The Urban Meyer cycle continues
The three-time national champion has retired again.1. The minute Ohio State suspended Urban Meyer on August 22nd, this was over. It was over because Meyer and the university could no longer fully trust...
View ArticleAtlanta United were flashy champions in a fickle sports city
In the slapstick history of Atlanta sports, no one has illustrated the city’s transient beauty better than Miguel Almiron and United.Miguel Almiron is not “undersized.” Almiron is downright little — a...
View ArticleI can’t stop looking at Sean McVay’s beard
McVay’s beard is a nearly perfect system in need of just a little more balance. The Los Angeles Rams have lost two in a row after starting the season 11-1. The first loss was a low-scoring struggle...
View ArticleEverything LeBron James’ parenting moment reminded me of
I saw the video of LeBron cheering up his son, and it got me thinking about being a parent.So I saw a clip of LeBron James talking to his son after a game, and tweeted about it. Because everyone isn’t...
View Article‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund took wrestling seriously, so we could too
The legendary interviewer died at 76 and leaves behind an unmatched impact on professional wrestling. The first impression a child watching Gene Okerlund doing an interview with any wrestler on a...
View ArticleSanta Clara, the worst National Championship venue available
The people in charge put college football’s biggest game in a shrine to blandness on the side of the country opposite the teams who are good at college football.The College Football Playoff final will...
View ArticleSanta Clara, the worst National Championship venue available
The people in charge put college football’s biggest game in a shrine to blandness on the side of the country opposite the teams who are good at college football.The College Football Playoff final will...
View ArticleThe process of Alabama falling apart
Clemson, Alabama, and circumstance all forced errors by the Tide, and then football’s tightest machine fell to pieces.00:00I think a part of me knew it was over when Saban missed on the pregame...
View ArticleGreat teams taunt
Don’t ever listen to the Humility Police.Good teams celebrate — but great teams taunt.The Humility Police will try to tell you otherwise. They will tell you not to plant flags or make the hand signal...
View ArticleReviewing almost every frame of the NFL’s Super Bowl ad
Let’s rank everyone in the this commercial. Ed Reed is number one.The all-time greatest, most competitive NFL players gathered for the #NFL100 gala. What could possibly go wrong?...
View ArticleWhy Alabama’s dynasty will never really be over
After one of the Tide’s highest-rated recruiting classes ever, it’s clear their dominance goes way beyond Nick Saban.On January 7, 2019, the University of Alabama’s football team had a very, very, very...
View ArticleThe Colorado mountain lion that trail runner strangled turned out to be a...
But let’s not forget that a 40-pound mountain lion kitten is still a horrifying machine designed to kill and eat you.On Feb. 14, trail runner Travis Kauffman publicly discussed his life-or-death fight...
View ArticleThe trial of the century (in Alabama)
The case against Donald Watkins Sr. and his son would’ve been one of the biggest sports stories of the year had it not been happening in Birmingham. The trial of Donald Watkins Sr. and Donald Watkins...
View Article1 thought about all 64 March Madness schools from someone who doesn’t know...
AKA you ...Duke. It is okay to root for otherwise malignant Duke because everyone loves watching Zion Williamson romp over and through lesser humans. I’m not fully okay with this either, but I’m also...
View ArticleWelcome to a reverse NFL mock draft, where the players choose their teams
In case you were wondering, Miami is the best possible place for a 23-year-old with too much money and no dependents to live, for at least 50,000 reasons.The NFL Draft, like most things in football,...
View ArticleThe blind confidence of drafting Daniel Jones
If Jones was such a flawed quarterback, how did the Giants get here?I think it’s a good place to start by saying this: It’d be great to roll through life with the blind confidence of someone like Dave...
View ArticleThe Lonely Island’s Bash Brothers special is a work of art
I don’t know why this exists, but I’m so glad it does. This is a compliment: I don’t know why The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience exists, or what its purpose is. It is...
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