The tie Randy Moss chose to wear to his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame spoke volumes.
The star wide receiver-turned-NFL analyst for ESPN was one of eight new members welcomed into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. On the big day Moss chose to make a…
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This star-studded ‘Madden 19’ trailer is hilariously wild: Watch
At this point, Madden 19 doesn’t really need a trailer that explains what the game is. We all know what Madden is.
So instead, we get this, a wild tale told by Saturday Night Live’s Chris Redd in the style of Michael Peña’s brilliant Ant-Man…
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In preparation for the new Premier League season, which is kicking off next weekend, Sky has slashed the price of its popular Sky TV package, which covers all Sky Sports and Sky Entertainment channels, all in HD for no extra fee.
A true football enthusiast? Then you will be pleased to know that Sky Sports includes two dedicated football channels — Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football — which means you will get to see more than 500 games exclusively live in HD, including 126 Premier League matches, plus EFL, SPFL and Carabao Cup action.
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View More Get £342 off Sky Sports and Sky Entertainment HD in time for the Premier LeagueNeymar’s World Cup ‘injury’ gives us the top-notch memes we’ve been waiting for
The only thing more entertaining than watching world-class athletes at peak physical condition compete ruthlessly for the World Cup is watching them cry like babies. Brazil’s star Neymar gave an especially dramatic performance this week, leading twitt…
View More Neymar’s World Cup ‘injury’ gives us the top-notch memes we’ve been waiting forWatch the exact moment the whole UK erupts in World Cup jubilation at England’s win
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You might not know this, but apparently it’s coming home. The World Cup, that is.
After a decidedly tense match, which had the entire nation teetering on the edge of its seat, England knocked Columbia out of the World Cup.
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First of all, England has a terrible track record with penalties at the World Cup — they’ve never won any of their previous penalty shootouts in the competition. So, when it finally happened this time around, people were chuffed (to say the absolute least).
And, right on cue: the whole country erupted into a chorus of jubilation. Read more…
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CBS to stream NFL games on mobile
CBS today announced an expanded agreement with the NFL which will allow it to stream NFL ON CBS games through its over-the-top service, CBS All Access, through 2022. The deal includes, for the first time, rights to stream the games on mobile devices. The changes will begin this season, and will additionally include the ability […]
View More CBS to stream NFL games on mobileFootball matches land on your table thanks to augmented reality
It’s World Cup season, so that means that even articles about machine learning have to have a football angle. Today’s concession to the beautiful game is a system that takes 2D videos of matches and recreates them in 3D so you can watch them on your coffee table (assuming you have some kind of augmented reality setup, which you almost certainly don’t). It’s not as good as being there, but it might be better than watching it on TV.
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Did you have a little trouble distinguishing between teams at the World Cup opener? You weren’t alone.
During the opening game between Saudi Arabia and host country Russia on Thursday, people watching who have colour blindness complained on Twitter they had trouble identifying which team they were cheering for.
Why? The teams wore red (Russia) and green (Saudi Arabia), two of the colours people with a type of colour vision deficiency (CVD) are unable to distinguish between.
More than a few people were upset.
Red vs Green to start the World Cup. Unfortunate for those who are color blind… cc: @UniWatch @PhilHecken pic.twitter.com/lTurOLjR99
— Shlomo Sprung (@SprungOnSports) June 14, 2018 Read more…
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Pitch invasions are usually unwelcome in sport, and especially if the invaders can sting you.
That’s what happened to players of Liga de Portoviejo and Manta FC of Ecuador’s second division on Saturday, when bees descended 26 minutes into the game at Reales Tamarindos Stadium.
Players and officials hit the ground in near unison, leaving them on the deck for half a minute as they waited for the flying insects to pass.
¡TODOS AL SUELO! Ataque de abejas obliga a paralizar unos minutos el Clásico entre @LDUPoficial y @MantaFutbolClub #SerieB #Ecuador pic.twitter.com/Ne0nV9L19T
— Paul Ochoa (@theshulman) June 9, 2018 Read more…
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View More Bees invade soccer match, causing players to hit the groundMarvel Stadium. It’s a thing.
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It’s not just people naming their kids after Marvel characters. Australia’s about to have an entire sports venue named for the brand.
Currently named Etihad Stadium, the Docklands venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, will be rebranded and renamed as Marvel Stadium starting on Sept. 1.
It’s a new eight-year partnership between Disney and Melbourne Stadiums Limited, and will see a Marvel retail store built within the venue, as well as “other activations” involving Marvel characters.
Sure, it’s pretty much just a renaming at this point, not a Grandmasters Arena-themed overhaul a la Thor: Ragnarok, but seeing as Chris Hemsworth is a major fan of one of the home team, the Australian Football League’s Western Bulldogs, we’re keeping everything crossed for some fun stunts. Read more…
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Stamford Bridge is the last place you’d expect to find a superhero, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
During the Chelsea vs. Huddersfield match on Wednesday, someone noticed a masked hero in the stands. Well, sort of.
There’s a superhero at Stamford Bridge#CHEHUD pic.twitter.com/59iTqcbu8M
— The Craig (@craighiley) May 9, 2018
Step aside Avengers, who is this mystery man?! Theories abound.
WHO IS THE GUY
— Microworld_AΩ (@microworld_AO) May 9, 2018
The Hamburgler
— Artifex Productions (@Artifextv) May 9, 2018 Read more…
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It’s hard to believe it now, but Houston Texans fans once hated on J.J. Watt.
That was all the way back after the 2011 NFL Draft, when the player was selected by the Texans as its 11th overall pick.
The now-beloved NFL star, one of Time‘s 100 most influential people of 2018, hasn’t forgotten the bad times. In a caption-less tweet on Thursday, coinciding with this year’s NFL Draft, he reminded everyone about the hate he received online at the time.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 26, 2018
Watt also retweeted a video of fans booing him in 2011, right after he was picked by the Texans in the NFL Draft. Read more…
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