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Mike Zimmer Staged A Stuffed Animal Massacre To Motivate The Vikings [Update]
What would we do without insane coaches?...
Somebody Save Kevin Ollie
The American Athletic Conference held its men’s basketball media day this morning; Cincinnati was picked by the beat writers as the favorites to win the conference, edging out UConn by a single first-place vote. Also, Kevin Ollie—former NBA player, current Huskies head coach, 2014 NCAA champion—had ...
Eli Apple's Mother Shares Her Personal Story Of Domestic Abuse
Annie Apple, a contributor to ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown and the mother of New York Giants rookie Eli Apple, was outspoken about Giants owner John Mara’s comments on what the team knew about kicker Josh Brown’s extensive history of assaulting his wife. Now she’s dedicated her most recent column at ...
Let's Just Fix The Busted System Instead??
If your nation has a political system that is, by design, unfair for an enormous portion of your population, don’t bend yourself into pretzels trying to accommodate this bad system. Change the system, idiots! ...
This Soccer Highlight Is The Absolute Worst Soccer Highlight
The New York Red Bulls’ reserve team faced off against the Swope Park Rangers in something called the USL Cup Final last night. The Rangers, however, were justifiably forced to forfeit before the 90 minutes were up when everyone in the stadium agreed that there would be no more soccering that night ...
Eli Manning Denies Calling "Trump" Audible
In the second quarter of the Giants’ 17-10 win over the Rams in London, on-field mics caught Eli Manning calling for an audible at the line of scrimmage. It sure as hell sounded like, “Trump Trump, Trump Trump.”...
Bruce Arians Can't Wait For NFL's "All Bullshit" Explanation Of Controversial Blocked FG
Please do not drink the Flavor Aid and let anyone tell you last night’s game—at 6-6, the lowest-scoring tie since the NFL introduced overtime in 1974—was “good” or “watchable” or “a better use of your time than going to sleep early and starting the week rested.” Special-teams incompetence, an Arizon...
We Are All Living In Hell [Update]
There is no ever-loving deity. There is only Satan himself, handling the levers and pulleys that guide our lives, our limbs, our souls. Update: ...
Report: DraftKings And FanDuel Aren't Paying Vendors, Have Almost No Cash On Hand
Daily fantasy heavyweights DraftKings and FanDuel are in dire financial straits, months behind on payments to vendors and suffering from extreme cashflow problems, according to the New York Times....
Gronk Knows What Number Comes After 68
Rob Gronkowski, a carefree semi truck that just happens to play football, scored his 68th career touchdown in the Patriots’ win over the Steelers today. The tight end is now tied with Stanley Morgan for the franchise record in total touchdowns. After the game, Gronk impressed reporters by correctly ...
NBA TV's Kristen Ledlow Says She Was Robbed At Gunpoint
This evening, NBA TV reporter and NBA Inside Stuff host Kristen Ledlow posted a short note on her Twitter and Instagram pages saying she was robbed at gunpoint yesterday. She says that she’ll be taking a social media hiatus for a bit....
Jameis Winston Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalty Costs Bucs Touchdown Chance
Tampa Bay was set to have the ball on fourth down at the 49ers’ five-yard line with two feet to go for first-and-goal. That’s before Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston lipped off to an official, pushing the ball back 15 yards and eliminating any chance of his team tying up San Francisco on the dr...
Mavericks Surf Contest Begrudgingly Allows Women To Compete
For the first time in its history, one of the most prestigious surf contests in the country will include a women’s heat in its 2016-17 competition. But the addition to the Titans of Mavericks competition wasn’t done solely because Mavericks organizers felt like it. It was required by the California...
The Jacksonville Jaguars, Everybody
The Jags had pinned Oakland back for fourth-and-24, and the Raiders made things even harder on themselves by botching the punt’s long snap. The result of the play? First down, Oakland....
Dustin Hopkins Field Goal Attempt Bounces Off Top Of Upright
Detroit held onto its 3-0 second-quarter lead thanks to Washington kicker Dustin Hopkins achieving a dubious feat: missing a field goal due to the ball bouncing off the top of the upright. ...
Yes, This Is Awesome
You don’t need to watch any more football today, because you won’t see anything as good as this....
Anti-Hillary Ads From Cubs Ownership Funded Super PAC Air During NLCS
The Chicago Cubs are National League Champions for the first time since 1945, and during the decisive Game 6 that booked their ticket to the World Series, multiple anti–Hillary Clinton ads aired on the national FOX Sports 1 broadcast....
UCF Beats UConn In Forced Rivalry Game, Leaves Dumb Trophy On Field
Central Florida defeated UConn, 24-16, Saturday in the fourth installment of the greatest artificial college football rivalry ever: The Civil Conflict. My mistake—it’s actually the Civil ConFLiCT....
Todd Graham Confronts "Chickenshit" Mike Leach During Post-Game Handshake
The Pac-12 fined Washington State head coach Mike Leach $10,000 earlier this week for claiming Arizona State steals signals from opposing teams—something Sun Devils head coach Todd Graham admitted to last year. Graham wasn’t taking kindly to the allegations this time around, though, telling Leach du...
Penn State Shocks Ohio State With Winning Touchdown Off Blocked Field Goal
Unranked Penn State knocked off #2 Ohio State when Grant Haley scooped up a blocked Buckeyes field goal and took it to the end zone, giving the Nittany Lions a 24-21 win after their defense stopped J.T. Barrett and the Buckeyes offense....