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This Is Not What Lambeau Field Currently Looks Like
Many people on Twitter thought that this is was the frigid state of Lambeau Field today, before the 49ers-Packers game. It is not. This AP photo is from Dec. 22. The Packers also put it on Instagram two weeks ago....
NFL Playoff Longshots: A Guide To The Also-Rans
The teams with the best Super Bowl chances in this year's playoffs are obvious. But who cares about them—most aren't even playing this weekend. This is a look at some of the other teams in the Wild Card round who haven't gotten as much play, whether it's because they're heavy underdogs or just haven...
Colts And Packers Avoid Blackouts Thanks To Corporate Charity
Disaster mostly averted: Of the three teams facing the prospect of local TV blackouts for their wild card playoff games, two have achieved sellouts—sort of—and the third appears close. And it's all thanks to the benevolence of corporate America....
The 49ers-Packers Wild Card Game Is Going To Be So Damn Cold
It looks like this Sunday's Wild Card game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers is going to be one of the coldest games in NFL history. How cold is it going to be? Really damn cold....
LeBron Fell So Hard He Left Skid Marks On The Court
Want proof that LeBron James is more freight train than man? Just take a look at this moment from last night's Warriors-Heat game, in which LeBron tumbles to the floor with such force that his sneakers leave two huge skid marks on the court....
Thunder Players Meet Up; Kendrick Perkins Wonders Why He Wasn't Invited
Three days ago, Hasheem Thabeet and a few Oklahoma City Thunder teammates—including Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Serge Ibaka—hung out for some kind of outing. Thabeet posted a photo of the group on Instagram. That part isn't a story. Kendrick Perkins complaining about not being invited, howe...
Three Of Four NFL Playoff Games Could Be Blacked Out
The NFL maintains the largest live-to-televised enjoyment disparity of any major sport, but that ought to dissipate come the postseason. Yet three playoff games still have thousands of unsold tickets remaining, and broadcasts in those areas could be blacked out this weekend. The deadlines are just h...
Cody Zeller Made The Poor Decision To Attempt Dunking
The Charlotte Bobcats are a pretty bad basketball team, and they lost again tonight to the Los Angeles Clippers. One reason they're bad might be that Cody Zeller is trying to dunk....
Aaron Rodgers: "I'm Not Gay. I Really, Really Like Women"
Recently, we—like, quite possibly, you—became aware that there were some rumors working their way around the internet suggesting that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is gay. While not in any way convincing, the rumors were intriguing enough that we did a bit of reporting on them. That re...
Steve Spurrier Is In Disguise
"Steve who? Spurrier? Nope, no idea who that is. Sorry, I'm Barry Alvarez. Clearly not the guy you are looking for."...
Nobody Wants Andrew Bynum To Play Basketball
Want to know far has Andrew Bynum's star fallen? Look no further than this report from ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne, detailing a few trade rumours that Bynum's name has popped up in. Bynum for Pau Gasol! Bynum for Luol Deng! These seem like big-time trades, until you understand exactl...
Southern Wins By 104 Points. How Did This Basketball Sham Even Happen?
Southern University defeated Champion Baptist College last night in Baton Rouge by the pedestrian score of 116-12. It could have been worse; the Jaguars led the Tigers 44-0 until CBC made a free throw with 5:10 remaining in the first half. The entire thing was a farce, but according to the NCAA it's...
The Zen Master Goes To LA: How Phil Jackson Started A Lakers Dynasty
The following is excerpted from Lord of the Rings, the new Phil Jackson biography by Peter Richmond. The text is accompanied by footnotes from the author, who also did an interview on The Stacks last week....
Wisconsin Football Celebrates Packers Win, Except For One Sad Bears Fan
Players from Wisconsin's football team watched the Packers-Bears game from their hotel in Orlando as they prep for the Capital One Bowl. When Randall Cobb caught the game-winning touchdown for Green Bay, most of them celebrated. Most of them. The Bears fan in the Matt Forte jersey was so, so unhappy...
Defeated Brandon Marshall Is Defeated
[Packers cornerback Tramon Williams tries to talk to Brandon Marshall, who's fine with a face full of Soldier Field grass. Sam Shields had just picked off Jay Cutler to end the game, and the Bears' season. Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast/AP]...
Aaron Rodgers And Randall Cobb Put The Packers Into The Playoffs
It seems appropriate that the Packers' game-winning score was a connection from two of their players returning from injury. In a win-and-in Week 17 game against the Bears, Aaron Rodgers found a wide-open Randall Cobb on fourth down to take a 33-28 lead that ended up as the final score, putting Green...
Packers Score Bizarre Touchdown On Play Everybody Thought Was Dead
Aaron Rodgers and Jarrett Boykin inadvertently teamed up for an odd, delayed touchdown to give the Packers a 10-37 lead....
This Is A Horseshit Unnecessary Roughness Call
Had you any doubt the NFL would protect its priceless and fragile artifact Aaron Rodgers, here's something for you. The Bears' Shea McClellin earned an unnecessary roughness penalty for being subject to Newton's laws....
A Completely Out-Of-Context Interview With Brian Urlacher
There's a perfectly good reason why Brian Urlacher is dressed the way he is, talking about the Bears-Packers game for all the marbles tomorrow, but it's more fun to pretend he turned into the Scarlet Pimpernel upon retiring. ...