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Steve Smith Tells Panthers To Go Home, Mow His Lawn For Him
Ever since Steve Smith dropped 139 yards and two touchdowns on the Carolina Panthers in a Week 4 grudge match against his old team, we've been waiting for a clip of him talking shit on the sideline or in the locker room to appear, because that's what Steve Smith does, and he's great at it. Thanks to...
Pedro Martinez Kills Ned Yost On TBS Postgame Show
The Royals beat the A's in the AL wild card play-in game despite, not because of, manager Ned Yost. This didn't escape TBS analyst Pedro Martinez, who absolutely lambasted Yost's decision to relieve James Shields with fellow Dominican Yordano Ventura two days after Ventura threw 73 pitches. Martin...
Kevin Martin Isn't Actually Clueless, Knew Kevin Love Was Traded
For a minute there, it sure seemed like the Timberwolves's Kevin Martin was the most oblivious basketball player in the NBA. At Timberwolves media day yesterday, Martin told the assembled media that he had just learned that Kevin Love was traded to the Cavaliers. Via the Star Tribune: ...
Nuggets Mascot In Trouble For Making Appearance At GOP Rally
The Denver Nuggets mascot, a very acrobatic mountain lion named Rocky, is in trouble with his bosses after making an unsanctioned appearance at a Republican rally in Colorado yesterday....
TBS Baseball Crew Recreates "Boom Goes The Dynamite" Highlight Reel
To help ring in the playoffs, TBS had the crew from its studio baseball show do a new version of the famous "Boom Goes The Dynamite" highlight disaster. It's a pretty well-struck parody....
How To Stop Your Thirsty-Ass Jeans From Fading
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here periodically to answer your filthiest questions....
Chiefs Safety Husain Abdullah Flagged For Muslim-Prayer TD Celebration
Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct Monday night when he went to his knees in prayer to celebrate a Tom Brady pick-six. Abdullah—a devout Muslim who sat out the 2012-13 season to make Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca—shouldn't have been penalized....
The Guys Who Helped Make The Marathon World Record Happen
Kenyan farmer-turned-world-record-holder Dennis Kimetto crossed the Berlin Marathon finish line alone, in an astounding 2 hours 2 minutes and 57 seconds. But in this instance, as in others that press hard against the limits of endurance, it was a team effort, with a cadre of sherpas doing the heavy ...
Browns Fans Allegedly Ditched Kids At Home To Tailgate Game
Police cited three Maple Heights, Ohio, parents for child endangering after they left their five children at home while the adult went to tailgate the Sept. 21 Ravens-Browns game. The kids were all between 7 and 10 years old. ...
LaRon Landry Responds To PED Suspension With Penis Illusion
Colts safety LaRon Landry was just hit with a four-game suspension for taking PEDs, which should surprise absolutely no one who has ever seen LaRon Landry. But Landry seems to be pleading innocence, at least according to a weird picture he just put on his Instagram page...
So Did Rajon Rondo Break His Hand At A Trampoline Park Or Not?
The controversy over just how Rajon Rondo broke his hand, which should be nicknamed "TrampGate" but probably won't be, has entered its fourth day. And on Day 4, as these things usually go, the trampoline park manager has spoken....
Man Dropped With Single Punch In Brawl At Notre Dame-Syracuse Game
A brawl broke out in the stands at Saturday's Notre Dame-Syracuse football game. Why? Who knows. Anyway, at about the :40 mark, one man took a few punches, then popped up and knocked another guy over with one swing....
Can A Ref With No Red Card Send Someone Off? One Player Investigates
It’s an interesting question, one that Guingamp’s Benjamin Angoua tried valiantly to answer this weekend when, as the ref tried to show a red to a teammate, Angoua nipped and slapped at the card, hoping the ref would either listen to reason or get tired of trying to snatch the damn thing out of the ...
The Marathon World Record Will Always Go To The Aged
With Dennis Kimetto's marathon world record on Sunday, it's provided further evidence for what we've long suspected: it's never been a better time to be an old man runner....
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A's Get Into Playoffs; Josh Reddick Celebrates With His Sack Out [NSFW]
The Oakland Athletics are in the postseason, and the superhero underwear-clad Josh Reddick is very, very happy about it. (The full, sacktastic version is below.)...
Paul Konerko Leaves Final White Sox Game To A Standing Ovation
Paul Konerko didn't get a hit in his final MLB game, but the White Sox crowd still cheered for him one last time after Andy Wilkins replaced him at first base in the sixth inning today....
Steven Souza's Brilliant Catch Completes Jordan Zimmermann's No-Hitter
Nationals righty Jordan Zimmermann turned a 10-strikeout, one-walk no-hitter against the Marlins today, and Steven Souza capped it off with a thrilling catch in left field for the final out. It was the first no-hitter in Nationals history....
Steve Smith Is Gutting And Sautéing And Eating The Panthers
We've had this Panthers-Ravens game circled ever since Steve Smith got released from Carolina, warned everyone to "put your goggles on because there is going to be blood and guts everywhere," and signed with the Ravens. It was worth the wait....
Antonio Brown Scores, Turns Into Spinning Football
Thanks to Antonio Brown, the Steelers tied the Buccaneers at 10 near the end of the first quarter. The receiver's celebration was inspired....
Counterprogramming Football: What To Watch Today Instead Of The NFL
So, here we are at Week 4, roughly the quarter mark of the NFL season and the first round of bye weeks. Bye weeks were introduced to the NFL schedule in 1990 as a way of extending the regular season, and teams use the time to make roster changes, occasionally fire a coach or two, and, most importa...