Not Klay Thompsonscreenshot: big daws If you’ve ever been walking around your city and passed by someone who resembles you, then you and Warriors guard Klay Thompson have something in common. Dawson Gurley has gone around the Bay Area, impersonating Thompson during the team’s championship runfooling people into thinking he’s actually the Warriors’ sharpshooter. Gurley’s … Read more
And just like that, the Fitzmagic was gone.Image: Getty Images Long-time NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick recently announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the league. Fitzpatrick became known more for his ability to obtain a new contract rather than his knack for tossing the old pigskin. Fitzmagic earned upwards of $82 million during his NFL … Read more
Josh DonaldsonPhoto: Getty Images Our media apparatus remains completely unprepared to deal with the challenges it faces, out of fear that calling things what they are — telling the truth — will be too controversial and cause a backlash. It’s cowardice. That’s all it is. That’s how we wind up with headlines like… Chicago Grandstand: … Read more
Drawing: Southern Hills Country Club/AP Death threats, mob executions, unbearable heat — the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., where the 2022 PGA Championship will be hosted next week, has quite the spine-chilling history. In honor of it being Friday the 13th and all, let’s dive into the scariest stories that the club has … Read more
Sonny Leon and Rich Strike.Picture: Getty Images I wish Vegas would’ve given the public odds on how long Rich Strike’s feel-good story remained feel-good. While it didn’t take a turn to Cancel Town in the first 15 minutes after the race, it did get there during trainer Eric Reed’s 15 minutes of fame, so my … Read more
Where does a mansplainer get his water? From a well, actually.screenshot: The Calgary Flames got up off the mat in the third period of their Game 5 against Dallas last night. Trailing 1-0 and not having scored at home in the series in seven periods, it was looking pretty bleak. The Stars however cannot ever … Read more
Los Angeles Chargers fans dress for Christmas in the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs at SoFi Stadium.Picture: Getty Images The sports calendar makes it so that you always know what time of the year it is based on which games are being played. … Read more
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (l.) and Adam SchefterDrawing: ESPN/Getty Images You get what you pay for. And the “worldwide leader in sports” just spent close to $100 million on two men that took Ricky Bobby’s father’s words a little too seriously. A few weeks ago, it was announced that ESPN had re-signed Adam Schefter and Adrian … Read more
Former Liberty QB Malik Willis giving aid to a man sitting on a street corner.screenshot: Twitter: @rlacey23 Former Liberty University quarterback Malik Willis, who is projected to be one of the first three QBs selected in the 2022 draft, was caught on video performing a random act of kindness. In a video posted on Twitter … Read more
LeBron James just had to insert himself into the Rams’ Super Bowl win.Picture: Getty Images LeBron James has no shame. In the glow of the Los Angeles Rams’ first Super Bowl win since 2000, James couldn’t just congratulate them and keep it moving. He was at the game. He was jumping around in the suite … Read more