Catholic high school, too.

Heh, I'm no dickhead! But for merely suggesting that I might be, I'm gonna hack your account and frame you for a felony!

Oh, Kompany and it isn't close. Tim Howard's value was probably temporarily inflated due to a few high-profile heroic games while Kompany was widely believed to be one of the best defenders in Europe.

Until Lafayette upsets Duke, they've done nothing to deserve your attention.

I happened to try this for the first time last night (because drinking Guinness on St. Padraig's Day in Boston is for pink hats and BC undergrads at Mary Ann's). I was instantly impressed: the most diverse flavor profile I've ever gotten from Allagash. Kick-ass little brew and not too overpowering on the ABV front.

So basically, Chip Kelly is waiting for Cleveland to mortgage the future, go get the ~10th overall pick for him, and then flip it for Bradford. Right?

Not at all. For starters, Theo wasn't run out of Boston - he got a promotion to go to the Cubs and probably wasn't thrilled about the involvement of characters like Lucchino in "his" decisions.

What do we make of the fact that one guy took his one year salary and walked in favor of his long-term health while another (Wes Welker) is fighting like hell to prolong the twilight of his career despite [how many?] concussions?

Question for you journalism types: does Simmons own the Grantland operation and brand the way Nate Silver owns the FiveThirtyEight brand? Basically, if Simmons walks, does Grantland go with him? My sense (due to the nature of its origins) is that the answer is no, even though their public relationships with ESPN seem…

Mathematically, there's a chance for Everton to get relegated. But it's exceptionally small (SCS has them at around 2% using 50/50 logic).

Simmons is Greggggg_Easterbrook.v.Gen_X or Colin_Cowherd.v.Jalen's_Buddy. He chooses his words more carefully, but his columns are one giant Human Centipede circle.

That's a stretch. Deadspin doesn't exist without a Simmons type, but Simmons 2015 is a FAR cry from Simmons 2001 (and he's never been Howard Stern).

You mean besides Heroin Highway from Providence to Cape Cod? Or the spike in number of heroin users over the last 15 years?

Oxycontin. It's become an enormous problem in Massachusetts suburbs.

Fact: there is a world outside of Toronto. I know TSN doesn't cover it much, but keep this stuff to TML boards.

I'd certainly agree that there's a culture of protection around athletics, but I should point out that the OJHL is a second-tier junior league. It's like DIII football, only longer odds of ever going pro.

Appearances and intelligence notwithstanding, that's not a nice way to talk about Gov. Palin.

Transitive and intransitive are properties of just verbs.

The headline implies active voice, which makes for a far less interesting story.

Jones was absolutely critical to NE'a turnaround last year. They were one of, if not the most bipolar team last season and picking him up was what spurned their final hot streak.