NFL Power Rankings Week 7: Patriots laughing their way to the top
Go ahead, doubt the Patriots. They’ll show you. The Chargers, Ravens, Vikings, Eagles, and Steelers join the Patriots as teams on the rise heading into Week 7 in the NFL.The Patriots proved on Sunday...
View ArticleOrlando Arcia’s postseason performance is something no one saw coming
He’s a nice surprise at the plate for the Brewers. In Game 3 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Brewers, Orlando Arcia hit a two-run opposite field homer that brought Erik Kratz home from second and...
View ArticleQuentin Richardson vs. Paul Pierce was a confusing, embarrassingly one-sided...
Quentin Richardson almost followed in Paul Pierce’s footsteps. While Pierce was a junior star at Kansas, he hosted Richardson’s campus visit. The high school senior from Chicago was said to be “80...
View ArticleA complete history of Vontaze Burfict being reckless
Vontaze Burfict’s history of not caring about the well-being of others started long before he ever reached the NFL.Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is exactly what every NFL team wanted...
View ArticleNathan Peterman’s severe inability to play quarterback is why we love him
The Peter Man never disappoints, which is bad for him and good for all of us.In fairness to Nathan Peterman, playing quarterback in the NFL isn’t easy. While there are just 32 starting jobs available,...
View ArticleTodd Gurley is on pace for some absurd numbers, and no one really notices
Gurley led the NFL in touchdowns and scrimmage yards in 2017, and he’s probably going to crush those numbers this year.Sometimes an athlete is so good that even when they’re having a good season by...
View ArticleWhy Bosa will prepare for the NFL instead of returning to Ohio State
The projected first-rounder has a lot of money at stake, and it wasn’t a sure thing he would’ve been able to help the Buckeyes any time soon.Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa will not be returning to...
View ArticleEric Dier destroying Sergio Ramos, and other wonderful things from the...
The interlull has actually been pretty entertaining.One should never start with an apology. And so Tactically Naive is not sorry for being a day late, and will not be asking your forgiveness. After...
View ArticleThis rugby player kept playing for 30 minutes with a ‘smashed testicle’
This guy’s nuts.New Zealand rugby player Jona Nareki went above and beyond to keep his team in the game during Otago’s match against Waikato over the weekend. Nareki took a low blow in the 59th minute,...
View ArticleMike Krzyzewski thinks college basketball corruption is ‘a blip’. Does he...
Duke players have also been involved in the larger grassroots-to-NCAA corruption pipeline Coach K claims he knows nothing about.As the FBI’s college basketball corruption trial for disgraced Adidas...
View ArticleThe Sixers and Celtics rivalry will define the Eastern Conference again
The timing is right. And LeBron is gone. LeBron James is in the Western Conference. We should start there because everything about the Eastern Conference hinges on that fact. LeBron ran the East for...
View ArticleRanking Jon Gruden’s best quotes in his Raiders return, from Khalil Mack to...
Jon Gruden’s return to coaching hasn’t been smooth, but he’s given us a few quotes to enjoy — especially about Khalil Mack.When the Oakland Raiders hired Jon Gruden in January, they weren’t just...
View ArticleMarlins’ dinger machine is officially leaving the park because Derek Jeter...
It’s just moving outside. But that’s NOT OKAY. After a season of back and forth between the team, the city, and artist Red Grooms, the fate of the Marlins’ dinger machine has officially arrived....
View ArticleThe Marlins’ dinger sculpture is going away, and Derek Jeter should be arrested
Well, not literally. But artistically. The Marlins’ dinger sculpture is going away, and Derek Jeter is a monster. Before we get into this I want you to honestly contemplate what kind of art Jeter has...
View ArticleKevin Garnett says Wolves owner Glen Taylor ‘doesn’t know shit about basketball’
That’s not all he said, either.Kevin Garnett is gonna keep it real at all times, and he didn’t hold back any words in an interview with The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski about the drama that Jimmy Butler...
View ArticleYour guide to the 2018 MLB playoffs
Keep track of October baseball all in one placeThe Boston Red Sox offense broke out against Gerrit Cole in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series to even things up against the Houston Astros...
View ArticleTony Kemp’s leaping catch against the wall was AWESOME
He saved at least one run from scoring. ALCS Game 3 between the Red Sox and Astros was tight through three innings on Tuesday afternoon, with the Red Sox leading but just one run and both teams’ bats...
View ArticleA complete history of Vontaze Burfict being reckless
Vontaze Burfict’s history of not caring about the well-being of others started long before he ever reached the NFL.Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is exactly what every NFL team wanted...
View ArticleMLB investigation into Astros cheating confirms they were spying to make sure...
They consider the matter closed. In the middle of NLCS Game 4 on Tuesday night, everyone in baseball shifted focus to a team that wasn’t even playing just then as news broke that an Astros employee had...
View ArticleHow Jon Gruden has been a hilarious, expensive disaster for the Raiders
The Raiders brought back Gruden for a mere 10 years, $100 million, and things are not going well.
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