USC brings back Clancy Pendergast as DC USC is bringing in a familiar face to run its defense. Trojans head coach Clay Helton announced Monday that he has added Clancy Pendergast to his staff as defensive coordinator. This will be Pendergast’s third stint as an assistant with the Trojans. He spent the 2015 season as linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers. “We are very excited to … [Read more...]

Our Alex Ovechkin is better than your Wayne Gretzky One of the most pleasant developments in the NHL recently has been the collective decision to finally pull up our pants and stop defecating on the Washington Capitals.  It’s as if the majority of hockey culture – save for those who have a rooting interest to see them fail – has decided that seeing the best team in the Eastern Conference … [Read more...]

Donald Trump: 'Football has become soft, like our country' Donald Trump may be the only person in America, outside of the residents of Cincinnati and Minneapolis, who has watched these NFL playoffs and doesn't like what he sees. “Football has become soft like our country has become soft,” the GOP presidential frontrunner told a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada on Sunday. "We're going soft, … [Read more...]

The Packers like that! Green Bay beats Washington to advance The confident, efficient Green Bay Packers offense, which hasn't been seen too often since late October, suddenly reappeared at the right time on Sunday. The wild-card game against the Washington Redskins didn't start that way. The Packers' offensive line wasn't protecting, the receivers weren't getting open, and Aaron Rodgers … [Read more...]

Greg Cosell's Playoff Preview: Breaking down NFC wild-card games On Saturday we previewed the AFC wild-card games, and now it's time to look at the NFC matchups. In these posts I'll share something I've noticed from watching film, either a strategic wrinkle or a matchup issue, that you can watch for in the game. Here's the preview of the NFC wild-card games: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT MINNESOTA … [Read more...]

Adam Jones posts expletive-filled rant about officials after loss Cincinnati Bengals veteran cornerback Adam Jones took a really bad penalty with 18 seconds left in his team's wild-card loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was not happy afterward with what went down, and he posted an expletive-filled rant on Instagram. The video from Jones, which was deleted shortly after he posted it … [Read more...]

Ben Roethlisberger carted off, debris thrown at him on cart Everything was looking great for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night, until Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict landed with all his weight on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. And with that, any hopes the Steelers had of making a playoff run might have died. Roethlisberger stayed down grabbing near his right shoulder. … [Read more...]

Anthony Duclair pulls ‘Peter Forsberg’ move to end Coyotes' win (Video) The “Peter Forsberg” move is one of the most devastating dangles in hockey: a move where a shooter’s body is going one way while his stick is going the opposite way, and he tucks the puck past a baffled goalie. It was named for hockey legend Peter Forsberg, who once did this. We usually see this move pulled off in a … [Read more...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger tries to pump up JJ Watt after loss The Houston Texans got whipped on Saturday, no two ways about it. The Kansas City Chiefs outplayed them every possible way, and Texans defensive end/replacement quarterback J.J. Watt took it as hard as anyone: I am sorry. Thank you for your support all year.— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 10, 2016 But when you're J.J. Watt, you've got … [Read more...]

Jonathan Drouin scores twice in first game since AHL demotion (Video) If Jonathan Drouin was going to focus on hockey following his demotion to the AHL and trade request from the Tampa Bay Lightning, he got off to a strong start in front of reps from a reported 16 teams.  Playing for the Syracuse Crunch, Drouin scored twice in the first period during a 6-4 loss to the Albany Devils. (Goal … [Read more...]