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NASCAR Teams Beat Shit Out Of Each Other In Choreographed Mayhem
Brad Keselowski is once again at the center of a NASCAR brawl as his squad traded punches with Jeff Gordon's in another display of stock car racing hilarity at Texas Motor Speedway....
Here's Video Of The Minneapolis Protest Against The Redskins' Name
Before the Washington-Minnesota game, a large crowd marched to TCF Bank Stadium to protest the Washington Redskins' name. Reader Tanner sent us video of the march by his window....
'Skins Team Buses Involved In Crash On Way To Stadium
Two Washington team buses were involved in an accident on the trip to the Vikings' stadium this morning due to a missed exit. A good way to start game day....
Gordie Howe Watches As Joe Louis Arena Gives Him A Standing Ovation
Gordie Howe is back resting at his daughter's home after suffering a stroke, and the Detroit Red Wings wanted to do something nice to help lift his spirits. Before In the middle of the first period of Friday night's game at Joe Louis Arena against the Los Angeles Kings, they got the crowd to sta...
DeAngelo Hall Tore His Achilles When He Slipped While Getting Pizza
The NFL's had a weird spate of injuries this season, on top of the regular injuries that happen every game. Stephen Tulloch and Lamarr Houston tore their ACLs celebrating; Detroit Lions tight end Joseph Fauria hurt himself trying to stop his (adorable) puppy from peeing in the house; and yesterday, ...
Bradley Wright-Phillips Scores 90th-Minute Goal, Puts Red Bulls Past KC
Sporting KC's season is over after Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the 90th minute to put his New York Red Bulls into the MLS Eastern Conference semifinals....
The SEC Really Does Benefit From Media Bias In Polls
This past week, four of the top five teams in the Associated Press College Football Poll hailed from the SEC West Division. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini, among others, wondered aloud whether ESPN's ownership of the brand-new SEC network, which launched this year, might be responsible for such a coinci...
This Is The Problem With Saying "Redskins" On TV
OK, so it's an ad, and as a rule we don't participate in advertising campaigns. We're making an exception here, though, because the commercial above quietly makes a good point that we made bluntly not too long ago, about the normalization of a racial slur....
DeSean Jackson Will Catch Deep Balls No Matter Who Throws To Him
Washington has started three quarterbacks this season in an effort to find one that works. It's been terrible. Despite the shuffling, one offensive player hasn't been affected much at all: DeSean Jackson, the big-play receiver with the busted quarterbacks, has kept busting up defenses. ...
Report: Gordie Howe Suffered "Serious" Stroke
Red Wings legend Gordie Howe suffered a stroke early Sunday morning in Texas, according to The Detroit News. Howe, 86, is now out of the hospital and recuperating in Lubbock at his daughter's house. His son told the paper that, while Howe is having significant physical issues, his mind is doing bett...
PR Guy Pulls Colt McCoy Away From ESPN Deportes Interview: "No Means No"
Colt McCoy was the hero of tonight's big Washington win over Dallas, and so it figures that he'd be doing the run through of all the ESPN networks—given they hold the broadcast rights to Monday Night games, after all. Turns out a PR handler doesn't want McCoy talking to ESPN's Spanish-language Depor...
Colt McCoy Tries To Celebrate Touchdown, Eats It
We need to talk about your celebrations, Colt....
Tony Romo Knocked Out Of Game Vs. Washington With Apparent Back Injury
Tony Romo failed to make it through the third quarter of the Cowboys' battle at home against the Redskins tonight after a sack by Keenan Robinson left the Dallas quarterback unable to rise from the turf for several minutes....
Darren Rovell Is A Damned Snitch
Here's ESPN's Darren Rovell's take on the adorable, potentially post-coital selfie of Notre Dame receiver Justin Brent with famed adult actress Lisa Ann:...
Report: Red Bull Doesn't Do Shit
You can spot Red Bull in the hands and on the heads of plenty of extreme sports athletes, but like most products that claim performance-enhancing benefits, a hat is just a hat and a drink is just a drink....
Eric Bledsoe Shook Some Poor Scrub Right Off The Damn Court
Preseason basketball isn't really worth much of anyone's time, but there is value in the fact that it allows the game's best players ample opportunity to humiliate end-of-the-bench scrubs in live game action. That's how we ended up with Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe shaking Clippers benchwarmer Jare...
Arkansas St. Scores Touchdown Because Runner Tackled Onto His Teammate
Arkansas State gave up 34 points in the first 21 minutes of their game tonight against Louisiana-Lafayette, but they gained seven of those back when running back Michael Gordon took a hit, went down, and decided to keep running—70 yards for a touchdown....
Latvian Hockey Player Dishes Out Bizarre Check
Kristaps Zile of Latvian club HK Rīga dispensed one of the weirdest hockey checks ever on an opponent Friday night. (It's at the 0:25 mark, though the video should start there for you.) Zile went for a hip check on Red Bull Salzburg's Lukas Pozgay but instead carried Pozgay quite a length, right i...