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Texas A&M Finally Lets Johnny Football Talk
Johnny Manziel—though he has a really cool nickname, and though he led his team to an upset of top-ranked Alabama, and though he is putting together one of the all-time great individual seasons—remains something of a mystery to college football fans. This was in part due to Texas A&M coach Kevin Su...
Jay Cutler: The Antihero Who Looks A Lot Like A Hero
On Sunday, during ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Tom Jackson went on a mini tirade about Bears quarterback Jay Cutler that was as needless as it was brainless. Here was a grown man dispatched into sputtering agitation by a 10-second clip of another guy walking into a stadium. We've been down this road...
Robert Griffin III Is Basically The President Of The United States, Only Better, According To <em>New York Times</em> Columnist Maureen Dowd
This incredibly stupid column, which was written by Maureen Dowd and published in Sunday's edition of The New York Times, and which compares rookie Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to President Barack Obama, does not prove that sports and politics should never mix. It just demonstrates the w...
Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Read
Books! Everyone loves them, and they can make for great Christmas gifts, so long as they are not written by Mike Lupica or Mitch Albom. With that in mind, we'd like to know what books you read this year that you think other people should read. They don't have to be sports-themed, but those are cert...
Why Don't We Let College Athletes Major In Sports?
David Pargman, a professor emeritus of educational psychology at Florida State University, makes a perfectly sensible argument in The Chronicle of Higher Education: Why can't aspiring professional athletes just major in sports, the way that aspiring dancers major in dance and aspiring actors major i...
Harrison Barnes Demolishes Nikola Pekovic With The Dunk Of The Year
Not long ago, Harrison Barnes was touted as the next big thing, a guy who was destined for NBA stardom. A disappointing college career changed all that, however, and Barnes—just a rookie—is now associated with unfulfilled potential. So it's easy to forget that he can do things like this....
Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Ed Hochuli Talked About Butts
If You've Ever Wanted To Hear Ed Hochuli Talk About Buttocks, Today Is Your Day | We're surprised this doesn't happen more often, and maybe it does-but hearing popular NFL referee Ed Hochuli do it has a special flair. Read »...
Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Suggestions For People Who Like To Drink
The holiday season is also the booze season, and so we had the lot of you help us come up with some great gift ideas for people who like alcohol. Here's what we ended up with....
Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Suggestions For People Who Are Sad About The NHL Lockout
The NHL lockout continues apace, and all of your friends who are hockey fans continue to be sad about it. Based on your helpful suggestions, here are some things you should consider buying those sad sacks for Christmas....
Your Black Friday Open Thread
There are plenty of sports to watch today, which is a good thing, because you're probably still in the midst of a food coma and can't do much but lay on the couch today. So take it easy and watch some college football, basketball, and NBA action. Hang out here and chat about whatever you're watching...
Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Sports Shirts Suggestions
We asked you to point us in the direction of some cool sports shirts, and you did not disappoint. Here's what to buy people who like sports and shirts for Christmas....
Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Instant Throwback Suggestions
Last week, we asked all of you to tell us what instant throwbacks would make for the best Christmas gifts, because instant throwbacks are funny. Here's what you came up with, and a few that we thought of as well....
Here's A Young Basketball Fan Unabashedly Ogling A Cheerleader
I kind of feel bad for this kid. I mean, you can see the exact moment that he goes into total sensory overload. He's got courtside seats, and then there is free candy in his face, and then OH MY GOD BOOBIES. SUCH BIG BOOBIES. It's too much for one young man to handle....
Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Like To Drink
You know what goes hand in hand with the holiday season? Booze. Lots of booze. This means that buying someone a gift that is either booze or something that will help them drink more booze is a really good idea. Let's make a list of the best gifts to get the drinker in your life. Share your suggesti...
An Exclusive Interview With The Lakers Bros From That GIF
Surely you've seen this GIF by now, featuring the two greatest bros to have ever attended a Lakers game. We were so enthralled by it that we made it our mission to discover the identity of those two bros and do whatever we could to become bros with them. We succeeded: both bros, Ryan and Brian—who a...
Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Jog
You don't jog, because jogging is stupid. I mean, just look at all of the terrible things that can happen to you when you go jogging. But you know someone who jogs, and you probably have to buy that person a Christmas present. So let's make a list of the best things to buy a jogger for Christmas. S...
Division III Basketball Player Scores 138 Points In A Single Game
Jack Taylor is a 5-foot-10 guard at Grinnell College, and last night he scored 138 points in his team's game against Faith Baptist Bible. Division III ball is essentially a somewhat glorified high-school game, but still, 138 points! That's insane, and Taylor now has the NCAA single-game scoring rec...