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Chiefs Fan Gets Tasered By Arrowhead Security
Not only did this Chiefs fan get tasered at last night's preseason game, he went through the ordeal while suffering the indignity of having a meme shouted at him by the peanut gallery....
Scott Mitchell Got Fat And Will Be On <em>The Biggest Loser</em>
Via Ben Mathis-Lilley, former journeyman QB Scott Mitchell, who was never a small dude, has gone and gotten enormous. Like, 366 pounds big. That's too big. So he's going to lose some of it on television....
South Korea's Biggest Royals Fan Finally Goes To Kansas City
Sung Woo Lee was born and raised in South Korea, and yet the poor guy somehow got roped into cheering for the Kansas City Royals. He's followed the team for something like two decades now but he has never visited the United States. This week, thanks to a group of nice fans, Sung Woo is getting an am...
Which NFL Teams Do Fans <em>Not</em> Want To Watch In Person?
Going to an NFL game is an investment, just as much in time and misery as it is in cash. So who in god's name would go watch the Jaguars? Not many, it turns out. ...
Report: Air Force Football Players Used Date-Rape Drugs At Party
The United States Air Force Academy has called for an Inspector General's investigation of the athletic department after the Colorado Springs Gazette discovered numerous honor code violations among athletes dating back to 2010, including an allegation that members of the football team used roofies t...
Immature Typo Significantly Improves Jedd Gyorko Quote
This is so stupid. It's tagged "This Is So Stupid," but you should be informed twice....
Sam Fuld Puts His Entire Body Into It, Throws Man Out At Home
In the fourth inning in Oakland, with runners on the corners, Mike Moustakas hit a liner to center field that was easily caught by Sam Fuld. Alex Gordon tried tagging up from third to score, but he did not account for Fuld's spinning, full-body throw and was nailed at home. It's almost graceful?...
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Paul George Breaks His Leg Horrifically In Team USA Scrimmage [GRAPHIC]
In tonight's Blue-White scrimmage as Team USA preps for the FIBA World Cup, Paul George broke his lower right leg. Be warned, the image is gruesome. ...
The NFL Has Some Questions About The N-Word
This tweet, from the Palm Beach Post's Andrew Abramson, who spoke with some NFL refs about the new emphasis on policing players' bad language, suggests all sorts of funny possibilities: ...
Report: Dustin Johnson Had "Sexual Indiscretion" With PGA Player's Wife
Yesterday, golfer Dustin Johnson released a statement saying he would be stepping away from the game to take care of "personal challenges." According to a report today on Golf.com, Johnson was suspended six months for testing positive for cocaine. He's allegedly failed three drug tests since 2009,...
Dave Dombrowski And Billy Beane Have An Entertaining GM Rivalry
There are few occasions when you want to hear from your team's general manager. Usually, he's explaining why something went wrong, talking about how the team's trying not to suck, or saying goodbye as he's fired. The best times, though, are in free agency and at the trade deadline—unless your GM's R...
Tyron Smith Isn't A "Cowboy For Life." He Just Got Screwed.
Yesterday, Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith signed an enormous eight-year extension, valued at $110 million over 10 years. Today, Dallas is telling everyone that it guarantees Smith will be a "Cowboy for life." As we know by now, the numbers in NFL contracts are bullshit. But this is outrageous eno...
Does <em>Sharknado</em> Crack The Shitty Movie Hall Of Fame?
There's been a lot of press surrounding last night's Syfy debut of Sharknado 2: The Second One. Which makes sense, given that last year's original was a smash success (as far as these types of movies go), and the sequel takes place in New York, where there's not just a high concentration of media ...
<em>They Came Together</em>: The Second-Best Romantic Comedy Spoof Ever
I'm just a guy, sitting in front of a screen, asking it to make me laugh at beautiful, awkward, charming people who are falling in love. The romantic comedy can be a fine way to burn two hours, but it's a silly genre at heart, with its contrived meet-cutes and drawn-out misunderstandings, and also...
The Five-Forty Eight
Ah, now he's a gem from The New Yorker--John Cheever's 1954 short story, "The Five-Forty-Eight":...
Patriots Screw Panthers, Claim Their Sixth-Round Rookie Running Back
Panthers running back Tyler Gaffney injured his left meniscus last Friday, so his rookie season's already done. Normally, Carolina would place him on injured reserve, but because teams still have 90-man rosters at this point of the season, injured players have to clear waivers before they can be shi...
Bulldog Mascots Are Doomed, Flatulent, And Beloved
Excerpted from Travels With Casey: My Journey Through Our Dog-Crazy Country....
Why Pete Rose, Lance Armstrong And Mike Tyson Won't Fade Away
Nice story over at Grantland by Bryan Curtis on the never-ending sagas of Armstrong, Tyson and Rose:...
Ryan Raburn Defensive Meltdown Leads To Easiest Inside-The-Parker Ever
We've seen bad defense from Ryan Raburn before, but this is really something....