Month: October 2024

The theme of the European Championship, which begins tomorrow, is racism. (To be fair to Poland and the Ukraine, the themes of international soccer over the last five years have been racism and goal-line technology. UEFA has made roughly the same progress on the two.) The BBC kicked it off with their sensationalist on the nationalist Ultras. The families of two black English players announced they'd be staying away, while Sol Campbell warned fans to stay home. Italy's Mario Balotelli said he will walk off the pitch if he is the target of racial abuse—either that, or physically kill the abuser. UEFA President Michel Platini held his press conference yesterday, and with all this horrible stuff hanging overhead, he decided to threaten Balotelli. "It's a yellow c…

Goddammit, why can't American athletes be as interesting and publicly debaucherous as British athletes? We mean, seriously. Sunderland keeper Ben Alnwick, 19, winger Liam Lawrence, 24, and striker Chris Brown, 21, all took part in and orgy. They were joined by ex-teammate Martin Woods, 20, now at Rotherham United, and two pals — not thought to be players — who remained clothed. The orgy, which took place in a flat, involved the six men and a mystery brunette girl — referred to as "Stevie".

The seven-minute video shows England under-21 star Alnwick winking at the camera as he has sex with her. Then Woods — still wearing his jumper — is shown performing a sex act on himself. Brown — who does Match of the Day style commentary throughout — hints their orgy an…

data-mm-id=”_ioyul1qqg”>Per Sports Business Journal's John Ourand, Fox networks have gone dark for Dish Network and Sling subscribers. Ourand notes that the broadcast channel will be drorpped, as well as sports channels FS1, FS2, and Big Ten Network. Deadline noted that Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Deportes were also dropped.Dish Network dropped Fox channels this afternoon – the broadcast channel, FS1, BTN, FS2.— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) September 26, 2019The dispute stems from a carriage dispute between Fox and Dish. Both the satellite network and Sling, their over-the-top internet TV service, have not carried Fox regional sports networks for two months since their sale to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. That deal was brought upon by the Fox's Corporation's sale to The Walt…

data-mm-id=”_gqqody013″>There was no true long-term advantage to winning Sunday's game against the hapless Washington Redskins and, of course, the Detroit Lions bumbled their way to a loss and immediate shame. Defining rock-bottom is always a tough proposition for a franchise that excels at getting out the biggest drill bit and forging deeper into the Earth's mantle. But this is certainly a sad state of affairs, allowing greenhorn quarterback Dwayne Haskins to mount his first fourth-quarter comeback and notch his first win.The Lions' toothless defense wasn't as bad as usual (allowing only 19 points), yet still bad enough to lose by failing to get key stops when they were needed. Who is responsible for this? Well, that's a difficult question. Head coach Matt Pat…

data-mm-id=”_i4yyohbak”>Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin has accomplished almost everything there is to accomplish for an NHL player. This era has seen no more more prolific pure goal scorer than Ovi, who has racked up an NHL record eight Rocket Richard Trophies for leading the league in goal-scoring, along with 11 All-Star Game appearances, three Hart Trophies (for most valuable player), and two ESPY Awards for Best NHL Player. His Stanley Cup win with the Capitals in 2018, for which he was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the postseason, solidified his legacy as one of the NHL's all-time greats.Earlier this week, he further added to his legacy by becoming the eighth player in NHL history to reach the 700-goal mark, notching the goal against the New Jersey D…

data-mm-id=”_05tbgt8ds”>Jared Carrabis of Barstool Sports has been passing this time of quarantine by playing virtual rock-paper-scissors with various MLB personalities and players. The games are each a best-of-seven series. His guests have included J.D. Martinez, Christian Yelich, Josh Donaldson, and Wally the Green Monster, among others. The stakes come in the form of bets. In Carrabis' inaugural matchup, he defeated Martinez, who now has to wear a "Stay Hot Rocket" shirt in his postgame press conference following his first home run whenever the season starts up. On the flip side, Carrabis lost to Yelich and now owes the former MVP an all-expenses-paid dinner and Yelich can order whatever he likes. It all started off as good fun at first. Then Carrabis started to lose.…