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Here's How The NFL Reacted To Michael Sam Coming Out
When Michael Sam came out tonight, likely becoming the first publicly gay active NFL player next season, we knew there'd be some shocking reactions from people on Twitter, including some of those in the NFL. Here, to preserve them publicly, are those tweets:...
NFL Prospect Michael Sam Says He Is Gay
Former Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam is projected to be taken in this year's NFL Draft. Even if he goes undrafted and a team signs him, Sam could be the first publicly gay active player in the NFL....
Sad Manchester United Allow Elderly Samuel Eto'o To Score Hat Trick
No one would have imagined this before the season started: Chelsea demolishes Manchester United 3-1, and the only remotely surprising thing is that Samuel Eto'o—a thousand years old, a chronic misfirer—was the man who knocked in the goals. And yet that's how it is....
Good Read--Richard Lange's Dead Boys
A friend recently gave me Dead Boys, Richard Lange's 2007 collection of short stories. I've read three so far and I'm hooked. He's really good, man....
Somehow The A&M <i>Defense</i> Was The Hero Of A 52-48 Bowl Win
Johnny Manziel will get much of the credit, and deservedly so since the Texas A&M defense allowed 38 points in the first half, but Johnny Football doesn't do what Johnny Football did unless his D tightened up in the second half. ...
Was Sammy Sosa Really All That Great?
Having purchased a Hall of Fame ballot, which we'll be filling out in accordance with the wishes of our readers, we're examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series ca...
Police Seek Suspect In Rape During Texas A&M-LSU Football Game
Police issued a warrant Thursday for a suspect in a rape that occurred on LSU's campus during the Tigers' football game against Texas A&M....
2013 Deadspin Hall of Fame Nominee: Vodka Samm
Vodka Samm stumbled and slurred her way into our hearts back in September. She tried to jump on the field during a University of Iowa football game, was snagged by police before she could get there, had a .341 blood-alcohol content, and unashamedly boasted about it all on Twitter. Vodka Samm showed ...
An Interview With Richie Incognito, Italian Teenager
Because we don't work out with Richie Incognito, we weren't able to land him for an interview. So we did the next best thing: We spoke with 17-year-old Richie Incognito, a student from Varese, Italy, and asked him his feelings on the Dolphins imbroglio....
Female Fan Receives, Sniffs Rugby League Player's Dirty Shorts
After a World Cup quarterfinal match against France, England rugby league player Sam Burgess took off his game shorts and gave them to an excited female fan. She was so elated to get Burgess's post-match shorts that she took a big whiff of them....
Former NFL Wide Receiver Sam Hurd Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
Sam Hurd, the former Cowboys and Bears receiver, faced up to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to drug trafficking earlier this year. At a hearing today in a U.S. District courtroom in Dallas, judge Jorge Solis sentenced Hurd to 15 years in federal prison....
Does Former NFLer Sam Hurd Deserve Life Without Parole For Coke Bust?
Be sure to take time to read The MMQB's long look at the fall of Sam Hurd, the former Cowboys and Bears receiver who will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to drug trafficking back in March. Michael McKnight's story outlines the complex series of events that led two years ago to Hurd's arres...
How To Make Football Players Lose Their Minds: Cancel Saturday Practice
Man, those kids are gonna get druuuuuunk on Friday night....
Can Science Predict An Injury-Prone Future Draft Pick?
Freshman basketball phenom Andrew Wiggins’s college debut tonight for the University of Kansas is one of the most anticipated arrivals in a generation. When he steps on the court at Allen Fieldhouse against the University of Louisiana at Monroe, scouts from every NBA team will presumably be watching...
Vodka Samm: "I Didn't Come To College To Drink And Be Vodka Samm"
Vodka Samm has spoken....
Report: Texans Rookies Were Released For Smoking Weed
ESPN's Tania Ganguli is reporting that Cierre Wood, Sam Montgomery, and Willie Jefferson—the three Houston Texans rookie who were unceremoniously cut from the team yesterday—were released because they were caught smoking weed in a hotel room. [Exaggerated wanking motion]....
Report: Houston Texans Cut Three Players After Incident In Hotel Room
Either Cierre Wood, Sam Montgomery, and Willie Jefferson were doing some seriously crazy shit in a Kansas City hotel room this weekend, or Gary Kubiak fancies himself a bit of a Schiano Man. There's really no other way to explain why all three players were released from the Houston Texans' roster th...
Auburn Upsets Texas A&M In College Station
Despite what looked like a fairly painful shoulder injury, Johnny Manziel did return to the game and was effective almost immediately. He came back in and lead a 12-play 75 yard scoring drive, capped off by a one-yard rushing touchdown. And then whatever they likely shot him up with started to wear...
Johnny Manziel Couldn't Throw After This Hit
Manziel was hit on a tumbling scramble on second-and-goal and immediately grabbed his right shoulder after it was driven into the ground. He got to his feet, tried walking to the bench and crumpled to the ground....