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No, we don't need a rule change due to Tony Pollard and Patrick Mahomes' injuries
When it comes to injuries, one of the ways in which the NBA and the NFL have similar dangers are ankle injuries. Harm to that area of the body is why the San Francisco 49ers are currently starting the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft at quarterback in the playoffs, and why Patrick Mahomes completed t...
Wait... did Ndamukong Suh complain to refs about being kicked on Sunday… you’re kidding me, right?
This was one of the best divisional round playoff weekends we’ve seen in quite a while. Sunday had to be the best, with both games going down to the wire with one decided in overtime....
Youth football needs to start embracing rugby more adamantly
Late in the third quarter of last night’s Wild Card matchup between Arizona and Los Angeles, Rams head coach Sean McVay drew up a stretch play to the left side on 2nd & short. Left tackle Joe Noteboom sealed the edge and running back Cam Akers reached the first down line without being touched. As he...
Colts quarterback Philip Rivers runs like an infant sheep before making worst tackle attempt in history
Colts quarterback Philip Rivers just gave us the worst tackle attempt I might have ever seen from a professional athlete....
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Cat's Perfect Tackle
Look at that form! Reader Kyle sends in this excellent video of his new kitten getting jacked up, and it’s the best tackle I’ve seen since Jadeveon Clowney atomized that Michigan guy....
Keeper Absolutely Mortified After Snapping Opponent's Leg With Horrible Tackle
Kenneth Udjus, goalkeeper for Norwegian third-tier club Asker, did a very bad thing this weekend when he clattered into the leg of KFUM player Yassin Rfiffi, flat-out destroying the poor guy’s shin. Udjus immediately looked like he wanted to dig a hole to the center of the Earth and build himself a ...
If You Want A Slow-Motion Replay Of Séamus Coleman's Leg Snapping, Here It Is
The director in charge of the Ireland-Wales match last Friday decided against showing a replay of Neil Taylor’s nasty challenge that wound up snapping Séamus Coleman’s leg, and for good reason. Now that we do have access to the slow-motion replay, we wish we never had seen the injury in such terribl...
This Terrible Jack Rodwell Tackle Is Why English Soccer Is Wonderfully Stupid
Just look at this shit. A beautiful touch by Tottenham’s Mousa Dembélé to slice through Sunderland’s midfield. A completely hopeless and reckless leg-smasher of a tackle by Jack Rodwell in response to Dembélé’s skill. And somehow, despite standing three feet away with a perfect view of the clatterin...
These Two Roma Dudes Damn Near Broke A Couple Porto Players' Legs
Check out the above horror-tackle Roma’s Emerson put on Porto’s Jesús Corona in today’s Champions League playoff, and know that it was only one of two near leg-breakers the Italian team inflicted on their opponents....
Norwegian Fifth Division Match Features Two-Footed Horror Tackle
The worst things about this video are, in order:...
Nigel de Jong Brought His Horror Tackles With Him To MLS
Nigel de Jong—who you might remember from the time he karate kicked Xabi Alonso in the chest during the World Cup Finals, or the time he broke Stuart Holden’s leg in a friendly, or the time he fractured Hatem Ben Arfa’s tibia and fibula, or all the other times he made violent tackles—now plies his t...
High School Soccer Player Earns Two-Game Suspension For Sacking Opponent
Pine Forest (N.C.) High School keeper Cassie Sturtz earned a two-game suspension when she went Goldberg on an Pinecrest opponent late in her team’s 4-1 loss on Thursday....