A lot of people in the United States take things way too seriously. The fact that fantasy football is a multi-billion dollar enterprise is all the proof of that you’ll ever need. But we live in a nation of Puritan serial complainers - have too much fun, someone’s bound to complain about your awful work […]

Hey, Broncos fans. Remember back when Jay Cutler was an unhappy Bronco, trying to force a trade out of town? Remember that, and how most fans and media in the Denver area acted like a bunch of jilted high school boyfriends when he asked for a trade? Oh, yes, Denver fans. You claimed you never […]

It seems like anytime we write something even remotely negative about NASCAR, our inboxes and comments fill up with passionate (if poorly-spelled) defenses of the racing series and taking issue with any characterization of the sport, its drivers, or its fans as rural rednecks or anything less than totally awesome. We’re told about the sport’s […]

Of all the weird things that have happened to the New York Mets, from your garden-variety bad breaks of losing guys to various injuries all the way to Omar Minaya’s bizarre confrontation with writer Adam Rubin and Luis Castillo dropping a routine pop-up to lose to the Yankees, perhaps nothing sums up the team’s season […]

The “football” season is off to a rousing start in England, but a horrifying incident on Saturday morning has put a bit of a damper on things. West Ham United defender Calum Davenport and his mother, Kim, were attacked outside of their home, with both being stabbed several times.

The 26-year-old defender’s legs were targeted in […]

Last Friday, we brought you the story of Red Star Belgrade’s historically unruly fans and their unappreciated attempts to, ahem, “redecorate” a restaurant in Prague’s medieval district, an act of charity that was met with a hilarious 150 arrests.

(My god, it’s the elusive Baltic Shave-Headed Moose-Reporter! We thought he was extinct!)
But the Red Star fans […]

One of the downsides of Twitter is that it has provided unfettered access to athletes and their most immediate thoughts, the ones that colleges and pro franchises spend years coaching them not to repeat publicly in order to avoid embarrassment. So you’ve got to think there’s nothing worse for the Cincinnati Bengals’ front office than […]

Look, the Chiefs suck and have for years now. That much is well-understood, even as there’s a glimmer of hope for their season as they welcome Matt Cassel at QB and look to shock an AFC West that’s as close to a one-team division (the Chargers, of course) as possible.

(It goes downhill from here.)
But if […]

Across the country this weekend, high schools trotted out the latest iterations of their football teams in scrimmages for fans and family to watch before the seasons start. Usually, the only noteworthy things to happen at these scrimmages are brief glimpses of a new offense or a new quarterback or whatever.

(Oh, that ain’t good.)
Not so […]