NATE SILVER: Miguel Cabrera Shouldn't Win The MVP, Even Though He Won The...
Nate Silver published a big post today arguing that Miguel Cabrera shouldn't win the AL MVP over Mike Trout.The money paragraph:"The argument on Trout’s behalf isn’t all that complicated: he provided...
View ArticleIndianapolis Colts Cheerleader Will Shave Her Head If Fans Raise $10,000 For...
Earlier this season, Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia.Colts players shaved their heads in honor of their coach and we watched Pagano deliver one of the most...
View ArticleRex Ryan Calls Out Jets Who Said Tim Tebow Is 'Terrible'
In an article written by Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News that was published this morning, anonymous Jets players completely trashed Tim Tebow, calling him "terrible."Rex Ryan was not happy with...
View Article12 Surprising Anecdotes You Never Knew About Hope Solo In The Wake Of Her...
Hope Solo got married to ex-NFL player Jerramy Stevens yesterday.Given Stevens' criminal record, and the fact that they were only dating for two months, it was a huge shock.How did one of the most...
View ArticleChipper Jones Shows Just How Much Damage A Baseball Can Do To The Human Body
The recently-retired Chipper Jones posted the picture below to his twitter account. That gruesome image is the result of a line drive he took off the shin against the Rays back in May (see video...
View ArticleSwedish Soccer Player Just Scored The Best Goal Of The Year On An Insane...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the best goal of the year today for Sweden against England.The 90th-minute goal was his fourth of the day, and it sealed a 4-2 win. Zlatan shot from miles outside the box on a...
View ArticleThe 10 Greatest Seasons By Players During The Super Bowl Era
The NFL is probably the league in which it is most difficult to compare the value of individual players from different positions and different teams. However, the folks over Pro-Football-Reference.com...
View ArticleA Supercut Of NBA Players Airballing Free Throws
With the ball in his hands, Jeremy Lin could have won the game the other night for his Houston Rockets against the Miami Heat.Instead, he shot a wide-open airball.It was ugly -- really ugly -- but it...
View ArticlePrice And Dickey Win Cy Young Awards And Here's How The Writers Voted
David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets were named the winners of the 2012 Cy Young Awards in the American League and National League, respectively.In the A.L., Price...
View ArticleThe Charity Founded By Lance Armstrong Has Formally Dropped His Name
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has formally dropped the name of the disgraced cyclist from its title following the biggest doping scandal in the sport's history.The foundation has been informally known...
View ArticleTiVo Makes Tim Tebow Sound Pretty Silly In Its New Ad [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, Adland. Here's what you need to know today:Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has been a brand ambassador for Jockey, Nike, FRS energy drinks, and now TiVo. And "not just because the name sounds...
View ArticleThe NCAA's Case Against UCLA's Best Player Could Fall Apart Because Of An...
The NCAA's investigation into Shabazz Muhammad — the UCLA freshman basketball player who was controversially ruled ineligible last week — took a strange turn overnight.Baxter Holmes of the LA Times...
View ArticleThe Unfortunate Injuries To Star Players In The NFL This Season
The injury bug bit several teams hard this past weekend, when four starting quarterbacks were removed from games with various ailments. Three were hit with concussions, while the other suffered a rib...
View ArticleCeltics Player Jeff Green Threw Down The Most Interesting Dunk Of The NBA Season
Jeff Green made a very good dunk over Al Jefferson in Boston's win over Utah last night. We'll see more spectacular dunks this year, but none will be as rich and layered as this one.Dunk here, analysis...
View ArticleThere's A Massive Flaw With Mike D'Antoni Taking Over The Lakers That No One...
When the Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni over Phil Jackson one of the biggest talking points about why this made sense was D'Antoni's relationship with Steve Nash.D'Antoni and Nash made beautiful basketball...
View ArticleBrazilian Soccer Phenom Neymar Had An Epic Miss On A Penalty Shot
The 20-year-old Neymar has proven that he is not above occasionally missing an easy shot. But the one below may be his most impressive miss yet.In a friendly versus Colombia, Neymar lined up for what...
View ArticleA Soccer Match In Argentina Was Called Off After A Fan Threw A Firecracker At...
A soccer match in Argentina between Independiente and Belgrano Cordoba was cancelled just 15 minutes in after a firecracker was thrown at Belgrano's goalie, Juan Olave, according to ESPN.It appears the...
View ArticleThe 50 Best Colleges in America
When it comes to assessing the value of a college, only one thing matters: how much that school will help you succeed in life. Click here to go straight to the schools >And with college tuition at...
View ArticleAndrew Bynum's Radical Hair Experiment Has Hijacked The NBA Style Wars
Andrew Bynum won't play until at least January because of a knee injury, but he has still been one of the most talked about players in the NBA this season because of his hair.The NBA world only has so...
View ArticleKnicks Player JR Smith Says He's Going Out In NYC Less Than Last Year — And...
JR Smith is off to a great start with the 5-0 Knicks.He's shooting the best percentage of his career, picking up the rebounding slack now that the Knicks are going small, and forcing turnovers on...
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