Lowell Bailey, Newly Minted American Hero, Wins USA's First Ever Biathlon World Championship

We’re just under a year away from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, but it’s not too early to meet America’s newest winter sports hero. This afternoon in Hochfilzen, Austria, Lowell Bailey won the 20 km biathlon world championships and became the first American to win a world title in the 59 years…

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Cleveland Browns: Re-Signing Charley Hughlett Another Smart Offseason Move

Specialists are an easily overlooked, yet necessary piece of every NFL roster. The Cleveland Browns have ensured that one of theirs will be sticking around.Aside from the contract extension given to standout linebacker Jamie Collins, most of the moves made by the Cleveland Browns since the end of …

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Jets' Revis faces pending charges after fight in Pittsburgh (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, New York Jets' Darrelle Revis warms up before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in East Rutherford, N.J. Revis gave his hamstring a workout and came away feeling pretty good about his chances of playing Monday night at Arizona. The New York Jets cornerback returned to practice Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, for the first time since injuring a hamstring two weeks ago.(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis faces five pending charges, including two counts of aggravated assault, after allegedly being involved in a fight with two men last weekend. According to a Pittsburgh police statement and a court document, the 31-year-old Revis is also facing charges of robbery, terroristic threats, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault after the incident last Sunday at 2:43 a.m. Revis’ attorney, Blaine Jones, says in a statement Thursday that Revis was ”physically assaulted while at that location by a group of at least five people.” He adds that the Jets cornerback ”feared for his safety” and sought medical attention.


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Conor McGregor Is Exactly The Rich Showy Asshole You Think He Is

UFC megastar Conor McGregor is on the cover of GQ’s latest issue, and the magazine had Zach Baron profile him for the cover story. The story kicks off with McGregor rolling his eyes at the $27,000 tab he racked up at a luxury clothing store before showing off a airplane hangar’s worth of comically gaudy cars. Over the…

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Zlatan Ibrahimović Scores Hat Trick, Is Dad

Today in Manchester United’s Europa League knockout match against Saint-Étienne, Zlatan Ibrahimović scored about the most unremarkable hat trick you’re likely to see. A poorly taken free kick that deflected in, a tap-in off a rebound, and a penalty. But the goals, bland as they were, aren’t the point. The point is…

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Everyone In Taboo Is Repulsive And That's Good As Hell

I’ll watch pretty much any British period drama that’s available to me because I like cool costumes and accents. Penny Dreadful? Sign me the hell up. Peaky Blinders? You bet your ass. The Crown? Ehhh, I don’t know, maybe. It’s maybe not technically a “period” drama, but I’d say 80 percent of the reason I’m still…

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