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Cobb County Taxpayers Won't Get A Say On Funding The Braves' Stadium
Funny thing, this: A new Braves stadium in Cobb County was announced as basically a done deal, without mentioning how much public money would go toward it, or asking taxpayers for their approval. The answer to the former is apparently "a lot." As for the latter: those taxpayers won't get a say....
"That Moment Before It Starts When You're Scared": Tyson In His Prime
Before he became the main attraction at the freak show, and before he became a kitsch icon, Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion in history, and a fighter of seemingly limitless promise. There was no way to know it at the time, but when Pete Dexter wrote the story below, he was capturing...
"That Moment Before It Starts When You're Scared": Tyson In His Prime
Originally published in the February 1988 issue of Playboy. Reprinted here by the permission of the author. ...
Report: Joe Philbin, Jeff Ireland Could Be Fired For Incognito Mess
Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland and coach Joe Philbin could be the fall guys for the situation involving Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin, regardless of the team's performance for the rest of the season....
Man Fined $280 For Throwing Football At Chargers Tailgate
One would think that in the parking lot before an NFL game kicks off, a tailgater could mimic Philip Rivers and throw a football around with some friends. Not at Qualcomm Stadium, though....
NFL Hazing Victim: Incognito Was A "Scumbag" And "Locker-Room Cancer"
Whatever happened in Miami remains hopelessly muddled and controversial, moreso with each Dolphin who defends Richie Incognito and each release from Jonathan Martin's camp. But as the bullying appears confined to verbal, emotional, and financial, it's worth remembering how hazing in the NFL was much...
Dwight Howard Wants To Fight In The UFC For Some Reason
So Dwight Howard was backstage at a fight card in Houston recently and he talked boisterously, before Chandler Parsons and the world, about how he'd love to fight one day and would do it for $10 million and—and, who cares, right? It's Dwight Howard. We know he'll never fight. (Even if he did, it wou...
Jameis Winston Can't See: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....
Lowsman Trophy Watch: The Defensive Stat Line Of The Year
Each week, Football Outsiders recognizes the most outstanding college linemen, defenders and other darkhorses from the previous weekend who are habitually overlooked in the hype for that other award (whatever it's called). These are the Lowsmen....
So You Got A Deadly Infection From Playing In The NFL? Prove It.
Of all the storylines you expected to be a part of the first half of the NFL season, a workman's comp issue involving a toenail probably wasn't one of them. But it is, and it's actually intriguing in a number of ways, large and small....
Nick Saban's Agent Sure Seems To Be Shopping Him To Texas
When the AP first reported news of a January phone call between Texas administrators and Nick Saban's agent Jimmy Sexton, Saban said he didn't know anything about it, and that he's too old to start somewhere else. New documents indicate the call took place, and not only did Sexton tell UT officials ...
Report: Coaches Told Richie Incognito To "Toughen Up" Jonathan Martin
The coaching staff's awareness in the case of Richie Incognito harassing Jonathan Martin hasn't been pinned down. But according to a new report, the coaches may have been the ones to suggest the idea to "toughen up" Martin to Incognito after the then-rookie Martin missed voluntary workouts. Incogni...
Ryan Lochte Tears MCL After Run-In With Excited Teenage Fan
Ryan Lochte messed up his knee due to one fan's excessive adoration. This is the opposite of "Jeah!"...
Bears Fan Tasers Packers-Fan Wife After <em>Monday Night Football</em> Bet
John Grant is a Bears fan. His wife is a Packers fan. The two made a friendly bet before last night's game. Whoever's team won, they would get to use a stun gun on the other. It's a very NFC North love story....
Why Is Making The NBA For Rich Kids? Ask Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Here
It's far easier to make it to the NBA if you're born in a richer part of the country, and to a more stable family. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, whose article in the New York Times was based on data from the US Census data and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be here to chat about it...
James Dolan Is On The Warpath Again
You'd think a team owner would want his new starting power forward to get more than three games under his belt, or wait until the reigning sixth man of the year returned from suspension before storming from his seat to find and berate the GM. But that's not how James Dolan does business....
Report: Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Stimulants In 2006
The New York Times has a massive story on the ugliness of Alex Rodriguez's arbitration hearing, and as you might expect, everyone comes out looking bad. Sex! Bribes! Leaks-a plenty! But your headline-ready revelation is that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for a banned stimulant in 2006, according to...
Report: Richie Incognito Will Never Play Another Game As A Dolphin
This is probably the least surprising news of the day (trailing reports of racial and threatening text messages to Jonathan Martin, as well as evidence that Richie Incognito's dad kept up the harassment online), but the Miami Herald has it straight from the Dolphins' mouth: Incognito is "done" in te...
What Are Your Best Day-After Marathon Misery Stories?
The New York City marathon was yesterday, meaning today there are about 48,000 people who are feeling beat to hell today. What's the worst thing that happened to you, in yesterday's race, or ever: Toenails fall off? Peeing blood? Global refusal to get the hell out of bed until next decade? Open foru...
Surprise: Being Poor Makes It Much Harder To Get To The NBA
Here's something that would be roundly unsurprising in most any other context, but will still startle many: Where you grow up, and how wealthy your family is, has a profound effect on the odds you'll make it to the NBA....