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Steelers’ Maurkice Pouncey Says James Harrison “Erased His Own Legacy” By Signing With Patriots
It’s been quite a week for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it has nothing to do with their play on the field (a 34-6 win over the Texans on Christmas). On Saturday, the Steelers released James Harrison, a Hooverball enthusiast and the franchise’s sacks leader. It was surprising, but he’d only played 40...
NBA Admits Kevin Durant Fouled LeBron James Three Times In Final Two Minutes
The NBA has acknowledged that the referees screwed up on the string of no-foul calls in the final minutes of yesterday’s Warriors victory over the Cavaliers. The Last Two Minute report from the game identifies three Kevin Durant fouls that were not called, as well as one by LeBron James. ...
James Harrison Is A New England Patriot
James Harrison is the Steelers’ all-time sack leader, and one of the greatest players on a franchise whose history is stuffed with great players. He’s now likely to finish his career as a member of the one team the Steelers can’t seem to beat....
Kevin Durant On Calls For Fouls: "Keep That Shit On Twitter"
The Warriors beat the Cavs thanks in large part to a string of late no-calls on what could and should have been fouls on Kevin Durant, guarding LeBron James in the waning possessions of Golden State’s 99-92 win. Durant, possessed of a new aggressive streak this season that extends to his defense, do...
Warriors Beat Cavs After Repeated No-Calls On Fouls Against LeBron James
A 31-point, 18-rebound game from Kevin Love went to waste as the Warriors beat Cleveland 99-92 thanks in part to officials refusing to call a foul on Kevin Durant as the Golden State star manhandled LeBron James in the final minute of the game....
Steelers Release Franchise Sacks Leader James Harrison
The Pittsburgh Steelers today released franchise all-time sacks leader, insane workout enthusiast, and participation trophy-hater James Harrison:...
Mike James, Two-Way Contract Success Story, Summarily Waived By Suns
Mike James was waived by the Suns Saturday, as the team prepares to reactivate Devin Booker following his recovery from a groin injury. This is an excruciatingly tough break for a guy who just two weeks ago celebrated becoming the first player in NBA history to convert one of the association’s new t...
LeBron James Put On A Great Dad Performance
The Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly defeated the strangely and suddenly competent Chicago Bulls last night, and they were led, as usual, by LeBron James. He scored 34 points to go along with nine assists, and he also demonstrated elite dad abilities....
Bert Emanuel, Who Started All The Trouble, Can Fix The NFL's Catch Rule
Nearly 18 years after Bert Emanuel’s name became synonymous with the NFL’s inability to define what constitutes a catch, the NFL still can’t define what constitutes a catch....
Inside The Punishing Dictatorship That Was James Cameron's <i>Titanic</i> Set
This feature was originally published in the December, 1997 issue of Premiere magazine and appears here with permission....
I Think I Finally Understand The Catch Rule, And It Still Sucks
Here we are again, enacting one of the NFL’s more recent and stubborn traditions: Spending Monday morning yelling about a great game ruined by the terrible catch rule. This one, which decided home-field advantage in the AFC, feels a little different than some of the other catch controversies this se...
NFL's Worst Rule Robs Steelers Of A Win Over Patriots
The NFL was exciting and likable for about two minutes in Pittsburgh this evening, so naturally, someone had to ruin the fun. Getting the ball down five with just over two minutes to play, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski combined for a vintage comeback drive that gave the Pats a 27-24 lead. However, a ...
Leaked Chinese Footage Unearths LeBron's Coded Message To Lonzo Ball: Try Hard And Focus
Did you catch LeBron James having a cool little whispering-into-your-shirt party with Lonzo Ball after the Cavs beat the Lakers last night? The two convened shortly after the game finished. It was there, in front of a bank of cameras, that James schooled Ball on, uh, something for a few seconds. Bal...
Chris Paul Is Having Fun And The Rockets Are Destroying Everyone<em></em>
As the Oklahoma City Thunder’s continued stay in the toilet has reminded NBA fans, the winning and losing of basketball games is about more than assembling the maximum possible amount of sheer talent. The Thunder were projected to be juggernauts in the Western Conference despite a hastily assembled ...
The Cavs Are Having So Much Fun
We talk about LeBron James and his team pretty often around here, but their 123-114 win over Atlanta tonight (not as close as it appears) was yet another reminder of how the King can take your breath away. The Cavs always dominate the Hawks—they’ve hit in NBA-record 25 threes against them twice—and ...
James Harden Is The Best In The West (For Now)
James Harden was already the only player in the NBA this season to have put up multiple 45-point games, but he added another one last night, in a comeback 124-117 win for Houston in Portland. Harden had 48 total, including 15 points in the final seven minutes of a fourth quarter that began with his ...
LeBron Was Extremely LeBron Tonight
Here is a staggering stat that only makes sense when you know it’s about LeBron James: Heading into tonight, King James had fallen one rebound or one assist shy of a triple-double 34 times. (He has 57 legit triple-doubles throughout his career as well.) He was just short of that mark again tonight a...
LeBron James Passes Are The Best LeBron James Highlights
Today The Ringer’s Shea Serrano debated himself to determine which was cooler: LeBron’s dunks or LeBron’s blocks....
LeBron James Has Realized The Limits Of Human Empathy
Today LeBron James spoke briefly about the grim saga of Derrick Rose, whose desiccated body drifted back to Cleveland this morning. LeBron’s comment was unremarkable in Rose-related insight, which it seemed explicitly crafted to avoid. But it was amusing in its insight on the human condition. In the...