Posts tagged with "sports"

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Doubling down on sin

The BYU QB, Jake Retzlaff, was going to be suspended for 7 games because he admitted to having premartial sex. My man told them to go to hell, went to the transfer portal, and is going to Tulane. He...

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Larry Bird and Shawn Kemp

Sports Memery had this banger about Larry Bird and Shawn Kemp: Few people know the connection between Larry Bird and Shawn Kemp. At age 33, Bird discovered that teenage phenom Shawn Kemp had...

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The Saga of Darnold

Darnold and CJ Stroud: After the Texans game, Sam Darnold approached CJ Stroud, who had been sacked five times, to offer some advice. "Stop taking those hits," Darnold said, giving Stroud a pat on...

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Haliban memes

I'm loving the Haliban memes!

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Purdy

Why the Brock Purdy Contract Stinks: And these are the 49ers, for heaven’s sake: the franchise that never met a big-name veteran that it couldn’t alienate with its intermittent-fasting approach to...

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Taylor Walls

Box Score Banter: The Foreseeable, the Unforeseeable, & the Taylor Walls Ejection: No doubt, Walls is already furious on the first day of pride month, stuck playing for a team which, horrifyingly,...

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Nemesis

Box Score Banter: Nemesis: A nemesis, defined in one way as the inescapable agent of someone’s downfall, is one of the most common archetypes in sports.

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Baseball Notes, 5-10-25

Box Score Banter: Keep Riding: It’s a mixture of incompetence and misfortune and torpor, a malaise that hollows out a creature’s identity and takes the body as its own. You go on a six-game winning...

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Aaron Rodgers to the Vikes

I Am Asking Aaron Rodgers, Once And For All, To Leave My Team The Fuck Alone: You don’t build yourself a fancy new house and then paint it in diarrhea.

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Quentin Grimes

Quentin Grimes Is The Tragicomic Protagonist Of The Terminal NBA Season: ... I am charmed by a trade that could turn out to have hurt both teams while helping a player's career in the process.

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Aaron Rodgers Is Out

Aaron Rodgers's Jets Tenure Ended In True Jets Fashion: His mistake (well, his most enduring, anyway) was in thinking that because he was him, he could raise the Titanic with a spoon. He didn't make...

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Ujiri

Masai Ujiri Continues His Baffling Wing Collection: Ujiri seemed to enjoy team-building under an Oulipo constraint.

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Why the Jaguars suck

This is a compilation of the best Jaguars comments from Drew Magary and others on Deadspin and Defector. Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Jacksonville Jaguars: Interest in the Jaguars is wholly subsidized...

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Jimmy Butler's nonsense

Jimmy Butler is a Toxic Ex: Butler is not a people pleaser. He’s not for everybody. On the one hand, he strikes me as a no-nonsense guy. On the other hand, he tends to bring about a good deal of...

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3rd and 48

The Raiders were so trash that they once ended up with a 3rd and 48 against the Chiefs In true Raiders fashion, they were driving toward the wrong end zone.

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Why The Chiefs Suck

This is a compilation of the best Chiefs comments from Drew Magary and others on Deadspin and Defector. Why Your Team Sucks: Kansas City Chefs: When I think of pointless American cities, my first...

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John Daly, the Santa

From Sports Memery: According to legend, if you leave 6 boneless wings and a couple of loose cigarettes on your kitchen table on Christmas night, a visibly sweaty John Daly will forcefully enter your...

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Old school tough guy

Sheed and Stack in the Big Apple: Stackhouse is poker-faced, but approachable — and yet he’s always been considered an old-school tough guy who shouldn’t be crossed under any circumstances.

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AL Central

Has the AL Central suddenly become competent? Or are all 4 teams other than Chicago being in the playoff hunt a function of the White Sox having a tireless dedication to failure?

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Robert Saleh

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Wade Davis' service to the game

After the Royals' series win today, it feels like other teams will try to copy the Royals' pitching approach. The table is set for a repeat of the Rockies’ $50 million bullpen from 2016-19. Wade...

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Maikel Garcia

Joe Sheehan dropping hot fire: Garcia had a .281 OBP this year and bats ninth because there is no tenth.

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Royals' playoff sweep graphics

The Royals' social media team is elite

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Kenny Williams being diplomatic

Kenny Williams implied how deeply he dislikes Tony LaRussa in the best way. An owner who ‘thinks he knows everything’ led the White Sox to historic disaster: Asked about La Russa’s nearly two seasons...

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Andy Dalton, Chameleon

From Sports Memery: We’ve long established that Andy Dalton is the best quarterback currently playing in the NFL. His command of the field, sharp instincts, and ability to rally any team he leads...

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CJ Abrams gambling

Nationals End Season By Demoting Leadoff Hitter Who Was In A Casino Until 8:00 A.M.: Poverty, they say, affords moral clarity. Nasim Nuñez, with all due respect, is not taking the Nationals anywhere...

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Being properly appreciated

Jaguars Junction: Week 15: I chose not to attend the game after all, for the same reason that a professional “storm chaser” might not volunteer to plow headlong into a deadly twister: Because...

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Kirk Cousins

First off, don't be out here disrespecting Kirko Chainz: --- Second, I no longer believe Justin Jefferson became the best receiver in the league because of a desire to be excellent. It was actually...

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Richard Hidalgo

I'm going to get a Richard Hidalgo jersey to celebrate the early 2000s Astros. Like Enron, his power was also fraudulent.

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Justice in this world

I love Hamilton Nolan's writing. Jaguars Junction: Week 17: As mankind evolves past a belief in an omnipotent god, we must inevitably face the question: Whence does justice arise? For if there is no...

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Thanking the Raiders fans

When I went to a game in LV last year, I thanked all the Raiders' fans for Josh McDaniels' service in destroying 2 of the 4 organizations in the AFC West. Made the Chiefs' job a lot easier.

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Handsy turnover addict

End This Farce: I also know that the Browns allowed late-season 2023 starter Joe Flacco to leave the team in free agency, and then replaced him with handsy turnover addict Jameis Winston.

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The fake cricket league

This story is wild. Just goes to show that you need to do your research before putting your wagers down. The Fake Indian Cricket League Created for Real Online Betting: The tournament was also listed...

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NBA nicknames

They're wrong for that Drew Gooden nickname! Is hunting for big NBA free agents obsolete? Plus, remembering the wildest Mavericks trades: You can see Lamar Mundane there for Ellis, along with Silent...

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Minshew cologne

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Turkish shooter

This is an untrue, but hilarious story about Yusuf Dikec, the shooting gold medalist from Turkey: "... he was an ex-mechanic who became a world-renowned shooter after a bitter divorce. The picture...

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Florida teams

Florida's MLB teams are a vehicle to steal money from a mentally addled populace.

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Bryan Hoeing

There's now a player on the Padres named Bryan Hoeing. Please let his number be 69. If it is, I'm buying my first authentic MLB jersey.

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MILF Hunter

How little do your teammates respect you that one of them gladly signs a jersey clowning you? <blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@kingkareem/video/7127337290732555563"...

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Kawhi

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Royals celebration graphics

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Pakistan cricket coach in danger

There is a very concerning storyline I'm tracking about the Pakistan cricket coach after the World Cup loss to the USA:

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Delonte West conspiracy theory

My fav weird NBA conspiracy theory is that Lebron left Cleveland the first time because a teammate of his named Delonte West was having an affair with his mom and then actively destroyed Delonte's...

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A's to Sacramento

The A's to Sacramento is a done deal. An MLB team will play in front of a 10000 person capacity crowd for the 2025-27 seasons. They get to share the stadium with the Giants AAA team. I'd see about...

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Shota Imanaga

On Shota Imanaga's early season success: He's out here, throwing that gyro ball, confounding the gaijin with his mysterious Eastern ways.

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Rockies Jumbotron

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Worst NFL coaching hires of the 21st Century (Pt.2)

Mike Tanier with a banger An NFL Network report, later quoted by the New York Post, claimed that Judge and his Patriots pals “exuded an alarming aura of haughtiness” when addressing other coaches..."

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Chiefs criminal

The Chiefs were all amped for the AFC Championship: Travis Kelce on wearing all black to the AFC Championship Game: 'Chris Jones made sure to tell everybody, Make sure you're wearing all black this...

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Fanatics fail

This is the only way that a Mahomes Broncos jersey will ever exist:

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Oakley

The first line from Charles Oakley's autobiography is "I didn't punch Charles Barkley, but I did slap the shit out of him." On brand.

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Synod of nephews

What Do The Kansas City Royals Know About Shoulders?: An organization like the Rockies, which makes its sports decisions by incorporating the advice of a Synod Of Nephews and the writing on various...

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Playbook

Broncos got beat by a guy who studied his mom’s friends’ signals more than the playbook.

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Fantasy football

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Urban Meyer bullying

Urban Meyer has been trash since the beginning of his career: It’s ironic that Meyer was fired from perhaps his last coaching job for bullying a player (Lambo ) when, in fact, one of his first...

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Jeff King hated sports

Jeff King Hated Baseball: In honor of Opening Day, this is one of the wilder stories I've read about.a player. And it happened with my Kansas City Royals: On May 21, 1999 Jeff King suddenly and...

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Jim Harbaugh is all business

I love this story about how Jim Harbaugh dealt with young women who were flirting with him: “He said to the first girl, “keep your hands up, thumbs down,” and he showed her the proper motion with his...

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The best job in the world

Arthur Rhodes was left handed, and was mainly below average during his career. He played in Major League Baseball for 20 years, making a total of $37.9 million in the process. In 2011, Arthur Rhodes...

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Jon Bois' 2014 NFL Draft writeups

I love Jon Bois' writing:

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Eddie Murray card

Back in 1993, I got this card in a pack. It was worth $75 when I got it. I thought for sure this card would be my retirement fund. I should have sold the card the moment I got it. As the years went...

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Weird Celtics Twitter

I love Weird Celtics Twitter! A few fun articles about it: Where did Robert Williams’s nickname come from?: The short answer is that Time Lord is an ironic reference to a few slip-ups Williams made...

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The Gay Community

Every season I played fantasy sports, I had to have Rudy Gay on my team so I could name it The Gay Community. Why Rudy Gay never created Gay Communities wherever he played is still a mystery to me.

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NBA Tough Guys

NBA tough guys have a storied and colorful history. Here's a general list of a few of the league's most fearsome players. But for my money, the following players are the most interesting: Jerry...

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Awesome slides

Swag is on a million for both of these slides! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Baez did it better. <a href="https://t.co/Zhe3CWXnCK">pic.twitter.com/Zhe3CWXnCK</a></p>&mdash;...

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Pine Tar Game

From Filip Bondy's book about the Pine Tar Game: And then Martin made a move that led to one of my favorite sports moments: At the start of the game, Martin had reliever George Frazier appeal the...

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San Jose Sharks celebrate Juneteenth

Someone actually thought this was a great idea.

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Len Dawson

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The best NBA nickname

I think this is the best sports nickname ever:

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Black dreams

Jalen Rose, about Jimmy Butler's boombox shaped fish tank: This is one of those black dreams gone wrong"

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A history of Harold Ballard's villainy

The more I read through this article about Harold Ballard, the more I'm struck by how the rich can do whatever they want. A History of Harold Ballard's Villainy: In The Game, Ken Dryden wrote that...

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NCAA Picks Experiment

This is an experiment to see which prediction source accumulates the most points using a standard scoring system. There are three groups of test subjects: Predictions generated by automated...

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Mr. Big Chest

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Fitzpatrick's second career

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Brynn Cameron's new contract

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Football players buy XBOX for kid wearing a Kaepernick jersey

I love stories like this about simple kindness: Jaden said Marshall and Kelley had complimented him on his Colin Kaepernick 49ers jersey when he walked into the video game store to inquire about the...

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The pettiest t-shirt

This shirt is so petty towards the Angels:

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Paul Pierce

When I was in my freshman year at KU, I was playing sports at the Robinson Center one afternoon. We had the run of the court because of my teammates' scoring prowess and my extremely dirty play and...

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Bill Belichick conspiracy theory

I love this Reddit conspiracy theory about Belichick: The Bill Belchick Theory, someone else posted this before in r/nfl. Target: New York Jets Bill Belichick does not like the New York Jets. This...

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Work hard for it

Von Miller explains commitment to Texas A&M over LSU by comparing them to girls: A&M really wanted me," Miller said. "You know that girlfriend that's really not that attractive but she's going to do...

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Bautista punch

Odor should get five to eight games for throwing a punch. Anything more is penalizing him for effectiveness. - Joe Sheehan

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Josh Norman

Panthers CB Josh Norman: 'Went Dark Knight' after Dez Bryant disrespect [Josh] Norman said he was so fired up during the week with talk about [Dez] Bryant possibly having a big day against him and...

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Andy Reid

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Royals 2015 playoff logos

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KC Vs. St. Louis

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World Series prediction

From Joe Sheehan's sports newsletter: The Mets seem to have real edges on both sides of the ball, ones that should be enough to make them the pick. However, they're not managed by a witch. Royals in...

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The win-now fear-nothing Royals are finally here

I love this quote from Grant Brisbee's article about the Royals: They took the momentum into the 2015 season, and they're a fully functional death machine right now.

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Raiders couple

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These O's Ain't Royal

Sports related pettiness is my favorite. Here's Jeremy Guthrie taking a shot at his old team:

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Royals headline of the day

From The Onion: Royals Defeat A’s, Ned Yost In Epic Play-In Game

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This is obviously just a business

Too Close for Comfort: He threatened he would start wearing a suit to games, because "this is obviously just a business." Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley were so close, and he was so devastated when...

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Fred Davis in court

Fred Davis, Attorney at Law: The Courtroom Transcripts: Chaka cross-examination of Davis on April 10, 2012 Chaka: Let’s look at these photos right here. Because I went to college. I go back to my...

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Chris Paul

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Interesting wardrobe

Physical, emotional meltdown haunts Hunter Strickland, costs Giants: Machi, whose locker was to the left of Strickland’s, wanted no part of it at all. A clubhouse attendant cut through the throng to...

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The shame of college sports

The Shame of College Sports: This article is what opened my eyes to the predatory practices of the NCAA.

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Baron Davis alley oop reaction

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The college guy vs high schoolers

I don't know where I found this, but it checks out: I've figured out the moral of the LeBron story: Stay in school. Wade: 3 years at Marquette; Bosh: 1 year at Georgia Tech; the kid from Akron: no...

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Rasheed Wallace On Darko Milicic

Darko is a Serbian gangster! "I'm telling you, Darko is a Serbian gangster," Rasheed Wallace said. "Darko's got some bodies back there (in Serbia-Montenegro). He can go psycho on guys."

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