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Reports: Cavaliers Locker Room Smelled Of Weed After Game 2
After Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Undefeated’s Mike Wise noticed some dank aromas in the Cavaliers’ locker room:...
Five Gulf Countries Cut Ties With Qatar; FIFA Has No Comment
Five Arab countries—Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen—have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, cut off all travel to and from the country, and ordered their citizens to leave the country. According to the BBC, the countries have accused Qatar of destabilizing the regi...
The Warriors Are Math
The old-timey wisdom goes: Basketball is a matchup sport. I think I’ve heard Kenny Smith or various other Kenny Smiths say some version of this more than 200 times in my life. That is, basketball outcomes are not determined neatly along gradients of pure talent and/or skill, but rather by how varyin...
At UFC 212, Can José Aldo Hang Onto Greatness One More Time?<em></em>
Every once in a while, a fight comes along that offers the promise not just of sheer bloody violence, but of it being delivered with the utmost technical skill....
Maybe Being A Celebrity Isn't Cool
You might think being famous seems like a good time, partly because it is cool to be rich and adored and partly because you get to hang out with other famous people. “Look at that sweet pic of those famous people laughing and having a ball together! I wish I was them!” you think while looking at a s...
No Mistakes Allowed
Close one eye and squint with the other, and last night’s Game 1 box score starts to look like a positive one for the Cavaliers: The Warriors only had two players score in double figures; Klay Thompson and Draymond Green combined to shoot 6-of-28; LeBron James and Kyrie Irving did their thing. Open ...
Warriors Look Disgustingly Unstoppable In Game 1 Blowout Victory
For the better part of a quarter, the Cavaliers and Warriors gave us the gloriously competitive game these playoffs have so been lacking. Then Cleveland suddenly became unable to defend Kevin Durant in any capacity, Golden State looked every bit as unstoppable as they’re supposed to be, and it all w...
An NBA Finals Preview For People Who Want LeBron To Dunk The Warriors To The Core Of The Earth<em></em>
It’s that time of year again: 364 days and 23 hours since the end of the conference finals, the NBA Finals are here! The brave Cleveland Cavaliers will seek to defend their championship from the vile and heavily favored Golden State Warriors, whom they vanquished in last season’s Finals by coming ba...
Keep The Olympics The Fuck Out Of Los Angeles
Last summer, Rio de Janeiro put on an Olympic Games that should serve as a blaring warning siren to any potential host city stupid enough to want to pay billions for the rights to the Games. Before the Games had been out of town four months, Rio de Janeiro had to declare bankruptcy because they were...
Have You Talked Yourself Into The Cavs Yet?
I think we can all agree that last year’s NBA Finals was one of the best sports things to ever happen, and that it would be maximally good if the same thing—by “same thing” I mean LeBron and the Cavs banishing the Warriors to hell—happened again this year. If you disagree with this, then you are pro...
Get To Know Josh Sargent, American Soccer's Next Hot-Shit Prospect
The United States U-20 national team has plenty of big names on respected clubs. Cameron Carter-Vickers will probably get to feature in the vile (and admittedly decent) Tottenham first team next year. Before suffering a devastating ACL injury, Gedion Zelalem looked set to flirt with playing time at ...
Old Man Deron Williams Can Still Play A Little!
Here is a lovely bucket from Deron Williams, in last night’s Eastern Conference clincher between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics:...
NBA Accepts Weak HB2 Repeal, Will Bring 2019 All-Star Game To Charlotte
The NBA announced on Wednesday that Charlotte will host the 2019 All-Star Game, fulfilling the league’s initial plan to return the event should North Carolina modify or repeal House Bill 2. Charlotte was initially slated to host this year’s All-Star event, but the NBA pulled the high-profile exhibit...
Show Me Your Favorite Marcus Smart Highlight
While watching the Cavaliers beat the Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals last night, I sent a rude tweet:...
Texas Gets Closer To Passing Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, NCAA Remains Silent
Texas is on track to become the second state in the United States to take statewide legislative action to prevent transgender citizens from using the appropriate bathroom, as the House voted on Monday in favor of limiting bathroom choice in public and charter schools....
An Absurdly Late Equalizer Saved The United States At The U-20 World Cup
The U.S. U-20 team is currently in South Korea for the U-20 World Cup. They are in a decently tough group with Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and Senegal, and they kicked things off against Ecuador early this morning....
8 Months Later, The Rio Olympics Keep Finding New Ways Of Falling Apart
The Rio Olympics, which started with an “uninhabitable” athletes’ village and continued on with a creeping green death in the diving and water polo venues, are finding new ways to suck months after the closing ceremony as athletes are finding their hard-won medals are falling apart....
This Slave-Built Qatari World Cup Stadium Sure Is Pretty!
Judging by the looks of the newly renovated Khalifa International Stadium—the first stadium construction project the nation has completed ahead of the 2022 World Cup it will host—Qatar’s massive population of migrant workers, who toil under life-threatening conditions in a working system often descr...
Who Ever Could This Anonymous Lonzo Ball Source Be?
The Los Angeles Lakers received the second pick in the NBA draft this evening and the future’s looking up for the franchise. The team appears to be the most likely destination for UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, who is rated as the second-best prospect by most draft evaluators, and whose father said he would onl...
The Lakers Narrowly Avoided Total Catastrophe At The Lottery
The Los Angeles Lakers will get the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, which is a fine return for a shit-filled season of tanking that very nearly went up in flames thanks to an inexplicable five-game winning streak at the end of the year. Not only is the team in the driver’s seat to pick Lo...