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Chiefs Deploy ‘New Technology’ for Andy Reid’s Foggy Face Shield
Um . . . ewwww.Screenshot: NBC Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid will be rocking his famous COVID-19 protective face shield again in week 2 against the Chargers. And this time, luckily, we won’t have to see his breath particles making an appearance on national television. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Reid’s face shield will be …
Braves Pitcher Injures Self While Warming Up On The Mound, Replacement Gives Up Dinger On First Strike [Update]
Before he got a chance to throw his first pitch of the postseason, Chris Martin of the Atlanta Braves was taken off the mound with an athletic trainer by his side just as the top of the eighth inning was officially about to begin. Martin appeared to injure himself during his initial warmup pitches, which …
Drew Brees To Undergo Thumb Surgery, Will Be Out For Six Weeks
After Drew Brees injured his hand in the Saints’ game against the Rams on Sunday, Adam Schefter is reporting that the quarterback will need surgery on his thumb, which is expected to keep him off the field for six weeks. The injury occurred in the first quarter of the game, when Rams DT Aaron Donald reached …
Person Caught Saying “I Never Had My Butt Fingered” On NFL Broadcast
Image: NBC The NFL is back, and we already have our biggest storyline of the season: Who said “I never had my butt fingered” on the NBC broadcast of the season’s opening Packers-Bears game? Presumably, this was a microphone picking up a conversation between two players on the sideline talking about what terrible things linemen …
Ed Reed’s Pro Football Hall Of Fame Bust Deserves Its Own Hall Of Fame
Photo: Joe Robbins (Getty Images) The tears were already rolling down Ed Reed’s face on Saturday as he prepared to unveil his bust that would physically symbolize his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But once the cover of the bronze sculpture was removed, the emotions appeared to flow at an even heavier …
David Griffin And LeBron James Are No Longer Pals
Photo: Gerald Herbert (AP) Pelicans general manager David Griffin is one of the toasts of the NBA these days. He will be remembered as the guy who reversed the fortunes of that franchise at the end of the Anthony Davis era, by drafting Zion Williamson and by flipping Davis for a package of useful players …
Hope Solo Petitions Court To Join USWNT’s Equal Pay Mediation As The Designated Ass-Kicker
Photo: Getty The USWNT will soon enter mediation with the U.S. Soccer Federation in an effort to resolve the team’s equal pay lawsuit. Former USWNT star Hope Solo is concerned about whether the current national team will have the kind of cussed hard-ass they’ll need on their side so that they don’t settle for anything …
“Just The Way It’s Going To Be”
Photo: Andrew Redington (Getty) Remember how surprising it was back in April, when Tiger Woods won the Masters and it seemed like the grueling decade-plus of injury hell he spent between major championships might finally have spit out a Tiger Woods once again capable of regularly competing against a new generation of golf stars? Hang …
The Angels Paid Tribute To Tyler Skaggs With A Combined No-Hitter
Photo: John McCoy (Getty Images) In their first home game since the death of 27-year-old pitcher Tyler Skaggs on July 1, the Angels threw a combined no-hitter in a 13-0 win over the Mariners on a night dedicated to the player’s memory. Right from the jump, it was clear that Friday’s game was going to …
Here’s What Southern California’s 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Looked Like Interrupting Four Sports Events
Southern California was hit with a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Friday night, the second quake that part of the country had experienced in two days. The seismic activity was enough to interrupt four sporting events that were going on at the time, including one World Series of Poker tournament that had to be held up for …