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Finally, some Ole Miss drama that doesn’t involve Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss has been a haven for fun, light-hearted drama ever since Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award for her role in The Blind Side. Immediately after the movie was released, the Rebels had their first losing season in three years. They’ve had four different head coaches since and exactly five winn...

Unbeaten Oklahoma on road to playoff, unbeaten Cincinnati not so much

Enjoy it now, Cincinnati, because they’re going to find a way to screw you over in the end....

Can we please stop discussing parity and playoff expansion in college football?

As a college football fan, I am begging everyone to please stop....

‘Get your popcorn ready,’ indeed

“Get your popcorn ready.”...

Look, I’m really trying to avoid wrestling company tribalism, but…

It would be healthier to not use WWE as a comparison point for AEW, or vice versa. One shouldn’t need the other to prove why it’s good and worthy of fanship. And you can enjoy both equally, which should make this time the best it’s ever been to be a fan (and it is!). These are the tenets I’m trying ...

Virginia Tech opens season before tremendous crowd, which is concerning

Seeing how amped the crowd was in Blacksburg, Va., on Friday night, it’s less surprising than the straight on-paper matchup would lead you to believe that unranked Virginia Tech upset No. 10 North Carolina, 17-10, in the season opener for both teams....

COVID breakthrough round-up: Oscar De La Hoya hospitalized, Lane Kiffin, Johnny Bench test positive

​​Bill Belichick took heat this week for his contention that “[the] implication that vaccination solves every problem … has not been substantiated.” ...

Rondo returns to Los Angeles through Salary Cap Magic

The Lakers are going to bring back Rajon Rondo, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the latest example of why the NBA’s salary cap is the only good salary cap in sports....

SEC fans need to stop being stupid and follow the lead of their teams by getting vaccinated

Sometimes it takes the most unlikely heroes to save the day....

Euro 2021: For the last time, is this Belgium’s time?

For European teams, the lack of opportunities to actually win a trophy can muddy the results they do get. There’s only a trophy on offer every two years (when there isn’t a pandemic), and perhaps Spain at the beginning of the last decade altered our perception of what’s success and what isn’t....

The WNBA was pretty damn awesome on Opening Night, as real ones already knew would be the case

Sabrina Ionescu stole the show, but she wasn’t alone in making a significant impact on night one of the WNBA season....

Liberty’s Ionescu shows she’s ready for bright lights, big city impact

Friday night was not Sabrina Ionescu’s first WNBA game, but it really might as well have been. Last year’s No. 1 draft pick only made three appearances in the Wubble last summer, and her rookie campaign came to an abrupt end on July 31 when she suffered a severe ankle sprain....

Terrace Marshall Jr.’s family connection with Joe Delaney, the Chiefs running back who died a hero

LSU has been churning out wide receiver talent over the last couple seasons, none more notably than last year’s should-have-been Offensive Rookie of the Year and Vikings phenom Justin Jefferson. This year, the NFL, its scouting personnel, and everyone who gets paid to share their opinions are seemin...

Daniel Bryan is going out the only way he can

If you’re a wrestling fan, it may feel like 2014 again. Generally, rerunning something from recent history shows a lack of creativity and ambition, and both of those things have afflicted WWE something fierce for a while now. But when it comes to Daniel Bryan, there isn’t anything he can’t turn to g...

Which venue has hosted the most Super Bowls (and which has done so under 5 different names)?

Here’s a Super Bowl fact:...

Rockets Flack Tells Reporter To Stick To Sports After She Asks Players About Political Expression

Russell Westbrook and James Harden each dropped 22 points in the Rockets’ preseason victory over the Raptors in Saitama, Japan. In the postgame presser, CNN’s Christina Macfarlane asked a question of the two players:...

Tulane Uses Fake Kneel Down To Set Up Miraculous Game-Winning Touchdown Against Houston

Houston-Tulane was one of those college football matchups that, on paper, looked like its sole purpose was to serve more as gambling fodder than as a legitimate competition for each program. But, as often happens with these low-expectation games, it turned out to be quite entertaining with an ending...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. And Family Reportedly "Safe" After Plane Crash At Tennessee Airport [Update]

Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family were taken to a hospital for evaluation today after their plane crashed at an airport in Tennessee. Earnhardt Jr.’s sister Kelley confirmed the news and added that everyone on board was “safe.”...

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The Terrible Private Highway Racket Is Coming For My House

You probably missed it because it falls squarely within the genre of normal, pre-2016 government malfeasance, but this week, according to the Washington Post, Maryland state Senator Nancy King (D) shot down a bill that would have made it more difficult for the state’s Republican governor to add toll...