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Check Out LaDainian Tomlinson's Moving Hall Of Fame Induction Speech
Former NFL great LaDainian Tomlinson was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame tonight, and he kicked off his time in Canton with a moving speech about his heritage, his family history, and his vision for a future in which the country could come to work towards “the highest ideals of mankind.” ...
Report: Chargers Won't Let LaDainian Tomlinson's Old Teammates Attend His Hall of Fame Ceremony
On Saturday, LaDainian Tomlinson will be in Canton getting inducted into the Hall of Fame. Two of his longtime Chargers teammates, Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates, will not be there to cheer them on, though it appears they’d sure like to be....
<i>Sports Illustrated</i> Nakedly Shills For Tom Brady's Dangerous Quack Guru
On Monday, Sports Illustrated’s Greg Bishop published a story about Tom Brady’s longevity that greatly credited the quarterback’s fitness guru, Alex Guerrero, while failing to properly address the fact that Guerrero has been sued multiple times for fraud and has run afoul of the FTC for hawking prod...
Christopher Nolan, Please Stop Hiding Tom Hardy's Big Beautiful Lips From Us
You’re a human person with functioning eyeballs and so I don’t need to convince you that Tom Hardy has a good face featuring a pair of full, impressive lips. The lips are nice. They are the kind of lips that could easily become a piece of cultural shorthand. “That dude has Tom Hardy lips,” you might...
Tanking Enthusiast Bernard Tomic: "I Don't Tank, I Just Get Disappointed In Myself"
Bernard Tomic could have hypothetically—very hypothetically—spent a healthy career lurking in the top 15, upending the greats every so often. It is not especially hard to envision this alternate timeline. The 24-year-old Australian had the raw talent for it: He is 6-foot-5 and a little lumbering but...
There's No Reason To Write Credulously About Tom Brady's Quack Trainer
Sports Illustrated’s Greg Bishop has a piece out today about the steps older athletes are taking to stay in playing shape. A good chunk of it deals with Tom Brady and his fitness guru, Alex Guerrero. Within that chunk Bishop submits his entry for Most Embarrassing Parenthetical Of The Year:...
White Sox Add To Prospect Stash While <em></em>Sending Todd Frazier, David Robertson And Tommy Kahnle To Yankees
The White Sox are sending all three of their most heavily rumored trade chips—third baseman Todd Frazier and relievers David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle—to the Yankees in exchange for prospects Blake Rutherford, Ian Clarkin and Tito Polo plus, uh, Tyler Clippard. ...
Bernard Tomic Was Just A Little Too Honest<em></em>
Bernard Tomic is a talented 24-year-old Australian who turned pro almost a decade ago and, perhaps relatedly, has a notoriously bad attitude. He’s been accused of tanking, faking injuries, and occasionally being an unmotivated brat on the court. Earlier this week at Wimbledon, he lost the first set,...
Jim Tomsula's Wife Got Her Fat, Scraggly Husband Into Shape
Former 49ers coach Jim Tomsula is now handling the Skins’ defensive line, and not only is he free of the crushing burden of working for Jed York, but he’s also lost some facial hair and fat....
LSU's Reported Recruiting Pissing Contest With Texas Is Petty And Cruel
Ed Orgeron was hired to be LSU’s head coach on Nov. 26; Tom Herman signed on for the same position at Texas on Nov. 27, reportedly after turning LSU down. Both are now in the midst of their first full spring heading up their programs, which consists of spring practices, hitting the recruiting trail,...
Roger Federer Faceplanted On The Grass
That little, fluttery lurch in your stomach? That’s the feeling of your Wimbledon hopes shriveling up just a little bit. Roger Federer, bearing a new haircut and the swollen expectations of fans spoiled by his season to date, was shocked by world No. 302 Tommy Haas in the second round of the Stuttga...
Bill Belichick Seems Thrilled To Chat About Tom Brady's Alleged Unreported Brain Injuries
Last month, Gisele Bundchen went on TV and said that her husband Tom Brady has played with several unreported concussions over the course of his career, including last year. In the past four years, Brady has been officially listed with a concussion zero times. Patriots coach Bill Belichick managed t...
Tom Dumoulin Defied Everyone And Became A Champion
Tom Dumoulin was not supposed to be here. The 2017 Giro d’Italia was supposed to host a fierce battle between the world’s best climbers, a large group of whom chose not to target the Tour de France this year in order to give perennial winner Chris Froome a wide berth. Previous champions Nairo Quinta...
Patriots Reporters Fail To Ask Bill Belichick About Tom Brady's Alleged Concussions
Bill Belichick met with reporters today, marking his first media availability since Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele Bündchen, went on TV and said that her husband has played with unreported concussions. Belichick fielded 18 questions, and not a single one was about Bündchen’s comments....
B.J. Symons Rips Tommy Tuberville For Saying Lubbock "Looked Like Iraq"
A spat broke out recently between a middling former Texas Tech football coach and a celebrated ex-Red Raiders quarterback over whether Lubbock, Tex., is a hellhole....
Will Cars Ever Die?<em></em>
Before we get into the Funbag, here are some quick announcements. First of all, I started a newsletter, which you can subscribe to here if you feel like doing that to yourself. Secondly, The Hike comes out in paperback on July 4. There will be a small tour, with the requisite drinking and merriment....
Cycling Race Leader Stops In Middle Of Stage To Take A Crap
Tom Dumoulin abruptly pulled over during stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia today. The reason wasn’t clear, until he took off his gear and squatted to take a roadside crap....
Team Celebrates Euroleague Title By Chopping Off Player's Man Bun
Fenerbahçe defeated Olympiacos to capture their first Euroleague title today, and the team opted for a celebration a little more cutting-edge than simply taking down the net. Instead, they chopped off the hair of teammate Luigi Datome, conveniently gathered in a man bun to make the work easy. Former...
Of Course Tom Brady Had Concussions
Gisele Bündchen’s admission that her husband, Tom Brady, “does have concussions” cuts right to the NFL’s biggest problem with head trauma: There is no way to protect the players....
Gisele Bundchen Says Tom Brady Has Suffered Multiple Unreported Brain Injuries<em></em>
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who is married to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, sat down for an interview with Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning. At one point, Rose asked Bundchen if she wants Brady to retire from football, and she told Rose that she does worry about Brady because of all the concussion...