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Washington Is Now the ‘Football Team’ Because Everything Else Was CopyrightedThe Washington football team will officially be going by what they’ve been referred to for a while. ...

Meet The Miami Marlins (New Look! Same Slightly-Below-.500 Taste!)Next year, the Florida Marlins will become the Miami Marlins. So, I guess, another hollywood as hell team to hate, then?...

Congratulations If You Had "Metta World Peace" In The Ron Artest Name-Change Office Pool Ronald William "Ron" Artest, Jr. has apparently filed some paperwork with the Los Angeles County Superior Court. In it, Mr. Artest seeks to legally change his name to Metta World Peace. It remains unclear if he'll go by Metta or World. Now, "metta" is essentially "The Philosophy and Practice of Uni...

Reebok Benches Ocho Cinco

Those of you who watched the Bengals game today and were expecting Chad OchoCinco got Chad Johnson instead. At the last minute, Chad was forced to wear a "C. Johnson" nameplate on his jersey. Apparently, while the NFL has decided not to get in his way, Reebok wants their money. ...