Some of the UFL’s team names are a little on the unusual side. This time around, we discuss what a “roughneck” is and why Houston chose the name. In this author’s neck of the woods, the only nickname we have for people’s necks is related to how sun-burned they are. A name highlighting the need for a neck to be moisturized and not sun-screened was news to her. Neck-related nicknames are usually unflattering at best. Frankly, commenting on someone’s neck feels a little derogatory. But when we get into just what a roughneck is and how it relates to Houston,…
Author: Julie Miller
What is the Madden curse? Does it have anything to do with John Madden’s Thanksgiving special, Turducken? Let’s be honest: that is a Thanksgiving bird that is ripe for cross-contamination and is basically a side of salmonella next to your cranberry sauce and stuffing. No, this particular NFL curse has to do with everyone’s favorite football video game. Or what was everyone’s favorite video game until about 2015? John Madden never should have had to see his game turn out like this in his final years. If an NFL player is going to be cursed, the game should at least…
The NBA playoffs have been a challenging time for many different teams, and the Philadelphia 76ers are no exception. They could be the eliminated Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns, or the New Orleans Pelicans, for example. However, it feels like the 76ers have dealt with more injuries than the Milwaukee Bucks. One set of injuries we weren’t expecting were the head coaching ones. First was the Minnesota Timberwolves head coach, and next up is the Philadelphia 76ers head coach, Nick Nurse. We’ll just summarize it like this… Nick Nurse won’t be giving any of his players the thumbs-up anytime…
People may think certain teams were really iffy in recent NFL history (deflategate, for example), but modern football teams have nothing on the NFL (and AAFC) of yesteryear. Franchises had to check for spies in nearby tall buildings around stadiums because opponents would send someone to map out the plays from afar. That’s one minor example of the landscape of the early NFL. How could another football league get the better of a league that knew no bounds? The AAFC thought long and hard about that, and they created the two secret drafts of 1949. The speakeasy vibe of the…
The Minnesota Timberwolves have kept the Phoenix Suns from winning a single playoff game in the first four weeks. They only share that unique playoff accomplishment with one other team, the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s an unfavorable position to be in. But one Phoenix Suns foul went very, very wrong in the last two minutes of the game. Will the single mistake cascade into a series of mistakes that will permanently alter the Minnesota Timberwolves 2024 NBA playoff run? It’s unclear, but one fowl could have far-reaching consequences. Read all about what happened to Coach Chris Finch at the tail…
OJ Simpson passed away on April 10th, 2024, at just 76 years old. His official cause of death was released over two weeks later. As much as we wanted to know, the news was overshadowed by the fact that his family chose not to donate his brain to science. CTE was of personal importance to Simpson, and this could have been his chance to give back to the world. Of course, a man who lived in controversy would almost certainly die in controversy, with things like the tragic estate battle and valid hurt feelings all around. The official cause of…
The oldest MLB player alive, Art Schallock, turned 100 on April 25th, 2024. Imagine it… Art Schallock has lived through the Great Depression as a young child, being drafted to serve his country in World War II at 19 years old, and of course playing for the New York Yankees in the 1950s. Art Schallock joins other former players who have made it to be centenarians. George Elder was the eldest major league baseball player before Schallock when he passed away last year at 101 years old, and before Elder, Eddie Robinson was the eldest MLB player alive until he…
Milwaukee Bucks fans are likely not surprised to hear that Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sitting out yet another playoff game. The power forward hasn’t been there for the first two games of post-season action and the last three regular-season games due to a lingering injury. Fans can take comfort in the fact that the Bucks have made it as far into the playoffs as they have without Antetokounmpo. Cross your fingers and your toes, Milwaukee Bucks fans. The Bucks are off with the Indiana Pacers tonight, Friday, at 5:30 PM ET. Both teams are 1-1 so far, and Antetokounmpo would…
Philadelphia 76ers with an eagle eye may have spotted Joel Embiid’s potential ocular concern. Ever since he re-injured his knee last Saturday, people have been noticing that it appeared that Embiid could not blink his left eye. The power forward has been nursing a knee injury this season, and now he has an issue with his eye. He can’t catch a break! The 76ers are firmly in the NBA playoff race, and they need Joel Embiid to secure wins. Fingers crossed that Embiid can power through his recently released neurological diagnosis and sore knee. Philadelphia 76ers fans are counting on…
Did OJ Simpson hire “the mob” to take the lives of Nicole Simpson-Brown and Ron Goldman on that fateful evening of June 12th, 1994? How come we haven’t heard of this “mob hit” theory before? Did “the mob” generally kill people for hire? To answer these questions (and more), former Colombo crime family Capo, Michael Franzese, went to the internet to discuss the potential mob hit theory. He also reveals an exciting personal relationship with the Simpson family and talks about Mafia ethics. You don’t become one of the biggest and longest organized crime organizations by just doing anything, after…
True crime fanatics know our true crime criminal icons like the back of our hands. Sports fans, of course, know our athletic icons too. It’s rare that someone is really good in both worlds. OJ Simpson is a good example of someone who excelled in both areas. It’s about time we talk about the sports backgrounds of six of our more well-known shady characters. Better Criminals Than Athletes We’ll only be listing people who were convicted of doing things, not just suspected for legality’s sake. Alex Murdaugh: Murdaugh, as we know, was charged with the double murder of his wife and…
In the 1990s, the Oakland Raiders and west-coast hip-hop rap became connected and remain so. More specifically, the Raiders and the N.W.A. intersected in a perfect cultural moment in the 1990s. The Oakland Raiders Were in… Oakland? Raiders Nation has been located in multiple places since it was born in 1960. First, the franchise was in Oakland for 32 years. After a quick trip to Los Angeles from 1982 to 1995, the team was back in Oakland. The team stayed there until they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2020. Although most people felt that the Raiders move to Los…
Humility has never been an acceptable thing to ask for in the NFL, and it’s especially not cool to do so in 2024. It is racist, and this article will prove why. Sometimes the word “racist” or the focus on racism can be off-putting to people. That’s almost always from the perspective of people who have the luxury of not having to think about its impacts on their own lives. People who have that advantage should spend more time sitting with that uncomfortable feeling that comes up and listening (and reading) through it. The Root of the Problem in the…
Beer pong is a national pastime. A solid argument can be made that the sport should be added to the Olympics. If you don’t agree, you haven’t played it right. The Right Time and Place http://gty.im/113996236 Don’t play the game until you’re 21. Don’t drive after playing. After you’re about 25, you need to level up past college with your low-budget beverages of choice. These are obvious points, but they are necessary to cover. When you’re a millennial, it can be hard to find THAT bar. You’re too old to be sardined in a hot, cheap hangout place with a…
Amon-Ra, Osiris, and Equanimeous St. Brown. Where did the parents come up with a lineup of names like that? Find out below! The St. Brown Family With the recent New Orleans Saints signing of Equanimeous St. Brown and his adoption of what was Michael Thomas’s number, the family is back in the news. Parents John and Mariam Brown are the married parents of their three super-star sons. Mariam is a German-native intellectual who had a big hand in their fluency in three languages: English, French, and, of course, German. Their father, John, is an athlete in his own right. He’s…
Scottie Pippen didn’t know what his ex was capable of, and no one can be sure where she will bounce next. We’re straightening crowns on ladies around here and not knocking them off, so we’re not smearing Larsa Pippen. Don’t hate the player; hate the game. A game Ms. Pippen is way better at than she was initially given credit for. If you’re nice to Larsa Pippen, she may just tell you where she found the fountain of youth too. She has four kids and is 49 years old, and she’s literally only getting younger by the day. Scottie Pippen’s…
Blaise Taylor believes in gender equality when it comes to methods of murder. True crime enthusiasts and criminologists alike know that poisoning is the most frequently used method used by women to take people’s lives. Before you ask, asphyxiation is the preferred method for men. Women are more likely to kill someone they know, most often a spouse or romantic partner. Men are more likely to pick a stranger. Asphyxiation isn’t a physical possibility for many women, as they wouldn’t likely be strong enough to strangle a partner without the aid of a substance. On that note… Blaise Taylor is…
No one can perfect a mantrum like an NHL player in a penalty box. We’ll cover the three most epic meltdowns ever. Honorable Mention Goes To… Brendan Shanahan. Holding women to an unrealistic body hair standard is not ideal, but when it’s this Detroit Red Wing, we’ll let it slide. A woman was shouting at Brendan from the stands. And unfortunately for her, she did so wearing a tank top. Shanahan, with the most condescending look on his face ever, motioned to her to shave her pits, shaking his head in disagreement with the state of her underarms. Fans probably thought…
There’s a lot of information out there about how to identify if ‘he’s the one’ or not. They have never written about how to know if you’re with an NFL player or if you’re a lady who thinks in sports terms. Today is your day, NFL ladies! 10 Things You Like About Him Are most of these describing Russell Wilson? Yes. As a Seattle Seahawks fan, I know talent when I see it. Wilson does have a brother ladies, but he’s what Russ would have looked life if Ciara didn’t save him. We have a responsibility not to do photos…
The NHL learned a crucial lesson back in 1975: don’t f**k with bats. As if carrying Ebola isn’t enough of a warning already. Keep your sticks away from the fuzzy little mammals, or they will fly like a bat out of h*ll, rolling the fog in with them. Fog? Bats? Hockey? Ebola? What is going on here? All that fun and more (besides Ebola) is below when we discuss the infamous Stanley Cup finals game of the 1975 season. The 11th Plague of Egypt Bats flying around in NHL hockey games punishing players with fog sounds like a continuation of…
