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Michigan Ties Northwestern With Frantic Field Goal As Time Expires
Northwestern had this game in the bag and somehow this happened. Aside from what seemed like dozens of dropped interceptions, the defense had Devin Gardner stopped on fourth-and-four rush with under two minutes left but two defenders ran into each other and he slid away, getting a first down and ex...
The Illinois Student Section Is The Saddest
So much sadness for the Illini faithful these days. The latest insult came today as Illinois hosted Ohio State and it...it did not go well. The Buckeyes rolled 60-35 and the student section was so barren it couldn't even spell shit out with signs. ...
I Can't Stop Looking At This Absolutely Vicious Free Kick
This is just filthy. Uruguay's Edinson Cavani freezes the entire nation of Jordan on this marvelous free kick. Uruguay won the first leg of its World Cup qualifying playoff with Jordan 5-0, but this is the only goal anyone ever needs....
Best Redhead In NBA History? Bill Russell.
Your day will be instantly brightened if you just assume that Ron Boone answers all questions with "Bill Russell."...
"Peanut Oil" Anchor Is Same Guy Who Apologized For "Chink In The Armor"
"ESPN apologizes for the incident and is taking steps to avoid it in the future." That was SportsCenter anchor Jorge Andrés last February, apologizing on behalf of ESPN for Max Bretos's use of "Chink in the armor" when discussing possible weaknesses in Jeremy Lin's game. Perhaps you recognize André...
Michigan State Students Force Two Consecutive Shot-Clock Violations
In the final minutes of Friday night's win over Columbia, the Michigan State student section provided a new counter to the ball-controlling, time-eating Princeton offense: chant a phony countdown that forces a shot-clock violation....
This Is How That Jonathan Martin "Pussy" Sign Made It On ESPN
If you want to get a sign on ESPN's College GameDay you have to make it through ESPN security. They screen the signs for religious and political messages and, more generally, anything that could be deemed offensive. One sign that fit the criteria for offensive—the "Pussy" sign with Jonathan Martin'...
Jonathan Martin Is A Pussy: Your Stanford-USC <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
Well, this was bound to happen when you take the College GameDay crew to USC for a game against Stanford. Jonathan Martin, who met with the NFL yesterday to discuss the Richie Incognito/Miami Dolphins bullying issue, is a Stanford man and so the Trojan faithful had plenty of Martin-themed signs to s...
Surprise!: Rutgers Athletics Is Still A Mess
The Rutgers athletics department finds itself in another self-made shitstorm now that a football player claims he was bullied and physically threatened by defensive coordinator Dave Cohen. Consensus three-star recruit and scholarship player, Jevon Tyree, claims Cohen launched into a spittle-filled t...
Dolphins Fans Get Jeff Ireland's Phone Number, Spam His Voicemail
Somehow an autographed Jeff Ireland business card found its way online yesterday and it had all the Miami GM's contact information on it. Miami fans don't really have much to be happy about with the inner workings of the organization recently so, with this newound access, they contacted Ireland with...
Brook Lopez Spam Account Has More Followers Than Actual Brook Lopez
Honestly, there's a lot of strange information on this little bit of Trivia from the Nets-Kings broadcast on YES....
Pens Fans Don't Seem To Grasp The Significance Of Head Injuries
For me, the exclamation point really seals this. But "concussion" is too specific for hockey injuries. A more accurate sign would probably be something like "I want my sex to give you a lower body injury." Something like that....
If You Insult Al Trautwig On Twitter, He'll Call Your Mom
"Another new tv career is born. Spelled boron." With one hilarious-sounding typo of "Biron," as in the recently-retired Marty Biron, MSG host Al Trautwig welcomed a new analyst to the cable channel's Rangers broadcast. He also welcomed the Twitter trolls....
Cavs Sideline Reporter Hit In Head With Ball, Is A Pro
Not a single person is fazed by the basketball that bounces off Allie Clifton's dome during her spot, least of all the Fox Sports Ohio reporter herself. ...
Fresh Legs Are For Suckers
The half-marathon was yesterday. This post concerns the week leading up to the race, so I'll talk about that next week. Assuming I finished the race and/or did not die. Stay tuned! Here's this week's Spotify playlist....
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Dennis Rodman On Kobe Bryant, For Some Reason: "Fuck Him"
There's a lot to unpack from the video below. First, Dennis Rodman is either part of, or interrupting, a "jazz band" performing at the W hotel in Hollywood. Second, Dennis Rodman antagonizes the crowd about Kobe Bryant, repeatedly saying "fuck him" for unspecified reasons....