The NFL: where having owners under criminal investigation for fraud is considered "a good ownership situation"

As far as the relationship between dysfunctional front offices and losing, which would you say causes the other? On balance at least, I realize there are many other factors

On the plus side, Messi is still a lock for "Best Upscale Movie Theater Usher"

No one gives a shit about A-Rod, he's pretty much the least sympathetic person in baseball. The thing people care about is that MLB is setting a precedent here that they can essentially ignore the JDA and hand out whatever punishment they want to whoever they want with sketchy to thin evidence, and only an arbitrator…

Weirdly, the legs have creases in a pattern more akin to pants than skin or fur. So this bear is likely wearing goddamn furry bear pants, thus adding another layer of absurdity to this whole enterprise

The more a pun makes me groan, the better it is. +1

His running style certainly has some punch to it

Tony Bosch: I'm sorry man, I can't do it, needles freak me out too, plus I could have serious problems if I'm linked to this.

January is actually one of the few months in which I don't expect to see Cubs collapsing

I agree, but as was pointed out in the article, they stay on the field for a long time, and the Saints defense is not good at stopping the run. If they were able to keep the Seahawks offense off the field, that means a more tired and more vulnerable defense.

Part of the reason the middle is open is because the Saints run a lot of sets where the backfield is empty or the back goes out as a safety valve. The linebackers that would usually be waiting there are going out wide with the back or dropping into coverage in an empty set because there's no back in there to threaten…

New Orleans Keys to the Game:

Oh I know he wasn't being serious, but that didn't make it any less bizarre

Even weirder was later in the broadcast when he (apparently jokingly?) threatened to physically harm Digger Phelps and called him the devil. The whole broadcast was pretty surreal

Smith really hasn't been able to forge any kind of relationship with the press or his coaches, and now he's getting hammered. Everyone knows that if he starts playing better, he can iron out all these problems though

Arizona vs UCLA looks like a hell of a game tonight too, I'll be tuning in for that one even without a rooting interest

HER: But I've seen your penis before!

Coach: That's it, Austin, crash the boards, sky for those rebounds!

+1

I can't tell if this is serious or a joke, but either way it's hilarious