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The Cowboys Are Going To Lead The League In Geometry Exam Scores
College boy Jason Garrett wants his team to spend some time in training camp brushing up on the Pythagorean theorem. His explanation is remarkably logical!...

Donovan McNabb Is Still Asking Questions
Earlier: Someone Needs To Take Away The Keys To Donovan McNabb's Twitter...

Here's What Chris Berman Looked Like In High School
Reader Dan sends along this photo from his father-in-law's high school yearbook—there, in the center holding the microphone, is an 18-year-old Chris Berman....
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Alex Rodriguez Gets His Own Doctor To Say He's Not Injured [Update]
Just this morning we were talking about Alex Rodriguez fighting his battles through the media. This afternoon, A-Rod's doctor went on the radio and declared, contrary to the Yankees' statements, that Rodriguez isn't injured, and is ready to play....

Lance Armstrong: The USPS Team Should Have Known I Was Doping
Lance Armstrong is facing a lawsuit claiming he defrauded team sponsor US Postal Service out of millions of dollars. Armstrong's lawyers have fired back, claiming the government shouldn't collect because it should have seen all those media reports about Armstrong doping....

Remember When Rich Aurilia Hit 37 Home Runs?
"When it comes to freaks, the 2001 season is the Star Wars cantina of Major League Baseball seasons." [Houston Press]...


Don't Believe Anything You Read About Alex Rodriguez
"Alex Rodriguez will cut a deal with MLB." Then, 24 hours later: "Alex Rodriguez will not cut a deal with MLB." This is a mess....

Prosecutors Seek To Charge Aaron Hernandez For 2012 Double Murder
The Boston Globe reports that prosecutors are arguing before a grand jury that Aaron Hernandez should be charged with the shooting deaths of two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012, a previously unsolved murder in which Hernandez emerged as the prime suspect last month....

Cowboys Stadium Is A Horrible Place To Host Soccer
The Gold Cup semifinals will be held tomorrow at Cowboys Stadium, and if early photos are any indication, it's going to be an embarrassing shitshow for everyone involved. How bad? That photo is a pile of green sand to cover up the holes in the grass....

Nigeria Decides That 79-0 And 67-0 Soccer Matches May Have Been Fixed
Two amateur teams, seeking promotion to the third and lowest tier of Nigerian professional soccer, were tied on points heading into the deciding matches. They would need to win on goal differential to move up. They won their matches by a combined 146 goals....


The Brewers Get To Keep Ryan Braun's $3.4 Million
Let's talk silver linings. It is not the worst time for Ryan Braun to be suspended. The Brewers are out of the playoff race, and Braun could use the time to heal up from nagging injuries. Where he really gets hurt, though, is the "unpaid" part of his suspension—millions of dollars, down the drain. B...

What Was The Worst Moment Of Your Life?
Put off by the cloying repetition of the Richard Deitsch-spurred Twitter craze of people sharing their triumphant moments, we asked readers for the opposite: a photo or video of the single Worst Moment of Your Life. You have led some miserable lives, and we're proud to share them with the world. ...

Stanley Cup Baby Don't Care
[Pic by Michael Singer, via TBL]...


Report: Greg Oden To Decide Between Heat And Spurs
It's not often that a 25-year-old seven-footer with world-beating potential comes on the market, and it's even rarer for the two suitors in the mix to both be defending conference champions. But that's exactly the situation with Greg Oden, who will work out for teams this week, and according to one ...

Ryan Braun Suspended For The Rest Of The Season
And here we go....

Guy Lets Jeremy Roenick Punch Him In The Face
Reader David sends along this video, from the Tahoe celebrity golf tournament, and this note:...