What FIFA And The Cameroon National Team Are Doing To Joël Matip Is A Travesty

Sepp Blatter may have been ousted from the corrupt and labyrinthine bureaucracy he constructed out of the billions of dollars that FIFA funnels in from the world’s love of soccer, but lest you worry that the organization isn’t as perplexingly, exasperatingly stupid as before, we have the case of Liverpool, the…

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Government Abruptly Kills Proposed Vaping Ban in National Parks but Won't Explain Why

Earlier this month, the US National Park Service proposed a ban on vaping in the National Parks. The rule would have expanded the ban on smoking in designated areas to include electronic cigarettes. Today, folks at the NPS had a change of heart. But the agency won’t tell us why.

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Kyle Shanahan becomes last candidate in 49ers coach search (Yahoo Sports)

Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan speaks during a news conference while preparing for the NFC divisional playoff football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

The search for a new San Francisco 49ers coach has narrowed in on Atlanta offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan after the only other candidate remaining pulled out of consideration. Seattle offensive line coach Tom Cable’s agent, Doug Hendickson, tweeted Tuesday that Cable is ”re-affirming” his commitment to the Seahawks and thanked the 49ers for their interest.


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Cowboys delay talk of Romo's future, likely knowing answer (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo smiles on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Those closest to Romo on the Cowboys arent ready to discuss the future of the Dallas quarterback, probably because they know the likely final answer. After 156 games, 34,183 yards passing and 248 touchdowns, Romos career in Dallas appears over after he lost the job he held for 10 years to rookie sensation Dak Prescott following a preseason back injury. The question is, whats next. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Those closest to Tony Romo on the Cowboys aren’t ready to discuss the future of the Dallas quarterback, probably because they know the likely final answer. After 156 games and franchise bests of 34,183 yards passing and 248 touchdowns, Romo’s career in Dallas appears to be over after he lost the job he held for 10 years to rookie sensation Dak Prescott following a preseason back injury. ”There’s several cards to be played,” owner and general manager Jerry Jones said on his radio show Tuesday.


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Broncos promote Joe Woods to defensive coordinator (Yahoo Sports)

Denver Broncos defensive backs coach Joe Woods, left, gestures while speaking to cornerback Kayvon Webster during the team's NFL football training camp session early Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Broncos coach Vance Joseph on Tuesday promoted secondary coach Joe Woods to defensive coordinator, replacing Wade Phillips, who left for the Rams. Woods, 46, was in charge of the Broncos’ stellar secondary that led the league in pass defense each of the last two seasons behind All-Pro cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Chris Harris Jr., hard-hitting safeties T.J. Ward and Darian Stewart and nickel back Bradley Roby.


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Anthony Lynn expects Chargers to win now, no matter the city (Yahoo Sports)

Los Angeles Chargers new head coach Anthony Lynn speaks to the media after being introduced at an NFL football news conference in Carson, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

Anthony Lynn stepped to the podium under a brilliant sun Tuesday and immediately made the same verbal slip that everybody in Southern California will be making for at least a little while. ”I am so proud to be the head coach of the San Dieg- uh, LA Chargers,” Lynn said. In truth, Lynn’s mailing address might be the least important detail of his new job.


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Nick Kyrgios Stopped Giving A Shit And Crashed Out Of The Australian Open

Lots of choice words spill out of Nick Kyrgios’s mouth—many of them amusing, wounded, self-righteous—but you don’t need to hear a single one to understand how he feels about the game at a particular moment in time. You can see that spelled out on the court, in the way he chooses to swing his racket at the ball. On the…

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What It Really Takes To Trade Your Day Job For Race Cars And Parties

It’s midnight and it’s freezing. The tiny industrial park is dead and empty, save for one open garage bay. Bathed in harsh lights and fatigued by 48 hours of continuous work, six guys are dirty and bloody trying to turn the husk of an old BMW into a race car. They don’t have enough time. They don’t have the right…

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Save $9 On One Of Your Favorite Anker Desk Lamps

Anker’s Lumos line of desk lamps are is our readers’ favorite, and the A4 model (now sold under Anker’s home line, Eufy), is on sale for $31 today, down from its usual $40. The standout feature here is four different color temperatures at five brightness levels, meaning you can energize yourself for an all-nighter, or…

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