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Let Us Begin Our All-Night Tree Vigil For The Oaks At Toomer's Corner
The trees are cloaked in their customary strips of toilet paper, and a man from Dadeville who named his kids "Bear" and "Crimson" awaits justice. At College Street and Magnolia Avenue in Auburn this evening, Tiger fans mourn the loss of their beloved oak trees. The sites seem to be having a bit of d...
We Are All Dave McKenna XIV
Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Snyder's dumbass libel suit gets disappeared. Today's topic: Snyder's mouthpiece doesn't understand how reporting works....
K-Rod No Longer Has Anger Issues (He Says)
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Francisco Rodriguez doesn't want to talk about the past....
Even Sixers Broadcaster Eric Snow Can't Stay Awake For An Entire Sixers Game
Eric Snow, Comcast SportsNet's color analyst for the Sixers, seemed to drift off in the middle of the Philadelphia-Houston game last night. 7th & Pattison recorded the moment for our scrutiny: with just a few minutes remaining in the second quarter, Snow seems to bail on his play-by-play man, Marc...
J.J. Redick Gets His Ankles Broken In Video Games And Real Life
It's been a rough few weeks for J.J. Redick, the man who will never not be the most hated man in college basketball — even, yes, as a four-year pro with the Orlando Magic. Last Tuesday against the Clippers, Randy Foye crossed him up, and last night Kirk Hinrich made him stumble and attempt a last-...
Notre Dame Accused Of Mishandling Yet Another Sexual Assault Case
Last year, Elizabeth Seeberg committed suicide after an alleged sexual assault by a Notre Dame football player. Now another woman says that she was assaulted by a Notre Dame student — and that once again, the university didn't take the case seriously. [Jezebel]...
NC State's C.J. Leslie's Valentine's Day Poem About Hooking Up Is Awfully Romantic
Don't ask how, but we got our hands on one of NC State freshman star forward C.J. Leslie's class assignments. It's spectacular. It must be shared with the world....
Goalkeeper Gets Sent Off After 10 Seconds Of Terrible Soccer
Ebbsfleet goalkeeper Preston Edwards was sent-off, but the true villain of the piece is the left-back. No.3 — damn right you should hold your head in your hands....
Ronnie Lott Mounting A Fat Guy Is Not A Suitable Replacement For Joe Montana
Thousands crammed Fresno's Save Mart Center yesterday for a motivational seminar advertising appearances from Colin Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Joe Montana. This being Northern California, Montana was the big draw. He no-showed....
'Bama Fan Who May Have Been A State Trooper Charged with Poisoning Auburn's Trees
Harvey Almorn Updyke, a 62 year-old from Dadeville, Ala., has been arrested for poisoning the beloved oak trees at Aurburn's Toomer's Corner. Updyke, according to his Facebook profile, is a retired Texas State Trooper and a dedicated 'Bama fan (note the patterned hat; he also has a Facebook friend n...
Grant Wahl's FIFA Candidacy Is Stupid, And That's Kind Of The Point
SI's Grant Wahl has announced his intentions to run for President of FIFA against Sepp Blatter when Blatter's term expires in June. It's a big joke, of course — a man without any executive experience. The sad part is that it's less of a joke than Blatter seeking a fourth term....
The Loneliness Of The American College Transfer Student
I remember being on the floor of my room in South Quad, bawling my eyes out on the phone. I couldn't stop crying. Real, hard crying. The kind where your jaw unhinges and long, cathartic wails just come pouring right out of you. My mom was on the other end of the line, and for a very long time, she d...
Tennessee's Scotty Hopson Disregards Human, Dunks
This would make a nice poster, what with the flat top and all. Hopson led the Vols with 23 points in a 73-67 win over South Carolina last night....
Daddy Loves You, Son, And Fuck Everybody Else
It's sweet that this Buffalo Sabres fan, knowing he'd be sitting up against the glass, made a "Dad Loves U" sign so his kids at home could see it on TV. It's poor timing, then, that the cameras finally found him after Toronto scored the go-ahead goal, and his natural inclination to flip off the Leaf...
Spring Training Kicks Off With First Miguel Cabrera DUI Of The Year
So, not good news obviously for the Tigers, but more to the point, not good news for the man who spent last year's offseason in rehab. Pushing a deputy, talking to imaginary friends, and drinking Scotch straight from the bottle while being arrested? Yeah, it was an eventful night....
Now, Blake Griffin Is Posterizing Backboards With His Head
Your morning roundup for Feb. 17, the day local politics in at least one American city gets real (entertaining)....
Woman With Bicycle Gets Hit By Cop Car, Police Show Off The Video
Cicelia McKinnon's kind of broke, so she didn't want the cops to ticket her for not having lights on her bike. She went out of her way to stay away from a well-lit area. That's when she got hit by a deputy's 2008 Ford Crown Victoria squad car in Collier County, Fla. Don't worry: She lived....
We Are All Dave McKenna XIII
Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Snyder's dumbass libel suit disappears....
Ignorance Is Apparently No Excuse To Yell During The Final Point Of A Tennis Match
Milos Raonic became the first Canadian to win an ATP Tour title since 1995. He did so by defeating Fernando Verdasco at the SAP Open in San Jose on Sunday....
Michael Vick Decided Going On Oprah Wasn't The Brightest Of Ideas
Two days before he was scheduled to sit down on the couch upon which Tom Cruise berzerkered, Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick canceled the appearance. Here's a statement that the team and Vick's personal PR staff released, via the Philadelphia Inquirer's Eagles blog:...