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Paul George Unleashed A Once-In-A-Lifetime 360 Windmill Dunk
You had better watch this dunk, because it's probably never going to happen again....
Lance Stephenson Lobbies For All-Star Votes With Crazy-Ass Video
Pacers shooting guard Lance Stephenson is currently enjoying a career year, and he would really appreciate it if NBA fans would recognize that accomplishment by sending him to the all-star game. ...
You Know Who Also Untied His Opponent's Shoes? Larry Bird
So it turns out that J.R. Smith isn't the only basketball player to have untied an opponent's shoes during free throws. A couple decades ago, another trash-talking, non-urban volume shooter pulled the same stunt, and somehow managed not to get written up by a professional sportswriter as a cross bet...
Colin Kaepernick Is Cold-Blooded
Colin Kaepernick forgot to strap on his wristband with his team's plays when he took the field for the second half, forcing the 49ers to burn a timeout. He let cornerback Micah Hyde read his eyes on a pass late in the fourth, and only Hyde's drop kept it from being a backbreaking interception. Cling...
Cool Offsides Penalty Has No Effect On 49ers Win
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman might have underplayed how close the 49ers-Packers game was to giving us extra football. Phil Dawson's game-winning kick went through Davon House's arms before it went through the uprights—though House may have been was offsides—as San Francisco won in Lambeau Field, 23-20....
Actual Photos Of Lambeau Field From Today
Remember when we thought it was really cold at Lambeau Field? Well, it still is cold—four degrees, currently—but that wasn't accurate evidence of how Lambeau Field is a frigid hellscape. Here are some real photos from today, thanks to AP photographers....
This Is Not What Lambeau Field Currently Looks Like
Many people on Twitter thought that this is was the frigid state of Lambeau Field today, before the 49ers-Packers game. It is not. This AP photo is from Dec. 22. The Packers also put it on Instagram two weeks ago....
NFL Playoff Longshots: A Guide To The Also-Rans
The teams with the best Super Bowl chances in this year's playoffs are obvious. But who cares about them—most aren't even playing this weekend. This is a look at some of the other teams in the Wild Card round who haven't gotten as much play, whether it's because they're heavy underdogs or just haven...
Colts And Packers Avoid Blackouts Thanks To Corporate Charity
Disaster mostly averted: Of the three teams facing the prospect of local TV blackouts for their wild card playoff games, two have achieved sellouts—sort of—and the third appears close. And it's all thanks to the benevolence of corporate America....
The 49ers-Packers Wild Card Game Is Going To Be So Damn Cold
It looks like this Sunday's Wild Card game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers is going to be one of the coldest games in NFL history. How cold is it going to be? Really damn cold....
Three Of Four NFL Playoff Games Could Be Blacked Out
The NFL maintains the largest live-to-televised enjoyment disparity of any major sport, but that ought to dissipate come the postseason. Yet three playoff games still have thousands of unsold tickets remaining, and broadcasts in those areas could be blacked out this weekend. The deadlines are just h...
Aaron Rodgers: "I'm Not Gay. I Really, Really Like Women"
Recently, we—like, quite possibly, you—became aware that there were some rumors working their way around the internet suggesting that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is gay. While not in any way convincing, the rumors were intriguing enough that we did a bit of reporting on them. That re...
Wisconsin Football Celebrates Packers Win, Except For One Sad Bears Fan
Players from Wisconsin's football team watched the Packers-Bears game from their hotel in Orlando as they prep for the Capital One Bowl. When Randall Cobb caught the game-winning touchdown for Green Bay, most of them celebrated. Most of them. The Bears fan in the Matt Forte jersey was so, so unhappy...
Defeated Brandon Marshall Is Defeated
[Packers cornerback Tramon Williams tries to talk to Brandon Marshall, who's fine with a face full of Soldier Field grass. Sam Shields had just picked off Jay Cutler to end the game, and the Bears' season. Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast/AP]...
Aaron Rodgers And Randall Cobb Put The Packers Into The Playoffs
It seems appropriate that the Packers' game-winning score was a connection from two of their players returning from injury. In a win-and-in Week 17 game against the Bears, Aaron Rodgers found a wide-open Randall Cobb on fourth down to take a 33-28 lead that ended up as the final score, putting Green...
Packers Score Bizarre Touchdown On Play Everybody Thought Was Dead
Aaron Rodgers and Jarrett Boykin inadvertently teamed up for an odd, delayed touchdown to give the Packers a 10-37 lead....
This Is A Horseshit Unnecessary Roughness Call
Had you any doubt the NFL would protect its priceless and fragile artifact Aaron Rodgers, here's something for you. The Bears' Shea McClellin earned an unnecessary roughness penalty for being subject to Newton's laws....
A Completely Out-Of-Context Interview With Brian Urlacher
There's a perfectly good reason why Brian Urlacher is dressed the way he is, talking about the Bears-Packers game for all the marbles tomorrow, but it's more fun to pretend he turned into the Scarlet Pimpernel upon retiring. ...
Aaron Rodgers Is Back For A Win-And-In Week 17 Game
The NFL hasn't been the same without Aaron Rodgers. ...