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Middle School Football Coach Fired For Planning Team Dinner At Hooters
Corbett Middle School's football team in Oregon just finished their season, so you know what that means: awards dinner. Head Coach Randall Burbach knew precisely what would make this awards dinner unforgettable. Boobs. Ass. Chicken. Socks....

Playing With Food: Pumpkin Beer Bread Edition
I think I can speak for the rest of the Foodspin staff when I say that we love it when you try out the recipes we publish. It's even better when you tell us how they turned out for you, and even better when you make them your own. So go ahead and play with your food so we can show everyone else the ...

Still Diggin': 13 Memorable BASW Stories
And just cause, here's a baker's dozen of my favorite BASW stories over the years:...

Andrea Bargnani Attempted A Reverse Dunk, And It Did Not Go Well
If you were wondering how the Andrea Bargnani era is coming along in New York, look no further than this GIF. ...

Report: John Fox To Undergo Heart Surgery, Miss At Least A Month
Denver Broncos head coach John Fox will have heart surgery on Tuesday and miss roughly four to six weeks to recovery, as first reported by Jay Glazer....

Stoke City Keeper Scores Goal Within First 15 Seconds
It took keeper Asmir Begović merely 15 seconds to score his first career goal when the cleared ball bounced over Southampton's Artur Boruc and in for an incredibly early 1-0 Stoke City lead. Begović's goal was the fifth ever by a keeper in EPL; the last instance was Tim Howard in 2012....

How To Make Pumpkin Beer Bread, Because Autumn And Because Beer
It's almost impossible these days to talk about autumn without talking about pumpkin-flavored this and pumpkin-flavored that. For which, one can presume, we have Starbucks to thank. And you know? Pumpkin may not be your thing (it is not particularly my thing), but we can all agree that the existence...

St. Louis Man Arrested After Threatening Boston On Twitter
Everybody say hi to Bobby Metzinger. St. Louis police arrested him over the weekend and charged him with making terroristic threats against the city of Boston from his Twitter account. The 30-year-old former PR professional was once highlighted by a St. Louis television station for having landed a j...

This Week In Soccer Fisticuffs: Players <i>And</i> Referees Throw Punches
A referee punched a player in Kuwait and a high school player here in the States punched a ref; it's been a busy week here at the People-Punching-Each-Other-While-Playing-Soccer Desk. Let's get down to business....


Judge Finds That NFL Arbitration Has "Potential For Very Real Bias"
A Missouri Court of Appeals judge has declared the NFL's arbitration policy "unconscionable and unenforceable," writing that "the Arbitration Provision does not afford a mechanism to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the arbitration proceeding." It's important reading for any football player w...

From Barber Shops To Roof Tops, Watching The Game
Dig this photo gallery—From Barber Shops to Rooftops, Watching the Game—over at the New York Times. ...

The Utah Jazz Tweeted A Photo Of A Blackface Karl Malone
The competition didn't last long....

Bad Idea, Vandy
Johnny Football is having his way with Vanderbilt today, but the Commodores aren't helping their cause much. ...

Book Excerpt: Nicholas Dawidoff On The 2011 New York Jets
Over at Men's Journal check out this excerpt from Nicholas Dawidoff's new book, Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football:...

William Harrison, Author Of Sports Dystopia <em>Rollerball</em>, Has Died
William Harrison, the author and screenwriter whose 1975 classic Rollerball semi-accurately foretold how the future of sport would suck, died Tuesday, just shy of his 80th birthday....

What Can I Do With This Liquid Smoke Stuff?
Welcome to the Feedbag, where all the dumb questions about food, drink, cooking, eating, and accidental finger removal you've been embarrassed to ask can finally receive the berating they goddamn deserve. Also: answers. Send all your even-vaguely-food-related questions to [email protected] wit...

Pat McAfee Gets Tabbed For "Random" Drug Test After Highlight Tackle
Colts punter Pat McAfee lived out every punter's wet dream last night when he demolished return man Trindon Holliday with a crushing tackle along the sideline. It seems that McAfee's feat of strength didn't go unnoticed by the NFL, as he found an ominous note in his locker today: ...
