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Pacman Jones is still Pacman Jones. The Cincinnati Bengals DB was penalized but not ejected despite slamming Oakland Raiders rookie Amari Cooper’s head against his helmet in the second quarter: Wow, Pacman should've been ejected for …
Pete Carroll was criticized on Sunday for attempting what appeared to be an onside kick to start overtime against the St. Louis Rams. After the game, Carroll said despite appearances, that was not an onside kick. Carroll told reporters that kicker …
The Buffalo Bills may have beaten the Indianapolis Colts 27-14 in Week 1 on Sunday, but a few Colts were still winners for what they did after the game. Bills running back LeSean McCoy got together with Colts LB Trent Cole and OL Todd Herremans for a …
When will Ndamukong Suh learn that you can’t get away with things during NFL games because the TV cameras catch everything? The Miami Dolphins DT made a tackle on Alfred Morris during the second quarter of Sunday’s season opener against …
Luke Kuechly suffered a concussion during the second quarter of the Carolina Panthers’ opening game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Kuechly hurt his head/neck making a tackle head-on: Ouch… Kuechly out with a possible …
When folks made the Miami Dolphins a trendy pick to win the AFC East this season, they conveniently forgot that Ryan Tannehill is still the team’s quarterback. Tannehill showed what he does best in the third quarter against the Washington …
The New York Mets and Matt Harvey may resolve the innings limit controversy by having the pitcher throw shorter half-outings over the remainder of the season. Harvey has thrown 171.2 innings this season. His agent Scott Boras says Harvey has a strict …
You knew the Carolina Panthers were in bad shape after Kelvin Benjamin was knocked out for the season with a torn ACL. Not just because Benjamin is such a stud, but also because that meant Ted Ginn Jr. would become the team’s No. 1 receiver. …
Welcome to another NFL season. If there is anything Doc has learned over the years about picking games, it’s whatever Del has picked, do the opposite. Just kidding. Actually, Doc Brown does not like picking games early in the season. He prefers …
Eight years ago Oscar De La Hoya gave Floyd Mayweather Jr. the boost he needed to become the most financially successful boxer in the world. On Saturday, the Golden Boy wasn’t quite as nice. All throughout Mayweather’s “retirement …
Eric Striker wasn’t about to walk out of Neyland Stadium without getting the final word against Tennessee fans. The Oklahoma linebacker taunted Vols fans after his Sooners came back from a 17-0 deficit to defeat the Vols 31-24 in double-OT on …
How’s that for a turn of events? The New York Giants finally got a chance to examine Jason Pierre-Paul last week after he spent the better part of two months avoiding the team following surgery on his hand for a July 4th fireworks accident. …
Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema caught a huge dose of Karma when his program lost to Toledo 16-12 on Saturday. That defeat was not lost on Ohio State. Earlier in the week, Bielema called out Ohio State for having a soft schedule. He complained that …
Touchdown Jesus was on Notre Dame’s sidelines Saturday. The Fighting Irish came back to beat Virginia thanks to a 39-yard miracle touchdown pass by DeShone Kizer to Will Fuller with 12 seconds left in the game. The Irish went up 32-27 on the …
Flavia Pennetta is leaving her sport the way most athletes aspire to: as a champion. The 33-year-old Italian tennis player defeated countrywoman and friend Roberta Vinci in the finals of the US Open Saturday 7-6, 6-2 and announced in her postmatch …
Nothing represents the Washington Nationals’ disappointing season better than what happened with Drew Storen this week. The Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes reported Saturday that the Nats reliever broke his thumb slamming his locker after …
