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Dayton Upsets OSU, Has Pizza-And-Dance Party In Locker Room
Dayton won the first game of the day moments ago, upsetting Ohio State 60-59. The Flyers celebrated the win the only way a thing can truly be celebrated: with pizza and dancing. ...
Dayton Defuses Aaron Craft's Heroics With Last-Second Glass
Vee Sanford's runner off the glass delivered the Dayton Flyers a 60-59 upset over Ohio State that looked like a win for the Buckeyes after Aaron Craft's acrobatic drive to the hoop seconds before....
Ben Roethlisberger Spawned Again
Tony Romo wasn't the only NFL quarterback to spawn this week. Steelers signal-caller Ben Roethlisberger and his wife Ashley had a girl named Baylee early Wednesday morning....
Inside The Bum Phillips Opera. (Yes, There Is A Bum Phillips Opera.)
"Places, Old Lady!" the stage manager shouts. "Places, Hippie Pig!"...
Will We Ever See Another Two-Sport Athlete?
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson was a college infielder, and was drafted by the Rockies in 2010. After being acquired in the Rule 5 draft by Texas, he showed up at Rangers spring training to take some drills, and said, "I've always had the dream of playing two sports." Well, the quintessential two-sport...
Browns WR Josh Gordon Has A Gigantic, Elaborate Back Tattoo
Koi. A geisha. His jersey number. Josh Gordon's tremendous back tattoo has all that, and more!...
Panthers' Shitty Offseason Gets Worse With Cam Newton's Ankle
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will undergo ankle surgery Wednesday. The recovery will keep him sidelined for an estimated four months, another piece of crappy news added to the pile that is Carolina's offseason....
Jim Irsay Enters Rehab
A day after he was arrested and charged with OWI and possession of prescription drugs, the Colts announced that owner Jim Irsay has checked himself into rehab....
How Have The Weights Of NFL Positions Changed Over Time?
Craig Booth—who previously made those NFL height/weight charts—just released a great series of graphics showing how the median weights of various positions have changed since 1950, based on data from Pro Football Reference. Booth isn't the first to visualize this sort of trend, but the inclusion of ...
The NFL Now Wants $15.1 Million From M.I.A., Because The NFL Is Crazy
It was pretty goddamn ridiculous—for reasons explained here and here—when the NFL decided that it was going to sue M.I.A. for flipping the bird during her Super Bowl halftime performance, but according to new documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the league's suit against M.I.A. has now gon...
Terrell Davis Had The Best Reaction To This Morning's L.A. Earthquake
OK, second-best reaction after this guy. But Terrell Davis's O-face, at the NFL Network's Los Angeles studio during today's 4.4 magnitude quake, is pretty great too. ...
Ex-NFLer Who Quit Over Health Concerns Arrested On Drug Charges
Former Seahawks and Broncos O-lineman John Moffitt, who retired from the NFL last season claiming the money wasn't worth the health risks, was arrested early Sunday morning on drug charges after a fight at a Chicago club....
Jim Harbaugh Has A Push-Up Contest With A Walrus
Here's Jim Harbaugh in gym-teacher mode getting down and doing some 'shups with Siku the walrus. Nice form, Siku. ...
Another Owner Is In Trouble. Does The NFL Have A Culture Problem?
Every offseason, a concentrated run of player arrests inevitably results in critics bemoaning the NFL's "culture." They conveniently forget that NFL player arrest rates are well below normal by every metric, and that legal problems aren't confined to those on the field....
Emmanuel Sanders's Broncos Deal Pissed Off Some Other Teams
The Broncos introduced their newest wide receiver yesterday, but a handful of teams are still fuming about Emmanuel Sanders's free agency, which one burned NFL executive called "one of the worst situations in modern football negotiations."...
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Colts Owner Jim Irsay Arrested On DUI, Possession Charges [Updates]
Colts owner Jim Irsay—who, despite images like these, has said before that he doesn't drink—was arrested late last night in Indiana....
Little Girl Deals With Loss Of Steve Smith Better Than Crying Brother
The dad taping his son's reaction to the Panthers cutting Steve Smith is certainly rubbing it in a bit—"they fired him,"—and sad sports kids aren't as cute as they used to be, but the real star of the video is the pragmatic sister....
How Fast Has Your NFL Team Cycled Through Coaches?
Over at the TheSportsGeeks.com, Alex Chalupka has put together a pretty telling graphic on the tenure length of each NFL team's last three coaches. The Steelers have had an impressive run, with just three coaches in the last 44 years, and at least one Super Bowl for each. The unfortunate Browns are ...
Richard Sherman Can't Stop Beefing With NFL Players On Twitter
If you thought an offseason spent as Super Bowl champion would soften Richard Sherman's edges, you thought wrong. Sherman's still out there, lurking on Twitter, ready to pounce on anyone dumb enough to insinuate that he isn't the best corner in the league. ...
Brandon Browner's Agent Handles Free Agency Reports At Rec Hockey Game
Defensive back Brandon Browner had signed with the Patriots tonight. Or, he hasn't. It depends on who you listen to. But the best part's that Peter Schaffer, Browner's agent, is dealing with the conflicting reports from his adult hockey league game in Denver....