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Another Patriots Super Bowl Win Would Be The Worst Thing Ever

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Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith underwent surgery today to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. He’s expected to be out four to six weeks. It’s early, but Chicago is scuffling at 3-3 and already thin at defense....

Here’s a profile of Jimmy Butler, in which you’ll learn about such things as his bromance with Mark Wahlberg and the time he paid a friend $5,000 to drink syrup....

There Are Levels To This Violence

“Had I an enemy whom I wished to ruin, body and soul, I would ask no more than to turn him out into the company of pugilists and their clique, and the matter would be effected without delay.”-The Spirit of the Times, 1832....

Daniel Murphy Just Keeps Mashing, Might Be Possessed

A Mets source reiterated to the Daily News yesterday that Daniel Murphy’s astounding postseason play hasn’t altered the club’s plan to let him leave this offseason. The Chicago Cubs, for their part, have more urgent Daniel Murphy concerns than what to do with him when his contract expires. Namely, t...

English Fourth Division Goalie Scores Nonchalant Goal

Stevenage FC beat Wycombe Wanderers (there is no way this is a real team name) 2-1 yesterday. Finnish keeper Jesse Joronen scored the opener with this little scoop kick that bounced in. ...

NFL Continues To Not Have A Clear Idea Of What A Catch Is

The Detroit Lions are somehow leading the Chicago Bears 21-13 after this Golden Tate tip-play interception was ruled a touchdown. Looks like Tate never established possession in the end zone before coughing it up, but referees checked it out and overturned the original interception call....

Is It Finally Time For The Scariest Man Alive?

Tonight, on HBO pay-per-view, the next great arms race in boxing formally gets underway. Just over five months removed from the biggest financial success in its history, boxing finds itself in a not uncommon but certainly uncomfortable position: without a signature star. ...

Greg Oden Put Up A Double-Double In His Chinese Basketball Debut

Hey, remember Greg Oden? The former Trail Blazer with two different sized legs? The former top pick is back playing basketball, this time in China with the Jiangsu Dragons and he looks pretty good, albeit it’s still preseason there too. He’ll share go-to duties with Arnett Moultrie, former Sixers wa...

Kyle Schwarber Was Once A High School Show Choir Stud

Cubs rookie Kyle Schwarber is now best known as the guy who mashed a tater onto the top of the Wrigley Field video board, but socking prodigious dingers isn’t his only skill. Back when Schwarber was a student at Middletown High in Ohio, he was a key member of the school’s award-winning show choir....

Anthony Rizzo Is Practicing His Bat Flips

Here’s Anthony Rizzo at Cubs BP this afternoon:...

The 76ers are battling with Wells Fargo after the latter withdrew its sponsorship, but the arena is still the “Wells Fargo Center.” So the Sixers put the name on the court in white paint, so you can barely see it....

Flyers Fans Chant "She Said No" At Patrick Kane

Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane was accused of rape in August, and the investigation is still ongoing. In the meantime, Flyers fans at Wednesday night’s game made sure Kane remembered what happened in his offseason....

Sports Baby Goes Down

Jonny Gomes is a good daddy, and he celebrated tonight’s victory over the Astros by swinging one of his daughters around the pitcher’s mound. It looks like fun! Unfortunately, he didn’t see Jason Vargas’s kid running towards them and, uh, you’ll totally believe what happens next: ...

Philip Rivers Used A Silent Count In His Own Stadium Because Of The Loud Steelers Fans

Monday night’s Steelers-Chargers game was ostensibly a home game for the Chargers, but it sure didn’t feel like one for San Diego Philip Rivers. All the raucous Steelers fans at the stadium made it hard for Rivers to properly communicate with his offense....

The Prettiest Team Goal Of The International Break Was Scored By ... Thailand?

You’re forgiven if you see this 14-pass move, replete with nifty turns, one-touch flicks, and a backheel pass to assist the goal and think you’re watching peak Spain or something, not the 145th-ranked team in the world....

The Cubs Will Leave Kyle Schwarber's Home Run Ball On Top Of The Video Board

When Kyle Schwarber crushed his mammoth home run last night, nobody was really sure where it landed, until a picture of a baseball sitting atop the giant video board in right field started making the rounds....

May The Cubs Never Stop Mashing These Dingers

This is a screenshot of a Cubs fan losing his mind right after Kyle Schwarber hit a ball so goddamn hard that it exited our atmosphere and now lies sprinkled amongst the stars like cosmic dust. Schwarber’s climactic tater was the Cubs’ third of the game, which when combined with the six-homer assaul...

Warriors Beat Reporter's Blog Posts Appear To Be Copy And Pasted From Press Releases

Earlier tonight, the Columbia Journalism Review reported that the San Francisco Chronicle’s reporter on the Golden State Warriors beat, Rusty Simmons, had been suspended by the paper after writing a news story on the Warriors’ purchase of land for their new arena that was copied almost entirely from...

This Child With A Chase "Butt-Ley" Sign Is A Good Mets Fan

We like to bust on the Mets and their fans quite a bit around here, but even we can’t deny the brilliance of this small Mets fan:...