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There are a lot of draft prospects who should have immense impacts after returning to school
We’ve thought for a few years that the 2021 Draft would be one of the best of this era, and while that hasn’t changed, a number of withdrawals should make way for a promising 2022 class as well....
Don’t be surprised if Kevin Love is really good in the Olympics
Experience matters and Kevin Love has it....
Madden continues to be the worst video game franchise out there
“E-A Sports… it’s a bad game”...
If the Clippers go down 0-2 again, it’ll be more difficult to come back this time
Don’t get it twisted — these Los Angeles Clippers could do it again, but would you really want to doubt them this time?...
Denmark’s team doctor says Christian Eriksen was ‘gone’ before resuscitation
Thankfully, Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is alive after suffering what’s now been confirmed as cardiac arrest....
Columbus Crew fans reject name change, and win
Perhaps it’s not on the level of preventing a team from moving away from your city, but fans of the Columbus Crew once again took on ownership of the club and once again came out on top. ...
So Jack Eichel is definitely done in Buffalo
Thanks to the haphazard scheduling of this NHL season and the need to make up games lost to COVID protocols and the virus itself, it’s hard to mark exactly when the season ends for a lot of fans. Some teams are already in the barn, while others still have a handful of games to go. Which leads to pre...
The NCAA should dump Mark Emmert and bring in Shane McMahon, because, well, HERE COMES THE MONEY!
Shane McMahon uses the Naughty by Nature song “Here Comes the Money” as his WWE entrance theme, and, well, his enthusiastic dance to it does fit how it feels to see the NCAA finally coming to terms with the fact that it cannot grab every last dollar associated with college sports....
SEE IT! Gronk sets Guinness record for ‘highest’ catch (No, not that kind of high — although…)
This is arguably the least surprising world record accomplishment ever, when you think about it. ...
Just when we need exercise equipment most, it starts eating pets and children
Peloton is currently not looking so great. Apparently, the at-home workout equipment juggernaut is dealing with a number of accidents involving small children and pets, including one child dying. Over the weekend, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement urging consumers t...
LaMarcus Aldridge was <em>way</em> better than we’re going to remember
When LaMarcus Aldridge abruptly retired yesterday due to a cardiac issue, he leaves the NBA as one of the most under-appreciated stars of his era....
Masshole coach rightly canned for having players use ‘Auschwitz’ in play calls
Anti-Semitism seems to be all the rage lately, as yet another idiot decided to demonstrate sheer and unimaginaginable offensiveness....
Warning: Lakers’ repeat chances will explode in 3...2...1...
The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t repeating as NBA champs....
Cubs minor leaguer nabbed with obscene amount of meth, oxy in his duffel bag
When you’re 25 years old and haven’t yet advanced past Single-A, it’s probably good to start looking into post-baseball career options....
Which team is the only one since brackets expanded to make three title games in a row? (And how’d they do?)
We covered all the teams to make two NCAA title games in a row in this article… except... I left out one on purpose with the way I worded the question. Because there has only been one team since the 1985 expansion to make THREE final games in a row. They won it, lost it (in overtime), and won it bac...
The 10 best men’s college basketball national champions from 1990-1999
If you lived through the ‘90s then you understand just how important and historic that decade was. And if you didn’t, someone who did has probably tried to explain it to you over, and over, and over again....
Can P.J. Tucker still uplift a championship contender? And which one?
P.J. Tucker’s never been a basketball player you could define solely by numbers. ...
Les Miles’ creepy ass got fired on International Women’s Day, which is poetic
Late Monday night, the University of Kansas announced it had “mutually agreed to part ways” with head football coach Les Miles. The fact that Miles is out as head coach on International Women’s Day is truly a delightful display of life imitating art....
'Mentor,' your ass — report reveals Les Miles was a well-paid, predatory pig at LSU
Breaking news: Creepy entitled white guy in position of power does creepy things. I feel like I’ve written this story a few times already. Les Miles, the former head football coach at LSU, apparently has quite the list of very inappropriate behavior with female students at LSU, and the athletic depa...