While on the surface, there is some legitimacy to the “fairness” argument here, the shallowest dive into the issue reveals it to be ridiculous. It is true that male and female bodies are generally not the same in their musculo-skeletal construction and performance; the average woman would be a substantive disadvantage…

This case is a perfect example of why linking an “artist’s” work with their personality is an exercise in futility. Let’s assume that Amber Heard’s accusations against Johnny Depp are true; does that render his performance in Edward Scissorhands less impressive? Alternatively, say the accusations are untrue and he is…

Pshaw. 6.03 meters. I’m not impressed. If I’m doing the math right (and I’m a goddamn American so you better believe I’m doing the math right), I’m about 6.03 meters tall. Give me a sturdy broom handle and I’m pretty sure I could vault over myself.

Zlatan is great and all, but any team associated with Mourinho will be hated.

I like how he passes out, flips off the stage, and the officials quickly run onto the stage — and attend to the bar! Fuckin’ Brazil.

Yeah, that’s what my parents told me about my dog, Barney, when I was 8: “Finn, buddy; Barney’s going to Senior Week where he’s going to have a lot of fun. Don’t you worry about ol’ Barney, Finn; he’s having a <choking back tears> a great time at Senior Week <quiet sob>.”

The biggest problem here is the IOC. Faced with overwhelming evidence that the entire Russian athletic industry is built upon (and has always been built upon) chemically-enhancement, the IOC bent over backwards to allow at least some Russian athletes into the Games.

If we’ve learned nothing from the Balco/Barry Bonds experience, we’ve learned that the definition of PED is expanding daily and that the testers are usually 2 or 3 steps behind the chemists, coaches, and athletes who are trying gain an edge. Your 30% number is almost certainly undercounting these currently unknown…

“Borderline illegal shit” covers both (1) legal shit and (2) shit the officials haven’t heard of yet but would be illegal if they knew of it. That second category is the grey area: would you take a “supplement” if your coach told you it would improve your performance and wasn’t banned? I think the vast majority of…

This is just further indication that his Wonderlic score was no anomaly. Dude is a holy idiot.

My first take on this was “C’mon people; he’s a fucking WWE announcer! He’s from Mississippi for God’s sake! You were expecting the most minute levels of intelligence and cultural sensitivity?”

NBC: whitewashing negative sport’s stories for 90 years!

I’m with Drew Magary: cancel all preseason game. While all preseason games are meaningless, at least MLB’s and the NBA’s are entertaining (within the context of their sport generally) and MLB’s games are relatively cheap. There is simply not another sport in which preseason games are less interesting than pro football…

I’ve always wondered to what degree (if any) the results of these human physical performance test are skewed by using only highly conditioned athletes. Compression gear seems applicable: the circulatory and respiratory systems of a highly conditioned athlete are already running at near peak efficiency, so tests…

American football fans are divided into three groups: (1) hardcore “college football is pure” idiots; (2) rational “the best players and coaches are in the NFL” realists; and (3) casual fans. A spring league featuring borderline players won’t appeal to the third group at all. The college fans would only be interested…

“Warren Sapp Got Bitten By A Shark, But He’s Okay”

I am basically with you: we’ve been getting these doom-and-gloom stories in the run-up to the last 5 or 6 Olympics and by the Opening Ceremonies, everything is about 95% okay. Part of this is just gamesmanship by other nations (dump on host nation to make your team’s accomplishments look better and give an excuse for…

In Sales defense, the throwback was to the unfortunate 1947 season when the White Sox donned their infamous “classy” uniforms:

With about 6 months heads up, Los Angeles could host the Olympics for about a tenth of the cost of any of the last few cities. But the IOC leadership gets enormous bribes from large construction-lobbyists and corrupt government officials to put the games in cities that will need to spend billions on new facilities and…

Yeah, I basically agree.