I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. | | | | Cam Newton runs over the Jets.
(Al Bello/Getty Images) | | | | | | “I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
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| | rantnrave:// Is the GREG SCHIANO non-hire at TENNESSEE the perfect 2017 story? Sunday afternoon, he was reportedly about to named the new VOLUNTEERS football coach. UT fans responded with a tidal wave of disapproval, starting a TWITTER campaign to block the hire before it was official. A significant portion of it was based on an accusation that Schiano knew of JERRY SANDUSKY's child molestation while Schiano was an assistant coach at PENN STATE in the early '90s. Was this the first time social media got a coach fired before he got the job? Unhappy fans have gotten college coaches fired before. I don't remember them banding together to stop one from signing the contract. Tennessee had to respond to an angry fanbase, even if it was for the wrong reasons. Schiano didn't want to take a job at a place he wasn't wanted. Is this a good precedent to set? Why did Schiano get un-hired? Was it because he was a bad NFL coach and made his name building up a low-profile school and is just one game over .500 for college career? Then why did he get the job at all? Or is it because of his association with the Sandusky scandal? Schiano's involvement is based on MIKE MCQUEARY's claim that Schiano had once told another Penn State assistant he saw Sandusky molesting a child and that assistant told McQueary about a decade later. The hearsay was never corroborated and Schiano and the assistant disputed it. Is the accusation enough to disqualify Schiano? Is the accusation true? What did Schiano know? What evidentiary standard should Tennessee use? The drive to stop Schiano was started by CLAY TRAVIS -- an instigator with a dubious agenda and reputation for bad-faith motivations. Does that discredit the movement? Would Tennessee fans accept favorite son PEYTON MANNING, who was accused of sexual assault, as its coach? Or a coach with a better resume? Maybe BOBBY PETRINO. In a day, a coach had his reputation tarred. Can anyone say with certainty if it was done fairly? Politics has struggled with this -- as conspiracy theorists have gained credibility and visibility on social media and in government. What is true? Who is believe? What's the agenda behind it? Can Schiano get another head coaching job? Which school will want to hire him if he's dogged by Sandusky ties, however credible they are?... The NHL turned 100 Sunday. It's finally celebrating its real birthday. You can play five degrees of JAROMIR JAGR to celebrate... 89 BLOCKS is a strong doc debut by FOX SPORTS. Takes a cliche -- inner city high school football team trying to win and keep its players out of trouble -- and makes it interesting. The EAST ST. LOUIS FLYERS story gains momentum as the doc goes on and by the end you genuinely care what happens to the kids. I gasped at the end of the semi-final... This should count as a win. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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| As the NHL continues to celebrate 100 years of superstars and magical moments, Sportsnet recently aired a documentary showcasing how the league has developed from its early days into a global phenomenon. Watch the entire film here. | | |
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| In their effort to keep Tennessee from hiring Greg Schiano, fans dug up allegations tying him to the Penn State-Sandusky scandal - claims that were never proven. | | |
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| In the early 1990s, salesman Art Davie and Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Rorion Gracie set out to answer a simple question: Who is the ultimate fighter? A wrestler? A boxer? A martial arts master? The result, the first-ever ‘Ultimate Fighting Championship’ (UFC), was more violent, chaotic, and electrifying than anything else on TV. In the aftermath, a multi-billion-dollar sport was born. | | |
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| Fifteen Dutch footballers were among 176 people who died in a 1989 plane crash. Edu Nandlal, one of the survivors, tells his story of the disaster. | | |
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| This is the story of Dharampal Singh who, according to himself and four hastily arranged forms of ID, is 119 years old. While living that long would be a feat unto itself, it’s all the running that got our attention. | | |
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| New Jersey has challenged a law preventing additional states from allowing sports betting. | | |
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| The everyday dopp kit is a style move endorsed by fashion runways and NBA superstars. | | |
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| This piece originally appeared in the April, 1995 issue of GQ. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission. | | |
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| The outspoken lawyer-turned-ESPN analyst may be the moral conscience college basketball needs this season, as it grapples with its biggest scandal in decades. | | |
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| Or a movie, or a game of spoons. The alpine racer isn't dusting the competition by slacking off. She's putting in the work, and then she's taking a nap. | | |
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| Head coach of the Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr rejoins David for the Axe Files on CNN to talk about his life, his struggles with chronic pain, and his political activism following the election of Donald Trump. | | |
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| The North Carolina Tar Heels are playing the PK80 this week in Portland, Ore., where Nike’s 16-team tournament is celebrating Phil Knight’s 80th birthday. UNC was one of the first schools to sign an athletic-department wide deal with Nike. | | |
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| David Roth on how the Philadelphia 76ers and their fans learned to win by losing. | | |
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| In "Hard Labor: The Battle That Birthed The Billion-Dollar NBA," author Sam Smith examines impact of Oscar Robertson's suit vs. NBA. | | |
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| What is the current state of augmented reality in sports and how is the still emerging technology going to reshape the industry? | | |
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| Western Pennsylvania is one of the country’s great football regions, from the intense high school scene to the mad passion for the Black and Gold at Heinz. | | |
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| Today, most uniforms are designed by a shoe company or in a league office, but for the Minnesota Vikings, that couldn't be further from the truth. | | |
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| G3 aims to help game players develop healthy habits and use gaming for the greater good. | | |
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| Of the 1,069 propagandizing words sent Tuesday to Baseball Hall of Fame voters urging them to just say no to steroids, none encapsulated the museum’s tone-deafness quite as blatantly as calling it, "The most sacred place in Baseball." | | |
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| How Ireland’s ancient sports are helping to integrate children in the country's most ethnically diverse town. | | |
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