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Skip Bayless: High School Sports Hero
Earlier today via Twitter, Skip Bayless was talking about his favorite "hometown" team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Specifically, Skip was discussing how to fix the Oklahoma City Thunder. Long story short, he wants to play Russell Westbrook on the wing and make James Harden the point guard....
The Angry, Angry Coaches Of The Final Four: A Video Compilation
Tonight's Final Four promises some great on the court action, both in the intrastate battle between Kentucky and Louisville, and in the Ohio State vs. Kansas game. The games also feature four prominent college basketball Coaches in John Calipari, Rick Pitino, Thad Matta, and Bill Self....
Mark McGrath Goes In For The Fist Bump, Chris Paul Says Maybe Someday
This is awkward. The Clippers escaped with a win last night after a failed last second effort by the Portland Trailblazers and the home crowd was happy and relieved....
Ryan Anderson's Miss At The Buzzer Was Worthy Of His Facepalm Reaction
Not to take anything away from Dirk Nowitzki's game-winning basket, but the 5.9 seconds remaining were enough for Orlando to get off not one but two final shots in an attempt to tie the 100-98 Mavericks lead. The second of these—an awkward scoop at the buzzer from under the rim—didn't fall for Ryan...
Florida's Erving Walker Arrested For Alleged Theft Of Taco
Erving Walker's career as a guard for Florida's basketball team ended with last week's loss to Louisville in the Elite Eight. He's since moved on to becoming an alleged taco bandit. According to the Palm Beach Post, citing a report from the Gainesville (Fla.) Police Department, this is what Walker i...
Conclude March Madness By Reviewing The Best Sports GIFs Ever
The incomparable Jon Bois has spent all March encouraging participation in his GIF brackets. Voting irregularity has marred the final—which includes the bad boy pictured here—but that doesn't mean you shouldn't relive the looped images we cherish. [SBNation]...
Why Should Several Big Schools Pay A Company $10K A Year To Monitor Their Athletes' Twitter Accounts?
Pete Thamel has a story in the New York Times about a spunky, depressing new company called Varsity Monitor. Its motto (emphasis Varsity Monitor's):...
Karen Sypher Wrote A Book About All The Times She Says Rick Pitino Raped Her
Karen Sypher's new book, Guilty Until Proven Innocent: "The Karen Sypher Story," might be the most perfectly planned bestseller: it was released this month, just in time for a deep run for Louisville, and it's got a ton of rape, just like The Kite Runner. ...
Here's The First Authentic Smile In Los Angeles Since The Birth Of The Film Industry
The Lakers threw Derek Fisher a party upon his return to Los Angeles, only to see their esteemed guest have his cake and eat it too. The Thunder escaped from L.A. with a 102-93 victory, and Fisher played his part by scoring seven points in his first seven minutes of action after entering the game i...
Jackie Robinson Is Back From The Dead And Getting His Nails Done In Beverly Hills
That's according to video-paparazzi-whores Hollywood TV, which stalked Frank Robinson without really knowing who he is. (He's actually a completely different Hall of Fame black guy.) [Vin Scully Is My Homeboy]...
Why The Deal To Keep The Kings In Sacramento May Be Collapsing
"Elation now" crowed the Sacramento Bee when the Maloof Brothers, David Stern, and Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson emerged from lockdown negotations with a plan to build a new arena and keep the Kings from moving to Anaheim. The plan was a good one, as far as publically funded stadiums go: the team a...
This Is The 911 Call Of Joba Chamberlain's Trampoline Injury
The New York Daily News got this the other day, but it just came to our attention. As you can hear in the audio above, Joba Chamberlain's injury was reported as a "compound fracture" of the ankle. The bone had come all the way through the skin, and there was blood, though the caller can be heard to...
Trent Richardson Smash!
Pro days are serious business. With fewer players taking part in the Combine, whether due to injury or the founded fear that performing can only hurt their draft stock, the highly controlled pro day has become the showcase of choice for the top prospects. This is bad news for the NFL Network, and ...
The New Columbus Goalie Showed Up For Work In Michigan Gear
Shawn Hunwick's college hockey career ended in heartbreak, as the goaltender's Michigan squad fell to the Union Dutchmen Cornell Big Red in the NCAA tournament five days ago. His NHL career, meanwhile, came as a whirlwind....
Trampoline Wars: Rebounderz And AirHeads Battle Over Where Joba Chamberlain Was Injured
We didn't ask for this, to get caught up in Florida's trampoline arena turf war. We just wanted to point out the incongruity of a major league ballplayer suffering a horrific injury at a child's playplace. But there's no going back....
We'll Pay For Video Of Dana Jacobson Chugging Vodka From The Bottle And "Cursing Like A Sailor"
Yesterday, upon hearing the news that Dana Jacobson intends to leave ESPN, we hoped to pay our respects by posting a video clip of our favorite moment from her time in Bristol. Alas, actual footage of Jacobson chugging vodka from the bottle and "cursing like a sailor," in the words of the Press of A...
Sacramento Man Arrested For Jumping On Top Of Police Car Produces Spectacular Mugshot
Jesse James Thomas was wearing a sombrero and a boxing glove at the time of his arrest on suspicion of being drunk in public, but they don't appear in this mugshot. That would have gilded the lily. [Jalopnik, h/t Pat]...
Chow Fun: Jeremy Lin Has A Pleasant Lunch With "Chink In The Armor" Headline Writer
Anthony Federico, the former ESPNer who wrote the "Chink In The Armor" headline for which he has been apologizing to anyone who'll stand still long enough, tells Newsday: "We talked more about matters of faith [and] reconciliation. We talked about our shared Christian values and what we're both tryi...
The Diamondbacks Already Have Four Throwback Jerseys To Choose From
Just a reminder that the Diamondbacks came into existence in 1998, yet still have four options for their now-traditional throwback jersey night. This is less an indictment of the team than of the millennial trend of multiple alternates, all for sale. But which one will most fondly remind D-Backs fan...
Craig James Says Mike Leach Is "A Bully" In Amateurish Campaign Ad
Craig James's floundering campaign for a U.S. Senate seat has a new video in which the candidate trots out his daughter to address the thorny issue of what Mike Leach did to his son at Texas Tech. "If I see wrong, then I'm going to stand up against it. I will never let something go by that is a bu...