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Check Out This Romanian Soccer Dude's Boomerang-Curved Golazo

The only way Claudiu Bumba, winger for Romania’s Concordia Chianjna, was going to overcome the terrible angle and distance from which he decided to pop a shot in today’s match against Dinamo București was if he put a truly insane amount of curl on the ball to get it to fly into the far corner. Which...

Ray Lewis Says He Dropped To Two Knees During Anthem Because Of Jesus

Former NFL player and noted nonsense-talker Ray Lewis, who has previously been critical of Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality, linked arms with several Ravens players and went down to two knees before Sunday’s game in London. The act seemed li...

Hopefully he’s all good now....

Cycling's Governing Body Is Not So Sure About Paying Women

Today, the UCI announced that they’d be raising the minimum wages for some professional cyclists. The lowest paid male riders at the WorldTour and Pro Continental level will now make around €2,000 and €650 more per year respectively, with guaranteed salaries of €38,115 for WorldTour racers and €30,8...

The Vanderbilt Rape Convictions Bucked The Status Quo

The following is excerpted from Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus, which is available now....

Andrelton Simmons Creates An Incredibly Satisfying Defensive Highlight

It’d be dramatic to claim that Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons is underappreciated, because his two Gold Gloves and stellar defensive stats seem to indicate that he’s being rightfully recognized, but how many infielders are capable of tricking two runners into an inning-ending rundown?...

Álvaro Morata Gives A Master Class In Finishing

Chelsea striker Álvaro Morata notched a hat trick in the Blues’ 4-0 dismantling of Stoke City yesterday, continuing to prove why he was one of the most sought-after signings of the summer. Morata’s goals at the Britannia Stadium weren’t stunners, but each was a beautiful showcase of skill and finess...

Several Players Kneel During National Anthem Before London Game (Updated)

In the earliest game of an NFL Sunday that’s expected to see the most widespread national anthem protests yet, several members of the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars took a knee during the American national anthem before this morning’s London game at Wembley Stadium....

Draymond Green On Kevin Durant's Twitter Behavior: "I Laughed In His Face"

Last summer, Draymond Green accidentally posted a photo of his penis to his Snapchat story. This summer, Kevin Durant was busted while seemingly attempting to use a burner account to argue with a Twitter troll, trashing his former coach and teammates in the process. ...

Simone Biles Will Resume Full-Time Training In November

Earlier this week, USA Gymnastics announced its team for the upcoming world championships in Montreal. The four-person squad—made up of current national champion Ragan Smith, 2016 Olympic alternate Ashton Locklear, Morgan Hurd, and Jade Carey—is the first U.S. world championship gymnastics team with...

Andrelton Simmons Drops The Ball, Still Catches It

Though Andrelton Simmons usually plays perfect defense, the shortstop had a little trouble with a Jay Bruce pop fly Wednesday against Cleveland. But he’s Andrelton Simmons, and it’s impossible for him to fuck up a play that easy....

Former MLBer Raul Mondesi Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison 

Raul Mondesi, who played 13 years in the big leagues, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in his native Dominican Republic for political corruption....

What Is <i>Mother! </i>About?

Here’s a question: Should you go see Mother!, the new, polarizing, bearshit-insane film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem that everyone is talking about though apparently no one saw and the few who did see it had no idea what in God’s name was ...

Robert Griffin III And Santana Moss Are Sniping About Mike Shanahan's Firing

Former Washington wide receiver Santana Moss, who retired in 2014, went on 106.7 The Fan in Washington D.C. yesterday morning and dredged up some good gossip from the early-2010s Skins teams. Moss played with Robert Griffin III for three seasons, two of which came under coach Mike Shanahan. In their...

Harry Dean Stanton Was Too Big For His Niche

Originally published in the New York Times Magazine on November 16, 1986—and featured in Oney’s recent anthology, A Man’s World—this story appears here with the author’s permission....

Report: Cops Found Lawrence Timmons Trying To Leave L.A. After Dolphins Reported Him Missing [Update]

Dolphins linebacker Lawrence Timmons missed out on his team’s season opener against the Chargers in Los Angeles Sunday because of what his agent called a “private matter.” Timmons was in L.A., but he never reported to the team and was listed as inactive. After Miami’s win, head coach Adam Gase said ...

Boxer's Dreadful Little Son Punches Opponent In The Dick At Weigh-In

Boxers will usually preen and maybe even scuffle with each other at weigh-ins to scare up interest for their match, but when has a fighter’s small child ever punched his rival in the penis? ...

Steubenville Rapist Ma'lik Richmond Sues Youngstown State After Being Kicked Off Football Team, Cites "Anti-Male Bias"

After being told that he could not play on the Youngstown State football team this season, Ma’lik Richmond—who was found guilty of rape in juvenile court as a high schooler in the 2013 Steubenville, Ohio, case—is suing the university....

Referee Almost Hit By Huge Flare Fired From The Stands

Today’s Champions League match between NK Maribor and Spartak Moscow was briefly interrupted after a fan in the Spartak section fired a flare onto the pitch, narrowly missing the head referee....

Tottenham And Dortmund Are Throwing A Golazo Party

Everyone knew today’s Tottenham-Borussia Dortmund match was going to be the one to watch even before the games kicked off, seeing how good and evenly matched both teams are. But even the most optimistic spectator probably didn’t foresee the completely wide-open golazo contest the match has so far tu...