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Marcellus Wiley’s top 10 NFL players list is bad and he should feel bad
What in the name of sweet baby Jesus is going on here?...
Zach Ertz is an Eagle, and Jason Kelce is a blonde
There were dozens of rumors involving Julie Ertz’s husband during the 2021 NFL offseason. There was a time where if you’d asked 50 random people on the street where they thought three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz was going to play next season, you would’ve gotten fifteen different answers. What...
Taylor Heinicke could end the Giants’ Daniel Jones experiment
Washington Football Team backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke might just cost Daniel Jones his starting job. ...
The 'Sha’Carri Richardson' rule could fix broken Olympic marijuana policy
Rules were made to be broken. And it’s no surprise “That Girl” may be the reason why one of them changes....
It’s <em>G1 Climax</em> time, baby! (Oh, were you not hip to that?)
Say you’re one of these people. You run with the popular crowd. The shiny crowd. But you’ve never felt like you quite fit in there. As you walk to yet another lounge or patio that you don’t really want to go to, filled with people you can easily come to revile, you stop in front of some dive bar or ...
Why does it always come down to the victims having to do the work?
Why the fuck do these American gymnasts have to keep taking a microphone to detail and relive the horrific abuse they suffered from bogus USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar?...
Or just give Robbie Ray the damn Cy Young already…
Slow night for news last night, so we’ll jump around a bit this morning. ...
Aaron Rodgers blames first interception of season on getting hit in the nuts (twice)
Every guy knows the pain of getting hit in the balls. It’s excruciating. Depending on the severity of the baby-maker bruising, even the toughest guys could be down for the count for 10-15 minutes. Yesterday, in an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, Aaron Rodgers set the record straight about his per...
Deadspin asks: Does Aaron Gordon’s new deal hurt Nerlens Noel in his lawsuit against Rich Paul?
“Yesterday’s price is not today’s price” — Fat Joe....
Eric Bieniemy to USC? What else ya’ selling?
An interesting name has popped up as a potential candidate in the USC coaching search....
Free Connor McDavid (and other stars)
Simply by the numbers, Connor McDavid had one of the more incredible seasons in NHL history last year. 105 points in just 56 games, which would have averaged out to 154 points over a full, 82-game season. His 1.87 points-per-game was the best rate seen in 25 years. It came with the caveat of the uni...
Is Kyler Murray carrying Kliff Kingsbury?
Kyler Murray has already started making grown men look silly this season....
Go away now, Mike Piazza
We already know what Mike Piazza’s politics are, as the Hall of Fame catcher appeared at a rally for Donald Trump last October. We can try to forget about it, and just appreciate the greatness of his career, but Piazza insists on continuing to stan the absolute worst candidates running for office....
U.S. Soccer offers equal pay to USMNT and USWNT... <i>kinda?</i>
It’s been one of the longer lasting sagas in American sports, as the U.S. Women’s National team seeks either a new contract or a resolution to their lawsuit against U.S. Soccer that sees them make huge gains in pay for representing their country. U.S. Soccer would have you believe that it’s recently...
ESPN’s ‘Cy Young Predictor’ is laughably on the fritz
Predicting who is going to win major awards across the Big 4 American sports is one of the nation’s most popular pastimes. Oftentimes, arguments can be made for several different players. That’s why several years ago, ESPN put out its Cy Young Predictor, an AI system that would take a pitcher’s stat...
TNT’s hiring of Paul Bissonnette for its NHL coverage proves hockey has no interest in rising above trash
The NHL returns to training camps in a couple weeks, with the season just about a month away. The league wants to make a big deal of its new TV contracts, putting a new shine and look to the league, with both ESPN and TNT picking the national coverage. The hope, as forlorn as it always is, was that ...
The Manning brothers broadcast was great, <em>and</em> it can be even better
Ever since Peyton Manning retired following the 2015 season, we’d been hoping for Manning to jump into the broadcast booth. His remarkable mix of analytical takes and hysterical mannerisms would make for a fantastic listening experience over NFL games. For five years, we were left empty-handed. Just...
Your 2021-2022 Champions League Guide
Despite the attempt to kill it from Europe’s leading clubs last spring (and UEFA’s eventual success in doing so in the coming years), the Champions League returns today in its usual form. While it has become the nexus point in all that’s wrong with soccer and has certainly widened the gap between th...
NFL rookie QB's 'boom or bust' watch: Week 1
The 2021 NFL Draft class will be a focal point of the NFL for years to come. The class included five quarterbacks who have a chance to make a significant impact on their franchises this season and beyond....