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The Oakland Raiders paid tribute to former owner Al Davis, who died on Saturday, by winning one for him in Houston Sunday. The Silver and Black came back from a 14-6 second quarter deficit to win 25-20. Safety Michael Huff sealed the win with an …
It’s amazing how a day many Raiders fans eagerly anticipated for years was received so differently. Longtime Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis died Saturday at the age of 82. He was part of the team for 49 of its 52 years of existence, eventually …
Texas Tech wide receiver Adam James entered his team’s fifth game of the season with the same stats on the year as me or you. He finished the 45-40 loss to Texas A&M with four catches for 28 yards. Oh yeah, he also caught his first …
Ex-Red Sox manager Terry Francona joined FOX’s broadcast booth as an analyst for Game 1 of the ALCS. He was filling in for Tim McCarver, who had a minor heart procedure. Francona was extremely enjoyable as an analyst. His opinions were honest, …
Doc Brown picked things up with with a much more respectable showing in week four, including a 3-0 week on the top three. Although many of the lines are well-placed, making the picks difficult, we’re confident we’ve come up with some good …
LSU became the first team this year to lose a touchdown to the new celebration rule in college football. Running a fake punt against Florida towards the end of the first quarter, punter Brad Wing had a clear path to the end zone. Shortly before …
The new LeBron James 9 shoes by Nike will be released Sunday in Miami, with a national release expected in November. Unlike the LeBron “Miami Nights” shoes that were released in September, the LeBron 9 “Cannon” has a special …
While the Milwaukee Brewers have their “Beast Mode” Monsters, Inc. celebration, the St. Louis Cardinals have an unofficial mascot/playoff theme of their own. Throughout the year, the Cardinals would tease Allen Craig by saying “Do …
Since August, the Milwaukee Brewers have been riding a “beast mode” theme to their offense. When players get hits, they put their arms up like they’re monsters scaring children in the movie Monsters, Inc. Prince Fielder is the …
You’d like to think that TBS would know better than to stick a live microphone in Nyjer Morgan’s face while he’s busy celebrating the Brewers’ NLDS Game 5 win, but they don’t. Naturally, Tony Plush burned them with not …
As if making an out to end your team’s season (for the second year in a row) wasn’t bad enough, Ryan Howard also likely injured his Achilles leaving the batter’s box. The Phillies first baseman was helped off the field after …
Look, if there are people in Spain who are going to stand in a ring and play chicken with raging bulls in the name of machismo and entertainment, then we won’t shy away from showing you the nasty injuries they suffer. I thought it was bad last …
Earlier in the week, former Packers quarterback Brett Favre went on the radio for a rare interview. Favre, who now says his comments were misinterpreted, gave current Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers a few backhanded compliments. Despite calling …
While three of the four division round playoff series went the maximum five games, the Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in four games. Their offense put up eight runs in Game 2, and their pitching shut it down the next two. If they seemed …
Wondering what David Eckstein is up to these days? America’s favorite symbol for an athlete overachieving, and FJM’s favorite symbol for the media glorifying an athlete, is now narrating children’s books (in App form!). The OC …
Prior to Game 4 of the NLDS between the Diamondbacks and Brewers in Arizona, blind man Max Ashton threw out the first pitch. The young man threw a perfect strike too, doing a better job than many other folks who attempt to throw out the first pitch. …
