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Scouting Report: Roger Goodell
With the NFL draft now upon us, we feel it's only appropriate to present this scouting report on commissioner Roger Goodell. What follows are the assessments of various NFL players, plus one television executive, and one online dictionary. ...
Te'o Still Has An Odd Explanation For Skipping Girlfriend's Funeral
After all that waiting—you were waiting for this, right?—the NFL draft has finally popped up on our calendars. Which means it's as good a time as ever for fresh eyes to try to figure out what exactly happened with Manti Te'o, who could go toward the end of tonight's first round (although he won't be...
Everyone Sucks At The NFL Draft. That's The Best Thing About It.
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Buy Drew’s book, Someone Could Get Hurt, here. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed....
We Know Whose NFL Combine Hotel Room Was Covered In Piss And Shit
Well, that didn't take long....
Who Pissed And Shit All Over A Hotel Room At The NFL Combine?
According to Yahoo, a hotel room at the NFL combine that had been shared by two players was left trashed, with "urine and feces scattered about the bathroom, toothpaste on the mirror and garbage strewn about the room. Among the garbage was partially eaten food left on one of the beds." But who are t...
How'd They Make That <em>Jurassic Park</em> Dinosaur Noise? A Handy Chart
Welcome to Dataspin, a weekly data visualization of whatever the fuck....
Lawsuit Alleges That Curt Schilling's Company Concealed Financial Information To Get Loan From Rhode Island
It's been months since the Curt Schilling's quixotic pursuit to create an online role playing game ended with his video game company, 38 Studios, going belly up. 38 Studios didn't go bankrupt until after it had taken a $75 million dollar loan from the state of Rhode Island, though, and new court do...
Trey Burke's 30-Footer Forced Overtime Against Kansas
Michigan erased a late 14-point Kansas lead to force overtime in Dallas when Trey Burke's mega-deep three-pointer tied the game with four seconds remaining. It's the 2013 tournament's first overtime game....
30 Paragraphs About 30 MLB Teams From The Baseball Prospectus Crew
The following is excerpted from the team chapters and player profiles of the perpetually splendid Baseball Prospectus. You can buy the book now. And be sure to head over to the BP site this weekend for free access to their content. Projected records via BP's playoff odds report....
Agnieszka Radwanska Hit An Impossible No-Look, Behind-The-Back Winner In Miami Last Night
Sure, Agnieszka Radwanska got lucky with the net's part in this trick shot Tuesday night, but Agnieszka Radwanska also managed to spin around, blindly, and hit a behind-the-back, backhand drop volley with finesse and spin, so we'll forgive the net for interfering....
<em>Room 237</em> Will Make You Love <em>The Shining</em> All Over Again
One of the saddest things about the death of a favorite filmmaker is realizing that you'll probably never see any new movie from him ever again. When popular musicians die, they always leave material lying around that their estates can spruce up and put out for the fans. (Jimi Hendrix died in 1970, ...
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This Photo Of RG3 In A Gemmed-Out Blouse Is A National Treasure [UPDATE]
Here's what we know about this photo, tweeted by the quarterback's sister. This is a picture of Robert Griffin III. He is in a room. This concludes the post. ...
“Are You A Nerd?” And Other Questions We Asked Our Fellow Nerds At The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
Last weekend, I went to the sixth annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Attendance has gone up every year, and it gets harder and harder to get a feel for who actually goes to this thing: Why were they there? Were they still all sabermetrics geeks? High-powered businessmen? To find out, I di...
Villanova Makes No Sense This Season
Last night in Newark, Villanova blew a three four-point lead with 16.3 seconds left and lost to Seton Hall by one. The defeat dropped the Wildcats to 18-11 overall, 9-7 in the Big East. It also solidified their status as the country's most baffling college basketball team....
YouTube Determines That NASCAR Does Not Have A Copyright On Everything It Claims To Have Copyrighted
Following yesterday's frightening crash in NASCAR's Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona, controversy surged following NASCAR's decision to pull fan video of crash debris entering the grandstands. ...
A Collection Of Photos From NASCAR's Wild Day At Daytona
We've collected a sample of some of the most striking images from the terrifying wreck at the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona yesterday from both fans in the stands and professionals at the track yesterday. If you have come across any others please feel free to add them in the discussion below. Top image...
Daytona 500 Will Go On Tomorrow As Scheduled, With Fans Seated In The Section Where Debris Landed Today
Though two fans are critically injured from flying debris that shot into the crowd after Kyle Larsen's crash at Daytona this afternoon, (one is reportedly a minor, the others' injuries are reportedly life-threatening), NASCAR will not significantly alter its plan for tomorrow. In a press conference ...