sports
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Texans Rookie QB Deshaun Watson Is a Better Son Than All of Us
Deshaun Watson was drafted to the Houston Texans (What? Like a day ago?), and he hasn’t played one game, but he’s already spending that NFL money to take care of his mom. On Saturday, the former Clemson great took to Twitter to show off his mom’s new birthday gift. This was his first big purchase…
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How Football Moms Won the NFL Draft
Way before Thursday evening and the suit fittings and the pampering that accompanies the NFL draft, there was peewee football and a mom yelling, “Don’t forget your shoulder pads!” While Thursday was supposed to be all about these hulking young men and what their speed, toughness and power could bring to NFL teams, it was…
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Serena Williams Didn’t Mean to Tell the World She Was Pregnant
Serena Williams had every intention of sharing her pregnancy with the public—just not as soon as she did. The story goes like this: Williams had been chronicling her pregnancy with personal photos when she accidentally pressed the wrong button and sent one of those photos out on Snapchat. It was a photo of Williams with…
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Massive Layoffs at ESPN; 100 on-Air Employees to Get Axe
ESPN has announced that it is expecting to cut more than 100 on-air employees. It had been widely reported that cuts were looming for the sports giant. Initial news reports had speculated that only some 40-50 folks would be searching for new jobs, but the actual news is much more grim. All of the 100…
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Here’s What Kobe Bryant’s Been Up to Since Retiring
*Love Jones finger snaps*
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Former Detroit Piston Guard Isiah Thomas’ Son Zeke Reveals He Was Raped
Zeke Thomas, son of legendary NBA Hall of Fame guard Isiah Thomas, is speaking out against sexual assault and has revealed that he was raped—twice. “At first I didn’t realize what had happened, what had transpired. I knew that it was wrong, I knew that I did not want it. I did not seek it…
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Adrien Broner Is Boxing With Death and I Hope He’s Got Another Round in Him
It’s time for Adrien Broner to grow up and get serious about his boxing gift before it’s too late. The former four-division titlist at one time appeared to be the heir to Floyd Mayweather’s throne, but a series of arrests, allegations and, not to mention, losses inside the ring have dashed such hopes. Last week…
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Jim Harbaugh Defends Colin Kaepernick Protest, Says the US Is ‘Lucky’ to Have Him
Jim Harbaugh, the former San Francisco 49ers head coach, is coming out in full defense of his former quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest against the killing of unarmed black men, women and children by police. Kaepernick, the currently unemployed quarterback with the golden Afro, was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people, and Harbaugh,…
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Aaron Hernandez Had Bible Verse Written Across Forehead and May Have Smoked K2 Before His Death: Report
On Wednesday, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was found unresponsive in his single cell at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Mass. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It was initially reported that Hernandez committed suicide by hanging himself with a bedsheet from a window…
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I Can't Wait Until 16 Years From Now When Serena Williams's Baby Beats Maria Sharapova Too
If you think it’s totally fucked up that Serena Williams would announce her pregnancy on the same day Maria Sharapova — the woman who still somehow out earns Serena in endorsements despite losing to her 18 consecutive times and getting exposed as a drug cheat — turned 30 (and, for the record, it totally, definitely, absolutely…