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Johnny Hekker Is The Punter Every Punter Wants To Be
The best thing about the Los Angeles Rams isn’t Aaron Donald and the defensive line, or laughing at Jeff Fisher and his endless quest to perfect mediocrity. Nope. The best thing about the Rams is their punter....
Carey Price Unleashed The Goalie Fury Upon Kyle Palmieri
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price snapped in the first period of Thursday’s game and beat the hell out of New Jersey Devils winger Kyle Palmieri....
DeMar DeRozan Dunks Physically On Ricky Rubio And Verbally On Kyle Lowry
Last night, DeMar DeRozan somehow materialized above the rim to turn DeMarre Carroll’s missed layup into Ricky Rubio’s funeral: cowering, hands clamped over head, palpable fear and awe of a more powerful being. As always, it’s nice to watch someone close a sizeable gap and fuck someone’s day up....
Derek Carr's Pass Did Not Hit A Camera Wire
A potentially huge moment in last night’s game resulted in a thud, when Raiders receiver Amari Cooper got turned around by a weirdly fluttering long throw, and couldn’t track down what might’ve gone for a big touchdown. Based on the video, some fans are wondering if the ball might’ve clipped a wire ...
Gregg Popovich Still Isn't Happy With His Team's Effort
A few weeks ago, after the San Antonio Spurs nearly coughed up a game to the Dallas Mavericks, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich unleashed a mini-rant about his team’s “pathetic performance.” After dropping a road game to the Bulls last night, Pop was similarly perturbed....
Travis Kelce Trolled Marquette King Pretty Good
The most exciting moment of last night’s Chiefs win over the Raiders was when the Arrowhead chanted Tyreek Hill’s name as he prepared to return a punt, and he merely took it 78 yards back for the score....
Brawl At Chiefs Game Turns Into Fan Avalanche
We join this fight that happened at last night’s Raiders-Chiefs game in media res, just in time to see a few haymakers thrown and a some unfortunate combatants go tumbling over the seats:...
That Was Derek Carr's Worst Game As A Pro
With the AFC West lead and an inside track on a playoff bye on the line, Thursday night’s game in Kansas City provided a rare national audience for the Raiders, and for MVP candidate Derek Carr. It went poorly for him, and as Carr goes, so go the Raiders....
Hero Defender Refuses To Give Up, Somehow Thwarts Certain Goal
Sure, the striker in this Greek lower-league match who somehow didn’t score despite having nearly all the time in the world is the easy scapegoat here, but let’s appreciate the defender’s hustle and never-say-die attitude in the face of impossible odds. He is the true star here....
Never Forget That Every Financial Forecast Is 100 Percent Worthless
Hey, how are the markets looking? How about them markets? Where do you think the markets will be going in the coming year? Let’s turn to the highly paid professionals, shall we?...
Carmelo Anthony Sure Seems Tired Of Phil Jackson's Shit
Phil Jackson, a guy who would look a lot dumber without his glasses, continues to emit ill-advised takes that make good NBA players angry. For his most recent target he chose his own star forward, Carmelo Anthony. Now feels like an odd time to seed resentment among Jackson’s Knicks, who, last night’...
Lawsuit Accuses DeMarcus Cousins And Matt Barnes Of Punching And Choking Nightclub Patrons
Matt Barnes and DeMarcus Cousins got into a scuffle of some sort at a New York City club early Monday morning, prompting the NYPD to seek out the pair for questioning. A pair of people who claim that Barnes and Cousins assaulted them filed suit yesterday in a New York U.S. District Court, and demand...
Let's Share Our Petty Stories About Famous People Acting Uncool
A very long time ago, during George W. Bush’s first term as president, Dick Cheney came into the Northern Virginia bookstore where I worked. Just surly old then-Vice President Dick Cheney and maybe a handful of (identifiable, visible) Secret Service dudes, coming into the bookstore on a weekend afte...
Rich Guys Want To Steal Money From St. Louis Citizens To Build Soccer Stadium
A group of rich guys out in St. Louis are trying to buy into the bottom rung of MLS’s ponzi scheme-esque racket. And like most rich guys trying to get a pro sports team in this country, they already have their hands out asking taxpayers to pay for a significant chunk of the future stadium costs....
The Cavs And Warriors Flexed On The NBA Last Night
Part of the fun of paying close attention to the early part of the NBA season is picking out the trends and performances you didn’t quite see coming. This part of the year is all about asking questions like, Whoa, Kristaps is a star now and the Knicks might be pretty good? and Wait, can the Clippers...
Odell Beckham, We Have Something You Should Read
Odell Beckham Jr. is still steamed about the officiating in the Giants’ loss to the Steelers, in which he believes (and is correct, incidentally) that Pittsburgh defenders got away with all kinds of uncalled penalties. So steamed that he’s making nonsensical jokes:...
Giants Fullback Says Home Was Broken Into, Vandalized With Racial Slurs
Second-year Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock, who is currently on injured reserve, says his apartment in Moonachie, N.J. was burglarized and vandalized with disturbing racist messages on Tuesday night....
The Yankees Have Big Plans For Aroldis Chapman
Quick, name the only previous reliever to get a five-year deal....