Whatever happened to freedom of association? Doesn't that mean I get to tell everyone else where they can go and what they can do? Also, doesn't freedom of speech mean that I can say anything I want and anyone that disagrees is a communist traitor? Oh, and freedom of religion means everyone is free to worship the…

No kidding. It should totally be illegal to alter the terms of a binding contract.

Honestly there were several rules that helped USA beat Russia. The dislodged net; no bribing officials; bears are not eligible to play.

This article shows that after many long years, progress is being made. Kickers are finally being accepted as actual members of the football team

Someone please tell Mark that marijuana contains THC, not CTE

He's completely right that it has negative effects on brain development. Weed babies show marked deficits in the the areas of the brain that control hardass-ness, nofun-alation, keepingnosetothegrindstone-icity.

Huge football fan here. So this comment is not anti-football. And, actually, I'm not a pot guy, so it's not even intended to be pro-marijuana. But, like, aren't football and the massive hits (and resulting concussions that come with it) perhaps a little more dangerous to the brain than smoking weed?

BoC: Excuse me, waiter, I'll have an Arnold Palmer.

"It would be a lot better if we had decent forerunners but that's always been an issue on our tour."

Oh sure, everyone gets pissy when people complain there are too many stray dogs, and then they bitch that it's "immoral" to just haphazardly kill them all, and then they go and do the humane thing and try to gently smother them all with pillows instead of just smacking them in the head with a brick, and now everyone's…

which is pretty much all that happens in the athlete's village anyway.

You don't know of a platonic eHarmony site? Isn't that what Adult Friend Finder is for?

Across town, the Cubs continue to check-in at hotels using the alias Majorleague Baseballteam.

DS you are so biased, how do you not mention the apples were for the horses he hired to run the front office?

See? This is why women should NOT be allowed to watch football. No man would ever get hammered and attack an opposing fan like that. All that estrogen only leads to drunken stadium brawls. It's science, man.

Why the hell would you vote for Maddux?

Just think of all the cigarettes he can buy.

Are you Gregg Easterbrook?

Before Christmas, expect to see a video of a Shirtless Elf Gronk getting wheeled around the hospital with a nurse sitting in his lap.

"Look out Gronk, an imposter!!!"