“Told him he was bad at it” - Mrs. Hutchings.

not just sports media; the New York Times itself spent all of 2016 hyping butter emails

Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of 6 and 10. That is your ceiling, you forgotten, burning river town in Hell. When the beating from the Jets sets up a beating by the Rams, there’s no light at the end of the tunnel when the Ravens come.

H/T to former Deadspin video editor Tim Burke for showing Simone’s routine in super slo-mo.

I appreciate how this bold young man is calling Ross out on the mission of the charity. It’s like:

What teams are doing is entirely rational, and that’s the problem. It makes perfect sense to hedge rather than going nuts chasing a 10% chance at making a full divisional playoff round. And it makes perfect sense to covet years of team control, even if you’re a very good team, rather than trade years of production for…

Someone better warn John Elway not to go grazing out there.

Im glad Fangio's kidney stones made headlines since that's the best passing the Broncos will see all year. 

So I’m bored at work......

I know you’re just teasing him, but Elway has proven time and again that he’s the glue that holds this team together. 

Everything that happened before she said no was done without consent, so yes. Assault.

This is true. As a Packer fan I willingly sabotage my Fantasy Football chances by refusing to draft Bears or Vikings players.  But Lions players, sure why not.

Reading this article is probably the happiest I’ll be during this Lions season. Imagine being the fan of a franchise and the happiest you know you’ll be during the entire football season is reading a Drew Magary piece in freakin’ July.

Why doesn’t he build the entire game out of that throw?

Countercounterpoint: Do some dang trades!

“Adding to those judgements, the August 2018 lawsuit that The Athletic uncovered, filed in New York Supreme Court, is asking for $6.6 million, including interest and legal fees.”

Sad story in light of plenty of pieces in recent years (here, here, and here) about the financial pitfalls athletes face.

AP needs a good financial advisor to bring discipline to his finances and whip it into shape.

Boris Johnson’s favorite part about EuroLeague basketball is watching Europeans get punished for traveling