Don't disagree with you about Roger Goodell being a clown, but I don't buy that cultural relativism bullshit. Ignorance of the law is no excuse... makes no difference to me whether Peterson knew what he was doing was a crime.

Don't get me wrong, I think that's a pretty reasonable position.

See, that argument might make sense if the NFL were a court of law, where precedent is a relevant concept, as opposed to a single guy, making increasingly erratic punishment decisions on the fly. It's possible to think Josh Brent's punishment was too lenient. That doesn't mean you also have to be too lenient with…

Part of the reason why the NFL (and fans) generally welcomed Michael Vick back into the league was that he seemed genuinely remorseful for his crimes, and worked as an advocate for animal rights. If he had just said, "I fought those dogs because that's how I was raised. I'm confident my actions were right," you bet…

I've known Jan personally for several years. I'm not exactly defending her actions, but I think it's wrong to paint her with the same brush as the various coaches and athletics administrators implicated in this scandal. Some of the details in the report and supplementary materials make her a convenient scapegoat, and…

Kay Banjo, huh? Wonder if this is a men's or women's highlight....

This just blew my fucking mind.

Kudos for correctly identifying the best Lana song.

This is a totally fair point. And there seems to be a pretty strong case building downthread for the Stevens hypothesis. This does not weaken my pipe dream that Stevens will take over at my alma mater when Roy "Foghorn Leghorn" Williams finally takes a hike this offseason.

Underrated.

Yeah, I saw the title and thought, "no way this isn't Stan Van Gundy," and every detail in the article strengthened that belief for me. SVG is at least an even money bet against the field.

1. It's bad journalism, because it prioritizes less relevant over more relevant information. If I know nothing about the case, I see ESPN's headline and I say "oh, what was the suit about?" and I have to click to find out. If I see the headline I suggested, I don't say "oh, what was the complainant's former…

Really? My book is giving me:

Love how the ESPN front page headline reads "Ex-stripper's suit vs. Jerry Jones dismissed" and not "Sexual assault suit vs. Jerry Jones dismissed." Gotta look after those business partners...

Really glad you caught this. Couldn't believe the broadcast cut away so quickly (and the announcers didn't acknowledge it). Easily the most riveting action of the last two hours.

Rony Seikaly was possibly the most underrated player in the game, and certainly the most obnoxious to play against in the arcade version. Just steals and 3s all day long.

There are a few good free streaming sites (depending on you feel about that sort of thing ethically). If you run AdBlock you avoid all the pop-ups, and the quality is pretty comparable to ESPN's online streaming.

Yeah! Like, why is it only okay for black people to use the n-word?

Why the French press hate? I use one at work because the alternatives are Keurig or instant, and it's noticeably better than regular drip coffee. Are you factoring in the effort involved?

Look, I agree that there was a lot of "hold me back, bro" false bravado in Simmons' challenge to ESPN. I get that. I also get that sports journalism isn't really journalism. Still, I think a journalist out to be able to say "prominent figure X is a liar" when it's clearly a statement of opinion, and the preponderance…