What I mean by anxiety condition is not nervousness or fear of the game. I have an obsession with the game. It's an unhealthy obsession right now. | | | | | The Young Bucks. (Courtney Rose/Flickr) | | | | |  | “What I mean by anxiety condition is not nervousness or fear of the game. I have an obsession with the game. It's an unhealthy obsession right now.”
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| | rantnrave:// There’s a scandal budding at MOREHEAD STATE. It’s not headline news yet, and maybe it won’t be since the EAGLES men’s basketball program and the OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE are rarely relevant nationally but hopefully this can help curb the bully coach. SEAN WOODS has been charged with battery for allegedly striking and shoving his players, after being suspended by the school last month. This isn't the first incident for Woods. He was suspended four years ago for berating and pushing his own player, and he allegedly head-butted a player last season with no penalty. For some reason, the fire-breathing and physical dictatorial coach is still popular but every new reprimand can hopefully serve as a deterrent. If Woods becomes the next MIKE RICE, who was fired and exiled, and not WOODY HAYES, who maintains legendary status, then it can be a lesson for future coaches who straddle that line between enthusiasm and aggression… Another HALL OF FAME voter says he won’t vote for CURT SCHILLING. Again, Schilling’s tweet supporting the lynching of journalists is the cause. And again, the reasoning is faulty. Shaping the argument around journalists is not the right tack – and seems self-serving. The moral line Schilling crossed is supporting the lynching of human beings, not journalists. If journalists want to hold that against him then argue it in those terms. It makes it seem like there would be less indignation if Schilling had retweeted a guy wearing a shirt calling for the killing of some other profession or people. In fact, by standing by their HOF vote even as Schilling collected NAZI memorabilia, shared anti-transgender and Islamophobic memes, but finally showing electoral outrage here, that is what they did… TOM BRADY is back as the frontrunner for NFL MVP, which makes this the perfect time for you to read about him in the new REDEF SportsSET: “Tom Brady: The Patriots' Controversial Golden Boy”… Your NIKE shoes might be getting even more expensive… What a coincidence, all of my enemies are jive turkeys too. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | Vice Sports |
| WWE has a larger stranglehold on professional wrestling than ever before. Two brothers found a way to beat the machine, and show how independent wrestlers can succeed on their own terms. | | |
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 | Deadspin |
| A music-theory-and-globalization explanation doesn’t fully account for how a gay anthem became popular in stadiums across the world, with often-conservative supporters’ groups, ultras, and hooligans spending decades arm-in-arm singing versions of a song written about a homosexual utopia and man-on-man love | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| Cleveland is now a thriving sports city - except for the Browns, who could go 0-16. Meet the woman who covers the NFL’s saddest team. | | |
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 | Unusual Efforts |
| Faith in football is there for those who look for it. And for those fans, it's important to realize faith extends beyond the player and into the community. | | |
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 | ESPN.com |
| There's something to be said about old-fashioned rites of passage in the locker room. Trust me, I know! But there's also value in major leaguers addressing the greater concerns of our society. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| Fueled by regret, Paraag Marathe of the San Francisco 49ers has found his voice in helping to educate people about eating disorders and their treatments. | | |
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 | New York Magazine |
| Best-selling author, filmmaker, and blogger Han Han is one of the most famous people in China. But all he really wants to do is win car races. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| The Dallas Cowboys veteran is only called into action around seven times a game. But he has yet to make an error after a dozen seasons in the league. | | |
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 | Sports Illustrated |
| While many are laughing off the Wake Forest leaked game plan story as a college football oddity, in reality, it's nothing short of a major scandal. | | |
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 | The Undefeated |
| America’s most famous prima ballerina heads to Cuba to represent female athleticism. (Yes, athleticism.) | | |
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 | WSJ |
| With extra time off to practice and little to lose, college coaches call twice as many trick plays as normal-making the December exhibitions ripe for entertainment. | | |
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 | BuzzFeed |
| Paul Gaudio, Adidas’s quiet creative director, transformed its product line and turned a perennial runner-up into the hottest name in sportswear. How the 67-year-old brand harnessed the rise of 24/7 sneaker culture. | | |
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 | OZY |
| This season, NBA stars are opting for a different hairstyle - and fans are following suit. | | |
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 | CBSSports.com |
| Seriously, San Antonio is at its worst when he's on the floor; it makes no sense until you look closer | | |
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 | The Cauldron |
| With his stats waning and team reeling, Cam Newton is garnering more attention for what he wears than how he plays. And that’s a problem. | | |
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 | Kotaku |
| Leave it to Japan to make a friendly game of rock-paper-scissors into an event, complete with cosplay, cheering, and crying. | | |
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 | MMQB |
| Having been burned multiple times, from Ray Rice to Josh Brown, the NFL is taking its time in its official probe of the domestic violence accusations against the Cowboys’ rookie running back. Is the league being thorough, or just prolonging things for appearances? | | |
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| ESPN.com |
| One year ago, NBA referee Billy Kennedy opened himself to the world -- and the NBA community embraced him. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| Commissioner Rob Manfred and his lieutenants push for change in baseball's culture at every level. | | |
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| The New York Times |
| Some people have it all, but still crave luxury, novelty and access without irksome hurdles. At Barclays Center, that’s the Nets’ Brooklyn Experience. | | |
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