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Roger Goodell: "No One In The NFL" Viewed Ray Rice Tape
Roger Goodell did a sit-down interview with CBS's Norah O'Donnell, highlights of which aired on CBS Evening News. The NFL commissioner maintained that no one in the league, "to my knowledge," had seen the video before Monday, despite some evidence to the contrary....
Woman Who Took Jerry Jones Pics Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault
Jana Weckerly, the woman who took those gross photos of Jerry Jones posing with some strippers and finally emerged last week via a statement from her lawyer, has now filed a civil suit against Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys alleging that Jones sexually assaulted her. Some of the allegations wi...
Here's James Harden Falling Off A Segway
James Harden has become an easy internet target of late. His shitty defense even sparked this filthy burn from Ty Lawson. But Harden's attempt to look cool on a segway in Barcelona may take the cake. The fact that he's riding a segway, his subsequent fall, and the lengthy repair session needed for h...
ESPNers Are Pissed At The NFL Over Its Ray Rice Video Claims
There is every reason to believe that the NFL is lying, that league executives had seen the video of Ray Rice punching out his fiancée—not least of which is the fact that at least one NFL reporter described the contents of the tape, accurately and in detail, months before it was released by TMZ....
Marcus Stroman Narrowly Escapes Taking A Liner To The Face
As far as we know, Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman did not poop his pants after juuuust getting his face out of the way of this screaming line drive....
Janay Rice Releases Statement: "This Is Our Life"
This morning, Janay Rice posted the statement to her (now-private) Instagram account. Rice told the Baltimore Sun that it was intended to be released publicly....
Keith Olbermann On Roger Goodell: "An Enabler Of Men Who Beat Women"
Keith Olbermann annihilated Roger Goodell on his program today, claiming the NFL commissioner conspired with the Baltimore Ravens and Atlantic County prosecutors to cover up Ray Rice's assault of his then-fiancée Janay Palmer. Olbermann said that Goodell "must resign."...
Jadeveon Clowney Blames Texans' Crappy Turf For Knee Injury
LB Jadeveon Clowney, the first-overall draft pick, will miss time as he recovers from a torn meniscus in his right knee suffered in the second quarter of yesterday's season opener. He told one teammate how it went down:...
Jay Cutler Was The Most Catastrophic Quarterback Of Week 1
Sunday's box score shows that Jay Cutler threw two interceptions and his team lost to the Bills. What it doesn't show is just how much of a nightmare Cutler inflicted on his team's chances. According to data from Brian Burke of Advanced Football Analytics, Cutler was responsible for three of the...
Video: Ray Rice Knocks Out His Fiancée In An Elevator
Below, via TMZ, is the punch that got Ravens running back Ray Rice a two-game suspension from the NFL. The woman on the other end of that left hook is Janay Palmer, who is now Rice's wife....
Nick Foles Was Really Shitty, And Then He Wasn't
The Jacksonville Jaguars shut out the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of today's game, which made absolutely no sense. But the game shifted after halftime, Darren Sproles and LeSean McCoy sprung a few plays, and, crucially, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles appeared to simply decide to stop suckin...
Man Assaults Touchscreen
Big news happening in the NBA today. Meanwhile, in the NFL world, the above. ...
Stanford Refuses To Beat USC
Seven times, Stanford ventured inside the USC 35-yard-line, and in those seven trips, they picked up an average of 1.43 points. Advanced metrics say that is bad. They fumbled four times, all in USC territory, and lost two of them. In fact, the game ended when Stanford fumbled one last time inside th...
USC AD Pat Haden Runs Down To The Field To Yell At Officials
Far be it from me to tell Pat Haden how to do his job, but it has to be difficult to ask student athletes to not react to things childishly and emotionally when you're running down to the field because you just have to yell at an official for a call you didn't like....
Mystery Woman Linked To Jerry Jones Scandal Tells Her Side Of The Story
Earlier today, we received a press release from an attorney representing Jana Weckerly, a woman who has previously been linked to those gross photos of Jerry Jones and some strippers. Until now, we didn't know for sure how Weckerly was, if at all, involved in the saga. After speaking to Weckerly's...
What Playing Football Does To Your Body
The paperback version of Nate Jackson's Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile is now on sale. It's got new material, and we'll have some of that on the site next week. Below is an adapted excerpt from the book we ran last year. It's still painfully timely....
EMU Players Accused Of Attacking Relative Of Teammate's Murderer
Three Eastern Michigan football players have been charged with assault after allegedly attacking a cousin of the man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an EMU player last October....