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If You Want Athletes' Autographs, Invite Them To Your Wedding
Here's an RSVP posted on Reddit this morning, in which Peyton Manning regretfully declined to attend a fan's wedding. Such a polite young man!...

Don't Swear While Playing <em>NBA 2K14</em>; You'll Get A Technical Foul
I used to throw my controller across the room when I got frustrated. These days, with touch screens and gyroscopes and motion sensors, that's probably not such a good idea. I'm well out of the video game loop by this point, but I can tell you this: I damn sure wouldn't want my console enforcing its ...

Antonio Smith Accuses The Patriots Of Spying
The Patriots, down 17-7 at the break, put up 27 points on Houston in the second half. That's been New England's M.O. recently, but Texans DE Antonio Smith thinks the turnaround was more than a little suspicious....

Jesse Owens's 1936 Olympic Gold Medal Is Up For Sale
A lot of times, sports memorabilia can feel like low-stakes archaeology—amusing, but vacant of context to the world beyond sports. Jesse Owens is one of the exceptions. ...

Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 13 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of the worst). Maps via 506sports.com....

Russell Westbrook's OT Game-Winner, In A Perfect Courtside Video
How do you not love everything about this?...

Thanksgambling: A Betting Guide To Thanksgiving Day Football
Thanksgiving Day is upon us, which can only mean one thing (for the purpose of this exercise, we're ignoring things such as binge eating, awkward interactions with family, reckless alcohol consumption, and stabbing strangers for discounted electronics): three times as many NFL games this Thursday! W...

NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 13
Here is your betting info for Week 13 NFL; we'll just be doing this one post this Thanksgiving week, but feel free to check our source sites if you're looking for a Friday or Saturday update....

The Patriots Might Have An Audible Named For Belichick's Girlfriend
According to the Boston Herald, Tom Brady's changed the play before tossing a six-yard TD to Rob Gronkowski. His call at the line: "Cougar! Cougar! Linda!"...

Bo Jackson Surprises Paralympian Who Idolized Him As A Kid
Blake Leeper was born with his legs ending at the knees. Today, he's a Paralympian, earning medals in the 2012 Paralympic Games and 2013 IPC World Championships. Also relevant: he loves Bo Jackson....

The Foodspin Thanksgiving Reader
Hey whoa Thanksgiving is here! This means you will have to provide some victuals for some people, or else they will finally have the excuse for disowning/defriending/excommunicating you that they have always secretly wanted. Below you'll find all the Thanksgiving-relevant Foodspin action you'll ne...

Requiem For A Welterweight
I'm late on this but in case you missed it do yourself a favor and check out Brin-Jonathan Butler's portrait of Manny Pacquiao for SB Nation Longform:...

Steve Weatherford Was Drug Tested One Day After A Career Game
Yesterday, Giants punter Steve Weatherford had a banner day. He led the NFL in net average, had two punts over 65 yards, and placed two inside the 20-yard-line. Today, he had to pee in a cup. ...

Supernat & Smif n Wessun: New York Knicks Freestyle
Via the always-fun Up North Trips, let's go back to the grimey mid-'90s....

Bill Belichick And The NFL's Unexpected History Of Overtime Kick-Offs
Yesterday was 11 years to the day that Marty Mornhinweg declared that the Lions would kick off to start overtime. Chicago scored on its first series, and Mornhinweg wasn't Lions coach much longer. Yesterday, Bill Belichick pulled a Marty Mornhinweg, with better results....

Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 12 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of the worst). Maps via 506sports.com....

Rob Gronkowski Thinks Planes And Cars Are Time Machines
Football steakhead Rob Gronkowski is back! Well, he's been playing for a few games now, but we know he's really back because of the astounding answer he gave after being asked for his ideal superpower. Basically, the Patriots' tight end doesn't understand how time works....

NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 12 (Late Edition)
Below is updated betting information for the Week 12 NFL games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread movement and money lines are now included for each game....

What The NFL Can Learn From WWE About Head Injuries
Originally published at Bloomberg View....