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This Year's Bad NFL Teams Are Some Of The Worst Ever
Every season, there are at least a few atrocious NFL teams, teams that are disasters. But this season there are six of those teams—Jets, Jaguars, Titans, Raiders, Buccaneers, and Washington. Which seems like an abnormally high amount of shitty teams. So using Pro Football Reference data, we examin...
Frank Caliendo Does "The Night Before Christmas" As 10 Different ESPNers
Frank Caliendo was on that radio show with the two guys with the same name this morning, and he busted out many of his ESPN impressions to read "The Night Before Christmas." At this point, his voices are so good, you'd think he locked up all these personalities in his basement as part of an elabor...
Holiday Gift Guide: For Your Generous Party Host
One of the best things you can give to a friend who has invited you into his or her home for the holidays is something good to drink. But telling you to buy a bottle of booze would make for a pretty boring, if practical, Gift Guide. (If you do buy a bottle of booze, be a love and wrap it nicely?)...
Which Fantasy Football Sites Have The Best Projections?
This post was originally published on Datascope. Republished here with permission....
Drake Mixes Up Adam Silver And Donald Sterling During Drake Night
So I guess Drake Night is going to be a yearly tradition for the Toronto Raptors, which is fine by us because Drake + basketball always equals a good time. Last night proved to be no different, when Drake confused NBA commissioner Adam Silver with racist shitbag Donald Sterling....
Marco Reus Fined $670,000 For Driving Without A License
German paper Bild reports (paywall) that Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus has been fined €540,000 after police discovered he had been driving without a license for the past three years. Apparently Reus received five speeding tickets during that time, but somehow police never figured out that he a...
Panthers Beat Capitals In Longest Shootout In NHL History
The Panthers beat the Capitals 2-1 tonight, but to get the full two points they had to win the longest shootout in NHL history (The previous longest lasted 15 rounds). Through 19 shots each the shootout was tied 5-5, but on the 20th shot, Alex Ovechkin missed his while Nick Bjugstad made his (17:4...
Chart: Which Fired NCAA Football Coaches Were Biggest Disappointments?
Around this time every year, a handful of major college football programs dump their coach in search of quick success. Some moves work better than others. ...
Hey, Maybe Step Up Your Gift-Wrapping Game?
You spent time and money picking out that gift for your lady, right? (Right?) I would hate for you to blow it by handing that present over to her wrapped in newspaper. (Unless it's really cool newspaper that you picked up on a recent trip to Hong Kong or some such. Then you have my permission to u...
<i>The Blind Side</i> Lady Shares A Heartwarming Racial Profiling Story
Leigh Anne Tuohy is best known for being portrayed by Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side, a movie depicting the real-life story of how Tuohy and her husband adopted NFL tackle Michael Oher when he was a homeless teenager. The movie ostensibly taught us a lot of Important Lessons about race and the A...
Why The NHL Lost Control Of Its Mumps Outbreak
This is the most baffling sports medicine story of the year: Thirteen NHL players and two referees have been diagnosed with mumps—a potentially severe and exceedingly viral infection that classically causes fever, body aches, malaise, and in about half of cases, parotitis (a painful swelling of the ...
Sidney Crosby Has Mumps
Sidney Crosby's mumpy-looking face on Friday did not lie. The Penguins' captain officially has the mumps. Crosby, who sat out Friday's and Saturday's games, will miss Monday's game against the Lightning. His status will continue to be monitored....
Why Wasn't Alabama's Blake Sims A Heisman Finalist?
For all practical purposes, the modern college football climate demands that the Heisman award go to the best or favorite quarterback in the country. So matter who is invited to New York—this year it's Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon, and Alabama wideout Amari Cooper—it's pret...
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Sidney Crosby's Face Is Messed Up And Sort Of Mumpy Looking [Update]
The Post-Gazette's Seth Rorabaugh noticed that Sidney Crosby looked a little different after today's morning skate:...
Dan Patrick's Session Beer For Bros Will Fill Up Your Passion Bucket
Last year Red Hook teamed up with television and radio personality Dan Patrick to produce Audible Ale, which they proudly trumpet as "the ultimate craft beer for watching sports." What confers this ultamism? The marketing material suggests it's derived primarily from Audible's "crushable" status, ...
College QB Forced To Sue T-Shirt Company To Retain Eligibility
Just when you think the NCAA bylaws couldn't possibly become more ridiculously hypocritical, a story like this comes along....
How Accurate Are ESPN's Fantasy Football Projections?
This post was originally published on Datascope. Republished here with permission. ...
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Power Cuts Off Mid-Match In Europa League; Fans Light Arena With Phones
Play was temporarily suspended in today's Beşiktaş-Tottenham Europa League match when the power in the stadium went out in the eighth minute. In the interim, fans used the glow of their cell phones to light up the place. Here's video of when the lights went out, and some cool shots of fans wavin...