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Metta World Peace Nearly Threw Away A Win With This Terrible Inbound Pass Against The Hornets
When he's not suggesting Lamar Odom be a ball boy, Metta World Peace is sharing the love—even with opposing teams....
Arkansas Students Held A Pro-Bobby Petrino Rally And Made Some Amazing Signs
"Team Save Coach Petrino" has more than 21,000 followers on Facebook, but just 200 devoted souls showed up to a pro-Petrino rally at The Gardens on Arkansas's campus last night. The fans are urging UA athletic director Jeff Long not to punish Bobby Petrino for his part in a motorcycle crash—and the ...
Bobby Petrino Kept Jessica Dorrell A Secret As Long As Possible: More Crash Details Emerge
From the beginning, Bobby Petrino's motorcycle accident raised questions beyond the comely blonde involved. From the point of view of the Arkansas State Police, they needed to quickly clear up the matter of Captain Lance King, an off-duty officer who transported Petrino—but not Dorrell—to the hospit...
Three Fat Ex-Packers Linemen Have A Wine Label Called "Three Fat Guys"
What do people in Wisconsin like? Yup, the Packers. And what do people in Wisconsin also like? Yup, alcohol....
Barack Obama Has Lost His Shooting Touch
The White House held its annual Easter Egg Roll today, the day after Easter for some reason. And because the First Lady's pet project is getting our nation's fatty-fat-fat children up and moving, the whole thing had a basketball theme....
This Rare Photo, Up For Auction, Was Stolen From The Baseball Hall Of Fame
This rare photo of Nap Lajoie is expected to fetch $15,000 at auction, and it's stolen from the Hall of Fame. Finding that out is as easy as looking on the back....
Report: Basketball Hero Skip Bayless Actually Averaged 1.4 Points Per Game As A High School Senior
About a week ago, we told you about the high school exploits of "starting point guard" Skip Bayless. According to Skip, he started for the team that would eventually lose in the state finals. Turns out, Skip Bayless is a fibber. Or, maybe his coach just had an unconventional way of constructing his...
Bo Van Pelt Tied The Masters Sunday Round Record Of 64 Thanks To This Hole-In-One
Bo Van Pelt came from nowhere in posting a 64 in today's round at Augusta, tying the best-ever score on a Sunday at the Masters and falling a stroke shy of the all-time single-round record. He did it with the help of this ace on the 16th. ...
Peanuts, Cracker Jack, And Chaw: This Young Rangers Fan Is A Spitting Image Of Dad [UPDATE]
It's just a few days into the baseball season, but we're already reminded that some of the best action takes place in the stands, not on the field. Here's an example, as a young Rangers supporter takes after his father both in physical resemblance and, it appears, in the use of smokeless tobacco....
Bobby Petrino Investigation To Continue Through Weekend, Jessica Dorrell "In Safe Mode"
The Associated Press tracked down Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long today and he intimated the investigation into Bobby Petrino continues and will likely last through Easter Sunday. Long is said to be "examining a variety of issues surrounding Petrino's motorcycle accident last weekend." Obvious...
A Boat Race Between Oxford And Cambridge Was Interrupted By A Swimmer
For you troglodytes not in the know, Oxford and Cambridge hold an annual boat race and call it "Boat Race." This year was the 158th racing of Boat Race. Unfortunately, Boat Race was interrupted by a smiling man in a wetsuit who dove in the river "Thames at the Surrey bend stage of the race, with ar...
Amateur Motorcyclist, World Class Adulterer And Asshole: Bobby Petrino's Greatest Hits
Bobby Petrino is no stranger to the thrill of flirting. His dalliance with Jessica Dorrell and their ill-fated motorcycle jaunt is only the latest in a just another notch in the belt-filled career. He's bounced from program to program and coached college kids and professionals, never staying more t...
Your '90s High School Movie Cast Power Rankings
American Reunion comes out today, and I'll confess to liking it a bit more than Grierson does. I agree that these characters aren't close to interesting enough to justify four movies, but I can't help but admire the simply, ingenious premise: Just turn it into a high school reunion. It's a bit baffl...
FIU Survives The Isiah Thomas Era
Florida International fired Isiah Thomas as head coach today, after three seasons in which the Golden Panthers won 7, 11, and 8 games. On the bright side, there have been no major lawsuits or violations. They have not become the laughingstock of college hoops. The program still exists. I would call ...
Better Know An Umpire: Brian Gorman
Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year....
Bobby Petrino Admits Having "Inappropriate Relationship," Placed On Paid Administrative Leave
University of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has been placed on paid administrative leave by the university, after he failed to disclose that 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell, a recent hire to the football staff, was his motorcycle companion during last Sunday's crash that put him in a neck brace....
Better Know An Umpire: Jeff Kellogg
Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year....
Luke Donald Was Nearly Disqualified From The Masters Because Someone Didn't Read A Fax Properly
Controversy at Augusta! There was some debate about whether Luke Donald shot a 5 or a 3 at the par-4 fifth hole in today's opening round. Donald's scorecard showed a 3, but a bunch of eagle-eyed sportswriters no doubt watching on TV from the media tent looked up from their catered lunch to notice he...
In New York, You No Longer Have To Keep Your Dead Racehorse
The practice just about everywhere is that horses are purchased right before a claiming race, and immediately become the property of their new owner—even if the horse breaks down and dies. This has been causing problems, especially at Aqueduct Racetrack, where the Winter Meet death toll is nearing 2...
Glory Days: I Went From Fifth To First In The Last Half-Lap To Make States
An occasional series featuring our readers' tales of momentary sports glory. If you've got a video of your own brush with athletic greatness, send it to [email protected], subject: Glory Days....