James Cameron was also a huge fan of blackface, apparently.

I'd like to thank the poor saps in Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester for making me "upper class" in NYC.

This is the tip I have been looking for.

Remind us all again about writers keeping big picture expectations in check.

Jesus Christ, if anyone should understand that a single binary result is not indicative of the quality of a process, it should be the fucking soccer writers.

This is the worst hipsterbrag of all time.

Can we dispense with the myth that student-athletes work so much harder than the rest of the student body?

I can't believe he'd wear Ferragamo.

lol Drake

I did this when the Hawks inexplicably passed on both Chris Paul and Deron Williams in 2005 to take Marvin-fucking-Williams. It still feels good, man, even in the face of a historic season like this one.

Just pointing out he actually had a second chance at Georgia. He was part of a check-cashing scheme in the spring of 2014 (stupid shit: they double-cashed their book stipend checks with a mobile deposit/counter deposit.) That got a couple kids kicked off the team, but not Taylor.

The players don't bear 100% of the risk. It only looks that way if you cite the great, dynasty-building coaches, of which there are few. Just because coaches have more leverage in diversifying their risk (they aren't paid on a single season's performance the way players are, via the NBA draft) doesn't mean they don't…

Jay Mariotti skips leg day.

not that the U.S. is leagues better, but still

The problem with this move is that the US is the presumptive favorite to host 2018 or 2022 in the event that Russia/Qatar lost it. It would look awfully self-serving, especially as a country who might not qualify (and would gain automatic qualification as a result.)

You don't understand logic. OP is an idiot and so are you.

Speaking of Europa...

Nike did you a favor by removing your racist mascot. Fuck your hillbilly fans.

It's not "just a quirk of the rules." It's a deliberate attempt to neutralize home field advantage in a continental tournament that takes place in the midst of the domestic season.

Ibra didn't make much actual contact with Chelsea's Oscar