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Bernard Pierce Doesn't Have An Explanation For Why He Blocked For The Other Team
If Bernard Pierce played for the Buccaneers, he would have done a good job on this punt from Saturday’s game, because Bobby Rainey returned the ball for 58 yards. Alas, Pierce is still on the Jaguars, so his play makes no sense....
Getting Mad At Greg Hardy Is The Easy Part
Ray Rice made it easy for us. Here was a running back whose performance was already trending down, took a plea deal, and followed the preferred script about begging for forgiveness. When he returned from his suspension looking for work, it was easy for teams to say no. Rice probably was going to be ...
Bret Bielema Flops, Draws Flag, Celebrates Like A Giddy Child
Arkansas coach Bret Bielema pulled out all the stops in Saturday’s loss to Alabama, including a well executed stumble to draw an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Crimson Tide lineman Cam Robinson....
Daily Fantasy Employees Made More Playing At Rival Sites Than At Their Jobs
The New York Times keeps hammering away at the daily fantasy scandal, this time by casting some serious doubt on FanDuel’s and DraftKings’ assertions that their employees didn’t enjoy any insider benefits while playing daily fantasy games on rival sites. ...
How To Store Your Produce And Minimize Rot
So now you’ve gone grocery shopping, and your kitchen is locked and loaded, at the ready with heaps of fresh fruits and veggies. What good news! But how do you store all this bountiful goodness? How do you keep it from rotting, and leaving you and your good intentions a couple of bucks in the hole? ...
Eagles Fan Is Extremely Excited About His 2-3 Team
The Eagles drubbed Drew Brees’s deteriorating shoulder and the Saints Sunday, and gave Philadelphia’s media a week off from speculating that Chip Kelly’s racist, rabid, or a robot built by another NFL team that was designed to sabotage the organization. Regardless of Kelly’s purpose, at least one fa...
Is The Fight Game About To Destroy Yet Another Legend?
Fedor Emelianenko will be 39 years old when he returns to Japan to fight on New Year’s Eve. His comeback will be promoted by an organization so new that it only announced its name—Rizin Fighting Federation—after announcing the fight. His most recently rumored opponent is a relatively unknown, used-t...
14 Times Jay Z Got Owned By Another Rapper, Usually On His Own Song
Sorry, but the Jay Z you all worship might not be as good as you think. Or maybe it’s just that he’s easily dwarfed by the guest verses on his own tracks. These days he’s more or less abandoned making new music, instead busying himself with buying up companies and brands and streaming services or, i...
Report: Chase Utley Could Be Available To Play Tonight
Hoo boy. MLB’s suspension of Chase Utley was announced after 9:00 last night, fewer than 24 hours before tonight’s Mets-Dodgers Game 3. Utley has the right to appeal, and he’s exercising it—but he and the MLBPA want more time to prepare than MLB has given him. If Utley’s appeal isn’t heard today, hi...
Report: Steve Sarkisian's Issues With Alcohol Go Back To His Days At Washington
A recent string of incidents punctuated by a leave of absence to seek treatment have made it pretty clear that USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian has a problem with alcohol. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, those problems extend all the way back to his tenure at Washington, whe...
Mets Fan Calls Into Francesa Show, Cries On Air
Will from Queens was feeling a little emotional yesterday morning, and who can blame him? His Mets are in the playoffs for the first time since 2006, he just watched Ruben Tejada get his leg broken on a dirty play, and Matt Harvey? Don’t even get Will started on Matt Harv—[stifles oncoming sobs]—Mat...
MLB Is Making An Example Of Chase Utley
In announcing Chase Utley’s suspension for games 3 and 4 of the NLDS for his takeout slide that broke Ruben Tejada’s leg, MLB pointed to its rulebook. As if anything here could be objective....
Fight In Cowboys Parking Lot Ends In Shooting, Victim Flown To Hospital
A fight in the Cowboys stadium parking lot after their 30-6 loss to the Patriots tonight ended in a shooting, with the victim flown to the hospital and the suspected shooter arrested by police. Per Ft. Worth Star-Telegram Cowboys beat reporter Clarence Hill, the victim was shot in the head and is in...
MLB Suspends Chase Utley From Games 3 & 4 Of NLDS (UPDATE)
Per a statement from the MLB Communications, Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley has been suspended for Games 3 and 4 of the NLDS for his vicious slide that broke Ruben Tejada’s leg last night. ...
USF Football Player Arrested For Firing Gun At Dorm Building
Benjamin Knox, a freshman offensive lineman with the University of South Florida Bulls, was arrested early this morning after he fired shots into the exterior of the Holly D residence hall. ...
Report: Steve Sarkisian Is Taking "A Leave Of Absence" From USC, Will Seek Treatment (UPDATE)
This afternoon, USC football coach Steve Sarkisian apparently got sent home from practice, after showing up “in no condition to work.” Sarkisian is halfway through his second season with the Trojans. He has since been asked to take a leave of absence....
Gary Barnidge Makes Incredible Catch
The Cleveland Browns have no business being associated with something this amazing. ...
Chiefs Fans Scrap It Out In Stadium Bathroom
Was someone trying to cut? Did one of them dribble on the other guy’s shoes? Did they wash their hands after? Why is one of the numerous Break It Up Guys wearing flip flops? So many questions, so few answers....
Jamaal Charles Goes Down With Scary Knee Injury (UPDATES)
Jamaal Charles went down without contact after he tried to cut into a hole, which he fell before he could get to, in the third quarter of today’s game against the Bears. Charles limped off the field with help. The Chiefs led Chicago 17-3 when Charles went down, but they gave up 15 straight to lose 1...
Old Man Metta World Peace Says Modern NBA Is Full Of Babies
Metta World Peace is back in the NBA after a few seasons in China and has found an NBA more focused on the three-pointer and passing than the one he left. So, naturally, he has assumed the least surprising position available to him, that the NBA is, “No longer a man’s game. It’s a baby’s game. There...