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Niles Paul Carted Off With Gruesome Ankle Injury (UPDATE)
The NFL preseason is a great time for unheralded players to make the case for playing time in the regular season and, unfortunately, for established players to risk injuries. The injury gods have claimed their first victim tonight, and it’s Washington starting tight end Niles Paul. Paul’s ankle bent...

Mario Balotelli Does Lots Of Dumb Things, So Liverpool Want No Part Of Him
Liverpool have pretty obviously been trying to offload the mercurial and misfiring Mario Balotelli for months now. And while we haven’t yet seen the kind of public outbursts we’re used to when Balo has previously overstayed his welcome, the Independent has a rundown of previously unreported incident...

Innocent Trash Can Attacked By Baseballs
Man, those baseballs really had it out for that poor innocent trash can....

How To Have An Actual Conversation With A Woman
I know the headline may have ruffled your peacock feathers, but please, hear me out. Many men do not know how to have a conversation, and it would behoove our communities, our country, and dare I say the entire human race if this disconnect could be bridged. I’m not referring to suaveness in the pic...

DeAndre Hopkins And DeAngelo Hall Are Still Going At It
The first episode of Hard Knocks featured Houston WR DeAndre Hopkins and Washington CB DeAngelo Hall jawing at each other through a joint practice. The climax was Hall slipping and falling in coverage, and Hopkins treating it like he broke Hall’s ankles. The battle didn’t end with on-field taunting,...

"I'm A Grown-Ass Man!": How Miami Trolled The Hell Out Of Nick Saban
The following is excerpted from the new book Saban: The Making of a Coach, by Monte Burke....

Mike Scioscia Called "Bush League" For Trying To Freeze Opposing Pitcher
White Sox closer David Robertson accused Angels manager Mike Scioscia of intentionally blocking the plate during an argument with umpires so Robertson couldn’t stay warm, a charge Scioscia denied....

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Anthony Rizzo Climbs Onto Tarp To Make Phenomenal Catch
For the second night in a row a wannabe-Spiderman baseball player climbed on top of field equipment in a daring attempt to catch a foul pop-up. Tonight it was Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, and after clambering on top of the field tarp and falling into the stands, he made the catch. ...

Michigan Sports' Facebook Pages Hacked, Overloaded With Butts
Fans of the Michigan football and men’s basketball teams hoping to find some recruiting or offseason workout news on the teams’ Facebook pages have been instead been greeted with softcore porn. A hacker has apparently taken over the accounts, and is posting wild, sexually-suggestive links....

Just Barry Bonds Dancing On Stage With Earth, Wind & Fire
If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like when a retired person is living his or her best life, just head on over to Barry Bonds’s Instagram account....

Dutch Goalie Scores Insane Backheel Stoppage Time Equalizer
One of the most fun little moments in a soccer match is a corner kick or free kick with the game almost over, and the attacking team either tied or down a goal. Their towering goalkeeper comes jogging up the field to join the fray, and the ball is pumped into the middle of literally 20 players where...

Report: Geno Smith Got His Jaw Broken Over A $600 Plane Ticket
We’ve spent most of the day wondering what exactly led Jets backup linebacker I.K. Enemkpali to sock quarterback Geno Smith in the face, and now it looks like we have our answer....

Pitching To Mike Trout Is No Damn Fun, Man
It’s not like Mike Trout’s career highlight reel needed another entry in order to convince you that he’s very likely going to go down as one of the best players in history, but here, have another one....

Illinois Defensive Back Eric Finney Is Really Good At Taking Surveys
The Champaign-based News-Gazette is surveying Illinois football players before the season to learn fun facts about them. On Sunday, Illini defensive back Eric Finney filled out an entry. He did a really good job....

Eagles Players: Chip Kelly's Not Racist, Just A Tyrant
The summer of Is Chip Kelly Racist, Or What? is nearing its end, but we’re taking one more turn before the start of the season. ...

Nick Symmonds Left Off Worlds Team For Not Signing Himself Over To Nike
Two-time 800-meter Olympian Nick Symmonds qualified for the 2015 World Championships team by winning the U.S. Championship in June, but he’s off the team. Symmonds refused to sign the USA Track & Field contract requiring Team USA members to wear only Nike-branded gear at all “official” (and the quot...

Soccer Player's Butt Healed By Magic Spray
“Become a soccer physio,” they said. “It’s an easy job,” they said. “You’ll never have to coat a player’s ass in cold spray in a stadium full of people,” they said....

Pilot Killed In Crash Wasn't Hired By Eagles Fans To Taunt Cowboys
Despite reports in national media outlets that a banner-carrying plane hired by Philadelphia Eagles fans to taunt the Dallas Cowboys crashed at Compton Airport, killing the pilot, the Los Angeles Times and other Southern California-based sources have confirmed that’s not the case....
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Wrigley Field Evacuated Due To Reported Bomb Threat [UPDATING]
Journalists finishing up work after today’s Giants-Cubs game at Wrigley Field are reporting that police are clearing the stadium due to a bomb threat....