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TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 23: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams runs off the field after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-27 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Matthew Stafford Got Out

Aaron Dell Might Finally Have Gone Too Far

Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider celebrate

Chris Kreider And Mika Zibanejad Lead The League In Friendship

Patrick Mahomes Made The Improbable Look Inevitable

Capital

Sports Betting Apps Are So Easy To Use It’s Terrifying

Defector Up All Night

Soccer Endings Don’t Get Any Better Than This

College Basketball

I Am Transfixed By The Tall, Skinny Young Man Playing Basketball For Florida State

You Better Bring The Cool Shit In A Playoff Blowout

The Cowboys Ran Themselves Out Of The Postseason

Bucs Enjoy Bye Week Ahead Of Divisional Round

former University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel speaks

Life's Rich Pageant

University Of Michigan Ousts President After Oafish Flirtations With Subordinate Come To Light

This Is Your NFL Playoff Sunday Open Thread

The NFL’s Explanation Of That Raiders-Bengals Whistle Doesn’t Make Any Sense

Our Franchise Is Better Than This

Adonai Mitchell catches the ball for a touchdown

College Football

Georgia Kind Of Won Me Over

The Colts Really Blew It

Infinite Replay

The Picked-Up Flag That Dragged Me Deeper Into The Abyss

Chefector

Jack Hughes Has Insulted Detroit-Style Pizza, And Therefore My Honor

Cower, Mortals, In The Face Of Evan Rodrigues’s Pittsburgh Penguins

Jalen Hurts celebrates with fans who fell onto the ground after a railing collapsed

Nothing To See Here, It’s Fine, They Zip-Tied It

That Was Pathetic!

I Grant You Permission To Care About These Boys At The World Juniors

Let Me Be A Ham Sniffer

Sage Surratt of the Lions celebrates after an incomplete Cardinals pass in the end zone

The Lions’ Win Over The Cardinals Was A Glitch

It’s Not Looking Great For The NHL In The Olympics