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Jamie Collins Is A Freak
The most noteworthy play of Sunday night’s Patriots-Colts game was Indy’s trick play that never should have been snapped, but it’s also worth taking a second to marvel at Jamie Collins clearing the Colts’ line to block an extra point attempt. He timed his leap with the snap perfectly, and used his l...
Former Giants Punter Steve Weatherford Is Trolling Eagles Fans Pretty Hard
Steve Weatherford was cut by the Giants before the season, but his loyalties ahead of tonight’s New York/Philly matchup are quite clear. He’s spent the last day pissing off Eagles fans online....
Daniel Murphy Just Keeps Mashing, Might Be Possessed
A Mets source reiterated to the Daily News yesterday that Daniel Murphy’s astounding postseason play hasn’t altered the club’s plan to let him leave this offseason. The Chicago Cubs, for their part, have more urgent Daniel Murphy concerns than what to do with him when his contract expires. Namely, t...
Noah Syndergaard Used To Be A Self-Described "Chunkster"
There aren’t many athletes who have a more apt nickname than Noah Syndergaard, who has been dubbed “Thor” because he truly looks like a Norse god and is likely a descendant of real-life Vikings. But before he became a hulking Norseman who throws 100 mph, Syndergaard looked like any other kid....
The Colts' Trick Play Went Hilariously Wrong In Every Way Possible
There are few moments in football more entertaining than a trick play, the weirder the better. One of those moments is a failed trick play. That...thing the Colts pulled last night certainly qualifies....
Julian Savea Scores Impressively Violent Try Through Three Frenchmen
The Rugby World Cup is currently heading towards its conclusion in England. Three of the four semifinalists have been set, and we have South Africa, Argentina, and New Zealand to look forward to in the next round. This is the furthest the Argentines have advanced in their country’s Rugby World Cup h...
Local News Delivers Entire Report On Michigan Beating MSU, Live From The Big House
If you tuned in to Grand Rapids ABC station WZZM for the news this evening, we’ll forgive you for not knowing that Michigan State beat Michigan with a miracle final play. That’s because the reporter on the scene, Jamal Spencer, delivered a complete live shot describing joyous Wolverines fans streami...
Frank Isola Has An Adorable Story About A Young Stephon Marbury
New York Daily News reporter Frank Isola has known Stephon Marbury for a long time, even before the Coney Island-raised Marbury played for the Knicks. During a break on Thursday’s taping of Around The Horn, Isola told Jackie MacMullan of the time he helped out a 13-year-old Marbury, who was hanging ...
Howie Kendrick Is Probably Still Looking For A Jeurys Familia Slider To Swing At
Sports tactics are easier to judge after the fact, of course, and I am not a big-league lifer, so take this with a grain of salt. Still, I can’t help but imagine that in years to come, when members of the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers reflect on this season, they will shake their heads sadly, look into t...
The Mets Celebrated With A Beer Slip 'N Slide
The Mets’ victory celebrations had everything from smoochin’ to sprayin’, but the cherry on top was a beer slip ‘n slide in the locker room. Which meant, in practical terms, dumping a bunch of beer on the floor and sliding through it....
Ecstatic Mets Fan Gives Terry Collins A Big Ol' Smooch
You’re a middle-aged Mets fan who just watched his team advance to the NLCS, and Mets manager Terry Collins is coming your way. You’re probably pretty drunk. Do you play it cool? Of course not....
Daniel Murphy Doesn't Want To Stop Being A Met Just Yet
Daniel Murphy’s Mets days are probably numbered, but he made sure last night that there will be at least a few more. Murphy pretty much was New York’s offense in their Game 5 win over the Dodgers, and backed by another excellent pitching performance from Jacob DeGrom, the Mets are through to the NLC...
This Child With A Chase "Butt-Ley" Sign Is A Good Mets Fan
We like to bust on the Mets and their fans quite a bit around here, but even we can’t deny the brilliance of this small Mets fan:...
Autopsy: Former NFL Player Tyler Sash Died From Accidental Painkiller Overdose
The Iowa Department of Public Health released the autopsy results for former New York Giants safety Tyler Sash, who was found dead in his Oskaloosa home on Sept. 8. According to the findings, the 27-year-old Sash died of an accidental overdose when he mixed two pain medications....
Report: Chase Utley Will Be Available For The Rest Of The NLDS
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the appeal hearing for Chase Utley’s two-game suspension will take place next Monday, meaning that he will be available to play in Game 4 of the NLDS, as well as Game 5 if the Dodgers win tonight. ...
Cops: Fight Outside Dodgers Stadium Leaves One With Critical Injuries
According to Los Angeles police, a fight that broke out in the Dodgers Stadium parking lot after Friday night’s NLDS game between the Mets and Dodgers has left one fan with critical injuries....
"Chase Utley Deserves The Electric Chair"
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Yoenis Cespedes Blasts Three-Run Homer To The Moon
Yoenis Cespedes, a good and righteous baseball man, got in on the Mets’ ongoing beatdown of the Dodgers with this massive three-run jack: ...
Mets Fans Lustily Boo Chase Utley
Two days after Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley fractured Ruben Tejada’s fibula with a brutal takeout slide, Mets fans let him know how they felt about it during pregame introductions for Game 3:...
This Is A Great Football Photo
The low-angle shot from behind a team deep in its own end is quickly becoming my favorite football photo. Here’s one from yesterday’s Patriots win over the Cowboys, taken by Getty Images’ Christian Petersen, showing God’s and Pepsi’s mighty grace shining down upon Touchdown Tom Brady. (I think there...