The anchor flubbed a line discussing Chip Kelly's decision to name Michael Vick as the starter and then clammed up. No big deal, he tried again and got it right. Except, for some reason, t...
The Arizona Wildcats Celebrated The End Of Camp With A Dance-Off
With camp finally over, Arizona Wildcats head coach Rich Rodriguez let his players show their joy through the power of dance. And dance they did....
High School Cheerleaders Make Giant Sign With Giant Misspelled Word
Two! Four! Six! Eight!...
My Karategi Stinks. And So Do My Football Gloves.
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....
Ray Lewis And Pharrell Team Up For A Mixtape Of Sorts
So this is weird. Pharrell Williams, who is perhaps the hottest producer in music right now, has teamed up with former NFL linebacker and full-time crazy person Ray Lewis to release a mixtape. It's not really a mixtape, though, it's just four minutes of Lewis's old locker room speeches backed by Pha...
What The Fuck Is Mike Florio Talking About?
Florio is on an absolute roll today. After spending the morning carrying the NFL's water up and down the page like a good shill is supposed to, he went and dumped this pile of crap on his website....
Guy Intentionally Screws Up Mock Drafts To Capture Reactions
For people who really like fantasy football, mock drafts are useful as a run-through, just to get a feel of which players are being picked in what round. As we found out thanks to a man named Stefan, people take their mock drafts very seriously....
A&M Chancellor Blasts Darren Rovell, Declares Johnny Manziel Innocent
Big-time college football! Where a university system chancellor can be indistinguishable from a Paul Finebaum caller. Administrator John Sharp sent out a bizarre screed that decried the biased and untrustworthy media, and declared Johnny Manziel innocent of all the allegations against him, before ad...
Buccaneers Camp Halted By Potential Staph Infection Outbreak
According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players have been infected with MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. Essentially, MRSA is a flesh-eating bacteria that is passed around through skin-on-skin contact. It's some shit you don't want to mess with. Guard Carl Nicks h...
How Jadeveon Clowney Became A Folk Hero
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney got The New York Times long-form treatment yesterday, with writer Greg Bishop hieing himself to Rock Hill, S.C., to get a snapshot of Clowney's upbringing. It's an important story, because it finally attaches a prologue to a figure whom most of the coun...
Tulsa's Puppy Mascot Will Be The Best Part Of College Football Season
Part of me thinks Tulsa's introduction of a Golden Retriever mascot is a way to distract attention from the FBI investigation into a sports betting ring involving the former AD. But another, more insistent part of me says shut up look at the puppy look at her little face!...
Johnny U Or The Mick?
Would he rather be a Unitas or a Mantle? That's the question Ralph Wiley asked in this 1983 Sports Illustrated article on John Elway:...
High School Football Coach Accused Of Stealing, Pawning Student's Watch
Kevin Strasser, head coach for Oregon City High School, was arrested yesterday after being accused of stealing a student's wristwatch, then selling it to a pawnshop....
Today In Bad Ledes: "Football Can Be Confusing...Especially For Women"
The lede is the most vital line in a story. A reporter's chance to draw you in, tell you what the story is going to be about, and most importantly, not immediately alienate 50 percent of the readership....
Antonio Smith Tore Off Richie Incognito's Helmet, Swung It At His Head
During Saturday night's Texans-Dolphins preseason game, a one-on-one between defensive end Antonio Smith and offensive guard Richie Incognito escalated when Smith ripped Incognito's helmet off of him and swung it at his head, just missing the target....
This Steeler Really Is A Cowboy
As football season approaches here's a good one from the SI Vault:...
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