The best thing about being a Browns fan is…this t-shirt? (Cleveland Frowns) Patrick Swayze, you will be remembered by sports fans everywhere. (Lester’s Legends) Chillin’ with Chillar — the best non-Stokley play of the weekend. (F Juice) The best Stokley play/Gus Johnson call of the weekend. (Tirico Suave) Excuses, excuses, excuses, NFL-style. (Five Tool Tool) […]
Buster Olney has done some great work in the past, both on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight and in this fantastic commercial. But there’s no arguing that this Paul O’Neill-loving baseball savant does some of his best work on his blog. And yesterday he broke out some seriously interesting shit. Discussing the future of the Milwaukee Brewers, Buster […]
Every NFL season is full of surprises, and while the result may have been predictable this past weekend, one game did stand out: the Jets’ thrashing of the Texans, who many think are on the verge of a breakout season. But while a 1–0 start is always big for a team coming off a late […]
African-Americans have taken over nearly every American sport, and thanks to athletes like Cullen Jones and Shani Davis, sports that have predominantly been played by white-folk are becoming integrated. If you asked a black man in 1957 if he thought Olympic gold medals would go to fellow brothers in swimming and speedskating, you’d have been […]
A forearm shiver when an opponent tried to cut down the baseline and an elbow to the back while defending in the post…these are the memories that Bruce Bowen has left behind as he retired from the NBA last week. The key defensive stopper on a Spurs team that dominated the turn of the 21st century, […]
While the Favre-Vick show has been dominating the airwaves for weeks, most players have been quietly preparing for the NFL season. And whether it’s conditioning drills or strength training, two-a-days are never easy on an athlete’s body. But fortunately for both the players and the fans, the fun begins tomorrow night when the NFL season […]
Point: Sam Bradford could’ve had it all. After last season’s Heisman campaign, Sammy was slated to be a top draft pick, and given all the turnover in the NFL at the quarterback position, he probably would have been starting from day one. He took his team to a National Championship, cementing himself as a Sooner […]
By now most football fans have heard how Belichick’s disciple, Eric Mangini, has made a strategic decision not to announce his starting Quarterback for this Sunday’s matchup vs. the Vikings. Mr. Mangini, you are a true competitor and a master of deception. How in the world are the Vikings going to prepare for Derek Anderson and […]
Yesterday’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs was historic, but for the loyal fan base of the Pirates, it wasn’t even worth lifting an eyebrow. Sure, Derrek Lee jacked two homers and Ted Lilly pitched convincingly to bring the Cubs a much-needed win. But that wasn’t what fans, players, or even opposing […]
This past weekend, I was disappointed to hear the news that Shawne Merriman, star linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, had been brought up on domestic violence charges. Yet another brother who’s bringing down the image of the NFL, and one more brother who needs JC in his life. But when I heard that his […]
Only one game is in the books, but it’s already started up again. With Boise St.‘s thrashing of Oregon last night, Herbstreet and the rest of the peanut gallery are already clamoring about this year’s “BCS buster.” Can Boise St. run the table? And if they do, will they have a shot at a BCS […]
Since the All-Star break, there’s been no hotter team in baseball than the New York Yankees. With their typical late-inning heroics, they’ve run away with the AL East, and unlike recent Yankee squads, this team actually seems to be having fun. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you gotta respect their newfound swagger. But when you […]
A few weeks ago, I got to wondering: how the hell did I catch so many touchdowns in my prime? I mean, seventeen TD receptions the year I got the Heisman? It was downright ridiculous. So I pulled out some of the old game tape and started poring over it, becoming what JC would call […]
Whether it’s a little leaguer or the lovable Louis Tiant, what kid doesn’t want to impress his father? And throughout baseball’s rich history, we’ve seen countless ballplayers follow in their father’s footsteps, building their family’s legacy on the field. But while Prince and Cecil swap big league stories over veggie burgers and baba ganoush, it’s […]
Unless you’re a sadistic Cubs fan, this is painful to watch. (Tirico Suave) Screw Cliff Lee – Chase Utley just wants to feel the warm embrace of Ryan Howard. (The Onion) Big Papi knows that you always wear polyester when fighting steroid allegations. (Sons of Steve Garvey) What’s harder to do: make a baseball bat […]
Whether it’s arguing over a property trade in Monopoly, rolling double sixes in Parcheesi or hoping to pull a Q in Scrabble, a little competition among friends never hurt anyone. But in the dog days of summer, can the simple pleasures of a board game cheer up the hapless New York Mets? We’re talking about […]
We’ve all been there. It’s 2AM, you’ve got a horrific case of cottonmouth, and you’re craving some fried chicken. So you hit up the KFC where your cousin works. Ain’t no thang. But you don’t become the Sixth Man of the Day for getting your cousin to hook you up with some of the Colonel’s […]
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful, hate me because I’m Rickey Henderson. (Hugging Harold Reynolds) Evidently the Philly Phanatic has a thing for trannies. (Major League Jerk) Who knew that Fantasy Camp includes karaoke? (Babes Love Baseball) Is it possible that the Yankees go 0–12? (Josh Q Public) Yup, it’s official: it sucks to be […]
At this point, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing big leaguers test positive for steroids. It’s become as common as seeing a twenty-something actress “forget” to wear underwear and flash her cooter at the paparazzi. But when news broke that “Big Papi” David Ortiz was among those who tested positive for steroids in 2003, my heart […]
