Marvin RECINOS / AFP Birds have a long and wonderful history of interfering with sports games Hello. Here’s a blue-and-yellow macaw interrupting a women’s soccer game in Brazil: A parrot paused play during a Brazil Women's soccer match after landing on a player's head @ESPNFC (via brunabenites/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/29IunR95rI— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 21, 2020 As my friend James Dator points out, it’s rather charming that the ... read more

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Behind the theory that Dwyane Wade helped convince Jimmy Butler to sign with the Heat during their season together in Chicago. Did Dwyane Wade use his lone season with the Chicago Bulls to subtly help sell Jimmy Butler on the idea of one day joining the Miami Heat? While it sounds like a half-baked conspiracy theory, several media members have been connecting ... read more

David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports A painkilling injection went wrong while trying to treat cracked ribs. The injury to Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor, which led to rookie Justin Herbert making his first career start on Sunday, has now become one of the more bizarre incidents we’ve seen in football. Seriously. Taylor was injured immediately before the game against the Chiefs when the team doctor accidentally punctured his lung while ... read more

Murray hit two ridiculous threes in the final minutes, but this pass was his best play of the night. The Denver Nuggets led the Los Angeles Lakers by 20 points early in the fourth quarter in Game 3 of their Western Conference Finals playoff series. Five minutes of game time later, the Lakers’ deficit was suddenly only three points. Los Angeles’ torrid run was powered by its defense, which ... read more

This is the first color photo taken of Earth from space. It doesn’t have much to do with the rest of the post but it’s really cool. | Photo by JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images “How I Conquered Your Planet” is definitely better than Shakespeare and he can’t tell us otherwise because he’s dead Book: “How I Conquered Your Planet” by John Swartzwelder How I Conquered Your Planet is one ... read more

This is a definite fashion choice. There’s no doubt 2020 has sucked for everyone. We’re all tired, weary, and struggling with our self-care, but few have gone through the same rollercoaster that has left Bill Belichick looking like this. We have reached peak Bill Belichick pic.twitter.com/TcBpFsv5Su— Tyler Sullivan (@TylerSully) September 23, 2020 Now look, it’s not like Belichick has ever been a trendsetter or ... read more

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The injury decimated Niners and Giants face off and it’s all a mess. The Raiders beating the Saints. The Chiefs barely surviving a scare from the Chargers. Week 2 in the NFL was wild, and it’s only going to be more difficult to predict moving forward with the bevy of injuries that’s hit the league. Let’s see how everyone picked this week. Injuries ... read more

Lily Hernandez, FOX NFL Sunday Long spoke with SB Nation about his career on and off the field. Howie Long spent 13 dominant years with the Oakland Raiders, earning eight trips to the Pro Bowl and a Super Bowl XVIII ring. But these days, he may be better known for the 27 years he’s spent behind the desk as an analyst on FOX NFL Sunday. Long’s first ... read more

An interview with the newest member of Secret Base We here at Secret Base are very excited to announce a new addition to the team: video producer/editor Joe Ali!!!! (air horn, air horn, air horn; confetti falls from sky; skateboarding dog with sunglasses rolls by) Joe previously worked at SB Nation, but that was before my time. By way of introduction, I conducted a brief interview with Joe. ... read more

via Denny Hamlin, Twitter This is big. Michael Jordan has entered the world of NASCAR. On Monday, Jordan and Denny Hamlin announced the pair would be forming their own single-car team, and not only that, but also that their driver would be Bubba Wallace. In his announcement Jordan said “the timing seemed perfect,” adding that NASCAR evolving socially and welcoming new audiences made it an easy decision. Teaming up ... read more