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Marshawn Lynch Embraces Draymond Green's Mom For Talking "Real Shit"
Oakland native and Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is on the premises for today’s Warriors NBA title celebration, and somehow ended up live on CSN with Dramond Green’s mother. Lynch was so moved by Ms. Babers-Green that he risked his own mother’s disapproval and hugged the Warriors forw...
Herschel Walker Says He Played Russian Roulette "More Than Once"
Former NFL player and MMA fighter Herschel Walker stopped by Highly Questionable today to talk about his playing career and other topics, and Dan Le Batard brought up the story that Walker once played Russian roulette at his lowest point after his football days. Walker clarified that the game happen...
Michael Oher Says <i>The Blind Side</i> Was Bad For His Career
New Panthers left tackle Michael Oher got into a fight at minicamp yesterday. It was a good one: he and DE Kony Ealy both threw punches, and wrestled each other to the ground before they were pulled away by teammates. Ron Rivera blamed the near-100-degree heat. Oher blamed that Sandra Bullock movie....
It Appears Clinton Portis Owes A Lot Of People A Lot Of Money
Court filings unearthed this week reveal that banks, the IRS, and a casino are lining up to collect from former star NFL running back Clinton Portis. Even worse, it looks like the bank is trying to foreclose on the house Portis bought for his mother in 2004....
An Illicit Tour Of The New Vikings Stadium
The Vikings’ new billion-dollar stadium is little more than a year from opening, and feels much further away. Bulldozers work upon the patch of broken earth that will eventually become a football field. Its upper deck levels are nothing but giant, bare, staircase-like concrete slabs and along every ...
We Hopped A Fence And Explored The Ruins Of Candlestick Park
On Saturday, Ryan and a friend sneaked into San Francisco’s Candlestick Park home of the Giants from 1960-1999 and the 49ers from 1971-2013. Demolition began in November of last year, but after opposition from local residents to an implosion, crews began to tear it down manually. That demolition has...
Tom Brady Dances Like A 5-Year-Old When Migos Plays
The Patriots held their Super Bowl ring ceremony Sunday, which isn’t really the interesting part. After the presentation ended, Tom Brady and company danced the night away. Wiz Khalifa was also there, for some reason....
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What's Going On With Michael Sam?
The last time we checked in with Michael Sam, he had signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. But just three weeks later, and the day before the Alouettes’ first exhibition match, Sam has left the team amidst murky circumstances. The Alouettes released ...
Note To Jay Mariotti: <i>Ray Donovan</i> Premieres On July 12
This is an urgent message for Jay Mariotti. Jay, please read this....
The Colts Have Some Extremely Sad Banners
The Indianapolis Colts have a new banner in their stadium, one that reads “2014 AFC Finalist.” Hey, ummm, the Colts? “AFC finalist” is not a real thing........
This Kellen Winslow Jr./Antonio Cromartie Twitter Beef Is Getting Good
On Tuesday, Jets CB Antonio Cromartie played reporter and actually hit teammate Dee Milliner with a tough question, referencing Milliner being “on the roster bubble.” That didn’t sit well with former Jets TE Kellen Winslow Jr., who was teammates with Cromartie in New York for one season....
These Filipino Divers Gave It Their Best Shots, And Failed Spectacularly
Salute Filipino divers John David Pahoyo and John Elmerson Fabriga, because even with no experience and little support, the two athletes still competed in this year’s Southeast Asian Games. Sure, they were awful, but... well, I don’t know where I’m going with this. It’s not their faults, though....
Report: Malcolm Butler Benched For Arriving Late To Voluntary Practice
The last time Malcolm Butler was in the news, it was because he was busy sealing a Super Bowl win for the Patriots with an incredible interception. But past accomplishments don’t earn you any leeway in Bill Belichick’s world. ...
The Chargers Will Retire LaDainian Tomlinson's Number
At halftime of San Diego’s Week 14 Sunday night game, LaDainian Tomlinson will be inducted into the team’s hall of fame and become just the fourth Charger to have his jersey retired. I’m sure it’ll be a lovely ceremony, but more importantly, this is a great excuse to watch some highlights of one of ...
Kellen Winslow Jr. Issues Weak Fistfight Challenge To Antonio Cromartie
For those who wanted an update on Kellen Winslow Jr., the former tight end was complaining about Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie on Twitter today. Everyone on Twitter—who cared, anyway— watched these ex-teammates tepidly burn each other....
Chris Heston Threw His No-Hitter In Front Of His Little League Coach
Here’s a neat story to go along with Giants pitcher Chris Heston’s unconventional no-hitter. One of the people in the crowd at Citi Field last night was a guy from Florida named Brad Thomsen, who happens to have coached Heston from little league all the way through high school....
Chris Heston Throws Unconventional No-Hitter
Giants pitcher Chris Heston, in only the 13th start of his career, threw a no-hitter against the Mets at Citi Field tonight. If you look at the box score, you’ll notice he didn’t walk any batters, so why wasn’t it a perfect game? Because he hit three batters: two in a row in the 4th and one to lead ...
Jim Tomsula Doesn't Care For All This Social Media Malarkey
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula, who runs his team with all the leadership stylings of a substitute teacher, has some thoughts on social media. You will absolutely guess what he thinks of it....
Tony Romo Calls The NFL Greedy For Shutting Down His Fantasy Convention
A Tony Romo-organized fantasy football convention scheduled for next month in Las Vegas was canceled after the NFL warned participating players that they’d be in violation of league rules. It sounded like a weak explanation at the time, and now Romo says the NFL was just mad it didn’t stand to make ...