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Russell Westbrook to Wizards, John Wall to Rockets in seismic shake-up for NBA
Russell Westbrook and John Wall will each have a new NBA home this season....
Dear Cris Collinsworth, I have some <i>really specific questions</i> about your sexism
I would love to put Cris Collinsworth’s latest gaffe in the long list of things that have sucked about 2020, but the truth is, women working in sports hear this kind of ignorant tripe all the time, even from men in our industry, no matter what year it is....
Cursed Steelers-Ravens matchup sees last-minute COVID scratch
Hours before the Ravens and Steelers are expected to kick off in a nearly unprecedented Wednesday afternoon NFL game due to COVID-19 outbreaks, news broke that Pittsburgh center Maurkice Pouncey was being placed on the COVID/Reserve list....
The Wednesday(?!?) Scaries: The bet you should avoid
Welcome to the first and hopefully last installment of the Wednesday Scaries. We’ll see how many more COVID bowls we get before the end of the season....
Prove Me Wrong: Bill Walton should shut up about mountains, waterfalls & rainbows sometimes
Let me start out by saying I KNOW THIS WILL NOT BE A POPULAR OPINION....
Which 2-0 NFL teams were frauds? An investigation revisited
Every year, we overreact to 2-0 teams. And every year, a hot team in September cools off by December....
Yep... Bill Belichick's NFL coaching tree is still dead
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Bill Belichick coaching tree....
The Niners are setting up shop in Arizona, but Stanford’s not so lucky
Stanford University is in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, which means that the various Cardinal teams cannot play or practice on campus for the next three weeks, in accordance with the COVID restrictions that have resulted in the 49ers making a temporary move to Arizona....
Should you, professional athlete, smoke weed before a competition?
So Mike Tyson smoked weed before his boxing match Saturday night....
Edinson Cavani doesn’t learn from history
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Uruguayan striker bursts onto the Premier League for a team in red that plays in the northwest of the country, gets in hot water for using the term “negrito,” claims it is a term of endearment where he’s from, and then might get suspended anyway while his clu...
Week 12 Powerless Rankings: Jets remain terrible, as does NFC East
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
Titans give Colts the Jake Paul combo, Belichick treats Murray like he’s 5’2”, and Bears are NFL’s most depressing team
It’s been a crazy week in the NFL....
Jim Harbaugh and the Detroit Lions need each other
The timing might be a little off, but don’t let that stop you from recognizing that this is a match made in heaven....
The NFL is tying itself in knots of its own making
What has been apparent from the very first week, maybe even training camp, was that the NFL was dead set on completing every game on its schedule, no matter what it had to trudge through or rearrange. In the league’s mind, it would be a show of its strength, dominance, and/or ingenuity that it gets ...
The Denver Broncos have set football back 115 years
The first legal forward pass in professional football history was completed by Massillon’s George Parratt in 1906. Today, the Denver Broncos were forced to play a game that more closely resembled a game from 1905 than anything we’ve seen lately....
Can someone, anyone, guard Tyreek Hill?
Tampa Bay is trying, they really are....
Argentine officials raid home and office of Diego Maradona’s doctor in possible manslaughter probe
It looks like Diego Maradona’s death is going to be as fiery and controversial as his life....
Internet comes alive to mock Nate Robinson’s knockout, celebrate Snoop’s commentary
It was a Top-5 night in Twitter history. And honestly, it was the comedy we needed after the nightmare that 2020 has been....
Ryan Day and Ohio State dared COVID, then they got it
In James 4:2 it says, “You have not, because you ask not.” That verse has come to pass in Columbus, Ohio....