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Hard Knocks: New York Jets rookies are thoroughly unentertainingI so badly wanted to focus this column on Robert Saleh’s competitor speech. If there are four different levels of competitors, one of those four levels cannot be titled “competitor.” By saying there are different levels of competitor means that no matter the level, everyone is a competitor. That spe...

MLB awards 2020: A look at the front-runners for this weird-ass seasonWe’re approaching the final weekend of the baseball season, and a lot remains up in the air, with several playoff spots still yet to be clinched....

DeAndre Ayton Is GoodThe sorry-ass Mavericks lost to the sorry-ass Suns in Phoenix last night, thanks mostly to a fourth-quarter explosion from Devin Booker. These two teams will most likely be headed south sometime around the all-star break, so the only reason to tune in would have been to check out the NBA debuts of L...

Jon Gruden Whacking Carson Wentz With A Pool Noodle Is The Highlight Of The NFL Offseason

The NFL offseason is a slog that goes from boring to unbearable as we get closer to the draft. The lone beacon of whimsy among the increasingly grim and tired analysis of character issues and 40 times has always been Jon Gruden’s QB Camp, a television show about a guy who says weird shit to young pe...

NBA Rookies Are Receiving The Best Advice

The New York Times's Sarah Lyall is at the NBA Rookie Transition Program, where the most talented young basketballers in the world learn the important things about their sometimes-rocky transitions to the pros. They're receiving advice on everything from fashion to fan relations to celebrity, an...

Watching NFL Rookies Find Out Their Madden Ratings Is The Best

Think about how much Madden you play. Now think about how much Madden you'd play if you were actually in Madden. That would be pretty dope, right? Unless they gave you a rating that made you look terrible. Here are a bunch of NFL draftees seeing their ratings for the first time. ...

Victor Oladipo And Cody Zeller Posterize Their Fellow Rookies

The posterizing meme lives on, thanks to NBA rookies and former college teammates Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller. ...

Tony Sanchez Is Really, Really Excited To Be A Pittsburgh Pirate

Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez, the fourth overall pick in the 2009 MLB draft, made his big-league debut yesterday as a DH against the Angels. His first plate appearance came with two outs in the second inning, and it was especially memorable. Neil Walker was on first and Joe Blanton was pitching. San...