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Jameis Winston Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalty Costs Bucs Touchdown Chance
Tampa Bay was set to have the ball on fourth down at the 49ers’ five-yard line with two feet to go for first-and-goal. That’s before Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston lipped off to an official, pushing the ball back 15 yards and eliminating any chance of his team tying up San Francisco on the dr...

Chelsea Need Just 30 Seconds To Take Lead On Manchester United
Pedro made mincemeat of Man United defense en route to giving Chelsea a 1-0 lead just 30 seconds into their match today at Stamford Bridge. Let’s give Marcos Alonso a hand for the assist, too....

God Bless Bullpen Catchers
Comcast SportsNet Chicago aired lots of compelling footage last night of Cubs players, staff, and fans celebrating their first National League pennant in 71 years, but its most delightful—if that is the right word for it—moment is when bullpen catcher Chad Noble got wet and sticky in his hot dog (Co...

Penn State Shocks Ohio State With Winning Touchdown Off Blocked Field Goal
Unranked Penn State knocked off #2 Ohio State when Grant Haley scooped up a blocked Buckeyes field goal and took it to the end zone, giving the Nittany Lions a 24-21 win after their defense stopped J.T. Barrett and the Buckeyes offense....

Pep Guardiola Very Politely Sons British Journalist
British journalist: “Pep, do you think your failure to beat the best team in the world a couple months into you tenure at a brand new club means you might consider throwing away the tactical philosophy that has made you arguably the greatest, most successful coach of your generation?”...

Ted Cruz Calls Colin Kaepernick A Spoiled Knucklehead
Ted Cruz, whose face is all moist surfaces and uncanny angles and about a third too much skin, will be remembered as the cuck who said to the American people, “Please elect the man who called my wife ugly and implied that my father murdered JFK as the next president of the United States. I’m a puddi...

<i>First Take </i>Has Nothing On These Portuguese Soccer Pundits
We might think America’s cadre of shouty TV sports agitators is particularly impressive in a dark and horrifying kind of way, but these two guys on Portugal’s Prolongamento seem like they could bury even Stephen A. Smith under a mountain of shrieks and insults with no problem....

Patrik Laine Is Also A Very Good Hockey Teen
Auston Matthews’s four-goal explosion in his very first game was the most impressive showing by a rookie so far this season, but he’s not the only precocious youngster scoring bundles of goals. Finnish winger Patrik Laine was picked by the Jets right behind Matthews, and the two hockey teens met ton...
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Derrick Rose Found Not Liable In Civil Rape Trial [Updated]
Knicks guard Derrick Rose was found not liable on all counts today in the civil suit accusing him and two friends of gang-raping a woman in 2013. Rose’s two friends, Ryan Allen and Randall Hampton, were cleared on all counts as well....

<i>New York Times</i> Endorses Monarchy
In a move much anticipated by members of the royal court, the Kingdom of the New York Times has elevated a prince of Family Sulzberger to a position in line for the throne. ...

Everyone Got Called A Liar In Closing Arguments At The Derrick Rose Trial<em></em>
Lawyers for both sides in the Derrick Rose trial made their closing arguments today and the proceeding ended the way it began—with both sides telling vastly different stories about what happened in the early hours inside Jane Doe’s Los Angeles apartment back in 2013. ...

Derrick Rose's Accuser Questioned About Text Messages On Final Day Of Testimony
The Derrick Rose civil trial, in its last hours of testimony, was all about text messages on Tuesday. It began with Jane Doe answering questions about text messages her attorneys failed to submit to the defense earlier in the trial, continued with lawyers fighting over even more text messages, and e...

Phil Kessel Endures The Penguins' Media Day
The Pittsburgh Penguins filmed winger Phil Kessel as he went through the responsibilities of the team’s media day, and it’s a delight. I especially related to the part where Kessel swore after being told that he had to participate in social media....

Remember When Donald Trump Called Condoleezza Rice A Bitch?
No one respects women more than noted pussy-grabber Donald Trump. This, according to Trump, is indisputable. Which is why it may shock you to learn that, back in 2006, in a speech made to thousands, Donald Trump called former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice “a bitch.”...

Nick Kyrgios Fined And Suspended For Tanking
Apparently unamused by Nick Kyrgios’s tanking antics in a second-round match at the Shanghai Masters, the ATP struck the No. 14 ranked player with a $25,000 fine for “Conduct Contrary to the Integrity of the Game” and an eight-week ban from the tour. ...

Who Was Really Expecting Colin Kaepernick To Talk About Football?
The San Francisco 49ers got absolutely stomped by the Buffalo Bills Sunday afternoon, allowing three touchdowns in the fourth quarter for a final score of 45-16, sending the hapless 49ers home with a 1-5 record. No one outside of Buffalo really cared about that, though....

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Former Friend Of Jane Doe Repeatedly Calls Doe A Liar On The Stand
A onetime friend of Jane Doe took the stand Friday, testifying for Derrick Rose’s side in the civil suit accusing him and two friends of gang-rape in 2013. In her testimony on Friday, Gabriela Chavez repeatedly called her former friend a liar and said she came forward because she wanted to be on the...

Accuser's Ex-Roommate Clashes With Defense Lawyer In Derrick Rose Rape Trial
In today’s proceedings of the civil rape trial of Derrick Rose and two of his friends, the plaintiff’s two former* roommates testified that she was acting strangely the day after the alleged assault. During cross-examination, they were asked multiple times if they were receiving any money for their ...