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NJ Troopers Under Investigation For Escorting Brandon Jacobs's 100 MPH "Death Race"
New 49ers running back Brandon Jacobs loves him some fast cars. His collection has been featured in auto magazines, and after being booed by Giants fans in October, he responded "I've got nothing positive to say. The most positive thing: I got family at home and I got a fast-ass car being delivered ...
Roy Hibbert Says The Pacers Are The NBA's "Best-Kept Secret"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: We like Indy's chances against Orlando....
"I Always Told Her I Would Take Her For A Ride": Notes From Bobby Petrino's Meeting With Arkansas Before They Fired Him
"I am still looking for ways you can remain our coach," Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long wrote in his prepared notes before a meeting with Bobby Petrino. It was April 8, and the university would fire Petrino with cause two days later. "Help me understand why this [sic] are not violations of your...
LOL OMG NHL: Hockey Goes After The BuzzFeed Generation
Our friends at Jezebel pointed us to this post on BuzzFeed: "The Hottest Guys In The NHL." It's a standard BuzzFeed numbered list of large photos, with a sentence or two apiece, perfectly designed to be shared around Facebook and Pinterest by a very specific subset of the internet. But the top text ...
For Just $34.99 Plus Tax Plus Shipping And Handling, This Plain White Cap Can Be Yours
To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Fenway Park, both the Highlanders Yankees and the Red Sox will be wearing 1912 throwback uniforms for this afternoon's game. Here's New York's old-timey duds; here's Boston's. ...
The Suns Shut Down And Beat Up Blake Griffin
Blake Griffin was unstoppable in the first quarter, going 7-for-13 from the field. Phoenix regrouped, and turned the game into something more closely rembling Atari's Basketbrawl, and what do you know: it worked. Griffin didn't score another field goal the rest of the game....
A Frozen Clock Was Nearly Disastrous In The Caps-Bruins Game
With 9.5 seconds left and the Capitals up by a goal, the puck was dropped in Washington's zone. But for more than five seconds, the clock refused to start. The Bruins cycled it around, with Patrice Bergeron getting off a shot just at the buzzer. It was thankfully blocked, because a score there wou...
NFL Moneyball: The Math Says To Draft Players With Criminal Records
It's our old friend Science, back to drop some NFL draft knowledge on us. Today's lesson: if you're looking to maximize the value of your draft position, you might be better off going with the guys with character issues. And in this case, "character issues" isn't code for asshole, it's code for guy ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Sunset Riding
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Bobby Petrino Claimed He Started Seeing Jessica Dorrell In October, Ended Things In February
On April 10, the day Arkansas fired Bobby Petrino, the outgoing coach sat down with athletic director Jeff Long. Petrino gave Long some details of his relationship with Jessica Dorrell, and Long's handwritten notes were included in a personnel file released by the university today. ...
NHL Disciplinary Math Update
Complaining that no penalty was called on this is four times as bad as doing this. Carry on....
Jamie Moyer Has Faced 8.9 Percent Of All MLB Hitters Ever
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The 49-year-old Moyer keeps on chugging....
Baby Ducks: The Forgotten Victims Of The NHL Playoffs
The playoffs photoshop and gif thread at HFBoards is going strong, and Pass It To Bulis has collected some of the best tumblin' Ryan Kesler gifs so far. We're patiently awaiting Nicklas Backstrom cross-checking Boo the Dog, so get on that, anonymous creative internet people....
Soccer Is Not Like Sex
I'm going to let you in on one of the secrets of the internet: people like clicking on things about sex. Like, maybe you wandered over to the Fox Sports home page today, and you saw the headline "Score! European study says soccer like sex for fans." You probably clicked on it! I know I did....
Report: Dwight Howard Called Magic Owner During A Game To Tell Him He Won't Play For Stan Van Gundy
WKMG in Orlando is reporting that Dwight Howard called up owner Rich DeVos during Friday's game against the Hawks, and told him he won't play as long as Stan Van Gundy is coaching. Howard has already missed six games with a back injury, and Van Gundy has said he's prepared to finish the season and t...
Rogue Band Of Divers Arrested For Stealing Thousands Of Sunken Golf Balls
Four people were arrested and charged with theft and trespass after police found more than 8,000 golf balls and diving equipment in their van. They've apparently hit multiple courses and country clubs in suburban Philadelphia. The ringleader, when asked his employment, told police he runs a ball-ret...
Oh Look, Robert Griffin III Has "Character Issues"
The NFL draft is a week away, so it's just about time to start flinging around unfounded speculation and backstabbing and deliberate misinformation, and that's all before Mel Kiper takes to the airwaves. Which young man shall we tear down today? Curiously, it's Robert Griffin III, the second overall...
Carmelo Anthony Has A Big Painting Of Carmelo Anthony In His Living Room
Because New York loves Carmelo again, the Post thought it time to sit down with wife La La and ask her about their Midtown apartment. (Sample answer: "Of course, many of Carmelo's teammates from the Knicks have been over, and my friends Kelly Rowland and Serena Williams have dropped in.")...
MLB Pitcher Suspensions: Embarrassing, Or Just Useless?
Benches cleared twice in Kansas City on Saturday, with Jonathan Sanchez hitting Shin-Soo Choo, and Indians starter Jeanmar Gomez leading off the next half-inning by drilling Mike Moustakas in the lower back. There was the requisite pushing and shoving and tough talking, and the Indians won in extr...
Jared Allen Wonders Why The NFL Isn't Trying To Make Football Safer For Defensive Players
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Allen has some thoughts on the NFL's crackdown....