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Charles Woodson Says Marvin Harrison Was The Best Receiver He Played Against
Charles Woodson is retiring after tomorrow’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Over his 18 NFL seasons, he’s amassed 13 defensive touchdowns and 65 picks, good for first and fifth respectively (both in ties) of all time. He’s won a Super Bowl and is the last defensive player to win a Heisman trop...
Charles Woodson Delivers Address To Oakland Crowd In Emotional Goodbye
Oakland beat San Diego Thursday night in an overtime game that went past midnight on the east coast and threatened to be the most disappointing Christmas tie since millions of suburban dads opening poorly-wrapped gifts from their kids, every year. Retiring Raiders defensive back Charles Woodson took...
Charles Woodson Announces Retirement
Future Hall-of-Fame cornerback Charles Woodson told reporters today that he will retire at the end of the season. His final home game—and potentially the Raiders’ final home game in Oakland—will be Christmas Eve against the Chargers, while his final game will be January 3rd at Kansas City....
Tiger Woods: "I Peaked At 11"
Time’s Lorne Rubenstein has a fascinating, wide-ranging interview with Tiger Woods that is really worth your time. In it, Tiger talks on coming to grips with his lost abilities, his personal relationships, and his legacy. He’s surprisingly honest throughout, never more so than with this exchange:...
Tiger Woods Held A Fairly Grim Press Conference
The Hero World Challenge golf tournament is this this week, and it’s hosted by Tiger Woods—though Woods isn’t playing, as a series of injuries limited him to just 11 starts on tour this year, culminating in a pair of back surgeries early this fall. When will Woods be back? Will Woods be back? Speaki...
Hard Cider Smackdown: Woodchuck Vs. Angry Orchard Vs. Your Sense Of Shame
Try to recall the events toward the middle-end of 2000’s Castaway, when Tom Hanks is making his triumphant return to U.S. soil. Rather than that weird company party in the airport broom closet or whatever it was, imagine instead that he was treated to an all-expenses-paid trip to the grocery store a...
<i>The Final Girls </i>Is The Nadir Of Meta-Horror, Which Is The Nadir Of Real Horror
If you’re a horror fan, you’ve noticed that every few months, there’s a new entry in the genre that’s explicitly marketed to non-fans, with blogs and critics hyping “your new favorite horror film” and granting best-since-whatever status to a certain kind of movie. Think titles like Tucker & Dale vs....
Tiger Woods' Former Caddy Says Working For Him Was Like Being His "Slave"
Steve Williams served as Tiger Woods’ caddy from 1999 to 2011, during which Woods dominated the PGA Tour, won 13 of his 14 Majors, and earned over $88 million. Williams recently wrote a book called “Out Of The Rough” about his time with Tiger, and he was very critical of Woods, of whom he once said ...
English Rugby Star Clear To Play After Knocking Opponent Out With Kick To The Head
England flanker Tom Wood is free to play in his squad’s next match against Australia after Rugby World Cup officials determined his knockout kick to Welsh fullback Liam Williams to be a minor offense. The incident took place during Saturday’s 28-25 Wales upset....
Tim Sherwood Is Magical
Watch, as the Aston Villa manager makes like his team’s lead and vanishes without a trace:...
Women Harassed By Ex-Minnesota AD Come Forward, Call His Behavior "Frightening"
The two women who notified the University of Minnesota about Norwood Teague’s sexual harassment, including all those gross text messages he sent them, released a joint statement. Ann Aronson and Erin Dady say in the statement that they had intended to keep their names confidential and the university...
Report: Former Minnesota AD Faced Sexism Complaints Going Back Years
First, Norwood Teague resigned as the University of Minnesota athletics director after two university employees filed sexual harassment complaints against him for sending them incredibly explicit, and incredibly disgusting, text messages. Then, a Minnesota basketball reporter detailed her own experi...
Minnesota Beat Writer Says She Was Sexually Harassed By Former AD
University of Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague’s sexual harassment toward two female colleagues came to light in seedy detail last Friday. They were not isolated incidents. ...
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Minnesota AD Resigns For Sexually Harassing Colleagues Via Text Message [Updated]
Norwood Teague, the University of Minnesota’s athletic director, has resigned this morning. His decision stems from sexual harassment complaints made by two university employees, which Teague explained by saying he “had too much to drink and sent inappropriate texts.”...
Fernando Rodney Hides In Shrubbery, Might Actually Be An Elf
It hit 93 degrees in Denver today, and with the sun beating down through the thin Rockies air, Mariners closer Fernando Rodney decided to take a short siesta in the Swill Beer Field shrubbery:...
Tiger Woods Misses Cut In Back-To-Back Majors For First Time
Tiger Woods missed the cut at The Open by seven strokes after shooting a second round 75 Saturday. It’s the second straight major championship Woods has failed to reach the end of, the first time in his career he’s missed the cut at consecutive majors. ...
Rational Man: In Praise Of Late-Period Woody Allen
Assessing a filmmaker’s legacy can be difficult, especially when his career hasn’t ended yet. It can be even tougher when that director’s personal life has in some ways outdistanced his movies, warping our impression of them just as it’s changed our feelings about the person who made them. ...
How's Tiger Woods's British Open Going So Far?
Not great, my friend! Not great at all....