So if you're not up on all the details of the Zach Randolph sexual assault case, The Oregonian has the brutal details of the case (in PDF form) — for which Randolph will not be charged; prosecutors said they couldn't find enough evidence that the sex wasn't consensual — and it's anything but pleasant. The woman who filed the complaint said Randolph was disappointed that the [paid] sex show had only simulated sex and refused to pay her. After the show, she said, she had consensual sex with Randolph's friend and then fell asleep or "passed out." She claimed she awoke and found Randolph trying to have anal sex with her. She told investigators she awoke and "slapped" Randolph away twice. Ultimately, she told police that Randolph lifted her…
After being eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final in 2018, Juventus took decisive action. What was needed, they decided, was a guarantee of goals who could transform their two defeats in finals in the previous three years into gold. So they bought Cristiano Ronaldo for €100m, paying him more than the next four highest-paid players at the club put together, even though he was 33 and even though his individualistic immobility made him anachronistic at elite level.
Given the choice between structural reform that might have tackled the recurring problems and signing big names, of course, executives almost always plump for the latter. It’s glamorous, makes them feel important and doesn’t require any real work or un…
For Rangers Wednesday 4 November 1992 was as good as it got in movies such as this. As Mark Hateley smashed the Scottish champions in front inside five minutes at Elland Road, cross‑border needle which had extended to the press box morphed into outright celebration. Rangers and their fans felt they were not sufficiently praised for a first‑leg victory in this Champions League clash with Leeds United. Hateley’s goal, later backed up by an Ally McCoist strike before Eric Cantona claimed a Leeds consolation, secured the tie for Walter Smith’s side – a side, that is, which was dominated by Scottish players.
Almost 30 years to the day, the notion of a Battle of Britain in football context has never felt so misplaced. A clever marketing …
Kylian Mbappé has confirmed he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. The forward released a video on social media in which he confirmed the news many fans had been expecting, with his contract set to expire this summer.
Addressing the club’s supporters, Mbappé said: “I wanted to announce to you all that it’s my last year at Paris Saint-Germain. I will not extend [my contract] and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks.” PSG host Toulouse on Sunday and the 25-year-old said the Ligue 1 game will be “my last at the Parc des Princes” after seven years in the French capital.
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BetBoom Team won twice on Monday in order to charge through the opening portion of the lower bracket at The International 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The lower bracket of the double-elimination playoffs began Monday, and BetBoom escaped the first round with a 2-1 win over Talon Esports before sweeping nouns 2-0 in the next round. 1w Team defeated Team Zero 2-0 in the first round but were then swept away by Team Falcons by the same score. BetBoom and Falcons will meet later this week in Round 3 of the lower bracket. Talon, Team Zero, 1w Team and nouns were eliminated from the competition. The playoffs began with 16 teams seeded in either the upper or lower bracket based on the results of the group stage and seeding deciders. The winners of the decider matches began the main event in t…
That weird story about a robbery in Aroldis Chapman's Pittsburgh hotel room three weeks ago only got weirder when the woman found tied up in the room couldn't get her story straight. Claudia Manrique is a 26-year-old stripper Chapman began dating in April who "would meet him in other cities where the Reds were playing," according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She has since failed a polygraph test and was issued a summons on a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report to authorities. This is where I ought to remind you that Chapman thinks Manrique owes somebody anywhere from $9,000 to $30,000, that cops in Baltimore say she took $2,000 from some other guy, and that she's married to someone else. [ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] …
Here at NOTY, it’s axiomatic that a truly great name has it going both ways. Just look at the Hall of Name: Assumption Bulltron, Nimrod Weiselfish, Tanqueray Beavers, Princess Nocandy, Vanilla Dong, Destiny Frankenstein. And we haven’t inducted a new class in a while, so no Barkevious Mingo, Taco B.M. Monster, Nohjay Nimpson or last year’s winner, Kobe Buffalomeat. First name and last, front and back, top and bottom. These great names bring it every which way. Your 2018 Name of the Year does too. With surprising ease, Canadian hockey player Jimbob Ghostkeeper waffleboarded away Dr. Narwhals Mating in the championship final, racking up a whopping 57 percent of the more than 7,500 votes cast. Let’s start with the champ’s surname. Ghostkeeper is a 1981 Canadian horror movie in …
Some people are fans of the New Orleans Saints. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New Orleans Saints. This 2015 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: New Orleans Saints. WHO DAT! I just want to reiterate how much I hate that fucking catchphrase. We are all DAT, Saints fans. We are not keeping a low profile. We are DAT team that say we gon beat dem Saints because dey are shit on defense and won’t stop turning the ball over. So by all means, New Orleans: ask us who we are. Point us out. We will gladly identify all your shortcomings. There’s no shame in saying you are confident about defeating a 7-9 team. That is common sense at work. Your 2014 record: 7-9. See? Your coach: Sean Payton, who sits in at…
Can you pinpoint the precise moment the Peyton Manning chase turned insane? Was it the "Manning to Miami" billboard? Was it when the billboard came down in shame? Was it when a grainy YouTube video had everyone crowing "he's back?" Was it the live look-ins of Manning's jet landing, or his minivan cruising down the highway? Was it when a laughably bad hoax article fooled a ton of people? Was it when Shoney's offered Manning free pancakes every day of his Titans career? Was it when the omnipresent mystery team emerged, and it turned out to be the 49ers? No, it was probably when Manning refused to perform a proper workout with any of his suitors, instead asking them to rely solely upon watching him throw at Duke, and those suitors said fine, we&#…
Cleveland 3, Cincinnati 14. Chad Johnson caught a touchdown pass for the Bengals, and followed it up with… the chicken dance. The era of awesome touchdown celebrations may be officially over. When we're doing dances that are designed for white people to do at weddings, I think we're in trouble. I don't even feel like watching football anymore. Oakland 3, Baltimore 9. The Ravens sort of dominated for the first twenty minutes of the game, but they couldn't get in the endzone. Then Andrew Walter came in for Aaron Books, and suddenly, the Raiders improved at an incredible pace. Close to halftime, the lead is currently six. That should embarrass the Ravens. Lions 0, Bears 24. How's that guarantee working out for you, Roy Williams? Week 2 guarantees are, in gene…