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That dull roar you hear in the distance would be the momentum of the Edmonton Oilers. They're kind of out there, admittedly, which is why your house isn't shaking. Only so much a team can do from the hinterlands of Alberta. - Sam Fels Read MoreRead more...

Much like Susie Izzard (Drink!) says chiropractors LIVE FOR THE NOISE!" I too live for the noise of the offseason. We can't get much more than Shohei Ohtani and his reps donated to us, or at least their methods of sending the baseball press into orbit did. There should be much more to come, but the biggest move to be...Read more...

What a typical response to racism from the head coach of Illinois State men's basketball. During a home game on Saturday, Ryan Pedon got in an altercation with Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones. A situation that was none of Pedon's business, because Jones was not even talking in the direction of his team. -...Read more...

Full disclosure, I've never been on board with the Kansas City Chiefs. Sure, they were, for a while, the best team in America, with a young and exciting generational talent under center and a head coach who never had to answer for anything because he wears Hawaiian shirts, has a funny mustache, and struggled with...Read more...

In the shock of the MLB offseason, the Kansas City Royals have been one of the league's most active teams in free agency. While the Dodgers are locking up the biggest names, the Royals are dishing out deals to every player you forgot was still playing. In total, Kansas City has already committed $105 million in free...Read more...

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without their second and third leading scorers for the foreseeablefuture.Read more...

With the Chargers season officially over, the team finally removed the tumor that was its coach and general manager, firing coach Brandon Staley and GM Tom Telesco. After another dismal showing, amid a depressing season that caps a now discontinued and pitiful tenure, the Chargers' fortunes are surely to change,...Read more...

Following a historic loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Los Angeles Chargers fired head coach Brandon Staley and GM Tom Telesco, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.Read more...

Updated Dec. 15: The Carolina Panthers are putting Hayden Hurst on injured reserve, ending the tight end's season.

Hasn't Tyrod Taylor been through enough at this point?Read more...

Things are looking very bleak for the Los Angeles Chargers. Not only is Justin Herbert done for the year, but the Bolts went out and got absolutely torched by the Raiders to the tune of 63-21 on Thursday Night Football.Read more...

One team is using this season to show people that they aren't who they've always been. The other is hoping this postseason won't end like it usually does - with embarrassment. When Detroit travels to Dallas in two weeks, we'll have a better idea of which team is destined to repeat history.Read more...

Tyreek Hill is facing two paternity lawsuits from two different women who are claiming they had his children this year and are seeking child support from the Miami Dolphins wide receiver, who wed his fiancee Keeta Vaccaro last month.Read more...

As the holidays near, it's easy to imagine the wishlists of certain NBA teams across the league. We've highlighted what specific teams should be asking Santa to course-correct their season or become the contender we all expected. Let's dive into the top 10.Read more...

Unsigned NBA wing James Johnson emerges from a cabin carrying a log. Meanwhile, on a television screen behind him, highlights of Giannis Antetokounpo hulking out on the sidelines and in the players' tunnel repeats in a loop.Read more...

The Dodgers are certainly the story of the offseason already. Tends to happen when you sign the biggest free agent in history with the biggest contract in history that also is kind of the weirdest contract in history. They're also not done, apparently.Read more...

Tackling another human being is not easy. A good little-league coach teaches a step-by-step approach of facemask up, chest-to-chest contact, wrap, grab cloth, and drive. However, a live ball carrier does not stand still. In order to tackle fully equipped ball carriers who sprint, slide, spin and shake, coaches usually...Read more...

Cam Newton has earned the right to stake his claim for the Content Clickbait King throne. He was a former MVP, Heisman Trophy winner, national champion and Super Bowl competitor. Newton recently caught a wave of backlash for classifying Brock Purdy, Dak Prescott, Jared Goff and Tua Tagovailoa as game managers....Read more...

The NFL's plan for global domination took another step forward this week as the league announced it will play a game in South America for the first time. Cue the trumpets, horns and dollar bills falling from the sky like confetti. Get ready, Brazil, here comes a little bloodsport to pique your morbid curiosity.Read more...

One of the biggest names in NFL officiating revealed that there have been attempts to fix games for gambling purposes.Read more...

The league has an offensive line problem, according to longtime lineman Andrew Whitworth.Read more...

After a day of internet outrage by the media and fans alike, Draymond Green has been sat down for an indefinite amount of time. The NBA said he'll have to meet certain league and team criteria before returning to the court. The punishment isn't surprising, nor is it easy to evaluate considering it's open-ended.Read more...

Many fans saw the Colorado/Colorado State rivalry grow on the field, after Deion Sanders' Buffaloes won in double overtime back in September.Read more...

The Champions League group stage spent most of its time getting maligned, some of that in bad faith from the biggest clubs who just wanted to mold the competition to their whims. But their main argument held a lot of water, which was that it lacked drama or suspense, as for the most part the top clubs in Pot 1 would...Read more...

GameBallGate just got more interesting.Read more...

Some money is better than no money until you realize how much more money you should be getting.Read more...

It's crazy to think someone can get to the height of NFL general manager - the position solely responsible for making roster and personnel decisions - all while not knowing football.Read more...

In the second consecutive season of many NFL teams having a revolving door at quarterback, Easton Stick is one of the latest unproven backups thrust into a starting gig.Read more...

Kevin Durant had some strong words for former Warriors teammate Draymond Green.Read more...

Now, everything is completely gone," Tamara Awartani tells me of the afterschool programs her organization, Palestine Sports for Life (PSFL), had established in Gaza for young children (especially girls) who otherwise had no access to football or physical education. I was able to check on one girl in one of our...Read more...

Cincinnati's Ja'Marr Chase thinks he is the best wide receiver in the league.Read more...

The NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament has been worth it for all involved. For the Los Angeles Lakers, many men who could use a $500,000 direct deposit got it. Tyrese Haliburton emerged from the tourney as the newest NBA superstar. Also, a real inter-division rivalry is budding. The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee BucksRead more...

As we mentioned last night, the San Francisco Giants are in full ass-covering mode after missing out on their third prime free agent. They whiffed on Arson Aaron Judge, couldn't get over Carlos Correa's ankle, and then Shohei Ohtani figured out life is pretty easy when you don't have to move and you can still get $700...Read more...

There was a lot of excitement surrounding what was supposed to be the debut of the new Phoenix Suns Big Three" of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. TNT's Reggie Miller was so geared up for it that he had to be notified live on air that Durant had been ruled out of the Suns' matchup against the Golden State...Read more...

If you ask Santa for anything this Christmas, ask for the Tanking Super Bowl. The Detroit Pistons, losers of 20 in a row, and the San Antonio Spurs, losers of 17 straight, play each other Jan. 10. That's a little under a month away, and if both teams continue this dismal form, Detroit and San Antonio's runs of...Read more...

What a typical response to racism from the head coach of Illinois State men's basketball. During a home game on Saturday, Ryan Pedon got in an altercation with Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones. A situation that was none of Pedon's business, because Jones was not even talking in the direction of his team.Read more...

That dull roar you hear in the distance would be the momentum of the Edmonton Oilers. They're kind of out there, admittedly, which is why your house isn't shaking. Only so much a team can do from the hinterlands of Alberta.Read more...

On Monday, I wrote a column about being sick of the Kansas City Chiefs. As far as the things I write go, it was fairly light-hearted. No one was accused of anything heinous, it was mostly me whining about Patrick Mahomes throwing a fit at the end of Sunday's game and how it's impossible to avoid Travis Kelce anywhere...Read more...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting a new arena and the team's ownership group is contributing $50 million of the $900 million tab. The reputation of owner Clay Bennett, who was responsible for killing the Seattle Supersonics, preceded him, and 71 percent of Oklahoma City voters didn't want to call his bluff, so...Read more...

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Mike Vrabel is hoping some reverse psychology will work with his rookie QB.Read more...

The Florida State playoff snub saga continues.Read more...

Updated Dec. 13: ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that the NFL is preparing to play future international games in Spain and Brazil, according to the league's executive vice president Peter O'Reilly.Read more...

The Chicago Bulls just can't stop living in the past.Read more...

When the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders meet on Thursday night in a game that will determine who'll be third and fourth in the AFC West, Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will more than certainly find time to discuss the NFL's biggest priority for the next two weeks - diversity."Read more...

A high school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. has banned a transgender girl from playing on its girls' volleyball team for 11 months due to the Fairness in Women's Sports Act," which states that transgender women and girls can not compete on girls' public school sports teams.Read more...

The NBA season is now a three-part campaign. The NBA Cup is the opening sprint featuring teams working Usain Bolt hours to determine the NBA's 100-meter champion. It's fitting that this season the finale whittled down to the league's fastest team and the oldest player in the league. The rest of the season is an...Read more...

Twenty-one players on the PGA tour announced this week that they have hired lawyers and sent a letter to the PGA Tour Policy Board asking for full disclosure of details of proposals by potential capital partners.Read more...

Two of Washington D.C.'s teams are likely leaving the city.Read more...

They could have at least tried.Read more...