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Zach Mettenberger Looks Ready, Titans Fans
Your new starting quarterback looks like a winner, or a man about to make a scene at Mapco because they stopped beer sales. It's one of those....

Drunk-Seeming Ole Miss Fan Gets Into Presser, Asks Vols QB Question
David Cobb from the Knoxville News Sentinel witnessed an Ole Miss fan wander into Tennessee quarterback Justin Worley's presser after the Vols' 34-3 loss. The Rebels fan even asked something that bore the shape of a question....

Manning's Keep-Away Celebration Was Planned, Practiced, Therefore Corny
After Peyton Manning tossed his record-breaking 509th career touchdown last night, the Broncos' receiving corps took the newly historic ball and razzed their quarterback with a seemingly impromptu game of keep-away. It was fun to see the stoic and anal-retentive Manning hopping around like a kid on ...

Damn, Millennials, Pizza Hut Thinks You're Super Boring
Much of the content of this Washington Post report on the diverging fortunes of delivery pizza giants Domino's and Pizza Hut—the former is thriving, the latter not s'much—passes harmlessly overhead, as remote and incomprehensible as solar wind washing harmlessly over the Earth's magnetic field. Dom...

Ballin'-Ass Steve Ballmer And His Dead Eyes Are Here To Frighten You
New Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is the subject of Bloomberg Businessweek's latest cover story, and oh my God, what in the hell is going on with this cover?...

NPR: Ebola Might Make Chocolate Expensive (While Killing Lots Of People)
Yeesh. Lotta scary Ebola news these days. Between the situation in Africa seemingly spiraling beyond anyone's control, a botched containment job at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, and exposed people breaking quarantine to go strolling around New Jersey, presumably barfing Ebola blood on school...

Tennessee Track Coach Cuts Six Athletes Just Weeks Into The School Year
New Tennessee track coach Beth Alford-Sullivan cut six women from her team in September, just a month after proudly announcing her predecessor's entire recruiting class would arrive intact....

Jags' Winless Season Remains Intact After Last-Second Blocked FG
It was almost a sad and beautiful comeback against a team nearly as feeble as they are, but it was ruined by someone's big stupid paw knocking down a long, last-second field goal attempt. ...

U.S. Champ Tyler Pennel Tells You How To Not Fuck Up Your First Marathon
Prior to Sunday, Tyler Pennel had never run a marathon. In fact, to prepare for 26.2 miles, the farthest the 26-year-old North Carolina resident had run was 23 miles in training. Didn't matter. Against some of the best (and almost certainly more experienced) runners in the country, Pennel didn't f...

Endurance Is Booming, But Has Leadville Trail 100 Gone Too Far?
Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colo., is as quirky and canted and laid-back as any mountain town main drag. The commerce here is of the kitschy variety you find in ex-boom towns—antique stores, gem shops, ice cream parlors—except for an August weekend every year when the intersection of Harrison and ...

ESPN Reporter Asks Why Titans Aren't Pissed Off, Pisses Off Titan
The Titans blew a 28-3 lead in a 29-28 loss to the Browns Sunday, and according to Justin Walters, who shot the video, ESPN Titans writer Paul Kuharsky openly wondered why players didn't seem mad about the collapse. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard gave him what he wanted....

Brian Hoyer And The Browns Are Out Here Thriving
The Browns are .500! The Browns are .500! Brian Hoyer's the man after a huge comeback win against the Titans. ...

The Pillow Stays Dry Tonight, Browns Fan
Once trailing 28-3, the Browns closed the game on a 26-0 run, and beat the Titans 29-28. The Browns are .500 and they will beat your ass in second halves. ...

This Is Not How You Dance To Lil Jon, Tennessee Fans
Lil Jon and Tennessee are pretty good friends lately. That means a lot of new fans of the king of crunk in Vols country, where things like this are happening. There's a lot going on here, and none of it's good. ...

A Florida Vs. Tennessee Update, If You Prefer Horrible Football
If you'd gotten caught up in Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott shredding Texas A&M, or Ohio State's flogging of Maryland, please take a moment to be aware of those less fortunate. Many people have to watch Florida vs. Tennessee. Here's how that's going:...

Report: Rob Bironas Was Really, Really Drunk At Time Of Fatal Crash
The toxicology report for Rob Bironas came back, and the former Titans kicker had a blood alcohol level of .218—the legal limit is .08—at the time of his fatal car crash, according to the Tennessean....

So, Uh, Josh Gordon Had To Make Friends With A Horse In Weed Rehab
This right here is what the dumbest extreme of the dimmest science attached to the moron NFL image machinery looks like. ...

You'll Be Seeing A Lot Less Pink In The NFL This Pinktober
The dreaded Pinktober Pinkout Pinktacular is almost here, and NFL Shop already is emailing the ladies telling us to buy pink, pink, pink. But there's a good chance football fans will see less pink this time around, according to Uni Watch. ...

TGI Fridays Is Breaking Up With Its Own Restaurants
Time was, the name "TGI Fridays" used to goddamn mean something. Kitsch-bedecked walls. Dim lighting. Aerosmith music. Reheated trashfood slathered in bourbon-flavored pancake syrup. The nagging sense that this interstate off-ramp gas-'n'-grub strip was the neon lure dangling before the yawni...

Todd Gurley Styles All Over The Tennessee Defense
Tennessee did a respectable job of hanging with Georgia today, before succumbing in a 35-32 defeat. Bulldogs running back Todd Gurley, however, could hardly be contained. In addition to one flying-over-the-line touchdown, Gurley added this masterpiece to his Heisman candidacy, breaking multiple tack...