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OKC to welcome Thunder fans into their arena, which means COVID must be over, right?
In a move that defies common sense as the country sets all-time highs for daily COVID-19 infections, the Oklahoma City Thunder will allow fans in their indoor arena for the NBA season ... which starts next month....
Emily Harrington becomes first woman to climb El Capitan’s Golden Gate in one day
You may feel inundated with stories of climbers accomplishing never-before-done feats at Yosemite’s El Capitan. You’ve seen “Free Solo” win an Oscar for Alex Hannold’s ropeless ascent of the Freerider route. There was “The Dawn Wall,” which tracked Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s free-climb of t...
Bucks’ Sterling Brown becomes latest police brutality victim to receive a settlement
Now that things are starting to unwind from the 2020 presidential election, our attention to the pressing matters confronting this country can’t waver. ...
Tom Izzo becomes latest in irritatingly long list of sports figures with coronavirus
College sports are having a day....
NFL Week 9 Powerless Rankings: The race to the bottom stumbles on
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
Dumping on Tom Brady has never been easier
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday and today I’m trashing Bucs QB Tom Brady once again after he turned in a decrepit performance in his biggest NFL game of the season — an embarrassing loss to the Saints on Sunday night....
NFL Week 9 morsels: Tua outlasts Murray after baby-legged FG attempt, Giants win by default, Bills score at will against Seattle
Another NFL Sunday is in the books. The league continues to push through this season even though COVID cases continue to pop up all around the league....
Saints beat up Bucs, steal their lunch money, and take their girl on national TV
Welp, there is no better way to say this: last night proved who the best team in the NFC South has always been....
Notre Dame president now slamming students for exposing his failure
Being the parent of eight-year-old twins, I often need to be wary of worst-case scenarios....
MLB PED testing is down, slippery misleading answers way up
A slew of positive tests was the biggest story of the summer in Major League Baseball, but of course, in this bizarre year, those tests were for COVID-19, rather than what we’re used to seeing positive tests for, performance-enhancing drugs....
Jeff Luhnow sues Astros, claiming they dumped cheating blame on him
In another continuing theme of the week, it’s raging assholes filing dumbass lawsuits! You thought you’d had your fill, but too bad, dingus. Because here comes former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow!...
Is this…a pair of shorts on Keith Burns’ face?
Yes, that is a pair of athletic shorts on an NFL coach’s face....
No one wants the football in the NFC East
We’re minutes into football Sunday and normalcy has returned to America. The NFC East is a complete joke, again....
Gritty takes center stage after Trump campaign's weird Philadelphia press conference
As the Trump era begins to wind down in America, there’s still plenty of embarrassment available for everyone involved, as was shown Saturday morning when the outgoing president tweeted that his team would be holding a press conference at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia....
Dumb college kids at Notre Dame rush field in pandemic
Notre Dame-Clemson happened. It was a good game, with the top-ranked Tigers, with Trevor Lawrence sidelined by COVID-19, rallying from 13 points down to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, only for the No. 4 Fighting Irish to drive 91 yards for a score to force overtime, where Notre Dame pulle...
Sunday Scaries: The Week 9 bets to avoid
I write the Sunday Scaries at the end of each week. Every time I write, I wonder if that inevitable positive test or team outbreak will lead to a canceled game (and one you should avoid betting)....
Many disgraceful moments
With no March Madness this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was no “One Shining Moment,” the annual montage of NCAA Tournament highlights on CBS....
Don’t get it twisted, Tom Brady isn’t in this for Antonio Brown, he’s in it for himself
Just pump the brakes on handing Tom Brady the Humanitarian of the Year award....
We have a winner: Sports gambling
We don’t know the result of this year’s presidential election… yet. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that Americans are in favor of legalizing sports betting (and weed, but that’s for another time)....