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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....

Jamie Collins Is A Freak

The most noteworthy play of Sunday night’s Patriots-Colts game was Indy’s trick play that never should have been snapped, but it’s also worth taking a second to marvel at Jamie Collins clearing the Colts’ line to block an extra point attempt. He timed his leap with the snap perfectly, and used his l...

Manchester United Are (Sort Of) For Real, Apparently

By losing to a surprisingly rampant Arsenal in their previous league game before the international break, Manchester United more or less confirmed our sneaking suspicions about this team’s place in the EPL hierarchy. Their spot in the table may make them technically contenders but there still remain...

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....

Bucks' John Henson Says He Was Racially Profiled At Jewelry Shop [Update]

Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson said he was racially profiled at a jewelry store in Whitefish Bay, Wis., today. Henson claimed the employees locked the doors when he arrived, and may have called the police on him....

Listen To The Big House Groan In This Alternate Angle Of Michigan State's Blocked Punt

The best thing about this alternate angle of Michigan State’s game-winning blocked punt is the groans the crowd makes as it watches a sure win suddenly dissolve. The worst thing about this clip is hearing Jalen Watts-Jackson scream in pain at the bottom of the pile....

2016 Presidential Campaign Merch, Ranked

From $1,000 copies of the Constitution to $75 guacamole bowls to “Grillary Clinton” aprons, the world of presidential campaign merchandise is a strange one, and nowhere is that clearer than on the internet, where some of our illustrious candidates have launched merch stores that come in every degree...

How To Climb A Goddamn Mountain

In 1924, when the New York Times asked George Mallory why he was going to make his third attempt to scale Everest, he infamously, if apocryphally, answered, “Because it’s there.” It’s a fantastic reason to climb a mountain, pithy and cavalier, the kind of thing every man wishes would be inscribed on...

What's Going On With Grantland's NFL Podcast?

Fans of Grantland’s NFL podcast, hosted by popular writers Bill Barnwell and Robert Mays, haven’t had a new episode to listen to since Oct. 13. That’s more than a little odd, given that new episodes are posted at a high frequency, usually multiple times a week. So what gives?...

Former Giants Punter Steve Weatherford Is Trolling Eagles Fans Pretty Hard

Steve Weatherford was cut by the Giants before the season, but his loyalties ahead of tonight’s New York/Philly matchup are quite clear. He’s spent the last day pissing off Eagles fans online....

Cameron Heyward Wears Eye Black Honoring His Late Father Again, Faces Bigger NFL Fine

Last week, the NFL fined Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward $5,787 for wearing eye black honoring his father Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, who died of brain cancer in 2006. Heyward wore the same eye black in yesterday’s game against the Cardinals, and the league will likely fine him more this time....

Kevin Johnson Wants Certain People To Not Talk About Kevin Johnson

It’s no secret that Kevin Johnson wants certain girls and women to keep what they have to say about him to themselves. Some of what the former NBA superstar and current scandal-magnet mayor of Sacramento, Calif. is willing to do to convince them is well-known; some less so. The more that comes to li...

Eddie Murphy Told A Bill Cosby Joke

On Sunday night, Eddie Murphy accepted the Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at the Kennedy Center, and it was the first time he’d made a joke on stage in nearly three decades. What was that joke about? Accused rapist Bill Cosby. ...

The Blue Jays Won't Sell Beer Cans In The Upper Deck

Tonight will be the first game back at the Rogers Centre since Toronto’s bananas Game 5 win over the Rangers, which included a beerstorm interlude after a disputed call. That’s not likely to happen again, and the Blue Jays are going to make extra-sure: they’re banning cans of beer in the cheap seats...

Lamar Odom Is Reportedly Ready To Start Physical Therapy

According to the Los Angeles Daily News, former NBA player Lamar Odom’s condition improved enough over the weekend that he is ready to start physical therapy....

Yaya Touré Confirms That Lionel Messi Is A Marvelous Shit-Talker

In the neat and tidy world of the public imagination, Lionel Messi is the angelic naif foil to Cristiano Ronaldo, the mercurial egotist. Thankfully, reality is more complicated than that, as former Messi teammate and opponent Yaya Touré points out in this interview clip....

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...

If Storms Freak Your Dog Out, Get Her A Nice Warm Jacket

My chocolate lab Ladybird loses her shit when it storms. I can only describe it as a dog panic attack: She runs all over the place, pants crazily, tries to climb up on my bed (where she is not allowed), nervously licks my legs, and eventually seeks comfort in the safety of the bathtub. She can’t tal...

Noah Syndergaard Used To Be A Self-Described "Chunkster"

There aren’t many athletes who have a more apt nickname than Noah Syndergaard, who has been dubbed “Thor” because he truly looks like a Norse god and is likely a descendant of real-life Vikings. But before he became a hulking Norseman who throws 100 mph, Syndergaard looked like any other kid....

The 49ers' Crappy Turf Helped Shank A Ravens Field Goal

Justin Tucker is one of the best kickers in the NFL. Even he’s no match for the grass at Levi’s Stadium, which in just its second year has emerged among the league’s worst. ...