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Blue Jays, Orioles, Giants Win; Disturbed Fans Who Anticipated Tiebreaker Games Lose<em></em>
Baseball’s postseason is set after a day that brought promises of excitement like we saw on the final day of 2011's regular season but delivered the most predictable and boring result as all three teams that controlled their own destiny won, shutting out the pretenders that hoped to force tiebreaker...

With No Regard For Human Life
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Cam Newton Earns Taunting Penalty
Cam Newton will have to keep his nose clean for the rest of today’s game against the Falcons after earning a first-quarter taunting penalty. NFL rules call for a player to be ejected after his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, and there’s still 55 minutes of football to get through. ...

Georgia Has Issues, But Jacob Eason Makes Some Sweet Fourth-Quarter Throws
In its two losses, Georgia has established plenty of obvious problem areas in need of fixing on both sides of the ball. Although that includes certain facets of Bulldogs rookie quarterback Jacob Eason’s game, it’s worth appreciating that the freshman has steadily been compiling some of the most righ...

Tennessee Stays Undefeated, Beats Georgia On Hail Mary
Josh Dobbs connected with Jauan Jennings for a 43-yard desperation catch on the game’s final play to once again give Tennessee a win it appeared it had no chance of saving after falling behind Georgia 17-0....

Tennessee Loses Touchdown After Jalen Hurd Fumbles Into End Zone
A ten-play, 78-yard Tennessee drive went for naught after Jalen Hurd dropped the ball upon being surprised by a hit at the goal line by a Georgia defender. The play preserved a 10-0 Georgia lead—now 17-0—over the inexplicably undefeated Volunteers. ...

Notre Dame And Syracuse Are Definitely Playing In A Stadium With Crooked Goalposts
Notre Dame is playing Syracuse at the Giants’ stadium in New Jersey today, because lolNYC. It seems the NFL facility isn’t well set-up for college football, though, as the above screencap shows, and as reader Matthew shows with this photo taken onsite:...
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Idiot On The Field Gets Bodyslammed By Angel Pagan [Update]
This is what happens, sometimes, to Idiots On The Field. More video follows:...

Ambitious Running Back Flips Over, Through Would-Be Tackler For Spectacular Touchdown
This here is Michael Anderson of Division II West Virginia Wesleyan, taking the path of most resistance in for the touchdown....

Trusting Anyone In Cycling Is A Loser's Game
It’s been 11 years since Lance Armstrong won his last Tour de France. In the intervening years, cycling has undergone a series of reforms aimed at making the sport, above all else, trustworthy. Lance Armstrong became one of the most hated athletes of all time not because he cheated, but because his ...

Notre Dame's President Wants You To Believe Discrimination Is Politics
Notre Dame president John I. Jenkins, a reverend who has already established himself as one of the biggest liars or frauds in America, has some things to get off his chest. Jenkins is upset that the NCAA decided to remove championship events from North Carolina due to the state’s anti-LGBT laws, and...

Cool New Tailgate Delicacy: Deep Fried Helmet
The Texas A&M Aggies face the South Carolina Gamecocks on the road this weekend, but the psychological battle between fanbases has already been won. Aggies blog TexAgs published a video this afternoon that I can only describe as culinarily harrowing. As you can see above, they deep fried a Gamecocks...

Brandon Belt On His Friend D.J. LeMahieu: "He's A Nice Guy. I Still Want To Punch Him In The Face."
Giants first baseman Brandon Belt had three hits in his team’s 12-3 demolition of the Colorado Rockies last night, and he would have had four hits if not for the presence of Rockies second baseman D.J. LeMahieu:...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Is Not So Great At Jokes
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a 21-year-old who just signed a $100 million contract, so you can imagine why he might have been feeling a little giddy heading into NBA media day. He was feeling so good, in fact, that he began his session with reporters by firing off a joke that would have made even the la...

Bucks President: "Milwaukee Is The Most Segregated, Racist Place I’ve Ever Experienced"<em></em>
Milwaukee is the most segregated city in the country. The city’s structural inequalities came into focus on the national stage last month as protests swept through the city after Milwaukee PD killed 23-year-old Sylville Smith after a traffic stop. Most in the controversy-averse world of professional...

The Sidelines Aren't Safe
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Buster Posey Loses Sight Of Foul Ball; Eduardo Núñez Saves The Day<em></em><em></em>
Maybe it’s the camera angle, but this clip of San Francisco Giants third baseman Eduardo Núñez snagging Carlos Asuaje’s popup in foul territory is very entertaining....

Never Take Your Eyes Off The Quarterback
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