NCAA Pre-Season Top 25
Aug 14
Proposing a Consistent Domestic Violence Policy for the NFL
While Ray Rice may have shattered the glass ceiling of domestic violence issues in the NFL, he is far from the first case of domestic violence in the NFL and he certainly hasn’t been the last. Friday’s suspension of Ezekiel Elliott has shown that the league still doesn’t know how to handle these situations. Rice…
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Aug 12
Seriously, How Fucking Hard is it to Condemn White Supremacy?
Today, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville, Va., a small college town that has been the focal point of “Unite the Right” rallies stemming from the town’s decision last April to sell the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The rally, which was organized by AltRight.com Richard Spencer, is…
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Aug 12
Don’t Forget – the Bucs Traded Up to Acquire Aguayo
Today, Tampa Bay Times reporter Rick Stroud reported that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released kicker Roberto Aguayo. His release was well deserved. He was the most accurate kicker in NCAA history, but couldn’t carry it to the pros, where he made just 71 percent of his field goal attempts last season and missed a pair…
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Aug 11
It Looks Like Buffalo is Cleaning House
The Buffalo Bills have the longest playoff drought in the NFL and it looks like the drought will continue in 2017 as new General Manager Brandon Beane has all but hit the reset button with a pair of trades today. Months after declining to exercise their fifth-year option on talented, but oft-injured wide receiver Sammy…
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Aug 11
Rangers Troll MLB Umpires with Adrian Beltre Promotion
Last month, Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was ejected for defying MLB umpire Gerry Davis and moving the on-deck circle while warming up before an at-bat in a game against the Marlins. Now, the Rangers will get the last laugh. According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, Texas will honor Beltre, who recently…
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Aug 10
Jose Canseco is Talking Smack About Aaron Judge in Attempt to Stay Relevant
Jose Canseco hasn’t played in the MLB since 2001 and, four years later, forever tarnished his career when admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his career, but none of that is stopping him from claiming he could hit the ball harder than young Yankees superstar Aaron Judge. I bet I can hit a softball…
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Aug 10
2018 NFL Mock Draft – Preseason
1. New York Jets – Sam Darnold (QB/USC) Don’t get too excited, Jets fans. You know New York will be in the running for this pick only to win a meaningless game against the Chargers in Week 16. This is the Jets we’re talking about, they can’t even tank correctly. Anyway, say the Jets do…
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Aug 10
Cincinnati Turned Down a Second Round Pick for A.J. McCarron
It appears long before this week’s rumors that the Broncos were in talks with the Bengals over backup quarterback A.J. McCarron, someone made a pretty big offer to Cincinnati for the signal caller. In today’s column on The MMQB, Albert Breer mentioned that a team offered a second-round pick for McCarron, who went in the…
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Aug 9
Let’s Take a Look at the Nicknames MLB Players Picked for Themselves
For the first time, the MLB is celebrating Players Weekens on Aug. 25-27. Each team will wear special jerseys and the nameplate on the back will be a nickname selected by the player rather than their last name. Let’s see how creative they got. Angels: Albert Pujols of course stuck with the Machine. Keynan Middleton…
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Aug 8
Ten Players I Would Take a Championship Away From
During last week’s Funbag on Deadspin, Drew Magary named 10 players he would gift a championship to. It’s an excellent read, but he ended this segment by suggesting another fun game, naming people you would take a championship away from. Below are 10 players I have nominated either for being undeserving or to see just…
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