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Alabama’s new Senator-Coach Tuberville doesn’t know the three branches of government [eyeroll emoji]
I can’t believe I’m typing this, but the people of Alabama elected a college football coach as their next senator, Tommy Tuberville....

OKC to welcome Thunder fans into their arena, which means COVID must be over, right?
In a move that defies common sense as the country sets all-time highs for daily COVID-19 infections, the Oklahoma City Thunder will allow fans in their indoor arena for the NBA season ... which starts next month....

Houston Texans baffle NFL again with firing of PR star Amy Palcic
The Houston Texans have been a mess the past few years, but recently the bandages have been ripped off: There is no hiding the ugliness anymore....

Emily Harrington becomes first woman to climb El Capitan’s Golden Gate in one day
You may feel inundated with stories of climbers accomplishing never-before-done feats at Yosemite’s El Capitan. You’ve seen “Free Solo” win an Oscar for Alex Hannold’s ropeless ascent of the Freerider route. There was “The Dawn Wall,” which tracked Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s free-climb of t...

If Westbrook and Harden want out of Houston, there's one place they should go
There is turmoil in Houston....

Drunk Tony La Russa told cop: ‘I’m legit. I’m a hall of famer, brother’
Tony La Russa is a “Hall of Famer baseball person.”...

Pittsburgh doesn’t appreciate future Hall of Famer Mike Tomlin as much as it should
Mike Tomlin is one of the best coaches in NFL history. But instead of the attention being on him, as usual, people are more concerned with his team....

In Chicago, waiting for the owner to die is a long-standing tradition
In the aftermath of the revelation that Jerry Reinsdorf knowingly hired Tony La Russa the day after the latter was charged with a second DUI, a lot of people not as familiar with Reinsdorf’s ways are wondering how such a thing could happen. You have to understand that Reinsdorf works in his own uniq...

White Sox crash managerial hire as Reinsdorf seems committed to the bit on La Russa
I bet you thought it couldn’t get worse for the White Sox. A lot has happened over the past couple of weeks, and more is assuredly going to happen in the weeks to come, so maybe a refresher is necessary....

One day before Tony La Russa was announced as new White Sox manager, he was charged with a DUI
Back in February, new Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Phoenix, according to ESPN, his car allegedly smoking after hitting a curb....

Tom Izzo becomes latest in irritatingly long list of sports figures with coronavirus
College sports are having a day....

NFL Week 9 Powerless Rankings: The race to the bottom stumbles on
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....

Dumping on Tom Brady has never been easier
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday and today I’m trashing Bucs QB Tom Brady once again after he turned in a decrepit performance in his biggest NFL game of the season — an embarrassing loss to the Saints on Sunday night....

NFL Week 9 morsels: Tua outlasts Murray after baby-legged FG attempt, Giants win by default, Bills score at will against Seattle
Another NFL Sunday is in the books. The league continues to push through this season even though COVID cases continue to pop up all around the league....

Saints beat up Bucs, steal their lunch money, and take their girl on national TV
Welp, there is no better way to say this: last night proved who the best team in the NFC South has always been....

Jeff Luhnow sues Astros, claiming they dumped cheating blame on him
In another continuing theme of the week, it’s raging assholes filing dumbass lawsuits! You thought you’d had your fill, but too bad, dingus. Because here comes former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow!...

A week of simple joys continues
We’ve all gotten to breathe a bit this past weekend. It doesn’t mean the weight of the world isn’t still turning all of our postures into a question mark, but for a brief moment, it did feel like we were getting more oxygen into our lungs and standing up straight without shooting pain. It’ll be impo...

Is this…a pair of shorts on Keith Burns’ face?
Yes, that is a pair of athletic shorts on an NFL coach’s face....

No one wants the football in the NFC East
We’re minutes into football Sunday and normalcy has returned to America. The NFC East is a complete joke, again....

Gritty takes center stage after Trump campaign's weird Philadelphia press conference
As the Trump era begins to wind down in America, there’s still plenty of embarrassment available for everyone involved, as was shown Saturday morning when the outgoing president tweeted that his team would be holding a press conference at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia....