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The National Spelling Bee Will Now Include Vocabulary Tests
When you're watching the spelling bee, do you ever get the sneaking suspicion that some of the kids simply memorized the dictionary? ...
How Does Arnold Palmer Order An Arnold Palmer?
"He leaned over and said, 'I'll have a Mr. Palmer.' Then he winked." [Star-Ledger] ...
Peyton Siva Learns An Important Lesson: Never Sext With Self-Proclaimed "Twitter Models"
Senior point guard Peyton Siva paced the Cardinals last night like he has all season. To go with a Big East Tournament MVP, a lovable father, and a National Championship, he can add this: he had his spot blown up by a "Twitter model" whose whole game seems to be putting athletes and rappers on blast...
Baseball Fans Puking Is The New Viral Hotness
The Harlem Shake is dead. Filming your kid crying after a loss? In 2013, that's about as cool as Tebowing. No, there's only one sports meme that's taking the world by storm: lightweight baseball fans vomiting their guts out at ballparks....
2013 May Not Have A Worse Game-Ending Strike Call Than This
The Rangers beat the Rays last night, but perhaps only because Marty Foster's strike zone extends to Plano....
Penn State Athletics Donations Dropped After Sandusky, But Football Giving Quintupled
It's hard to quantify the effect the Jerry Sandusky cover-up and resultant NCAA penalties had on Penn State. School pride bounced back from the body blow with a circle-the-wagons mentality. Recruiting took a hit, though far from the disaster some predicted. But with the release of an athletic depart...
A Children's Treasury Of Dinosaurs Playing Sports
It's ridiculously nice outside, and I really want to knock off for the day and go see Jurassic Park in 3D, but the rest of the office isn't having it. So fuck 'em. Here are some internet drawings of dinosaurs playing sports....
The Vikings Sex Boat Is Back On The Water
The Minnetonka Queen is no more. The 64-foot Skipperliner, which infamously hosted a Vikings sex party in which Fred Smoot used a double-ended dildo on two call girls, has been laid up in drydock for far too long. Now it's been given new life. As the Scandalous, it will ply the gentle waves of Iowa....
Boris Diaw Made A Lego Harlem Shake Video, Because Sure, Why Not
The very first release from Diaw's Babac Films is this, a surprisingly hypnotic take on a dying meme....
Messi Vs. A Robot Goalkeeper: Who Ya Got?
When the Robot War comes, there's a very good chance it will go to penalties. In that case, we will call on humanity's greatest goalscorer. But the machines have picked their champion: RoboKeeper. All hail RoboKeeper....
Season's First Idiot On The Field Slid Into Second Base, Tried To Scale Outfield Wall
This comes from yesterday's Blue Jays game. Keep an eye on the fauxhawked dude in the white shirt bottom left of the video. He's about to take a magical tour of the Rogers Centre....
Someone Made An NBA Logo Collage Out Of Old Basketball Magazines
Reddit user "LosGanjalesBakers" broke out the safety scissors, Elmer's glue, and a stackful of old issues of Slam, Dime, and ESPN The Mag, and recreated the NBA logo. Is it a coincidence that Wilt is the crotch? ...
Vladimir Putin Was Confronted By A Topless Protestor, And He Really, Really Liked It
Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Germany this morning when he found himself in the crosshairs. Ukrainian protest group Femen, known for their topless protests against the church, the sex trade, and "dictators" like Putin, crashed his appearance at a Hanover trade fare wearing slogans, and lit...
Just Because, Here's Babe Ruth's World War I Draft Registration
Historian Michael Beschloss dug this up yesterday, and it's absolutely worth sharing—and not just because today is the anniversary of Ruth's home run record being surpassed by Hank Aaron....
A Scary Minor League Hockey Injury Led To This Blood-Covered Skate
This skate belongs to Eric Wellwood of the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers' AHL affiliate, who hurt himself during a game yesterday afternoon. The blood is his own, and the injury—a severed tendon in his right leg, just above the ankle—was of his own doing....
OK, Maybe It's Time For Patriots Fans To Start Panicking About Rob Gronkowski's Injured Arm
Rob Gronkowski woke up to find his left forearm, operated on three times since November, was swollen and leaking. An infection, contracted sometime after his second surgery, has not cleared up as expected. An immediate cross-country flight back to Boston and a medical examination later, and now ther...
Eric Murdock Sues Rutgers, Just Like He Promised
Former NBA player and Rutgers assistant Eric Murdock filed his long-awaited wrongful termination lawsuit against Rutgers today, claiming he was fired for attempting to blow the whistle on former coach Mike Rice. Rice was let go earlier this week, a day after Murdock's video was made public....
Chelsea Want You To Order Next Season's Kit Without Knowing What It Looks Like
In the annals of insulting sales pitches, this Adidas teaser—wherein John Terry, Demba Ba and Fernando Torres blue themselves—goes down as the most blatant. "Pre-order the new 2013/14 home shirt without seeing it," you're urged....
Here's Richard Pitino's Minnesota Contract, Complete With A Limit On Private Jet Rides
Little Pitino has taken over for some pretty big names as he moves up the coaching ranks. First Isiah Thomas at FIU, and now Tubby Smith at Minnesota, where he was officially introduced today. Pitino has a six-year deal, and we've published his full and finalized contract below. Let's dive into the ...
Tim Pernetti Claims He Wanted To Fire Mike Rice Back In November, But Rutgers Wouldn't Allow It
Here's former Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti's resignation letter, addressed to university president Robert Barchi. There's one section in particular we want to highlight:...