This is why I'm phasing football out of my life. This fabricated, unprovoked aggression for the sake of entertainment. Just the worst aspects of wannabe, alpha-male instincts. And we wonder why after being trained in this for the better part of their lives they go out and beat the shit out of their wives and…

Probably the right move by Clif. I don't see anything morally or ethically wrong with those athletes activities. However, we don't want the average person that consumes Clif Bars on a daily basis to get the idea that trying out riskier and riskier behavior is a good idea.

Keith's Twitter suspension had absolutely nothing to do with his opinions on the subject.

If there's a god, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith will debate evolution with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris on First Take tomorrow.

Touche

"Rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen."

What Bulldogz said. If you give Ichiro the additional 5 years in the majors that Jeter had over him, it's reasonable to surmise that he would have surpassed Jeter in WAR and just about every other offensive statistic. The man was flat out a Top 5 talent for the better half of the 2000's. The same cannot be said…

It's nice of the fans to give the give the lesser player that is retiring today such a nice farewell. I can't wait to see what they do for Ichiro!

Not exactly. One of their players got suspended for three games at the end of last season. He subsequently sat out three games and thought his suspension had been served. Apparently, it had not according to UEFA. His participation had absolutely no bearing on the result and there is even precedent for UEFA…