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All hail Wes McCauley!

There’s a school of thought that referees are best heard, but not seen. That their only role should be to enforce the rules, not turn themselves into a spectacle. Everything flies out the window when it comes to the NHL’s enthusiasm king, Wes McCauley.

No one does it quite like Wes McCauley. pic.twitter.com/ZVno8a99jf

McCauley’s delivery on “five minutes each ... for fighting” is utter perfection. Here’s a dude who knows... Читать дальше...

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This is an incredible mess that’s still unfolding.

The Knicks turned an open layup into a missed three.

It feels like every professional sports league will have go through its statistical revolution and the residual damage that comes with it. Major League Baseball was the first site of this battleground in the wake of ‘Moneyball,’ which had baseball fans arguing with each other about whether walks are good (yes!) and bunts are bad (usually!). This has trickled down to the NFL on when to go for it on fourth down vs. a punt/field goal or when to try for the two-point conversion vs. Читать дальше...

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Look at these teams now, because they could be the future elite of the NFL.

Kyrie Irving is back for the Nets, but he’s only allowed to play road games.

Brian Kelly confirmed the world’s worst secret.

Brian Kelly ditched Notre Dame for LSU in one of the most shocking moves of college football’s annual coaching carousel. After spending 12 seasons with the Irish, Kelly figured he had to do something to connect with the locals in Baton Rouge. He decidedly to fake a really bad Southern accent while speaking at the Tigers basketball game, and it made him the punchline of jokes for weeks.

With LSU playing in the Texas Bowl and interim... Читать дальше...

We’ve finally reached a breaking point.

Jaguars fans are some of the most long-suffering, eternally hopeful fans in the NFL — but even they have their breaking point. The decision to fire Urban Meyer staved off their ire for a couple of weeks, but they want more change, and it’s getting ugly.

When it was announced GM Trent Baalke had the support of Jaguars owner Shad Khan, fans lost it. While Baalke didn’t hire Meyer, he wasn’t a popular selection to begin with, and the team’s horrible... Читать дальше...