William D. Strampel, the longtime boss of convicted pedophile Larry Nassar and former dean of Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, said in 2016 that he didn’t believe the athletes who accused Nassar of sexual abuse, The Wall Street Journal reports. Strampel supervised Nassar for almost 15 years during Nassar’s tenure as MSU’s team […]
There’s quite possibly never been a bigger opening-week college football game than the one Alabama and Florida State will play Sept. 2 at Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Every indication is that this’ll be a top-five game by preseason rankings, with a chance that it’s something like No. 1 vs. No. 2. (Alabama might be the […]
Florida beat Iowa 30-3 on Monday afternoon in the Outback Bowl, which means that you, yes you, can receive a free Bloomin’ Onion from Outback Steakhouse on Tuesday, Jan. 3. All you have to do is say “Outback Bowl” to your server and a free, delicious, Bloomin’ Onion is yours. Both teams were tied 3-3 […]
Week 17 is a notoriously difficult week to predict. Teams with no lingering postseason hope line up a smattering of disengaged players, while teams already secure in their playoff standing rest the ones who matter most. But one massive matchup Sunday night will feature two teams emptying their tanks in a de facto playoff game. […]
Inspired by the tumultuous year, the British artist wrote on his Tumblr that “a lot of people speculate that Bowie was actually the glue that was holding the universe together. It’s certainly been a bit different since he tragically passed away.” Barker posted the first version of the image online in November. But he felt compelled to […]
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Underdog Dynasty and Mountain West Connection have more coverage of Hawaii’s win against the Blue Raiders. Also, head over here for the fully updated bowl season calendar as it fills in, from the New Orleans Bowl through the Rose Bowl. We’ll also add picks, scores, and more to that calendar […]
Athletes flexed their muscles off the field on a wide range of social and political issues in 2016. Star players from the NBA, the NFL and women’s soccer showed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and eliminating the pay gap between men and women, while the Olympics provided a stage for a marathon […]
We have just one more game to go before Week 15 is in the books. The Carolina Panthers hit the road to face Kirk Cousins and Washington on Monday Night Football. So far, four teams have punched their ticket to the postseason. The Cowboys were the first team to clinch a spot, and this week, […]
On December 10, 2016, some college athlete will be crowned the next Heisman Trophy Winner, the award given to the most outstanding football player. While it will likely go to one of these five players, it should go to someone who wasn’t invited, Florida State University Wide Receiver Travis Rudolph. It’s not that the finalists […]
Because the NFL is confusing and generally indecisive, the AFC has a new first place team, despite last week’s top team winning on Sunday. Both the Raiders and Patriots improved to 10-2 this weekend, but the only tiebreaker that currently separates the two is best record in common games. Oakland earned the edge on Sunday […]