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Naomi Osaka Has Various Tea-Related Feelings About Her Bizarre U.S. Open Final

Naomi Osaka dominated a whole major for two weeks, including the final match, but collective memory has been dominated by the argument between Serena Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos. Everyone with any feelings about that has, by now, aired them out in public: Williams, Ramos to an extent, former pl...

The Last Two Minutes Of The AFL Grand Final Were Thrilling Even If You Don't Know What You're Looking At<em></em>

Here’s two minutes of suspense that can be enjoyed with no context or understanding of Australian rules football. Big boys scrabble for ball. They boot the ball. They boot the ball in between posts. It’s hard not to get riled up by an Australian hollering, “He’s got the most impossible goal,” or by ...

Last week, it looked like Giuseppe Rossi was going to be banned for a year for failing a PED test. Today Rossi had his hearing with the anti-doping authorities, and he got off without any ban. Rossi is pumped. Thus the #FreeRossi campaign comes to its happy conclusion, and the #AnnounceRossi one beg...

Cristiano Ronaldo Calls Rape Accusation Against Him "Fake News"

Last Friday, German magazine Der Spiegel published an article in which Kathryn Mayorga provided a detailed account of the night she says Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in 2009. Later that day, Ronaldo responded to Mayorga’s claims in an Instagram Live video, calling her account “fake news” aimed at mak...

A Ridiculously Gutsy Fourth-Down Failure Gifted The Texans A Win Over The Colts

Look, I’m all for going for it on fourth down, and there’s a large part of me that has tremendous respect for Colts coach Frank Reich’s bold decision-making in overtime of Indy’s game against the Texans today. But with just 27 seconds left in a tie game, and the ball on your own 43, facing fourth-an...

Report: Kevin Ollie Hit With Unethical Conduct Charges From The NCAA

Six months after being fired as the head coach for the UConn men’s basketball team, Kevin Ollie was handed an unethical conduct charge, among other violations, by the NCAA which could lead to a major show-cause penalty, according to a report from Myron Medcalf of ESPN. ...

How Patrick Chung's Concussion Fell Through The Cracks

The NFL and the NFLPA on Thursday concluded their joint investigation of Patriots safety Patrick Chung’s concussion. The inquiry found that there were no protocol violations even though Chung was initially not tested for a brain injury after being sent off the field by a game official. This appears ...

Addison Russell's Ex-Wife Says She Will Cooperate With MLB's Abuse Investigation

Melisa Reidy-Russell, ex-wife of Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, said in an interview with ESPN’s Jesse Rogers that she will cooperate with MLB’s domestic violence investigation of her ex-husband now that their divorce is finalized. The divorce became official at the end of August, and earli...

Woman Who Accused Cristiano Ronaldo Of Rape Tells Her Full Story, Seeks To Void Settlement<em></em>

Last year, German magazine Der Spiegel unearthed documents that revealed an out-of-court settlement from 2010 between international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and an anonymous American woman who had accused Ronaldo of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room. Today, that woman has cast aside that ano...

Adam Thielen Blows Up Over Medical Timeout, Passes Concussion Protocol, Scores Touchdown

Adam Thielen got pretty well smashed on an incomplete pass from Kirk Cousins in the third quarter of Thursday night’s Vikings-Rams game. Thielen had the ball, but Cory Littleton’s forearm and then Cory Littleton’s knee crashed into Thielen’s head and jarred the ball loose, and Thielen seemed like he...

Tristan Thompson, Apparently Forgetting Everything That Happened This Summer, Talks Shit About East Contenders

LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer. You may have heard. He is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. His minutes on the Cavaliers will be used by some combination of Cedi Osman, Rodney Hood, and I guess David Nwaba. Here is video evidence that Tristan Thompson somehow managed to ...

CC Sabathia Plunks Batter, Costs Himself $500K, Tells Rays Dugout "That's For You...Bitch"

This afternoon’s Yankees-Rays game in Tampa got out of hand early—it’s 11-1 right now—but the beef never sleeps. In the fifth, CC Sabathia hit Jake Bauers in the wrist. In the sixth, Andrew Kittredge threw up and behind Austin Romine, who exchanged words with catcher Jesus Sucre....

Cristiano Ronaldo Told He CANNOT Play Against Young Boys<em></em>

Young Boys can rest easy, knowing that this menace has been forbidden from going at them....

Fiancée Of White Sox Pitcher Jace Fry Appears To Nuke Their Engagement Via Instagram

White Sox pitcher Jace Fry got his first career start Wednesday, against the Indians. It wasn’t a real start—the White Sox tabbed this one as a bullpen game, and Fry only pitched one inning—but, hey, a career first! Meanwhile, while he and his teammates were out there getting pounded by the Indians,...

Restructured United Soccer League Apes Everything British, Except For What Matters

The levels of the American soccer pyramid are confusing, mostly because they are make-believe. Every level of the world’s real soccer pyramids are clearly numbered, linked with flights of stairs, and constantly shuffle teams up and down depending on the results of a clear and meritocratic process. A...

This Enormous Texan Stumbled Into Basketball, And Now He's Stumbled Into Australian Rules Football Stardom

Mason Cox has a history of getting lured into sports he did not actually play. Organized basketball found him first. At Marcus High School in Texas, he stuck to solely to soccer, a decision that looked slightly stranger after he grew six inches between his junior and senior years and found himself a...

Rick Reilly Confuses The Hell Out Of Justin Thomas With A Terrible Question

Serial self-plagiarizer and teeth-enthusiast Rick Reilly has, for some goddamn reason, made a return to the world of sports writing. He attended a press conference at the Ryder Cup today, and while Justin Thomas was on the dais, Rick turned on that classic charm we all know and love:...

Assault Charges Against Roberto Osuna Have Been Dropped

Astros relief pitcher Roberto Osuna’s domestic assault charge, which was brought by Toronto police back in May, has been dropped today with Osuna’s agreement to a “peace bond,” which will see him continue counseling and prevents him from contacting the victim in the case for the next 12 months....

Randy Edsall Storms Out Of Press Conference After Reporter Dares To Ask About UConn's Shitty Defense

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: UConn sucks! Shocker, I know. So far this season, though, the Huskies defense has been so unbelievably inefficient, it’s almost indescribable. Really, only numbers do it justice....

Giuseppe Rossi Faces One-Year Ban After Failed Doping Test [Update]

Here we have the latest depressing update on the great and greatly unlucky career of American-born Italian phenom, Giuseppe Rossi: The striker has tested positive for a banned substance in Italy and faces a one-year ban from the game....