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What Was Bill Belichick Thinking?
If the season ended today, the Patriots would have to play (against the Jets!) on wild-card weekend. It’s a quick turnaround for a team, that just two games ago, had its sights set on another perfect regular season. But life comes at you fast, and if it’s entirely normal that New England would strug...
Antonio Brown's Touchdown Celebration Is The Greatest Moment Of The NFL Season, So Watch It Over And Over Again
Of course this touchdown celebration was penalized, because there is a legislated limit on the amount of awesome in one NFL play—and Antonio Brown blew right past it. Invent a Heisman Trophy for the NFL and award it to him now....
Missed Field Goal Followed By Marcus Peters Puking
Marcus Peters is as sickened by the state of placekicking in the NFL as you. CBS cameras caught the Chiefs defensive back vomiting after Oakland failed to get points on their fourth quarter drive today. Get well soon, Marcus....
Oh Huh, Blaine Gabbert Might Be A Decent Quarterback
Blaine Gabbert, Jim Tomsula, and the San Francisco 49ers went to Chicago and beat the Bears 26-20 in overtime. It was a silly game between mediocre teams, and as such, it was full of highlights....
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Matt Schaub Gets Bonked In The Head, Stays In Game, Throws Spectacular Pick-Six
Matt Schaub whacked his head on the turf after going down on this play while running away from two Dolphins defenders. He did well to get out of an intentional grounding penalty, but he took this hit for his troubles. Schaub went immediately back into the game....
Jason Pierre-Paul Was Told He'd Lose His Entire Hand
In a new, wide-ranging interview with the New York Post that’s mostly about Jason Pierre-Paul’s family and his cute son, JPP revealed how close he was to losing not just a series of fingers, but his whole right hand:...
Here Are Your College Football Playoff Matchups
ESPN just revealed the matchups for the second annual College Football Playoff. #1 Clemson will take on #4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, and #2 Alabama has #3 Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. Both games will be played on December 31, with the final on January 11 in Arizona. ...
Ohhhhhhh, Track & Field Organizations Are Supposed To Serve Track & Field Athletes. Oops!
It has come to track and field athletes’ attention that during all those gutting workouts, dark-thirty in the morning, when the rent was due and cupboards bare, and it seemed like no one had their back—they were right. No one had their back. While they were pounding out repeat 1000s, the organizatio...
Mike Condon Somehow Saved This Shot Without Seeing It
Les mighty Canadiens de Montréal fell 3-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes last night, but keeper Mike Condon kept them in it with this brilliant, telekinetic wondersave in the third....
Robin Lopez Whoops Bucks Mascot In Lightsaber Fight
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Gimme The Trophy And Get Out Of My Way, Old Man
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Michigan State Wins Big Ten, Ends Iowa's Unbeaten Season With Last-Minute Touchdown
Michigan State went 82 yards on a whopping 22 plays before L.J. Scott pushed his way into the end zone for the Spartans’ first touchdown of the night, one that earned them a 16-13 win that ended Iowa’s unbeaten season....
Gusgasm: Iowa's Touchdown Brings Fox Announcer To Ecstasy
In Gus Johnson’s defense, we’d be driven to rapture by a touchdown finally being scored in the B1G title game, too....
Tom Brady Has Nobody Left To Throw To
After Rob Gronkowski left Sunday’s game against the Broncos with a late leg injury, Tom Brady threw passes to a 30-year-old backup who was very clear about that role, a rookie with more lost fumbles than NFL receptions, Brandon LaFell, and a backup running back with 22 career carries. It didn’t go w...
Good Dunking, Darius Thompson
The #10 Virginia Cavaliers won their seventh straight game of the season against William & Mary today. That’s all good and fine and to be expected, but this here slam from Darius Thompson was one of the better ones I’ve seen this year....
Today Was A Great Day For American Soccer Players In Europe
Right now is not a banner time for American soccer players in Europe. There are precious few starters for top-tier European clubs, and many American stars have repopulated MLS rather than try to hack it in the big leagues....
Cowherd Hates Santa: Your B1G Championship <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
Lick it up, kids, because this is probably our last College GameDay sign roundup....
So How Did Zack Greinke End Up On The Diamondbacks?
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a remarkable experiment in what happens when you take the financial brakes off a team and see how far you can fly with pure spending. On the field, their ethos is pretty simple: get men on base and hit homers on offense, then strike people out when they have the ball. Las...