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My Bizarre Quest To Become A Jew And Play Pro Soccer In Israel<em></em>
In September of 2015, soon after the move to Hønefoss, I had spoken with Aaron about future options. I told him I wanted to get back to the United States. He thought that returning to MLS would be an option. Enough teams still knew me and I should be able to at least get a minimum salary offer to be...
A Trip To The Remnants Of Donald Trump’s Atlantic City Casino Empire, Now Up For Sale
I was in what used to be a high-roller lounge. It’s on the 50th floor of the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City....
Indiana's Haul From The Paul George Trade Is Looking Worse And Worse
This morning ESPN dropped a long and richly detailed account of the circumstances that surrounded and led to Kyrie Irving’s surprise trade request, first reported Friday afternoon, in which he told Cavs owner Dan Gilbert that he no longer wants to play in Cleveland. It seems Irving’s dissatisfaction...
Tamba Hali Is "TWEETING HIS THOUGHTS"
Tamba Hali is 10th among all active players and second among Kansas City Chiefs all-time in career sacks, but at 33 years old his role on the team is changing—Hali started just two games in 2016, by far the fewest of his career, and produced just three and a half sacks, his fewest since he was a 25-...
Atlanta United Beats Orlando City On 86th-Minute Rocket Golazo
Hector Villalba blasted a long-range, 86th-minute goal that proved to be the winner as Atlanta United beat Orlando City in a match that saw the visitors place a taunting billboard in central Florida, only to see that billboard defaced by Orlando City supporters....
Louisville's Arena Deal Is A Complete Disaster
On Wednesday, the University of Louisville agreed to increase its annual lease payment to the Louisville Arena Authority, which manages the arena in which Louisville plays its basketball games, by $2.42 million each year. The vote to approve the new deal was a contentious one, and not all of the uni...
The Rangers Lost A Game Because Of The Punk-Ass Sun
With the scored tied at three in the bottom of the ninth, Rangers reliever Jason Grilli was in a bases-loaded, two-out jam. If he could get Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain out, the Rangers would escape to extra innings and keep their hopes at winning the game alive. Grilli got Cain to hit a catchable...
Here's 20 Seconds Of Profoundly Terrible Soccer
Remember this 1993 Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City? Me neither, but an Italian magazine broke it down and deemed a portion of it as the worst 20 seconds of soccer ever....
Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Will Plead Guilty To Federal Child Pornography Charges
Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State physician, will appear in federal court in Grand Rapids, Mich., tomorrow to plead guilty to three charges related to receipt and possession of child pornography and the destruction and concealment of records. ...
Lightning Take The Cowards' Way Out On Tampa Confederate Monument
There are two schools of thought on asking sports teams to weigh in on political issues. On the one hand, who cares: They’re just sports teams. But on the other hand, it’s really not that hard to give a bit of public support for basic decency. That’s why the Tampa Bay Lightning come off looking pret...
Andre Roberson, Bad Tipper, Roasted By Teammates
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson just signed a three-year, $30 million deal to stay in OKC, but the influx of cash hasn’t left him feeling very generous....
New York City's Parking Rules Have Turned Me Into A Sociopath
“I’ve never seen you happier,” my wife told me one day last week. She shook her head and rolled her eyes. As I started to do a little dance around our living room, she looked at me with bewilderment. The reason for my burst of happiness? I had parked our car and wouldn’t have to move it for more tha...
Marshawn Lynch's Charity Soccer Performance Was Brief But Brilliant
Members of the Blue squad—facing the Red team in a Seattle-area charity soccer match hosted by former Sounders player Steve Zakuani—probably figured they were in for a nice and easy afternoon of fun even after the notoriously intense Marshawn Lynch strode out onto the pitch. They forgot, though, tha...
Holy Shit, Pacers Trade Paul George To The Thunder
A surprise winner has made off with the grand prize in the Paul George sweepstakes. The Oklahoma City Thunder traded Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis for the Pacers star this evening, per a report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne....
Meteorologist Enlists Son To Own Him On Live Broadcast
Las Vegas Fox station KVVU’s Ted Pretty found himself assigned to fireworks-biz coverage yesterday afternoon, and the meteorologist’s interaction with a back-talking young boy made the clip an internet sensation. It’s all a setup, of course; that’s Pretty’s son doing the ownage, as is made pretty ob...
Baylor Lawyers Reveal NCAA Investigation In Court Filing
The NCAA is currently conducting an investigation of Baylor in regards to its football program’s recent sexual assault scandal, according to a recent legal filing from university lawyers....
Russell Westbrook's MVP Acceptance Speech Was Worth The Wait
This year, the NBA decided to give out all of its regular-season awards at once, and to have them presented at an interminable awards show that aired last night, more than two months after the end of the regular season. This was all mostly annoying and unnecessary, but Russell Westbrook’s MVP accept...
Russell Westbrook Is The MVP
Russell Westbrook—the first man to average a triple-double since Oscar Robertson, an insane human and statistical highlight reel, the player who single-handedly propelled the Oklahoma City Thunder into the playoffs—is the 2017 NBA MVP....
The Kansas City Chiefs' Offseason Has Been Absolutely Baffling
In a surprise move, the Chiefs fired general manager John Dorsey yesterday. The decision is odd enough on its own, considering Kansas City had made the playoffs in three of Dorsey’s four seasons, to say nothing of the late-June timing of it all. But that’s not even the weirdest part. Dorsey’s firing...
James Blake Settles NYC Police Brutality Case On Condition That City Creates Fellowship To Take On Cop Misconduct<em></em>
In 2015, former world No. 4 tennis player James Blake was tackled and handcuffed outside a midtown Manhattan hotel by a New York City police officer who mistook him for a suspect in a credit card fraud case. Blake had a sound case against the city: the entire incident was captured on surveillance vi...