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NHL's Lake Tahoe Outdoor event was just thaw-ful
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the NHL for that debacle outdoor game at Lake Tahoe....
Actress Shailene Woodley confirms engagement to <em>Jeopardy!</em> nerd Aaron Rodgers
It’s officially official. ...
Rudy Giuliani just keeps getting grosser
Rudy Giuliani, fuck you....
In more optimistic stadium news, England races to host Euro 2020 fans (in 2021)
While the NFL begins to lick its chops about having full capacities for the 2021 season, and MLB try to find every break and crack they can to start getting fans in from Opening Day, across the pond they’re planning for big returns too....
Is it too early to be optimistic about the NFL’s stadium capacity optimism?
Tailgates, gameday traffic, long restroom lines, and tens of thousands of people packed in stands sound crazy right now. And it should. But we could be living in a completely different world by September....
Deion Sanders’ ego already causing unnecessary drama at Jackson State
Deion Sanders’ greatest strength is also his greatest weakness....
Incomplete Brooklyn Nets are scary good, just ask the Western Conference
The numbers are stoopid....
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Mariners President Kevin Mather unleashes torrent of stupidity on Zoom call, then resigns [Updated]
Yet another baseball executive stepped in a big ol’ pile yesterday....
It’s important that the NHL tried Lake Tahoe, even if it didn’t work
It’s always funny, and easy, to laugh at the NHL and their constant failed plans. No league can step on a rake as quickly and thoroughly as this one. And there’s something truly symmetrical about Gary Bettman declaring the sun his enemy. But their “ski weekend” in Lake Tahoe was probably still worth...
DeSean Jackson’s free agency will be a revealing tale
Thirty-four-year-old wide receivers aren’t hot commodities in the NFL. But it doesn’t mean they can’t be intriguing....
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NHL's Lake Tahoe Classic is an actual hot mess [UPDATED]
Apparently it’s difficult to keep a 200-by-85 foot sheet of ice in pristine condition, appropriate for world-class ice sports, while it bakes under recently discovered celestial bodies that produce light and heat. Who knew?...
Jim Boeheim could have just retired instead of taking shots at Jalen Johnson
You may remember 2015, when Syracuse announced that Jim Boeheim would “retire in three years.”...
Given that it's Philly, we can assume racism led fans to wanting Wentz over Hurts
A month before the disgruntled Carson Wentz was traded by the Philadelphia Eagles to the Indianapolis Colts, there was a poll conducted by Philly sports radio outlet, 97.5 The Fanatic. ...
Hey Eagles, Jalen Hurts is your quarterback – don’t be stupid
Carson Wentz has been traded, yet somehow the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback situation is not firmly answered, and I have no idea why....
Adam Silver triples down on NBA All-Star Game, and it’s probably for the exact reasons you think
The decision to not only hold an NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, highlighted by the game itself on March 7, is as befuddling as commissioner Adam Silver’s efforts to triple-down on it. Last night, Silver spoke to Inside The NBA regarding the All-Star Game, and Ernie Johnson actually opened the floo...
COVID puts Flyers' B Team in a bad spot for Lake Tahoe showcase
Because the NHL insists on trying to play a regular season during a pandemic and ecological disasters, there are going to be some ugly games....
Red Sox 'Idiot' Johnny Damon busted for DUI in Florida, wife charged with battery on an officer
Johnny Damon looks like he had a rough night....
Naomi Osaka isn't Serena Williams' rival – she's her legacy
There is a poignancy in the current moment in women’s tennis. Naomi Osaka learned from the best, and then ended another one of Serena Williams’ evanescent chances to tie Margaret Court’s 24 record Grand Slam singles titles....
Auston Matthews can’t miss this year
The Maple Leafs were able to clear some, if not all, the clouds of stink out of ScotiaBank Arena after their collapse against the Senators on Monday by beating those same Sens 2-1 last night. You can be sure the Steve Simmons ilk will still be referencing that pissing away of a four-goal lead to the...