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Tyron Smith Isn't A "Cowboy For Life." He Just Got Screwed.
Yesterday, Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith signed an enormous eight-year extension, valued at $110 million over 10 years. Today, Dallas is telling everyone that it guarantees Smith will be a "Cowboy for life." As we know by now, the numbers in NFL contracts are bullshit. But this is outrageous eno...
The NBPA Executive Director Election Sounds Like A Mess
According to Woj, the NBPA executive committee is supporting Michele Roberts, an attorney, for executive director. The vote is about to begin, but it does not sound like any involved are happy about any of it. ...
Adam Jones Forgets How Many Outs There Are, Run Scores
This never gets old....
Jermaine Jones And Alejandro Bedoya Get Laid Out After Clashing Heads
In the 74th minute, Americans Jermaine Jones and substitute Alejandro Bedoya clashed heads while crossing paths. Both collapsed to the ground and remained there, and the USMNT played on for several seconds before realizing their entire midfield was lying prone on the grass. Aftermath below:...
Jermaine Jones Comes Up With A Glorious Equalizer
Jermaine Jones's first World Cup goal came at a great time. Jones's strike from outside the 18 tied the match at one, and the USMNT's back in it....
Why Spain Got KO'd
It's now been a day since we saw defending World Cup and Euro champions Spain lose to Chile, 2-0, a day since they were mathematically eliminated from the knockout stages, and a day since we witnessed the grisly end of an era. It was a profound moment in soccer and in soccer's history, and still, al...
John Brooks Lives His American Dream
No factoid highlights the improbability of John Brooks scoring the game-winner for the United States quite like this one: Until he came on as an injury sub at the half, he was still technically eligible to play for Germany....
Once Foes, Are Beckerman And Jones The Key To USMNT Success?
For what feels like ages, they've been pitted against each other: two men with vastly different backgrounds, bound together by the single spot they've battled over in the U.S. midfield....
Adam Jones Takes Out Umpire While Running To Second Base
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt took a hard fall during Saturday's Blue Jays/Orioles game when Baltimore outfielder Adam Jones went for second base on an error. Ow....
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Roy Jones Jr.'s Sexting Technique Is Very On-Brand [NSFW]
Roy Jones Jr. has allegedly been sending dick pics to a female boxer named Stacy Reile. He appears to have done something to make Reile angry, because she spent the last few days slagging him on her Instagram page, and now nude photos of Roy Jones Jr. have leaked onto the internet....
Jon Jones Trolls The UFC, Fans, The World
Last year, Jon Jones, the best fighter alive, defended his light heavyweight title against Alexander Gustafsson. It was great! The Swede couldn't pull out the win, but he became the only challenger ever to give Jones real trouble. Everyone wanted to see a rematch....
"I Never Wore A Watch": Running Lessons From A Record-Breaking Everyman
Mo Farah, the British Olympian who won double gold in the 2012 summer games, predicted that the very least he would accomplish in his first go at 26.2 miles, the London Marathon in April, would be to break Steve Jones's 29-year-old U.K. record of 2:07.13. Farah trains with Alberto Salazar and the N...
Lolo Jones Is Not A Track Virgin
Fifteen hundred fans crowd the bleachers on a Friday night in Bloomington, Indiana. They're here for the American Track League's debut meet, sure. But really, they're here to see Lolo Jones. ...
In 10 Minutes, ESPN's Bomani Jones Lays Waste To The Sterling Issue
I could delve deeper into some of the points Bomani Jones made yesterday on the Dan Le Batard Show, about how fundamentally silly this whole Donald Sterling affair sounds when you really listen to what's being said, about how exasperating it is for those of us who see the everyday effects of race to...
Jon Jones Defends Light Heavyweight Title With A Perfect Fight
Going into last night's title defense, the question for UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones wasn't whether he'd win, but how. His opponent was Glover Teixeira, a tough but limited fighter whose main attributes are heavy hands and a hard chin, and whose principal skill is working inside with a s...
How Jon Jones Makes An Ugly Sport A Beautiful Thing
April 11 was the kind of day that makes you wonder if the problem with fighting is that it can't be justified....
UFC Champ Jon Jones (Apparently) Calls Some Guy A "Fag," Blames Hacker
The other day, a Swedish guy posted some images purporting to show that after he trolled UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones—he is, roughly, the Kevin Durant or Mike Trout of his sport—on Twitter, Jones went through his photos on Instagram and tagged them with homophobic comments....
Inside Major League Baseball's Dominican Sweatshop System
Ian Gordon's compelling 2013 feature for Mother Jones:...
The Meanest Things Said To Lolo Jones Tonight
Earlier tonight, track/bobsled athlete Lolo Jones posted a tweet with Drake and Rihanna being the butts of her joke. That did not go over well with Rihanna's enormous fanbase, along with others....