It took an hour, but we got the announcement we were all waiting for: Jameis Winston is the 2013 Heisman winner. Winston's was the fifth-largest margin of victory in Heisman history despite being left off 115 ballots. It's been a good couple of weeks for Winston, who learned earlier in the month that he would not be charged with sexual assault based on accusation from last December. A.J. McCarron came in second, followed by Jordan Lynch, Andre Williams, Johnny Manziel and Tre Mason. …
Some people are fans of the Dallas Cowboys. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Dallas Cowboys. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here. 1. YEEEEEEEEHAWWWW I AM FUCKING CRAZY! I covered the Cowboys for NBC for three years, and I think it's clear to anyone following the team that Jerry Jones is growing more and more out of it by the second. And I mean this in relative terms. The Double J has always been a raging, megalomaniacal nutcase. But now, as he edges closer to his 70th birthday, it appears as if he's completely coming off the hinges. There's the rapping. There's the "glory hole days" comment. Cowboys fans have loathed Jones's meddling for over two dec…
Mike Vick was soundly booed every time he touched the ball, until his two TDs heralded "We Want Vick" chants. Probably led by these two ladies! Discuss the beginning of Tony Romo's annual December meltdown in the comments. [ AJC] …
data-mm-id=”_a9o0c8fkc”>Normalcy is a funny thing. If the NFL Draft had been operating on a spartan budget with its primaries spread throughout the country all these years before suddenly turning into the American version of Brazil's Carnival, then the addition of bells, whistles, and just pure busyness would stand out as sort of weird. Because it's the other way around, Roger Goodell's basement lair and staccato jumps between far-flung pundits was tough to comprehend. But a funny thing happened about an hour into last night's draft. The novelty wore off. People began to realize that the nuts-and-bolts goals of the event were still being accomplished. Teams were selecting eligible players in sequence and that information was finding its way to the viewers in a promp…
data-mm-id=”_qv2gredh6″>JT Daniels was anointed a star before he even stepped onto USC's campus. Now his name is in the transfer portal after two years with the Trojans. USC QB JT Daniels has put his name in the transfer portal. Here is @USCCoachHelton’s statement: pic.twitter.com/yCl2hnK6Kj— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) April 16, 2020After lighting up the competition as the starting quarterback at California high school football powerhouse Mater Dei, Daniels left a year early to enroll at USC. A five-star prospect, Daniels immediately won the starting job as a freshman. While his results were up and down, that was expected considering his youth, the competition level, and USC's major offensive struggles as a whole. Entering his sophomore season, Daniels was hyped like cr…
data-mm-id=”_gd85ozjf5″>Rory McIlroy finished the 2020 PGA Championship out of contention at -2, but he did manage to make some news. He took a shot at four-time major champ Brooks Koepka on his way out the door. After his round on Saturday, Koepka said he thought he had a good chance to win his third straight PGA Championship. The reason? He claimed the rest of the leaderboard (including Dustin Johnson) hadn't had the success in majors that he has. Then he added, "I guess DJ's only won one," in reference to the total number of majors Johnson has won. Here's a look at what he said:“I guess DJ’s only won one. I don’t know the other guys that are up there” ?????? pic.twitter.com/a84KndqzSu— Trent (@BarstoolTrent) August 9, 2020He added to that:Reporter:…
data-mm-id=”_wxslojlo8″>Indiana went to Wisconsin as a two-touchdown underdog on Saturday and mostly dominated the Badgers, coming away with a 14-6 win. The Hoosiers entered the game 12th in the College Football Playoff rankings and left at 6-1 with their only defeat coming in a close road loss against No. 4 Ohio State. Surely the Hoosiers were bound to make a jump in this week's rankings, right? Wrong. When Tuesday's rankings were revealed the Hoosiers were stuck in the mud at 12th, despite having defied critics all season. They weren't supposed to beat Penn State (they did), they had no chance against Michigan (they smoked the Wolverines by 17), they were going to stumble at Michigan State (24-0 blowout), and Wisconsin was supposed to be too strong for them. Every step…
data-mm-id=”_wa6gyv04o”>Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement on Monday after a 19-year NBA career. The future Hall of Famer hadn't played since he was a part of the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2021-22 season. Well wishes came in from around the NBA following the announcement, including from a place you wouldn't expect: the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks posted the following after the announcement:Hell of a career. Congrats, @carmeloanthony 🫡 https://t.co/XawYrkxHAU pic.twitter.com/QbuwL4dwRp— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) May 22, 2023You may be asking why the Hawks have a jersey with Anthony's name on it, since he never played for them. Well, funny story…Anthony played for the Oklahoma city Thunder during the 2017-18 season. At the conclusion of the campaign,…