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Some news: I’m writing a book about Jerry Jones. Called “The Star,” my book will trace Jones’s remarkable life story and the astonishing rise of the NFL. Thrilled to be back in Jerry’s World. Coming in 2026 from @AvidReaderPress , a @simonschuster imprint.

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John Clayton, a first-class NFL insider and our beloved longtime ESPN colleague, died today. He also starred in the greatest This Is SportsCenter commercial of all time. RIP, John

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Admit it: Bill Belichick interviewed you.

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We have interviewed Bill Belichick for our head coach opening

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BREAKING: Pete Rose asks MLB for reinstatement, cites no punishment for Astros players for electronic signs-stealing. "There cannot be one set of rules for Mr. Rose and another for everyone else," Rose's 20-page petition to Manfred says.

Rose uses Astros saga to ask for reinstatement

Pete Rose is again asking commissioner Rob Manfred to take him off MLB's ineligible list, citing a lack of punishment for Astros players in the sign-stealing scandal.

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I hereby nominate Mike Tomlin for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Take two minutes for Chadwick Boseman’s inspirational message from his 2018 Howard University commencement speech. At the time, he was two years into his private stage 3 cancer fight.

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Jerry Jones’ draft room is on his $250 million super-yacht. Now that’s a super-flex.

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England's manager is paid $4.6 million a year. Iceland's manager is a part-time dentist.

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This is the longest cold opening in SNL history.

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Yes, it's true: Adam West and Frank Gorshin got kicked out of a Hollywood orgy for insisting on staying in-character as Batman and Riddler.

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Nothing changes.

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One of the best sports photos of all time. By @RMadonik

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Missing this obvious false start ON THE ENTIRE OFFENSIVE LINE only to call a bad defensive holding penalty ON THE SAME PLAY is the perfect capstone to the worst season of NFL officiating EVER.

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The defensive holding penalty against Cincinnati never should have happened anyway because the officials didn’t call an obvious false start on the entire offensive line.

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Colin Kaepernick attended Texans owner Bob McNair’s collusion case deposition in Houston wearing a KUNTA KINTE T-shirt. Kunta Kinte is a character in Alex Haley’s Roots: a west African man born in 1750 who repeatedly resisted enslavement by an American slaveowner.

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The highest praise.

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This notes reads like an antique from a kinder, gentler America that’s now ancient history. But it was written only 25 years ago.

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This is how @Kenny_Mayne snagged the gig of a lifetime. Not surprisingly, he made John Walsh smile.

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Steve Cohen paid $291 million for this banner.

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Game over. No Florida story will ever top this one.

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This is Houston. (📸M. Alvarez)

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Why isn’t this an Olympic sport?

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Bob Kraft, Jerry Jones, Stan Kroenke, Daniel Snyder, Shahid Khan, Woody Johnson & Bob McNair each gave $1M to Trump.

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Trump's comments in Alabama tonight on the NFL's rule changes and ongoing anthem protests.

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Winner. @CollegeGameDay

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Every July 1, the sun rises, the sun sets and Bobby Bonilla gets paid $1,193,248.20.

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We need a review of the review that erased Max Strus’ 3-pointer. A trip to the NBA Finals should not be decided by this.

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Ricky Ricardo delivers one of the greatest play-by-play calls I’ve ever heard.

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American heroes.

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A hero for our times.

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For all their money/support of Trump, what did the NFL owners get? He called tonight for a boycott of the league and trashed their product.

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You did good, kid. Now go... and prosper. @LeBatardShow

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The Miami Herald's hurricane tip-sheet for reporters is a work of art: Don't die because... the hiring freeze AND all that *paperwork.*

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Taylor Swift was the first to stand and sing along to the legendary Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’ beautiful “Fast Car” duet. Root hard and cheer loudly, always, for your peers.

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The CEO of Mercedes-Benz retires and BMW hires an actor who looks just like him to salute him with a devilish wink. A superb ad.

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The Nationals Park crowd loudly booed President Trump after he was introduced. An inning later, some fans chanted, “Lock him up! Lock him up!” Game 5 of the World Series is the first MLB game that Trump has attended as president.

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Best correction of all time?

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We will never see a better obit headline— ever.

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Twenty years ago today: Allen Iverson’s unforgettable “we’re talkin’ about practice” press conference. And the @TedLasso salute is legendary.

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The same exact thing has been said about Alexi Lalas. 🧐

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Fox’s Alexi Lalas calls USWNT ‘unlikeable to a portion of America’

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"Let me interrupt you!" Wolf Blitzer barks at Jeffrey Toobin. "Because we just got a tweet from the President of the United States!" Toobin:

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There are more golf carts than people in Jacksonville. Make this make sense.

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If you do this in a pre-season game, you should be suspended for the ENTIRE REGULAR SEASON.

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Who is Sarah Sellers? She finished second in the Boston Marathon. She is a nurse, not a professional runner. She had no idea she was in contention to win $75,000 in prize money, which she says she’ll use to pay off her student loans.

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1. Because a handful of passengers often don’t show up. 2. Because Gandhi, which won Best Picture that year, and the other nominees— E.T., Missing, Tootsie, The Verdict— are all better films than Rocky III. 3. Because you guys lost by 29 to Purdue.

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We don't deserve Chris Holtmann.

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Yankees fans loudly boo Rudy Giuliani on his 74th birthday. (h/t @the_irishpsycho )

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Michael Lewis is asked simply to give an update on Michael Oher while he was at Ole Miss. Lewis opens by saying with a smirk: “He’s on the Dean’s List at Ole Miss. Which says a lot about the Dean’s List at Ole Miss.” It goes downhill from there.

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Michael Oher disliked being portrayed as 'dumb' in the #Blindside film. Where did that stigma around Oher originate? Listen to the author of the Blindside book - Michael Lewis - speak of Oher's academic achievements to a group at Google. Full talk:

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This isn't a photo. It's a miracle. #OREvsOSU http://t.co/efbpgYMN38

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It’s impossible to tell what MLB owners like less: the game of baseball or paying players to play baseball.

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Live look at Colin…

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Red wave is coming Tuesday. Don’t mess w people’s kids. It lands differently — and they will hold a grudge. Can’t blame em. That’s my Ted Talk.

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Jon Stewart’s assessment of the news media’s political coverage is succinct and devastating.

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And, of course, Ali wrote his own eulogy.

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Playing through... an earthquake.

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My latest for ESPN: How Bills, Bengals— not Roger Goodell, not Troy Vincent— led the way after Damar Hamlin collapsed “The Lord himself could come down, and we were not going to play again,” a top team source told me.

Bills, Bengals led the way after Hamlin collapsed

While NFL officials insisted all week that they never intended to restart the Bills-Bengals game, interviews by ESPN with coaches, players, union officials and team executives have told another...

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The buyer has been identified as Cosmo Kramer, 129 West 81st Street, Apt 5C, NY, NY.

Vintage Los Angeles

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Johnny Carson's original TONIGHT SHOW set just sold for $287,000 via @HeritageAuction 😲

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Dodger Stadium is an island.

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On the first episode of “Saturday Night Live,” airing 43 years ago tonight, host George Carlin describes the differences between football and baseball. A classic.

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"I'm available to the media almost every day of my job professionally." Goodell has rejected every interview request I've made since 2012.

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Jinx vs. Jinx

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Peyton coached up Brady and it helped Gronk. You have to watch this.

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Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture the same year as Spike’s Do the Right Thing, which wasn’t even nominated.

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Spike Lee was visibly angry when "Green Book" was announced as the winner of best picture at the Oscars, waving his arms in disgust and appearing to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre before he was stopped at the doors. He returned to his seat when the speeches were over.

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No one will remember the teams that make the Final Four in 2018. Everyone will remember UMBC forever.

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Things change. Olympic vault gold medal winner 1932 vs 2012

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Rob Manfred said Justin Turner was removed from the game in the 7th and “immediately isolated to prevent the spread” of COVID. So how did this happen?

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SELMA — This time, the Alabama state troopers saluted. — Lede of the Year by @tamburintweets ⁩.

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My latest for ESPN: Woman sues Jerry Jones, alleges he's her father and that her mother signed a confidentiality agreement on her behalf when she was one year old:

Woman sues Jerry Jones, alleges he's her father

Alexandra Davis has asked a court to be recognized as Jerry Jones' daughter and to be released from the confidentiality agreement that she says her mother agreed to when she was 1 year old. A...

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Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit have the chemistry of a cranky uncle and glum nephew enduring a three hour car ride to a place neither one wants to go.

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Kyle Lowry’s last shot. Photo by @ScottStrazzante

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“Thank God we got Osuna!”

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The harshest FIFA punishment of Suarez? http://t.co/chNy1nLuXI

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A Hall of Fame comma

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Here it is. The most Jets thing ever.

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All politics is local.

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Who needs 280? The best writing rules are: 1. Less is more. 2. Simplify. 3. Don’t use 8 words when 3 works. 4. Never waste a reader’s time.

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There's no comeback to this. (h/t @Wkane83 ) #Royals http://t.co/wWZJ4jJRk6

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Before long, the only healthy QB in America will be Colin Kaepernick.

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A hope-affirming reminder that a reporter can change the world with a phone, a pad and a pen. Bravo, @Fahrenthold .

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The Eagles pictured here are NOT protesting. They’re PRAYING.

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Barbara Walters, a career leader in slam dunks. RIP.

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Tiger Woods was paid $45.5 million in 2016. That buys 3,631,285 Uber rides from Tiger's restaurant to his house.

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At Madison Square Garden tonight, fans chanted "CHAR-LES OAK-LEY, CHAR-LES OAK-LEY." The thing is, the Rangers were playing hockey.

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Be the ball.

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This tweet is wrong: NFL players have NEVER protested the national anthem. They say they're taking a knee to protest police brutality and racial injustice. And Beto O'Rourke understands that difference better than any public figure in America. Do better, @CBSNews .

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Now there's something you don't see every day.

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Wow.

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My latest for ESPN: EXCLUSIVE: How a disputed $55 million loan plays into Feds’ probe of Dan Snyder’s Commanders. Roger Goodell and NFL arbitrator declined to investigate financial misconduct allegations against Snyder by his ex-partners, documents show.

Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe

A $55 million loan has become a primary focus of federal prosecutors in Virginia who are investigating allegations of financial misconduct by Dan Snyder and the Washington Commanders, multiple...

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Aaron Rodgers awaits history’s tap on the shoulder.

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This is art.

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“Two knees. One protesting in the grass, one pressing on the back of a man’s neck. Choose. You have to choose which knee you will defend. There are no half choices... There is only the knee of protest, or the knee on the neck.” Sally Jenkins brings it.

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Al Michaels managed to breezily run through “the controversial” DeShaun Watson scandal without mentioning the victims. But Michaels did say the owners are *not pleased* by Watson’s unprecedented $230 million guaranteed contract because billionaires feeling put out is the story.

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The only documents from the NFL’s inquiry of a toxic workplace inside the Washington Football Team are the offensive Jon Gruden emails, leaked days after being found. No report, no findings, no emails were released/leaked by the NFL about its inquiry of Dan Snyder and the WFT.

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Evergreen tweet

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Finally. #TheLastDance

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“Is this The Dagger?!?” “OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Kawhi’s shot as phenomenal as The Call by Kevin Harlan

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The Hiroshima bombing was 73 years ago today. John Hersey's classic in the @newyorker is 31,000 words, no photos necessary. The greatest magazine story ever published.

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This crushed my heart into a million little pieces.

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Rule 17-1-4 of the NFL Rulebook. It’s Goodell’s call.

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NBC needs a Ready Room Cam. #PhelpsFace

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Never give up.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sources: Dan Snyder claims he has 'dirt' on NFL owners, Goodell. "They can't f--- with me," Snyder told an associate. "The NFL is a mafia." A look inside the Dan Snyder's Survival Guide. My latest for ESPN with @SethWickersham & @TishaESPN :

Sources: Snyder claims 'dirt' on NFL owners, Goodell

Multiple NFL sources say they've been told that embattled Commanders owner Dan Snyder instructed his law firms to hire private investigators to look into owners and league execs. His attorneys deny...

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