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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....
Report: Richie Incognito Suspended Indefinitely In Harassment Incident
Richie Incognito has been suspended indefinitely as the NFL investigates his alleged harassment of teammate Jonathan Martin, according to Jeff Darlington of NFL Network....
Riley Cooper Hasn't "Been Through" Anything
Nick Foles, a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, gave an interesting quote to Peter King after a seven-touchdown performance today. One of the day's storylines was that Riley Cooper, one of Foles's receivers—you may recall that he made headlines over the summer for calling someone a "nigger"—...
Rob Ryan Loves New Orleans, And New Orleans Loves Rob Ryan
After being fired and blamed for the Cowboys' failure last season, defensive coordinator Rob Ryan went to the Saints. With his scheme, the Saints' defense has substantially improved, allowing Drew Brees to create a lead and keep it. It's worked so far, as the Saints are 6-1, but fans in New Orleans...
Don't Pay For NBA League Pass Broadband! It's Straight Up Garbage.
We're starting to get complaints from people who paid their hard earned money for NBA's League Pass Broadband, presumably because they were unaware that it is just about the worst thing in the world, and are now angry because they're stuck with a non-functional service and horrifyingly non-responsiv...
Report: John Fox To Undergo Heart Surgery, Miss At Least A Month
Denver Broncos head coach John Fox will have heart surgery on Tuesday and miss roughly four to six weeks to recovery, as first reported by Jay Glazer....
David Ortiz Rocks WWE Belt During Championship Parade
Rings are cool and all but wouldn't every sport be improved by handing out belts instead? David Ortiz thinks so, which is why he showed up to today's victory parade showing off that bad boy....
GOALIE FIGHT!
The Capitals took a 7-0 dump on the Flyers, but some measure of revenge (Momentum? Enforcement? What's this bullshit supposed to be about again?) was gained with a full line brawl in the third period. The highlight was Ray Emery skating the length of the ice to fight Braden Holtby, who wanted none o...
NFL Statheads Are Losing Their War With The Spread. Here's Why.
In last week’s post, we showed that several of the larger statistically-inclined websites which offer NFL picks have had a rough go of it to start the season, at least as far as their picks against the spread. This was a surprise, because these results come on top of a string of several successful s...