Welllllll... the pay is so high because the NFL is popular and profitable, that's true. But the NFL is so popular and profitable because America loves us some bloodsport. So the pay isn't totally decoupled from the risk.

Wow. That Charlotte lineup is Diaw-Dioppingly bad.

Saw her twice in 2014, once outdoors at Pitchfork in Chicago, once in a 200-person club in Iowa City. You're right in that outdoor wasn't nearly the show that one witnesses being right along the stage in a small room, but it's not a bad consolation. She is great in terms of interaction with the crowd regardless of…

He was right under Admiral Hateblacks.

If you're in a new city with some time to kill, go buy a tallboy of beer, some discs, and find the local disc golf course. You'll make friends, spend time outdoors, and likely end up with a good lead.

Crimea river

Do you love adding rules and consequences to your life? Do you feel inadequate in your Avalon when you deserve a Lexus? Do you like losing money more than you hate being seen in a Toyota?

What cancer treatment does to your body, mind & soul is so much more brutal than I can put into words. Seeing that Sager sparkle start to return is wondrous. It's a little jolt of hope for a lot of us fighting to come back too.

Minecraft will also teach them to expect money for nothing and chicks for free.

I would have expected a worse reaction from a Joffrey.

Oh boo-hoo, A-1 Banners Inc. My sympathy for Canadian corporations is Ltd.

"The anonymous affiliate said other athletic administrators were then made aware of the allegations. Among the administrators identified by the anonymous affiliate were Mike Cragg, deputy director of athletics and operations; Director of Basketball Operations David Bradley; and Kevin White, vice president and director…

He looks like he has a Google Alert set for "casting Tombstone sequel"

My life's the same as before, but now I have a huge, bushy mustache on my face.

Doug Exeter, everybody.

I would have expected him to be wearing a Red Sox cap, what with everyone getting B-headed.

How much would Deadspin pay for a video where Dez Bryant tells a police officer to "Shut the fuck up."? Asking for a friend of a friend.

Maybe she can answer the age-old question: Does the hip break because of the fall, or do you fall because the hip breaks?

My thought process the past few months: