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Listen To The Evolution Of Rappers Referencing Alonzo Mourning
OK, so this is just brilliant, and I can't believe that nobody has thought to do this before. A rapper who goes by the name Young Braised created a track that contains every instance of former NBA star Alonzo Mourning getting name dropped in a rap song, running in chronological order from 1993-2012....
Ole Miss Football Coach Engages In Some Revisionist History
The picture you see above was sent from Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze's Twitter account today, along with the inspiring hashtags #HottyToddy, #DoSomethingSpecial, and #WinTheDay. What a great way to recall the storied legacy of the Ole Miss football program! Except, of course, for the fact that ev...
Aroldis Chapman May Have Been Done In By Delicious Pastries Yesterday
Aroldis Chapman, the Cincinnati Reds' usually invincible closer, blew a save yesterday when he surrendered two ninth-inning home runs to the Philadelphia Phillies. Although it's unusual to see Chapman get touched up like that, even the best closers have off days. No reason to get all worked up, righ...
Skylar Diggins Got A Mercedes From Jay-Z's Sports Agency
Last month, former Notre Dame and soon-to-be WNBA superstar Skylar Diggins became the third athlete to sign with Roc Nation Sports, Jay-Z's latest vanity project/sports agency. Yesterday, the people at Roc Nation celebrated Diggins's graduation from Notre Dame by doing exactly what you'd expect an a...
Troy Tulowitzki Takes The Postgame Handshake To A New Level
Baseball, everyone!...
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ESPN's Darren Rovell And The Fitness Model: A Brief History [Update]
May 11, 2009: Darren Rovell writes about Nora Tobin, a model he's never heard of whom he saw in an advertisement on his CNBC blog:...
Will Anyone Ever Run A Marathon In Under Two Hours?
One of the last remaining grand achievements to be had in the world of competitive running is the sub-two-hour marathon. The current world record—held by Kenyan Patrick Makau—sits at two hours, three minutes, and thirty-eight seconds. But many wonder, is it possible to run a marathon in under two ho...
Great Non-Crack-Smoking Moments In Rob Ford, Crack-Smoking Mayor
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford had a knack for capturing the attention of the internet even before it was revealed that he is a big fan of smoking crack. Let's take a look back at more innocent times, when Ford entertained us with bumbling antics that did not involve smoking crack. ...
Watch These Sad Fans Live Through The Leafs' Crushing Game 7 Loss
Man, sports are just the fucking worst, aren't they?...
UFC Fighter Uses Homophobic Slur, Manager Offers Moronic Defense
Yesterday, UFC fighter Nate Diaz took to his Twitter account to voice the following opinion:...
Here's What You Would See If A Grizzly Bear Was Eating Your Face
Biologist Brad Josephs recently planted a GoPro camera out in the Alaskan wilderness, hoping to capture some up-close footage of bears for a BBC nature show. He ended up getting much more than he bargained for. ...
DJ Paul Of Three 6 Mafia Recorded A New Grizzlies Anthem
After expressing his love for his hometown Grizzlies with a hat and some guns, DJ Paul decided to take the next step and turn the Grizzlies' popular motto—"We don't bluff"—into a rap anthem. ...
Marc Gasol Makes Wonderful <em>Pulp Fiction</em> Reference In Postgame Interview
Here's Marc Gasol answering questions from the media after helping his team to a Game 5, series-clinching victory over the Thunder. At about the 25-second mark, a reporter asks him how meaningful a trip to the Western Conference finals is to the franchise. His response is priceless....
Workout Video Features Dude Pooping In The Background
Hey, if you're going to shoot an instructional workout video inside of somebody's apartment, it's not likely that it's going to turn out perfectly. The lighting will probably be off, some noise from the street may get recorded, a dude who is taking a shit could sneak into the frame. You know, norma...
Kendrick Perkins Had A Historically Bad Playoff Run
If you want to find the most obvious reason that the Oklahoma City Thunder were unable to advance past the second round of the playoffs, your search will end with the words "Russell Westbrook." But Westbrook's absence wasn't the only thing holding the Thunder back. They also had a much bigger proble...
