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Greg Jennings Turns Back The Clock, Runs For A 70-Yard Touchdown
Greg Jennings caught a short pass from Matt Cassel and torched the Steelers' secondary for a long touchdown. Those are some nice yards after the catch....
Bull Rider Somehow Gets Up After Bull Brutally Swings Him Into Gate
This run by Cody Nance ended poorly for him, as the bull used its surroundings to inflict as much pain as possible. Ouch. Somehow, Nance walked away from this. Related: The bull's name is Walk Off....
Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 4 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com....
"He's Trying To Charm The Cobra": Wrestling Is The Weirdest
I don't know either, guys. Just watch it. ...
Tommy Rees Picked Off, Sooners Return For Touchdown
Less than three minutes into the game against Oklahoma, the Fighting Irish found themselves in an early two-touchdown hole. This was not the start Notre Dame wanted. ...
Big Hit Is Not A Disqualification, Still A Penalty
This hit from South Carolina's Brison Williams initially got him kicked out for targeting, but the disqualification was reversed after review. The penalty itself, though questionable, remained. ...
How To Make Corn Relish: A Guide For The Cheap And Tidy
Albert Burneko is off. Your guest Foodspin columnist today is clean person Jolie Kerr....
NBC Sports Network Cancels NRA-Sponsored Elephant Hunting Show
NBC Sports Network is dumping the show that featured a guy shooting an elephant in the face. The show—hosted by NRA lobbyist Tony Makris—isn't being canceled for that episode with the elephant shooting, exactly (though that didn't help). Instead it's because Makris compared his critics to Hitler ea...
Waiting For Ditka
Rich Cohen's new book Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football drops next month and it's a ton of fun (more on Rich and the book in the weeks to come). Meanwhile, here's a story on Mike Ditka he wrote for the Atlantic a few years ago:...
Les Miles Explains Why He Claps Like A Weirdo
The sports world has long been transfixed by LSU head coach Les Miles's inability to clap like a real human being. Today, thanks to The New York Times, we finally know why Miles claps the way he does:...
Aaron Hernandez's Girlfriend Indicted For Perjury
The Bristol County District Attorney's office announced today that Aaron Hernandez's girlfriend Shayanna Jenkins has been charged with perjury. She's accused of lying to the grand jury that eventually indicted Hernandez for first-degree murder. Citing documents and text messages, investigators belie...
NBC Sports Host Who Shoots Elephants Compares Critics To Hitler
Of course he does. Tony Makris, the gun-humping NRA lobbyist whom we last saw on the NBC Sports Network shooting an elephant in the face, has recently been dealing with some people who are critical of his decision to shoot an elephant in the face. To Makris, those people are just like Hitler....
Which NFL Pundit Has The Worst Picks Through Week 3?
Originally published on Pundit Tracker....
It's Matt Cassel Time For The Vikings
The fact that Matt Cassel will start for Minnesota on Sunday against the Steelers in London actually does nothing to settle the Vikings' unsettled QB situation. Sure, Christian Ponder's been terrible, tossing five INTs to two touchdowns and sitting in the third tertile of nearly every passing stat, ...
Half-Marathoner Takes Wrong Turn, Wins Marathon
Meredith Fitzmaurice had never run a full marathon in her life. She'd never run more than 20 miles. But she was working up to it, and hoped to use Sunday's half-marathon in Amherstburg, Ontario, as a tuneup. ...