by Phillip Bupp | Aug 23, 2015
The man pictured above is Francois Carrard. He is the former Director General of the International Olympic Committee and is now the independent chair of FIFA’s Reform Committee, tasked to make changes within FIFA amid the corruption scandal. In an interview, he...
by Andrew Bucholtz | Aug 23, 2015
The in-depth ESPN The Magazine piece this week from Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru on 49ers linebacker Chris Borland’s decision to retire from football at age 24 had plenty of fascinating insights into the world of the NFL and head trauma, but it’s...
by Andrew Bucholtz | Aug 23, 2015
The in-depth ESPN The Magazine piece this week from Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru on 49ers linebacker Chris Borland’s decision to retire from football at age 24 had plenty of fascinating insights into the world of the NFL and head trauma, but it’s...
by Matt Zemek | Aug 23, 2015
The past week, we’ve broken down the number of weekend back-to-backs (defined as Saturday-Sunday or Sunday-Monday) for all 30 NBA teams, separating our research by division. We’re almost at the end of this project, but we have two more installments left....
by Food And Sports | Aug 23, 2015
Here’s one thing we all learned from Michael Jordan’s playing career: You don’t beat him at home when the money is on the line. The same is now true in the courtroom, where there was over 8 million dollars on the line in Chicago Federal Court …...
by Matt Birch | Aug 23, 2015
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr has mastered the art of trash talking. And after watching him during Saturday night’s preseason matchup against the Eagles, it’s clear that he doesn’t care whether it’s preseason or regular season...
by Matt Birch | Aug 23, 2015
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr has mastered the art of trash talking. And after watching him during Saturday night’s preseason matchup against the Eagles, it’s clear that he doesn’t care whether it’s preseason or regular season...
by Matt Birch | Aug 23, 2015
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr has mastered the art of trash talking. And after watching him during Saturday night’s preseason matchup against the Eagles, it’s clear that he doesn’t care whether it’s preseason or regular season...
by Matt Birch | Aug 23, 2015
It’s no secret that Eagles QB Sam Bradford has sustained multiple knee injuries in the past. So when Ravens LB Terrell Suggs hit Bradford low during Saturday night’s preseason matchup, some fans and analysts raised their eyebrows. Suggs’ intentions...
by Matt Birch | Aug 23, 2015
It’s no secret that Eagles QB Sam Bradford has sustained multiple knee injuries in the past. So when Ravens LB Terrell Suggs hit Bradford low during Saturday night’s preseason matchup, some fans and analysts raised their eyebrows. Suggs’ intentions...
by Ken Fang | Aug 22, 2015
Some football coaches are secretive. They won’t allow media at practice and most if not all of it is based on not wanting plays to go public before it’s time. Oregon took that to another level. As a Pac-12 Network crew was at a practice last week, analyst...
by Matt Yoder | Aug 22, 2015
As far as the biggest flops go in the sporting year that is 2015, none will top the dud that was the past-its-expiration-date Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. The fight billed as the biggest of the millenium that boxing fans had been waited so long to see turned into a...
by Matt Yoder | Aug 22, 2015
As far as the biggest flops go in the sporting year that is 2015, none will top the dud that was the past-its-expiration-date Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. The fight billed as the biggest of the millenium that boxing fans had been waited so long to see turned into a...
by Shawn Anderson | Aug 22, 2015
Welp…this might piss off some people in Wrigleyville. In the past couple of years, the Chicago Cubs home has welcomed its fair share of advertisers, all to the chagrin of the Wrigley Field faithful. Which, to digress, cracks me up considering the stadium (which was...
by Shawn Anderson | Aug 22, 2015
Welp…this might piss off some people in Wrigleyville. In the past couple of years, the Chicago Cubs home has welcomed its fair share of advertisers, all to the chagrin of the Wrigley Field faithful. Which, to digress, cracks me up considering the stadium (which was...
