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Report: It's Mourinho Time, Baby!
The best parts of the first half of this very weird Premier League season were most certainly Chelsea melting down and playing like dogpiss and also all the wacky hijinks José Mourinho got himself into. Now, according to El Pais (Sp.), our hero has signed a “pre-contract agreement” with Manchester U...
Multiple Riders Accuse Arnaud Démare Of Cheating To Win Milan-San Remo
Yesterday’s Milan-San Remo was as chaotic, crash-happy, and dramatic as the first Monument of the cycling season should be. A landslide blocked the course and forced a redirect, Michael Matthews ate shit, poor debutante Fernando Gaviria fell at maybe the worst possible time, and Frenchman Arnaud Dém...
Fernando Alonso Walks Away From Devastating Wreck At Australian Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso’s car tore itself to shreds after a wreck on the 17th lap of today’s Australian Grand Prix, but the Spaniard walked away in a testament to the safety standards of the world racing series....
NFL Warns Falcons That They Won't Get To Host A Super Bowl If Georgia Passes Anti-Gay Bill
Georgia House Bill 757 is a new bit of “religious freedom” legislation currently in the late stages of the approval process that would prevent the government from penalizing organizations that deny “social, educational or charitable services that violate such faith-based organization’s sincerely hel...
Reports: Ravens Cornerback Tray Walker Dies After Motorcycle Crash
Last night, it was reported that Ravens cornerback Tray Walker was in critical condition after being involved in a motorcycle crash in Miami. According to multiple reports, Walker has died....
Here's Borussia Mönchengladbach With A Great Piece Of Own-Goal Incompetence
On one hand, this comically ridiculous own goal does a disservice to the impressive work Schalke’s Leroy Sané put into creating it. On the other, the three deft little flicks Gladbach’s defenders ping back and forth between each other would be impressive—Arsenal-esque, even—if only they weren’t send...
Milan-San Remo Is A Brutal Throwback To Cycling's Old Days
It was sometime near the 240th kilometer of the 2014 Milan-San Remo when Luca Paolini’s hands were so brittle and frozen that the Katusha team car had to heat up water in an electric kettle, bottle it in the car, and get it to Paolini, so he could dump it on his useless digits to shock enough feelin...
Please Register To Vote, Whether Or Not You Think It Matters
This week in the presidential election cycle, the Republican field narrowed to a guy who does a bad thing with his lips, a guy scary enough that I no longer like joking about him, and a guy who digs Linkin Park. Even if these primaries have you surveying the scorched landscape and abandoning hope al...
Ravens Cornerback Tray Walker Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Crash (UPDATED)
Baltimore Ravens second-year cornerback Tray Walker is in critical condition after a motorcycle crash, according to a statement from the team:...
Report: NBA Free Agency Moratorium Reduced To Five Days
Remember last summer’s NBA free agency moratorium period, when DeAndre Jordan agreed to sign with the Mavericks before reneging on his verbal commitment and re-signing with the Clippers on a crazy night that included an emoji war? A similar occurrence is less likely this summer, as Adrian Wojnarowsk...
Western Kentucky Basketball Coach Resigns, Three Players Suspended After Disciplinary Hearing
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers announced today that three players—Fredrick Edmond, Marlon Hunter and Chris McNeal—have been suspended from the basketball team after a University Disciplinary Committee hearing last night, and that head coach Ray Harper has resigned. The scant details were provided ...
ESPN Broadcasters: ESPN's Reporting Is Bad
On Tuesday, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne dropped a big piece on New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson’s handling of the season. It mainly focused on Jackson’s relationships with Knicks coaches—first Derek Fisher and now Kurt Rambis. The Knicks have looked even worse under Jackson’s longtime friend ...
The Ravens Have Proposed A Strange NFL Rule Change
Today is the day when NFL teams submit proposed rule changes to be debated at next week’s owners meeting, and the Baltimore Ravens have come in with the silliest proposal....
Report: Sepp Blatter Made $3.6 Million In 2015 As FIFA President
Thanks to FIFA’s newly passed financial transparency rules, we have for the first time confirmation of exactly how much Sepp Blatter and at least one other top official earned in their roles at FIFA. According to these numbers, the former president made about $3.6 million in 2015....
Congratulations To Grayson Allen, Ted Cruz, And Colin Mochrie On Their Win Over UNC-Wilmington
It took some effort, but the Duke Blue Devils dispatched UNC-Wilmington in the first of today’s 16 NCAA tournament games. Grayson Allen, Ted Cruz, and Colin Mochrie await their next-round opponent....
The Cubs And White Sox Aren't Happy About Chicago's Smokeless Tobacco Ban In Stadiums
Yesterday, Chicago’s city council passed an ordinance banning all forms of smokeless tobacco from the city’s sports stadiums. That means no dip, no chaw, no snus, all informally part of baseball culture as long as there has been a sport where men sit around for three hours every day. And for the pla...
Only Bill Simmons Is Allowed To Say Boston Might Want Kevin Durant
Hot sports-media beefing action today, as ESPN used the occasion of tonight’s game between the Thunder and the hosting Boston Celtics to note, on SportsCenter and in an article by Chris Forsberg, that the Boston Celtics probably would like to have 27-year-old four-time scoring champ, five-time All-N...
Ned Yost Scraped Up His Hands Pretty Badly Breaking Through Some Bricks
Royals manager Ned Yost loves the work of motivational speaker Donnie Moore so much that he joined Moore during a presentation to the Royals today, crushing through six inches of brick to amid hootin’ and hollerin’ from his players....
The Rejected Names For Bill Simmons's New Site
The Ringer, Bill Simmons’s new venture, released its first newsletter today. The introduction featured an explanation for how the staff decided upon “The Ringer,” as well as a list of all the curve-related names....