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Vitali Klitschko Sprayed With Fire Extinguisher During Kiev Protests
What's Vitali Klitschko up to these days? The retired boxer was trying to keep the peace during protests in Kiev, Ukraine's capital, asking demonstrators not to provoke police. In return, someone sprayed a fire extinguisher in his face....
Judge Says NFL's $765 Million Concussion Settlement Not Enough
A judge has denied a preliminary motion to approve the $765 million settlement between the NFL and a group of retired players. The quick of it is the NFL is probably going to have to pay out a whole lot more. ...
Welcome Back, Percy Harvin
Percy Harvin is playing for the first time since November 17, 2013. This, a 15-yard penalty for targeting a defenseless receiver, is the first play he's been involved in. Yeah, that's his mouth guard flying out....
Having A Bad Day? Well, At Least It's Not Raining Shit In Your Office
Look upon the indoor poop storm of 2014, and tremble....
Does Your Personal Trainer Suck?
Do you pay someone money to help you with "fitness" in some way? Let me ask you a personal question: Does he or she suck? Oh it is quite likely, yes. ...
Jamaal Charles Left The Game After This Play
Jamaal Charles left the game during the Chiefs first drive of the game (a touchdown-scoring drive, regardless) after this hit/tackle. It looks like his helmet hits the ground and he clearly was slow getting up. According to the Bob Glauber he is being evaluated for a concussion and his return is lis...
Gene Teague Slams Head On Court, Suffers "Really Bad Concussion"
This is a scary moment from early in the second half of Friday's Seton Hall game against Lafayette. Gene Teague, who was having a phenomenal game up to that point and already had a double-double, has his feet undercut as he makes his move to the rim and violently lands on his head. He then begins co...
What It Was Like To Play In The Most Violent NFL Game Ever
After the most violent NFL game ever played, Marc Wilson sat on the team flight back to the West Coast, nursing his injured thumb. A Raiders team doctor approached. He had a secret message to pass along....
The Real Reason The NFL Can't Fix Concussions Any Time Soon
In yesterday's game against the Giants, Lions tight end Dorin Dickerson sustained a concussion while covering a kickoff return. (It appears to have been on a simple touchback.) He stayed in the game, until he eventually screwed up on back to back plays. ...
Panthers Fan Gets Drenched By All Of The Rain
At least he has that thin plastic poncho keeping him damp instead of soaked....
Paralyzed Player Looks Upon Gravely Injured Player: Regrettable Angle?
Much of last night's ESPN coverage from the New Orleans Bowl matchup between Tulane and Louisiana-Lafayette focused on former Green Wave safety Devon Walker, who was paralyzed from the neck down after a helmet-to-helmet collision last year in a game against Tulsa. When Tulane cornerback Jordan Sulle...
Ex-Viking Gary Larsen: I Forget Things, But That's Part Of The Game
This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...
Yeah, This Is Roughing The Passer
I don't know what Gary Danielson is talking about, Kyle Maxwell hits Keenan Reynolds right in the facemask with the crown of his helmet. ...
GSP Is Being Honest; It's The Best Thing That Could Happen To Fighting
So UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is disappearing from the fight game for an indefinite and unspecified period of time, relinquishing his title and taking time to rest from a career that's seen him spend more time fighting in the UFC than anyone else ever has. Whether or not he ever ret...
My Injury File: How I Shot, Smoked, And Screwed My Way Through The NFL
Adapted from Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile (Harper)....
Rob Gronkowski Also Has A Concussion, Is The NFL's Latest Nightmare
When Browns safety T.J. Ward sent his shoulder crashing into Rob Gronkowski's outstretched right leg, everyone had the same two thoughts: "Holy shit, Gronk just tore his ACL!" and "Ward only went low because he didn't want to concuss Gronk and get fined for doing so." Well, try telling that second ...
Jim Ross Calls Toppling Of Lenin Statue
Ukrainian protestors toppled a statue of Lenin in Kiev today. Here is wrestling legend Jim Ross calling that historic moment. How many other statues of Lenin remain in the world, anyway?...
FOX NFL Sunday: Behind The Curtain
David Pierce takes us behind the scenes of Fox NFL Sunday over at the Verge:...