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Paul Pogba Is Still A Goddamn Freak

Remember that boomerang of a long pass that Paul Pogba spanked out in this summer’s Euros that had you cooing like a baby at it’s complete and utter brilliance? Yesterday, the €105 million man managed to one-up himself with this insane, blasted, outside-of-the-boot beauty....

Stormfront On Steve Bannon's Appointment: "It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This"

Since its founding by a former Ku Klux Klan leader in 1996, Stormfront has been the internet’s premier watering hole for white nationalists and neo-Nazis everywhere. It is also, apparently, full of soon-to-be White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon’s very biggest fans....

<i>Thursday Night Football</i> Commercial: Folks, Remember The Freakin' Dress?!?

The NFL has been dealing with low television ratings all season, and people have all sorts of theories about why that is. One theory that the NFL itself seems to buy into is that the league isn’t doing enough to appeal to meme enthusiasts, because I can’t imagine why else this commercial was created...

Larry Fitzgerald Taken To Locker Room After Landing Backwards On His Neck [Update]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald made his 1,079th career reception today against the San Francisco 49ers, passing Terrell Owens on the all-time list. A few plays (and another reception later), Fitzgerald made a catch from quarterback Carson Palmer, but flipped over 49ers defensive ba...

Kansas Runs Hidden-Man Kick Return

Kansas is, as in most years, a miserably bad football team. But today they did something neat:...

Swedish Soccer Guy Appears To Be Some Kind Of Free Kick Wizard

France’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is generally regarded as one of the best shot-stoppers in the world, but Swedish winger Emil Forsberg fooled him and everyone with this knuckleball of a free kick. Lloris screwed this one up by starting in the middle and moving towards the wrong side, but Forsberg hit...

The Only Thing Left To Do Is Watch The Bears Dance

There really aren’t any words I can put here that will enhance your enjoyment of the video above, because it’s just that fucking good. So let’s hit the GIFs:...

Repent, For The Mongoose Horde Is Nigh

Stay away from open windows. Lock your doors. The mongoose legion approaches. There will be no survivors....

Mt. Take Is Rumbling

Donald Trump Uses <i>Fox & Friends</i> Appearance To Burn Tiffany Trump One Last Time

Earlier this morning, Donald Trump stopped by one of his favorite cable TV haunts, Fox & Friends, for one last campaign call-in. Also on the docket: Burning his very own daughter. ...

The 49ers Did Something Smart Yesterday

The one-win San Francisco 49ers have been seriously unwatchable this year, but they competently pulled off a shrewd play in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. ...

Did Robert Caruso Con The Washington Press—Or Is That What The Russians <i>Want </i>You To Think?

How hard is it to con people in Washington, D.C.? Easier than you might think, considering it’s the place where things like nuclear war get decided. The national-security circuit in particular, with its think tank fellowships and massive government contracts, is one of the juiciest rackets around....

Terry Francona Eats Garbage Late At Night And I Get It

We all (and by “we all” I mean “I”) remember the tale of Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona eating 17 popsicles in one night. It was his second-greatest achievement after winning the 2004 World Series, and well ahead of winning the 2007 World Series. Over time, it’s clear that Tito has a prope...

Hunter Pence's Dance Moves Are Somehow Less Awkward Than His Batting Stance<em></em>

San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence transformed into an eerily accurate Napoleon Dynamite for Halloween, with his fiancée Alexis Cozombolidis dressing up as his sidekick, Pedro. Pence’s costume was one of the better athlete costumes this year, up there with Paul Pierce sitting on the bench ...

I Asked The World's Foremost Ethicist If It's Okay To Have A Revolution

There is inequality everywhere. But in San Francisco, it seems to be drawn by a cartoonist with an unrefined taste for absurdity....

Aroldis Chapman's Top Of The Eighth Was Designed To Make You Hate Baseball

Last night’s eight-out save by Aroldis Chapman featured the Cuban closer throwing 42 pitches to preserve the Cubs’ one-run lead to send the World Series back to Cleveland for a Game 6. At times, I was convinced that I would grow old and die before Chapman left the mound. ...

Report: Santa Clara Threatens To Take Over 49ers' Stadium For Misuse Of Taxpayer Dollars

The San Francisco 49ers secured a new stadium in Santa Clara on the condition that taxpayer dollars not be spent on NFL games or private events. But two years after Levi’s stadium opened, Santa Clara mayor Lisa Gillmor has concerns that the city is not being properly reimbursed for expenditures and...

Juan Manuel Lopez Knocks Out Wilfredo Vazquez, Then Starts Fighting Other People<em></em>

A grudge match between two former Puerto Rican world champions ended with the winner brawling with the loser’s trainer after Juan Manuel López knocked out Wilfredo Vazquez and proceeded to trade blows with Vazquez’s corner man....

Trump Supporter Arrested For Vote Fraud Claims Polls Are Rigged

An Iowa woman arrested on charges she voted twice for Donald Trump attempted to explain her behavior by stating that “the polls are rigged,” according to Iowa Public Radio....

Smash Mouth Love Trent Baalke, Hate Chip Kelly

Smash Mouth—the house band from hit 2001 film Shrek—are prominent, prolific Twitter users who are unafraid to go to the mattresses to correct the record if you spread falsehoods online. The San Jose, Calif. natives are also, as it turns out, big 49ers fans who count themselves among the ever-dwindli...