People get all over me for saying you have to contemplate every year on if you want to keep going. Plays like this make you really evaluate things. That’s why I say it’s a smart thing to do. It’s a violent game. And this [Bengals] game always seems to be that way. It’s crazy, this sport we play. | | | | It's lonely out there for a goalie.
(Christian Petersen/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “People get all over me for saying you have to contemplate every year on if you want to keep going. Plays like this make you really evaluate things. That’s why I say it’s a smart thing to do. It’s a violent game. And this [Bengals] game always seems to be that way. It’s crazy, this sport we play.”
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| | rantnrave:// The IOC's RUSSIA ban was a referendum on the IOC and Russia athletics. If the IOC didn't ban them then why should we assume it cares at all about regulating doping? Could the IOC have been taken seriously going forward? Would've given incentive for Russia, and other countries, to run national doping programs in the future. Can we trust that 2018 will be clean? This ban won't stop Olympic doping. Nobody believes that. But it was a way to save face. The case was clear-cut. Will Russia go clean? If there was no whistleblower then we'd never know what they were doing. What's the incentive for 2020 and beyond: stop doping, or stop whistleblowers? Watch ICARUS. BRYAN FOGEL's doc explains everything. GRIGORY RODCHENKOV is a captivating main character -- the type of male anti-hero who became a familiar TV character over the last decade -- and a believable witness. (I'm Russian, so I've got an appreciation for irreverent humor and the kind of person who believes that all laws are malleable.) Rodchenkov ran Russia's national doping system and reveals how it worked. It's so devious, so detailed that even the most cynical Olympic critics can't dispute how well Russia had beaten the system. Russia's response to any allegations has been to deny and play the victim against a malicious Western world. There's a good number of people who believe the athletes are doping anyway. Will this tar the 2018 Olympics? Or is there already an expectation that everything's not on the level? Here's a counterfactual: what if everything was out in the open and doping was acknowledged? Would we be less interested? Would everyone focus on the competition instead? If doping is legal, then no one is cheating. There's also a geopolitical crisis with NORTH KOREA hanging over everything, so maybe PEDS are the least of everyone's worries... YANKEES owner: We need a new manager. GM BRIAN CASHMAN: I've got just the guy. Owner: Who? Where can I see some of his work? Cashman: Do you watch SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL? He made a funny joke and gets along well with JESSICA MENDOZA... What do you get the rich and famous who have everything? A building, if you're NIKE. Fun story by the WALL STREET JOURNAL's SARA GERMANO. "For champion athletes, there are few prizes as distinct as the placement of their name on the facade of a mid-rise corporate office in suburban Portland"... Listen to STEELERS safety MIKE MITCHELL. Does he sound angry? Exasperated? At a loss for words to understand how the NFL handles physicality and safety? All of the above? He's not alone... Who says TWITTER can't help dreams come true... I can't believe he made the save either... ODELL BECKHAM's IMOVIE skills as good as his hands. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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| Colin Kaepernick took a stand by kneeling, but he speaks through the money he donates to various charities. | | |
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 | Vulture |
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 | The Bill Simmons Podcast |
| Bill Simmons is joined by Bryan Cranston to discuss his first big break, Erik Estrada's ego during "Chips," Larry David's comedy bootcamp, playing a TV dad on "Malcolm in the Middle," dealing with fame, the importance of streaming for "Breaking Bad," and working with Richard Linklater. | | |
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| What I’ve learned playing hoops with the same guys for 25 years. | | |
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 | PC Gamer |
| How a single player brought terror to an entire server in "World of Warcraft." | | |
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 | Playboy |
| It had to be done for the IOC’s sake, so it could claim with a straight face that it did something to penalize Russia for its doping program. But, like most severe punishments, this will only pour salt on old wounds. | | |
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 | B/R Mag |
| Kylian Mbappe grew up in a town notorious for its riots. Now he's creating them himself. He's the new Pele, the next Thierry Henry--maybe even better than Neymar, his fellow multi-millionaire teammate. But this is who he is right now: a teenage superstar we can all believe in. | | |
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 | Victory Journal |
| Tony Romo isn't afraid to get it wrong. And in the NFL, this makes him stand out. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| The 1997 Heisman race had it all. Four first-round draft picks, three future NFL Hall of Famers and a controversial decision that gave the award to a defensive player for the first -- and only -- time. | | |
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 | The Atlantic |
| Gyms provide ritual and community, serving as a sort of religion. They also promote values American culture already worships--capitalism and overwork. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| At first glance, the state of the WNBA looks dire. Over 21 seasons, the league doesn't appear to be profitable, though concrete financial information is scarce. Only four of the original eight teams are still around. Players make a fraction of the salary of their NBA counterparts. | | |
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 | MEL Magazine |
| This week's Monday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals revealed the glaring hypocrisy at the center of the NFL: Despite the league's ongoing effort to eliminate head-to-head collisions and make the game "safer," the sport remains inherently violent -- to the point that it's often difficult to watch in good conscience. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| Watching Giannis Antetokounmpo, DeMarcus Cousins, and a handful of others, sheer repetition makes the outrageous seem everyday. | | |
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 | CBSSports.com |
| Jonah Keri talks to with CBS Sports NBA/Features Writer Brad Botkin to launch their Top 100 Athletes project | | |
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 | Vice Sports |
| PBR has signed country singer and veteran Ryan Weaver as a spoke-singer. He has a simple message about anthem protests: "Get up, or get out." | | |
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 | Advertising Age |
| ESPN's acquisition of Fox's regional sports network would be a game-changer. | | |
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 | UPROXX |
| It's been two decades since then-Warriors star Latrell Sprewell choked P.J. Carlesimo. | | |
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 | Outside Online |
| When Gertrude Ederle swam the notorious strait in 1926, she beat the times of all the men before her. By two hours. In a violent storm. | | |
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| A former 3-star recruit had been arrested for conspiracy to commit armed robbery, derailing his life and his basketball future. Now, three years later, he's a dual citizen of the United States and Iraq—and the basketball icon of a war-torn region. | | |
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