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Apparently DeShone Kizer Just Needed One Week Off
When Browns head coach Hue Jackson announced that he was benching rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer last week, it seemed like he had a decent plan in mind. The Browns, already 0-5 at that point, had three more games against the Texans, Titans, and Vikings before their bye week. Here was a chance for ...
Maybe Ben McAdoo's Play-Calling Was The Problem
Two things happened. First, the Giants did not look anything like themselves last night (for instance, they won). Second, head coach Ben McAdoo finally surrendered play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan. He did so quietly, with most of his players not even aware of the fact until...
Dodgers Take 2-0 Series Lead On Justin Turner Walk-Off Homer
Justin Turner delivered a John Lackey fastball over the left-center field fence to drop a devastating 4-1 loss on the Cubs and give his Dodgers a 2-0 NLCS lead....
Al Michaels Is Out Here Cracking Harvey Weinstein Jokes [Update]
“And let’s face it: the Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein, and they’re up by 14 points!” ...
"Look On Graphic For The Final Two Bullet Points"
“For the last time: anything that you put on that prompter, Dick Stockton will read.” ...
Antonio Brown Somehow Scored On This Play
Check out the still image above: Steelers receiver Antonio Brown is at about the Chiefs’ 35-yard line and is flanked by two defenders. Kansas City cornerback Phillip Gaines has just tipped the pass; safety Daniel Sorensen is there to make the tackle. And yet, Brown scored a 51-yard TD. ...
Japanese Playoff Baseball Game Turns Into A Mud Bowl
In the first round of the Nippon Professional Baseball playoffs in Japan, the Hanshin Tigers and Yokohama DeNA Baystars battled through absolutely absurd conditions to play an entire baseball game in the mud. The result was unlike any baseball game I’ve ever seen. To watch the highlights with the fu...
Redskins Defenders Celebrate Win By Simulating A Stop And Frisk
Redskins cornerback Kendall Fuller picked off 49ers QB C.J. Beathard’s pass with three seconds left to seal today’s 26-24 win over San Francisco. Fuller’s teammates celebrated in a way that has to be a first....
The Jets Got Screwed Out Of A Touchdown
As the Jets were trying to make a comeback against the Patriots, it appeared that Austin Seferian-Jenkins had scored a hard-fought touchdown when he crossed the goal line with the ball to cut New York’s deficit. However, a confusing ruling that claimed Seferian-Jenkins had fumbled the ball out of th...
Golden Tate Scored And Dropped The People’s Elbow On The Football
Golden Tate caught a long pass from Matthew Stafford, broke a few weak tackles by the Saints, and flipped into the end zone. It was pretty cool....
Lindsey Horan's Goal Gives Portland The NWSL Championship
An emphatic Lindsey Horan finish off a long Emily Sonnett free kick proved to be the decisive blow in Saturday’s NWSL Championship Game, as the Portland Thorns defeated the North Carolina Courage 1-0....
Joe Maddon Works Soda Tax Criticism Into His Thoughts On Blocking The Plate
In the bottom of the seventh inning of last night’s NLCS Game 1, with the Dodgers leading 4-2, Justin Turner singled through the left side and Chris Woodward, the Dodgers’ third-base coach, waved Charlie Culberson around, setting up a play at the plate....
Astros Take 2-0 ALCS Lead On Carlos Correa Walkoff Double
Carlos Correa accounted for both of Houston’s runs, hitting a fourth-inning solo homer and the walkoff double that drove in José Altuve as the Astros took a 2-0 series lead on the Yankees in a game that saw Justin Verlander pitch a complete game with 13 strikeouts....
Bad Child Spared Demonization By Replay Call
Reasonable people may disagree about whether spectators should be bringing baseball gloves to professional baseball games. Is it lame? Probably not, so long as you are a child. But even if you are a child, there is one thing you for sure should not be doing at a professional baseball game: you shoul...
Lovely Act Of Kindness And Sportsmanship Marred By Bullcrap Football Game
Tennessee and South Carolina played an ugly, low-wattage football game today, combining for one touchdown, six field goals, and a botched extra point, in a contest that didn’t even have the decency to include a couple goddamn turnovers. The Gamecocks came out on top after scoring 12 unanswered secon...
Dumb ESPN Analysis: Numerology Tells Us The Nuggets Are The Next NBA Dynasty
The Denver Nuggets are fun. Nikola Jokic is very good. Paul Millsap is very good. Gary Harris is pretty good. There are other guys on the Nuggets who might turn out to be pretty good. It’s entirely possible the Nuggets will find their way into a playoff spot this season, because they play a brand of...
Idiot On The Field Interrupts Cal Game With Stuffed Pig
Last night’s Cal-Washington State game was interrupted briefly when a woman holding a stuffed pig seated herself at about the four yard line, and had to be removed by stadium security....
These 24 Seconds Are Filled With More Terror Than Whatever Scary Movie You Plan On Watching
Star North Carolina State defensive end Bradley Chubb suffered a finger injury during the Wolfpack’s game at Pitt today, but his grotesquely misshapen digit is only the start of this horrifying half-minute of video. Gah!...