On the latest episode of Answer the Question, Philadelphia Eagles RB Darren Sproles takes on trivia covering Forrest Gump, vocabulary, and more.
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Chicago Bears defensive end Jared Allen was named the winner of the Salute to Service award for his support for the military and their families. Jared Allen of the Chicago Bears is known for his ferocious pass rushing skills on the field, but he was honored Saturday as the fourth annual winner of the Salute […]
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Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski takes home the 2014 Comeback Player of the Year award at the NFL Honors At the start of the season, there was no bigger anticipation surrounding a player than that of the limelight upon Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. Because of a torn ACL and MCL, Gronkowski was forced to […]
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Jim Kelly was absolutely overcome with emotion Saturday night during the NFL Honors awards ceremony Anyone who is the slightest of a football fan knows the courageous story by now of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly and his battle with cancer. The former Bills Super Bowl signal caller has been battling the horrific disease […]
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Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis joined an illustrious list of NFL players honored for their off-the-field contributions as the Walter Payton Man of the Year. Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers is the 2014 winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, presented each year to the player who best shows leadership in […]
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LOOK OUT COACH!
BORIS! DON'T HIT YOUR COACH DUDE!
So casual.
Giannis Antetokounmpo will compete in the NBA dunk contest during All-Star weekend. He got some extra preparation during Milwaukee's game on Saturday, throwing down a windmill dunk on a fast break.
If he's doing that in games, imagine what he might have in store for the dunk contest.
On the latest episode of Answer the Question, Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy takes on trivia covering Forrest Gump, the site of Super Bowl XLIX, and more.
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Now you're just showing off
Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, and Zach Randolph combine like Voltron for a beautiful play.
Aaron Rodgers was named the AP Most Valuable Player for the 2014-15 regular season, beating out guys like J.J. Watt and DeMarco Murray.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been named the AP Most Valuable Player for the 2014-15 season at the NFL Honors Awards Show. The award is given annually to the player who meant the most to his team and, typically, who can be singled out as a reason that team won games over the course of the regular season.
Many felt that the award would come down to Rodgers and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt. Many also noted that this year's award was a bit like comparing apples and oranges, given the differences between the two. Sometimes, it's clear that the offensive or defensive player is a cut above the rest, but when there's definitely one from each category, comparing the two isn't exactly easy.
Rodgers is an efficient, effective quarterback who leads his team to victory more often than not. The Packers finished second in the NFC this season and though the playoffs aren't taken into account for this award, he advanced them to the NFC Championship before they fell to the Seattle Seahawks.
Watt is a prolific defensive end who is as effective as anybody in doing the things expected of a defensive end, but then he does all this other stuff on top of that. Outside of game-sealing interceptions and things of that nature, it's often hard to pin wins specifically on one defensive player, but Watt certainly won the Texans plenty of games himself.
Still, it's not surprising to see Rodgers walk away with the award. He finished the season with a quarterback rating of 112.2, the eighth-highest rating since the merger, and completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 4,381 yards. He put up 38 touchdowns, and while none of the numbers mentioned thus far are league highs (second in passer rating, third in touchdowns and seventh in yardage), Rodgers had just five interceptions on the season.
That touchdown-to-interception ratio is insane. His arm accounted for 228 points in touchdowns, not counting extra points, and led to no more than 35 points for the opposing team, counting extra points. He didn't throw a single interception at home, and took the Packers into the playoffs as the second seed in the NFC, narrowly losing out for the first seed to the aforementioned Seahawks.
Many will argue that it's an offensive-minded award, and they're right. Defensive players can win it when any one quarterback doesn't stand out, but Rodgers certainly did and that's why he's going home with the hardware.
Former Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles wins Assistant Coach of the Year award. Not only can Todd Bowles celebrate his first head coaching job with the New York Jets, but he can now feel proud he was named 2014 Assistant Coach of the Year. Tonight at NFL Honors, Bowles was recognized with the honor […]
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Tony Romo led the Dallas Cowboys to a perfect 8-0 road record this season and one of his performances earned him the Greatness on the Road award for 2014. Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys knew about greatness on the road. Romo quarterbacked the Cowboys to the first undefeated regular-season road record in the NFL […]
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Texans lineman J.J. Watt takes home the 2014 Defensive Player of the Year award. I’m sure everybody say this coming: Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt has been awarded the 2014 Defensive Player of the Year award. Another non-shocker? He did it unanimously. J.J. Watt got every vote: A unanimous Defensive Player of the Year. […]
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Gerald Henderson had a running start so Jusuf Nurkic probably shouldn't have jumped. He did ... and this happened.
Gerald Henderson GOT Nurkic https://t.co/KkLxkIFQcT
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) February 1, 2015 Rob Gronkowski, coming back from multiple injuries, has won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been named the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year. The award is given annually to any player who recovers from a bad season in a big way -- whether that bad season was simply a down year or one caused by injury. In some cases, it can even refer to coming back from an early retirement.
In other words, the award goes to a player who had a great year after doing nothing the previous year. That's why it's not surprising that Gronkowski came away with this award. He is he one of the most prolific tight ends in the league, and the Patriots offense is better when he's on the field.
Another player who definitely deserves mention though is Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain. He retired after looking downright awful his first couple seasons, but then Sean Lee got hurt and the Cowboys had a void at the linebacker position. Something clicked for McClain and he had a fantastic season. Dallas definitely won games based on McClain's play, and it would not have been surprising had he taken this award.
Gronkowski definitely deserves it, though. He played in 15 games this season, catching 82 passes for 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was an excellent blocker and he was always Tom Brady's safety net. The offense was much smoother with him out there, helping New England to the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
That's one way to stop the Stars best player.
Remember as a kid when your big brother would totally cheat during wrestling and put you in a headlock until you gave up? What Dustin Byfuglien just did to Jamie Benn is the hockey equivalent of that. Not cool, Buff.
On the latest episode of Answer the Question, Miami Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill takes on trivia covering Gisele Bündchen, the Phoenix Suns mascot, and more.
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Eight new members will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in August, with the new class of inductees announced Saturday. Five of the 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame were elected Saturday by the Hall’s selection committee, each receiving the necessary 80 percent of the […]
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Sergei Bobrovsky would be proud.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are going to need the absolute best from their backup netminders while Sergei Bobrovsky recovers from an injury over the next few weeks.
And by absolute best, we mean saves like the one Curtis McElhinney made on a breakaway attempt by Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan on Saturday.
Considering the Jackets were on the penalty kill and already down a goal, the odds couldn't have been more stacked against McElhinney. And he still made the save look easy.
J.J. Watt is your defensive player of the year, to the surprise of nobody.
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has been named the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year at the NFL Honors show Saturday evening. The voting was unanimous in his favor, the first time that's ever happened. The award is given to the best defensive player each season and for the second time in his career, the honor goes to Watt. He also took home the award in 2012.
Watt certainly did enough this season to state his case as the most outstanding defensive player in the league. Many even argued he was the best player in the league, period. Not only did he finish second in the NFL in the sack race, first in fumble recoveries and third in forced fumbles, but Watt also had an interception and multiple touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball. Some may view Watt coming in on offense as something of a gimmick, but he managed to put up three touchdowns on that side of the ball, in addition to two defensive touchdowns and a safety.
That's 32 points Watt accounted for on his own, not counting extra points. For the season, he tied a career high with 20.5 sacks to go along with the 78 total tackles and 10 passes defensed. He does everything that is expected of an NFL defensive end -- and more -- and he's done it at a high level.
Although Watt was considered the runaway favorite for Defensive Player of the Year, there were a few other players worth mentioning. While the media focused on Watt for much of the season and whether he'd break the single-season sack record, Justin Houston was having what must have been the quietest 22-sack season one could have. He led the league in sacks and was incredible against the run, but Watt was a lot more dynamic and came up just short of having the sack record himself.
Other defensive players like Richard Sherman and Darrelle Revis deserve mention for their play in the secondary. As defensive backs, they're made all the more impressive by the fact that NFL receivers seem to be getting bigger, faster and better every single year. But Sherman and Revis continue to handle their business and remain shutdown corners.
Watt was on another level, though, and was making plays every single time he took the field. There were very few arguments against Watt winning this award, and only a couple more against him winning league MVP overall.
Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel cannot run and hide from anybody these days. With January comes the Super Bowl. With the Super Bowl comes the end of another exciting NFL season. With another end of an exciting NFL regular season comes NFL Honors, the awards ceremony neatly put together by the new-age league office. Not only […]
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Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians won the 2014 NFL Coach of the Year award after leading his team to an 11-5 regular season record. Bruce Arians helped lead the Arizona Cardinals to an 11-5 regular season record this past year, but unfortunately, injuries tore the end of their season apart. Both Carson Palmer and […]
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After breaking the franchise single-season rushing record and sparking the Dallas Cowboys to a playoff berth, DeMarco Murray was named Offensive Player of the Year. DeMarco Murray of the Dallas Cowboys will be named the Offensive Player of the Year in voting conducted by The Associated Press. The 2014 Offensive Player of the Year is […]
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He did get his own rebound and scores on the second chance though.
Dion Watiers reminded all young basketball players to always follow your own shots, especially when you're the only one around.
Green Bay Packers superstar Aaron Rodgers and his beautiful girlfriend Olivia Munn hit the red carpet at the NFL honors ceremony this evening. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are likely still upset at the loss that they suffered against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game. They dominated the entire game but […]
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Harden left Houston's game after going down on a drive.
Houston star guard James Harden left the Rockets' game on Saturday after suffering an apparent left knee injury. Harden was injured after attempting to drive to the basket. He landed a little awkwardly and immediately grabbed at his knee. Harden remained down for a few minutes before eventually walking back to the locker room under his own power.
More to come.
BOOOOOOOOOO!
Kevin Love's first game back in Minnesota started pretty much as you'd expect, with a chorus of boos from Timberwolves fans.
King Henrik is not of this world.
In case you needed more proof that Henrik Lundqvist was an unbreakable Jedi warrior goalie or something, the Rangers netminder provided two more huge moments on Saturday.
Lundqvist was pretty shaken up in the second period when a shot from Carolina Hurricanes forward Brad Malone snuck under his throat protector and hit a soft spot on his neck.
The aftermath of this was pretty scary. Lundqvist writhed on the ice in pain as trainers frantically scooped ice onto his neck. I mean, just look at him:
That is not the look of a man in comfort. And yet, Lundqvist got right back up and continued playing! The man is unbelievable. Especially when you consider that he made this save literally a minute before the incident happened.
This is why hockey fans everywhere bow before King Henrik.
With longtime Pittsburgh Steelers star Jerome Bettis set for induction in August, it appears the team will join him at the Hall of Fame Game. It’s turning into a big night for the Pittsburgh Steelers. With reports leaking that Jerome Bettis—for 10 years a star running back for the Steelers—has been elected to the Pro […]
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On the latest episode of Answer the Question, Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown takes on trivia covering the site of Super Bowl XLIX, vocabulary, and more.
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We can't stop watching.
The Devils scored a beautiful power play goal on Saturday.
We know, it's hard to believe. The words "Devils", "beautiful" and "goal" rarely occupy the same sentence, unless Jaromir Jagr is involved. But even New Jersey can create magic on the man advantage.
Especially when their opponent forgets to check the back door.
That between-the-legs backwards pass by Steve Bernier at the doorstep was just gorgeous. Roberto Luongo really didn't have a chance.
Katy Perry halftime show: Which of the popstar’s hits will make it to the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show? By now I think that half the world knows that Katy Perry will be performing at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, whether they care to know or not. But which of her songs will be […]
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Who knew Dominic Moore had it in him?
When you think of Dominic Moore, you think of the grinding, durable New York Rangers center. You don't think of a guy with a bunch of fancy puck skills up his sleeve.
Apparently neither did the Hurricanes, and it cost them on Saturday.
On the latest episode of Answer the Question, Houston Texans RB Arian Foster takes on trivia covering Katy Perry, the Phoenix Suns mascot, and more.
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Carey Price came up huge yet again in a 1-0 overtime win against Washington. Elsewhere, the Bruins host the defending champion Los Angeles Kings, while the Blackhawks visit San Jose.
There's nothing like an old foe to jump start your season.
At least, that's what the Los Angeles Kings will be hoping when they visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The two teams have each won the Stanley Cup in recent seasons while dominating the NHL along the way. Yet the Bruins and Kings have been awfully quiet halfway through this NHL season.
Los Angeles took down the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, ending a four-game losing streak in the process. Meanwhile, the Bruins are in the middle of an uptick, having won 12 of their last 13 games.
Here is a complete look at the schedule. All times are ET.
Matchup | Time | Visitor TV | Home TV | National TV |
Washington at Montreal | 1:00 p.m. | CSN | RDS |
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New York Islanders at Detroit | 2:00 p.m. | MSG+ | FS Detroit |
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Arizona at Ottawa | 3:00 p.m. | FS Arizona | RDS2 |
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Toronto at Philadelphia | 7:00 p.m. | CBC | CSN |
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Dallas at Winnipeg | 7:00 p.m. | KXTA | City |
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Carolina at New York Rangers | 7:00 p.m. | FS Carolina | MSG |
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Florida at New Jersey | 7:00 p.m. | FS Florida | MSG+ |
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Los Angeles at Boston | 7:00 p.m. | FS West | NESN | TVA |
Columbus at Tampa Bay | 7:30 p.m. | FS Ohio | SUN |
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Edmonton at Calgary | 10:00 p.m. |
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| CBC, TVA |
Chicago at San Jose | 10:00 p.m. | CSN | CSN |
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The waste was not managed very well.
The Waste Management Open is one of the most popular events on the PGA Tour calendar, drawing crowds upwards of 600,000 people. All those people apparently led to more sewage than the portable toilets could handle.
Waste management problem at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Raw sewage backs up. http://t.co/p9xZaBDNEo http://ift.tt/1tMzPii
— azcentral (@azcentral) January 31, 2015
According to azcentral, sewage backed up in puddles outside of a heavily populated fan area.
Most fans recoiled from the smell as they approached the area.
Many of them walked through the dirty water, unaware of what was on the ground.
The culprit? A poorly-named portable toilet called the Crowd Pleaser. Yeah, not so much.
On the latest episode of Answer the Question, Baltimore Ravens RB Justin Forsett takes on trivia covering vocabulary, the NFL linebacker he had the most success against in 2014, and more.
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The penguins of the Cincinnati Zoo have chosen their fellow birds, the Seahawks, to win Sunday Everything is coming up Seahawks these days. Onside kicks, fake kicks, championships, and a growing fan base. Now, the Seahawks have a new ally for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX… penguins. The penguins […]
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This is some interesting halftime entertainment.
Halftime entertainment here in Brookings they are auctioning off a pig. http://ift.tt/1wOHiYY
— Denver Men's Hoops (@DU_MHoops) January 31, 2015
Halftime is a BIG DEAL at South Dakota State games.
You know you're in South Dakota when they auction off a pig at a basketball game http://ift.tt/1wOHiZ2
— Blondie (@chani_christan) January 31, 2015
That's a lot of bacon.
This Seattle Seahawks-themed car might be the best sports-themed vehicle ever Sports fans love to come up with innovative ways to show their support for their favorite teams, especially football fans. Football fans are some of the more creative people on the planet when it comes to showing their passion, and one Seattle Seahawks fan […]
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The Seattle Seahawks starting safety suffers a knee injury in practice leading up to tomorrow’s Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. The injury woes continue for the Seattle Seahawks secondary as Kam Chancellor became an addition to the team’s injury report today. The starting safety suffered a knee injury near the tail end of […]
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The most recent back-to-back Super Bowl winners, the Patriots, are the only thing standing in the way of the Seahawks joining that exclusive club on Sunday night.
There are tons of intriguing storylines heading into Super 49, but perhaps none is more enticing than the potential history that is on the line in Glendale, Ariz. on Feb. 1.
The Seattle Seahawks are one win away from etching their name in the record books as just the ninth team all-time to repeat as Super Bowl champions and the first in a decade. So it is only fitting that the team standing in their way is the New England Patriots, who are the last franchise to repeat as Lombardi Trophy winners.
Regardless of who wins, there will be plenty to debate on Sunday night after the final whistle blows. The Patriots will either add to their claim as one of the most decorated franchises in league history, or the Seahawks will make their case as the NFL's latest dynasty with back-to-back titles on their ledger.
With so much at stake in this battle between the league's two best teams, let's take a look back at the history of repeat Super Bowl winners.
It is no coincidence that the trophy given to the NFL champion is named after Vince Lombardi, one of the league's legendary coaches and the man that led the Packers to victory in the first two Super Bowls. (Of course, back then it wasn't known as the Super Bowl, but rather the "AFL-NFL Championship Game.") Lombardi's final game as Packers coach was the victory in Super Bowl 2, ending an incredible nine-season career during which his teams won five NFL championships, including the aforementioned two Super Bowls.
The 1972 Dolphins remain the only team in NFL history to finish a season with an unbeaten record, capping off their perfect campaign with a 14-7 win over Washington in Super Bowl 7. The city of Miami wouldn't have to wait long for another championship. The Dolphins went 12-2 during the 1973 regular season and rolled through the playoffs, winning each of its three postseason games by 17 points.
The 1970s Steelers are considered one of the most dominant teams in pro football history, winning four Super Bowl titles in a six-season span. With this incredible run, the franchise established itself as one of the league's foremost dynasties -- following in the footsteps of the 1940s Chicago Bears, 1950s' Cleveland Browns, and the 1960s Packers. Buoyed by its "Steel Curtain" defense and the prolific arm of Terry Bradshaw, the Steelers won 80 games (including playoffs) from 1974-79, by far the most of any team during that span.
An offensive juggernaut led by Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, San Francisco began its run of back-to-back titles with a narrow 20-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super 23. The 49ers then successfully defended their championship with a 55-10 blowout of the Denver Broncos one year later, the largest margin of victory in Super Bowl history.
Powered by the dynamic trio of Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith, the Cowboys dismantled the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl 27 by a 52-17 score to win the franchise's first ring since the late 1970s. Dallas suffered through the inevitable Super Bowl hangover at the start of the 1993 season, dropping its first two games, before cruising to another NFC East title and a 30-13 victory over the Bills in the big game for the second straight year.
The Broncos were the first AFC team to repeat as Super Bowl winners since the 1970s Steelers, beating the Packers for their first title and the Atlanta Falcons for their second one. John Elway capped his Hall of Fame career in storybook fashion, winning the MVP award in his final game on Feb. 1, 1999 following the Broncos' 34-19 victory in Super Bowl 33.
The Patriots established themselves as the NFL's most recent dynasty with three Super Bowl wins in four years during the early 2000s, including back-to-back titles following the 2003-04 seasons. One decade later, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are still looking for that elusive fourth ring as they try to end their championship drought with a win over the Seahawks on Sunday night.
Here is a video is of 21-year old Ty Hill of Tempe, Ariz., taking down this six-pound hot dog in 13 minutes.
It's one of the super outrageous, you-have-to-see-this carnival barker style attractions at the NFL Fan Experience in Phoenix for Super Bowl week. A 24-inch all-beef hot dog topped with pulled chicken, cabbage, pico de gallo, cheese sauce, rancho beans, crispy bacon, spicy salsa, sour cream, guacamole and jalapenos.
It costs $26, but if you can finish it in 15 minutes, you get your money back. Hill was the seventh person to attempt the feat, and the first one to finish.
Hill was unsure if he even wanted to take the challenge, but a kind stranger in line offered to buy him the dish just to see him try, so it became a no-brainer. Hill, who hadn't eaten anything that day, employed Joey Chestnut's jump up and down method combined with water to get the monstrosity down his gullet. He finished two minutes shy of his deadline.
"I don't think I'm going to," he said afterwards, when I asked if he was going to vomit. "I just need to sit down for a little bit."
Hill stood, sweating and breathing heavy, recounting the horrific 13-minute experience.
"There were a few points where I thought there was no way I could finish without throwing up first," he said, turning pale and recounting his strategy to eat the toppings last. "The meat's usually easier."
And then...
Raise your hand if you saw that coming.
"I feel better," he said, taking a sip of water. "I'm good."
As for whether he would take on another food challenge, Hill said that it would have to be a spur of the moment thing. As for now, he's basking in the glory of a very weird consolation prize.
"I'm very sad about my Arizona Cardinals this year," he said. "But I feel like I got a little bit of Arizona pride back today"
You typically don't associate Wisconsin with an ability to make plays above the rim. Sam Dekker is shatters perceptions out here.
This is the best possible way to start any college basketball Saturday.
Show that S on your chest all day, young man.
The NFL commissioner gave another rock star performance on Friday. PFT Commenter was there too.
All spelling errors are intentional (we think), and PFT Commenter is about telling not spelling. - Ed.
PHOENIX -- Today was the day that Commissoner Roger Goodell would be adressing the media and I wanted a chance to meet the man. Theres no denyng it- the commissoner has a rockstar persona wrapped up in the body of adonis and he was going to be speaking to a room jampacked with reporters. You could cut the takes with a knife. There were live TV desks set up in the corners of the room with a 4 person panel doing the pregame show for the commissoners speech like it was a NFC Championship game:
To get in to see Roger is basicaly like trying to get past security at any non-Gerald Ford presidental event. You had to have your bag thoroughley checked at the door every time you walk into a different building. I have had a bottle of mad dog on my person at all times and have made it through 12 securty checkpoints btw. Then you have to pass about 7 people in the halls and on the esclators checking your badges, then you had to get a TSA style securty wand and pat down before being allowed in the room with the commissoner. Matter fact I wouldnt be suprised if the Commish was packing heat behind the podium just in case a reporter got out of line and started asking prying questons. That would be considered attacking Goodells livlihood and possessons and Goodell would of been well within his rights to squeeze off a few clips indiscriminantly into the audience.
The room itself where they drag Goodells robot ass out is a wonderful ballroom with tremendous acoustics, and it seemed like they didnt even need a microphone for Goodells strong but soothing voice.
Quick idea for the NFL- in the future they should do this press conference like the state of the union and have Peter King sitting behind the Commissioner and standing up to applaud every time Goodell copmletes a sentence without straight-up admitting to a double homicide, and on his other side I dont know they can have like DeMaurice Smith changing his hats to different colors depending on how hard hes getting owned.
But nevertheless the state of the NFL league year is strong. Concussons dont happen anymore and if they do its only because players arent doing headsup football, and the NFL is creating a Chief Medical Officer positon to be in charge of covering up the next medical issue the league will be ignoring. The only thing I didnt like is that Goodell said he was going to be pushing the competition committee to move the extra points back next year because kickers were getting to good. Maybe its the power thats gone to his head but punishing someone for being to good at their jobs sounds exactly like something Obama would do. Instead of punishing them for being to good maybe we should just make there jobs easier so it becomes even simpler for them to succeed- that would make things better.
Another main change for the league year is that there going to be rotating officiating crews from game to game over the course of a season- changing refs and umpires and BJs from crew-to-crew during the season because (and Im not making this up) consistency is our #1 priority. This kind of doublespeak is straight out of 1984 folks. The Seattle Seahawks have always been at war with the NFC West.
You have to hand it to Goodell. He gets things done quickley, no offense to Rick Pitinos sex life. Just 6 months ago the league was dealing with a black eye from the Ray Rice insident, and in the span of just half a year Goodell claims a victory in how the NFL has become a thought leader in the domesic violence space: "We've brought more awareness to the issues of domestic assault" which is kind of like Timothy McVeigh taking credit for enhanceing the publics awareness of fertilizer.
Another great highlight was when a play60 kid asked Goodell total;ly spontaneousley and without the direction of 4 league officials who escorted her up to the mic "Mr. Commissioner- how do YOU play 60?"
But Goodells PR strategy backfired.
Goodell said "I played 65 this morning on the elliptical." Lets get this straight- I think that if our the commissioner of football you should be embarrassed to be seen on a elliptical. You should be in the squat rack builiding up your quads and core. Working out for 65 minutes on a elliptical is so easy I bet Albert Haynesworth could do it while he was currently getting into a car accident. I bet you WWE commissioner Vince McMahon would straight up throw a bomb at a eliptical if he was ever in the same room as one. You cant expect your commissoner to make a big impact on the game if he trains in a low-impact fantasy land. Goodell needs to realisze that he cant help the safety of the players before he takes care of himself. Instead of hiring a Chief Medical Officer he should of hired himself a personal trainer. Only then can he help his players. But I guess thats the commish for you allways thinking of others.
So obvously the Goodells speech was a smash hit as he pointed out, everything is doing good in the NFL and nothing is bad and I take him at his word.
I was feeling jacked up as hell after Goodells speech so I went downstares to radio row and Florio saw me coming and scooted out the back door like some chickenshit mobster when the made man walks in, but speaking of Italians who have made alot of money off idiots buying into repackaged horseshit look who I found:
Papa John was down there doing a intervew for his new deal where he shows up at your house uninvited to deliver a pizza and sweats black hair dye onto your crust for $17.99. He was being interevewed by a local channel and really the only question he was asked was "In this day and age of the food police telling you what you can and cant use how does papa johns even manage to get by?"
"Well" John said "thats never a problem with papa johns because we use good ingredients", but Im concerned about this food police situation and it bears keeping a eye on because it sounds dangerous and completeley real.
I walked around radio row for a while and saw Jared Allen wearing a cowboy hat because hes country strong and just a hoss. Then I swung by the CBS sportsdesk. I had a bone to pick with Pete Prisco since he basically called me a turkey last year in our intervew where he told me he was stronger then me.
Acording to Pete he can bench press 225 lbs 10 reps which is pretty good I guess if your a syphlitic castrada in victorian England but not for a NFL pundit. We started to argue over whose takes are stronger so I decided to settle it like any NFL writer- I challenged him to a pushup contest. He said no because he was scared, So I offerred him a comprimise. I would drink half my Mad dog and compete drunk aka "the John Riggins .08 minute abs workout." Pete still said no because he wanted to train over the summer and compete verse me in training camp. So let it be known that Pete Prisco is a chicken whose afraid of being bested by my takes and by my padlevel grit.
Bruce Arians and the Arizona Cardinals are trying their hardest to keep Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona. Head coach of the Arizona Cardinals Bruce Arians has reiterated multiple times that he desperately wants Larry Fitzgerald to return as a Cardinal next season. The decision though, will be completely up to Fitzgerald. The star wide-receiver is set […]
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The comedy duo Key and Peele were back with another NFL skit in the days leading up to the Super Bowl, this time spoofing a press conference with Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks. It’s one thing to get the dialogue to be funny for a sketch like this one. It is […]
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Williams won his 19th Grand Slam title after beating Maria Sharapova in straight sets.
There was no upset on Saturday, as the top seeded Serena Williams took home her 19th Grand Slam title after defeating Maria Sharapova in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). This is Williams' sixth Australian Open crown, the most in the open era, having previously won it in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and now 2015.
As always, Williams played focused and sharp against Sharapova despite battling a cold. It's been 10 years since the Russian star has beaten Williams, who used her serve to dominate the game. Not only did Williams log 18 aces but she also won 84 percent of first serve points to Sharapova's 67 percent. Williams was the aggressor throughout, going to the net and gambling on winners while Sharapova played more conservatively.
The first set started out close, with neither player creating separation. After a rain delay Williams came back strong and closed it 6-3, breaking Sharapova's serve three times in total. With the history between the two and Williams' record of dominance after winning the first set in major tournaments, it seemed a lopsided victory was coming. Instead, Sharapova rallied. She cut down her unforced errors while taking more chances and saved two match points to force the tiebreak.
In the end, there was no comeback. Williams' serve continued to be too powerful a weapon for Sharapova to counter. Fittingly, an ace closed the game.
Williams became the oldest winner of the Australian Open at 33 years old and with 19 Grand Slam titles now trails only Steffi Graff (22) and Margaret Court (24) for most major tournament crowns.
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Two heavyweights will try to get back on track on Saturday.
There's nothing like an old foe to jump start your season.
At least, that's what the Los Angeles Kings will be hoping when they visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The two teams have each won the Stanley Cup in recent seasons while dominating the NHL along the way. Yet the Bruins and Kings have been awfully quiet halfway through this NHL season.
Los Angeles took down the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, ending a four-game losing streak in the process. Meanwhile, the Bruins are in the middle of an uptick, having won 12 of their last 13 games.
Here is a complete look at the schedule. All times are ET.
Matchup | Time | Visitor TV | Home TV | National TV |
Washington at Montreal | 1:00 p.m. | CSN | RDS |
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New York Islanders at Detroit | 2:00 p.m. | MSG+ | FS Detroit |
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Arizona at Ottawa | 3:00 p.m. | FS Arizona | RDS2 |
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Toronto at Philadelphia | 7:00 p.m. | CBC | CSN |
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Dallas at Winnipeg | 7:00 p.m. | KXTA | City |
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Carolina at New York Rangers | 7:00 p.m. | FS Carolina | MSG |
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Florida at New Jersey | 7:00 p.m. | FS Florida | MSG+ |
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Los Angeles at Boston | 7:00 p.m. | FS West | NESN | TVA |
Columbus at Tampa Bay | 7:30 p.m. | FS Ohio | SUN |
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Edmonton at Calgary | 10:00 p.m. |
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Chicago at San Jose | 10:00 p.m. | CSN | CSN |
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Oh, no big deal, just the top two teams squaring off.
The Premier League is back, though we didn't miss it quite as much as usual. While the league taking a week off for the FA Cup is usually extremely unwelcome, the cup entertained enough to satisfy the masses last weekend. Usually, the cup leaves a bitter taste in our mouths and we can't wait to get it out by watching some *real* football. This time, we hardly knew the Premier League was gone.
England's top flight has returned with a vengeance, too. This week features the biggest game of the year so far, and if it goes Chelsea's way, it'll be the last proper big game of the season. Jose Mourinho's side are threatening to run away with the title, and Manchester City need a result at Stamford Bridge to keep things interesting.
None of the other big sides are facing proper tests, but one of them will drop points while Southampton wins anyway, because this season is weird.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S.), BT Sport 1 (U.K.), TSN1 (Canada)
Steve Bruce has saved his job with a couple of wins since the holiday period, but he's still walking on eggshells. Hull City are 18th after two straight losses, and Bruce could be back on the hot seat again with a loss. Newcastle, meanwhile, are coasting through another lost midtable season.
Saturday, 10 a.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S. - English), Mun2 (U.S. - Spanish), TSN4 (Canada)
On the current form of both sides, this shouldn't be much of a contest at all. Leicester have been poor lately, but the Red Devils will have their last match against the Foxes fresh in their mind. That was one of the shock results of the season -- Leciester won 5-3 after going down by two goals early.
Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S. - English), Mun2 (U.S. - Spanish), Sky Sports 1 (U.K.), Sportsnet One (Canada)
This is the big game of the weekend, and the biggest of the season so far. Neutrals will be rooting hard for Manchester City, just so there's still a title race to be interested in. Chelsea have a five-point lead on the Citizens, and we can more or less hand them the title if they grab all three points on Sunday.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S. - English), Mun2 (U.S. - Spanish), Sky Sports 1 (U.K.), TSN1 (Canada)
We should never count out the possibility of a phantom awful Arsenal performance, but, uh, Aston Villa are pretty bad. It would be surprising if the Gunners didn't win comfortably.
Sunday, 11 a.m. ET. TV: NBCSN (U.S.), Sportsnet World (Canada), Sky Sports 1 (U.K.)
After a very strong start to the season, Swansea City have come back to earth a bit. They haven't won in their last four matches and their goal differential is down in the negatives now, mostly thank to the savage beating they took from Chelsea. The Saints will be fairly big favorites at home, and are looking more and more like a real Champions League-caliber side as the season goes on.
Schedule (all times ET, scores updated as they come in)
Hull City vs. Newcastle United - Saturday, 7:45 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Leicester City - Saturday, 10 a.m.
Liverpool vs. West Ham United - Saturday, 10 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. Everton - Saturday, 10 a.m.
Stoke City vs. Queens Park Rangers - Saturday, 10 a.m.
Sunderland vs. Burnley - Saturday, 10 a.m.
West Bromwich Albion vs. Tottenham Hotspur - Saturday, 10 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Manchester City - Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Arsenal vs. Aston Villa - Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Southampton vs. Swansea City - Sunday, 11 a.m.
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A valiant effort from three-time major winner Padraig Harrington.
Tiger Woods was the worst golfer in the field at the Phoenix Open on Friday, but he may not have had the most embarrassing shot sequence. Woods skulled, chunked, and bladed chip shot after chip shot the last two days as if he were some over-the-hill high handicapper, but at least he never whiffed.
Padraig Harrington found himself in the unfortunate circumstance of being a right-handed golfer on Friday at TPC Scottsdale. So he tried to turn it around and pull off some sort of miracle. Instead, he just took out a chunk of turf and failed to move the ball.
Forget about your ex-girlfriend Paula and use these tips to truly enjoy your Super Bowl, even if nobody is going to be there to enjoy it with you.
It's time for the Super Bowl, and you know what that means -- time for a Super Bowl party! Everybody's going to watch the Big Game, from rabid sports fans to people who only want to see the commercials and halftime show. The Super Bowl is as much a sporting event as an opportunity for all of America to share an experience together.
Unfortunately, you don't have anybody to share this experience with. After losing your ex-girlfriend Paula and her friend circle, you haven't been particularly sociable. Nobody invited you to their Super Bowl party -- not even on Facebook.
But that doesn't mean you can't have a great time watching the Super Bowl. Here are some tips on how to make your solo Super Bowl bash a solo Super Bowl smash!
A Super Bowl party is like a big potluck -- everybody brings their favorite football snack to create a smorgasbord of guilty pleasures, and you'd better impress!
Of course, you won't have anybody to impress, so why bother. But you still have to eat to sustain yourself, so here are some food items you could make:
Easy Mac
Ingredients
1 bowl of Easy Mac
The little packet of cheese that comes with the Easy Mac
Water
Hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
Put water in the Easy Mac
Put Easy Mac in the microwave for 3-4 minutes
Add cheese packet to Easy Mac
Stir until Easy Mac is cheesed
Add hot sauce to taste
Cup Noodles
Ingredients
1 Cup Noodles
Water
Hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
Boil water
Pour into Cup Noodles
Allow Cup Noodles to sit while the noodles become tender
Look at your ex-girlfriend Paula's Facebook page on your phone
Add hot sauce to taste
Pizza
Ingredients
Your phone
About 10-15 dollars
Instructions
Call your favorite pizza place
Try your best to sound like somebody else is eating the pizza, even though you know you're lying and the pizza guy doesn't even care
(Optional) Tell the pizza guy you're splitting the pie with your girlfriend even though Paula dumped you three months ago and the pizza guy seriously doesn't care
Order a pie
Give the pizza guy your address
Tell yourself you're only going to eat three slices
Pay the delivery guy money for the pizza
Eat five slices
Leave the remaining three slices sitting unrefrigerated in an open box on top of your stove until the cheese hardens and the crust becomes stale
"Who had the best commercial?" That's what people at regular people Super Bowl parties will be talking about. Who liked which ads? The best will receive peals of laughter, and the worst will be greeted with silence and perhaps some jeers.
Of course, you won't have anybody to talk to. To best approximate the feel of a group deciding which ads are funniest, think really hard about which commercials your ex-girlfriend Paula would like the best. Which commercials would make Paula laugh? Which would make her say "what was up with that ad?!?!?!" Paula might not be with you right now, but at least your memories of her can help you judge which ads were funniest.
Is there anything worse than the one person at the party who keeps having to ask about the rules and the teams playing? Ugh! Why even watch the Super Bowl!
Luckily that person won't be at your Super Bowl party because you won't have a Super Bowl party. You're watching the game solely in order to watch the game, rather than out of some form of social obligation.
Nobody is going to see you, so just be comfortable. Possible combinations:
No shirt with pajama bottoms
White, stained t-shirt with boxers
Your ex-girlfriend Paula's hoodie with nothing else, because technically as long as you still own this hoodie you're still together, right
Katy's going to come out and perform a slew of her enormous pop hits, a lot of which your ex-girlfriend Paula used to love.
Come to think of it, you probably shouldn't watch Katy Perry's Super Bowl halftime show! The best way for you to experience the Super Bowl halftime show is to listen to some of Katy's deeper cuts that won't remind you of Paula. How about "The One That Got Away?"
wait
wait that was a bad idea we didn't mean to suggest that
no
look, dude, look, we were joking about that one don't listen to it please
oh jeez
look you're a good guy, dude
look, man, it happens to the best of us sometimes this just happens to people we all go through rough patches
have you thought about using Tinder everybody's using Tinder, it's fun
yeah, we know, she made a huge mistake, I'm sure Paula knows that, I bet she's having a rough time too, she's probably going to have a terrible time at Luke's Super Bowl par-
yeah, Luke is having a Super Bowl party he invited everyo-- well, I mean, not everybody, just, like, a few people, like, really close friends, a few close friends
yeah, I'm going, but me and Luke are really cl-
I mean me and Luke are really close, how could I not go to his Super Bowl party? We go all the way back, plus, I told him I'd bring artichoke dip and if I don't there won't be any artichoke dip there
no you can't have any artichoke dip
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Just like a computer loaded with viruses, Borussia Dortmund ended the first half of the Bundesliga glitchy and filled with errors. Now after being frozen for over month, they are finally able to reboot and start from scratch. Now they face the club where their downward spiral started, the ever-improving Bayer Leverkusen.
These two teams met at the beginning of the season, and it took nine seconds for Leverkusen to set Dortmund on a dark domestic path. Now the two clubs will rematch in the prime time slot in the opening weekend of the Rückrunde. With several key players on both teams injured and on international duty, the match may come down to who has the best personnel group out of the tunnel.
Both Leverkusen and Dortmund are very direct, which will make for a very end-to-end contest. As they try to remain relevant in the Bundesliga – Leverkusen fighting for a Champions League spot and Dortmund trying to work their way back up the table – three points for either side could go a long way.
Key Player: Marco Reus
If anyone is going to get Dortmund back on track, it will be Reus. The attacker missed much of the fall with various injuries, and Schwarzgelben sorely missed his finishing ability and his constant penetrating pace. His return will put the mediocre Leverkusen defense under a lot of pressure. He could be the one to find the breakthrough that Dortmund need on the road.
Key Matchup: Karim Bellarabi vs. Marcel Schmelzer
Bellarabi had a terrific fall, which he kicked off in Dortmund after a goal shortly after in the opening whistle of the first match between these two clubs. Bets are on him taking a little longer to get his first scoring chance, and the reason could be Schmelzer. The German international will get the green light from Klopp with Erik Durm on the shelf. The way he corrals the straight-lining Bellarabi could stall Leverkusen's progress going forward.
Bayer Leverkusen Injuries and Suspensions
Out: Tin Jedvaj (fiber tear), Robbie Kruse (Asian Cup), Son Heung Min (Asian Cup)
Borussia Dortmund Injuries and Suspensions
Out: Sven Bender (knee), Jannick Blaszczykowski (illness), Erik Durm (groin), Sebastian Kehl (shoulder), Mitchell Langerak (Asian Cup) In Doubt: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (return from African Cup of Nations), Ilkay Gündoğan (thigh), Shinji Kagawa (return from Asian Cup)
Projected Lineups
Leverkusen: Bernd Leno, Roberto Hilbert, Emir Spahić, Ömer Toprak, Wendell, Lars Bender, Ricardo Castro, Karim Bellarabi, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Josip Drmić, Stefan Kießling
Dortmund: Roman Weidenfeller, Łukasz Piszczek, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer, Nuri Şahin, Ilkay Gündoğan, Kevin Kampl, Marco Reus, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ciro Immobile
Match Date/Time: Saturday, January 31, 6:30 PM local, 12:30 PM EST
Television: Gol TV (USA & Canada), BT Sport 1 (UK), Sky Bundesliga 1 (Germany)
Online: Fubo TV (USA), BT Sport (UK), Sky Go (Germany)
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La Real go for their second win over Real Madrid this season.
Real Madrid begins a busy eight day stretch that will see Los Blancos play three games, two without their best player. First up is a home match against Real Sociedad, a team that has quietly climbed up the table since David Moyes took over in November.
Cristiano Ronaldo will not be available for Madrid after being sent off in their comeback win over Córdoba last week. Carlo Ancelotti has stated that Gareth Bale will take over Ronaldo's role, a move that has worked out well for Madrid so far. In the 11 matches that Bale has replaced the Portuguese striker, he's scored 11 goals and Madrid has won nine games. Ancelotti also said he plans to play James in a more forward role on the left side.
Moyes will no doubt have La Real believing they can upset Madrid, thanks in large part to their win over Barcelona at the beginning on January. Don't forget that they thumped Madrid 4-2 back in August as well, though both teams are quite different at this point. Going into the Bernabéu and getting a result won't be easy, but if La Real win, it'll be their first season sweep of Madrid since 2004.
Real Madrid injuries and suspensions
Out: Cristiano Ronaldo (suspended), Luka Modrić (hamstring).
Real Sociedad injuries and suspensions
Out: David Zurutuza (groin), Carlos Martinez (groin), Joseba Zaldua (ankle). In Doubt: Markel Bergara (unspecified).
Match Date/Time: Saturday, 10 a.m. local, 4 p.m. ET
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
TV: beIN Sports (U.S. - English), beIN Sports en Español (U.S. - Spanish), beIN Sports (Canada), Sky Sports 5/HD (U.K.), C+ Liga Multi, Canal+ Yomvi, GOL T, Canal+ Liga/HD(Spain)
Online: beIN Sports CONNECT (U.S. & Canada), Sky Go (U.K.), Gol Stadium (Spain)