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Gary Bettman Upholds Dennis Wideman's Suspension, Provides Window Into NHL Investigation

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Dennis Wideman’s 20-game suspension for cross-checking a linesman from behind today, a widely expected ruling that Wideman will now appeal to a neutral arbitrator. Wideman’s primary defense, that he was concussed shortly before hitting referee Don Henderson—Widem...

Umpire Awards Point To Caroline Wozniacki's Opponent For No Reason

Dominika Cibulkova knocked Caroline Wozniacki out of the St. Petersburg WTA tournament yesterday in a match that featured one of the most baffling decisions made by a chair umpire we’ve seen in a long time....

Conference Video Reveals Boise State-Colorado State Ending Botched By Bad Technology

Mountain West officials waved off James Webb’s would-be buzzer-beater because their replay technology counted time at double speed, a video released today by the conference reveals....

Terrell Owens Didn't Make The Hall Of Fame, Which Is Bullshit

Terrell Owens is second all-time in receiving yards, sixth in catches, and third all-time in receiving touchdowns, yet was not elected to the Hall Of Fame this year, in his first year of eligibility. Owens announced the news this evening....

Dennis Wideman Cross-Checks Linesman From Behind

The second period of the Predators’ 2-1 win over the Flames featured a strange and scary moment, as Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman absolutely leveled linesman Don Henderson on his way back to the bench. The hit sure looks intentional, but Wideman had just been checked hard into the boards, and loo...

Ducks' Shawn Horcoff Suspended 20 Games For Using PEDs [Update]

The NHL announced today that Anaheim Ducks center Shawn Horcoff will be suspended for 20 games without pay for violating the league’s performance enhancing substances policy....

Reports: Patriots Fire OL Coach Dave DeGuglielmo After Line Is Overrun By Broncos

That Patriots have fired offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo, according to Ian Rapoport and confirmed by ESPN, one day after the Patriots’ offensive line was repeatedly pummeled in the AFC Championship game. The Broncos won 20-18 mostly on the strength of their pressure, as they hit Tom Brady 20 t...

Thomas Davis Breaks Arm, Vows To Play In Super Bowl Anyway

If there was a gloomy moment for the Panthers during their destruction of the Cardinals in the NFC Championship game, it was when linebacker Thomas Davis left the field with his right arm immobilized by the training staff. The injury, a broken arm, turned out to be as bad as it looked, but Davis sai...

Panthers Fan Falling Out Of The Stands, In Extreme Slow Motion

Well done, sir. Your celebration of a Panthers touchdown may have busted your neck, but it succeeded in making millions bust their guts laughing....

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¡Súperman Una Vez Más! 

Cam Newton is leading his Carolina Panthers team to an NFC championship and is almost certainly the NFL MVP. These achievements seem almost modest, you know, for Superman. But the Man of Steel took flight in the third quarter of tonight’s blowout NFC title game; ¡Es un pájaro! ¡Es un avión!...

New England Patriots Suffering From BSOD

Microsoft has been on a season-long campaign to make sure you know the tablet computers on NFL sidelines are their Surface models, not iPads. Like most Microsoft products, the Surface tablets are crashing—at least those on the New England sideline. Money well-spent, Microsoft....

ESPN Dumbass Danny Kanell Calls For Broncos To Commit Late Hits On Tom Brady

We don’t deny that it would be hilarious to watch Von Miller cream an unsuspecting Tom Brady well after the whistle. But we certainly can’t endorse it, which is exactly what ESPN’s Danny Kanell did on his radio show today....

NBA Ref Scott Wall Leaves Game After Being Injured By TV Cameraman

Longtime NBA official Scott Wall was forced to leave tonight’s Grizzlies-Nuggets game in Denver after tripping over a sideline camera operator and injuring his leg....

There Was An Incident With The Footballs And Gauges At Gillette Stadium This Weekend

Almost exactly a year to the day after Patriots equipment personnel “likely” intentionally deflated footballs to make them easier for Tom Brady to grip—at least, that’s according to the NFL’s Wells Report—there was another incident involving footballs and gauges before a Patriots playoff game at Gil...

Oregon State Forward Suspended At Least Four Games For Tripping Ref

Oregon State suspended forward Jarmal Reid a “minimum” of four games, after he tripped referee Tommy Nunez during Sunday night’s game against Utah. Reid appeared to be frustrated with a no-call after he was knocked to the floor by Utah center Jakob Poeltl, and retaliated by sticking out his leg and ...

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Andy Reid Is Still Andy Reid

When Andy Reid was fired by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, our own Tom Scocca called him a “powerful but slow football thinker,” and described what it was like to watch Reid’s offense slowly, painfully deny itself a shot at a Super Bowl victory:...

Peyton Manning Told Emmanuel Sanders To Be Ready For His Self-Sack

For a Broncos’ offense without much going in the air (Peyton Manning’s struggles didn’t magically go away, though the receivers’ drops may have hurt more than anything else), Denver’s longest play from scrimmage was a weird one. Early in the fourth quarter, Manning slid to the turf to avoid perceive...

Josh Norman's Freelance Sack Was As Brilliant As It Was Ballsy

It’s hard to call any play made by a team that was up 31-0 at halftime and led through all four quarters a true “game-saver,” but there’s no denying that the Panthers were in need of a big play after the Seahawks’ successful fake punt late in the third quarter. That’s when Josh Norman went off-scrip...