Sport

Please ban complaining about analytics from sports broadcasts, I can’t take it anymore

I understand Americans hate math. I largely share that sentiment and understand no one wants computation to interfere with a day off work sitting on the couch, gorging on food and drink while watching large men collide at high rates of speed on television. Read more…

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Authorities Discover Human Remains During Search For Former NFL Player’s Vanished Girlfriend

A search for the whereabouts of a former NFL football player’ s missing girlfriend has led to the discovery of human remains in Harris County, Texas. Taylor Pomaski , a 29-year-old native of Spring, Texas, went missing in late April after last being seen at a house party in the area on April 25. Her […]

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La’el Collins joins the ‘WHY WOULD YOU PUNCH A MAN WEARING A FOOTBALL HELMET’ club

It would be an understatement to say it’s been a strange season for Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle La’el Collins. Collins was suspended five games earlier this year for trying to bribe the NFL’s drug-test collector. Now Collins is back in the headlines again, this time for throwing a punch at Washington defensive end… Read more…

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Soccer, much like football, didn’t come home either

I wanted to resist the urge to give into the Timbers Army’s desire to claim Portland as “Soccer City USA. ” It’s quite a label to bestow on yourself, and having grown up in direct opposition in order to Detroit’s “Hockeytown” self-flagellation, my alarms don’t need much prodding to be able to go off. Read […]

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The Miami Hurricanes and Chicago Bulls have put the pedal to the metal, but don’t expect them to be what they were in the past

The young, promising Chicago Bulls are in second place in the Eastern Conference, and the Miami Hurricanes have high hopes after hiring a new football coach — it’s like it’s 1989 all over again. Fans of both teams have great reason to be excited. Read more…

Entertainment Health

Former NFL Star Demaryius Thomas Found Dead At 33 Of Apparent ‘Medical Issue’

Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has died unexpectedly after an apparent “medical issue” at his home in Roswell, Georgia. He was just 33 years old. According to ESPN, Roswell Police said officers were called to Thomas’ home on Thursday night “in reference to a cardiac arrest” (though that’s not what the family thinks happened). Once there, […]