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Paul George Recovering Quickly, Already Swishing Jumpers
After Paul George horrifically broke his leg on August 1st, all reports said that he was expected to miss the entirety of the upcoming season. Since that timeframe put George out for at least nine months, it was surprisingly to see him walking at the Pacers media day with only a small limp. Well thi...
War Machine's Suicide Note Is Delusional
War Machine (born Jonathan Koppenhaver), awaiting trial for the alleged beating of Christy Mack, tried to kill himself in jail last Tuesday by tying a piece of linen around his neck. Jailors reportedly found a suicide note in the cell. TMZ published that note today. There are Nietzsche quotes....
Darnell Dockett Mocks Raiders Fans With Whiteboard
As the Cardinals played the Raiders, injured defensive end Darnell Dockett reminded Oakland's fans that their team is a trash heap. He used a whiteboard to illustrate his main point....
The Packers Are Laying The Beatdown Of The Season On The Panthers
Carolina-Green Bay is into the third quarter, and the Panthers are just about flatlining. Green Bay went up 21-0 in the first quarter, and have it at 35-3 in the third. Short of the miraculous, this is already one of the blowouts out of the season. ...
Bills' Two Best Running Backs Carted Off In One Half
The Bills' running backs are having a terrible day. Fred Jackson was carted off with a leg injury in the first quarter, and C.J. Spiller also needed the cart after hurting his shoulder in the second....
Blake Sims Has Rockets In His Shoes
Don't believe me? Watch his touchdown against the Aggies above. That's a 43-yard rush for score, and he's the quarterback....
Ebola May Force The Africa Cup Of Nations Host To Be Decided By Lottery
The Africa Cup of Nations, the biannual tournament to crown the continent's top soccer country, is scheduled to kick off in three months. As of now, it'll be held in Morocco, but with West Africa currently suffering the worst Ebola outbreak ever, the idea of hundreds of thousands of people descendin...
Mike Matheny Manages The Cardinals Straight Out Of The Playoffs
According to possibly apocryphal lore, Tommy Lasorda described baseball thusly:...
How To Race 26.2 Miles, Chicago-Style
Some of the most exciting moments in marathon racing have happened in Chicago. Not sure why Chicago. Maybe it's because the Chicago Marathon has the financial means to lure big talent with borderline crazy fearlessness—the ingredients of epic races. Maybe, it's because Chicago's infamous weather a...
Report: War Machine Attempted Jail Suicide
Former MMA fighter War Machine attempted to commit suicide in Clark County Detention Center Tuesday night, according to TMZ. A jailor went into War Machine's cell after he noticed him unresponsive, and found "a piece of linen around his neck which was tied to the leg of the bed." The jailor cut ...
<em>Red Dawn</em> Is Delusional Right-Wing Porn In The Best Possible Way
The best scenes in the original 1978 Dawn of the Dead aren't the early bursts of urban confusion or the biker-zombie rumbles. They're the scenes where the four isolated survivors giddily run through an abandoned shopping mall, balling out with the artifacts of a just-dead culture. They use mannequ...
Justin Gatlin's Glory Lap Turning Contentious And Weird
Justin Gatlin, track and field's most controversial athlete of 2014, has had a doozy of a last few weeks. And he's not even running currently....
How To Store Glassware: A Celebration Of Strong-Ass Opinions
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here periodically to answer your filthiest questions....
Adirondack Flames Snuff Out Scorch, The Firefighter-Murdering Mascot
Choosing to go in a different direction than the wanton killing of first responders, the AHL's Adirondack Flames have decided to smother the short, eventful life of would-be mascot Scorch....
Alabama Tight End Busted With A Quarter Pound Of Weed In His Dorm Room
Police seized 112 grams of weed and $4,661 in cash from University of Alabama tight end Kurt Freitag's dorm room, according to a complaint filed Monday. Last Tuesday, agents from the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force observed Freitag making a "drug transaction" outside of his dorm. They followed him...
Photos: Dolphins, Packers Fans Brawl In Parking Lot
Here are some very well-composed photos from a brawl between Dolphins and Packers fans outside of Sun Life Stadium before yesterday's game. According to the photo captions, shirtless bro repped the Packers. He does not appear to have won....
The Rams Will Wear Those Sweet 1999 Throwbacks Tonight
St. Louis is breaking out the 1999 throwback uniforms for Monday Night Football tonight, and goddamn, it brings back some fond memories. I genuinely wonder how much of that is the actual uniform and how much is the fact that it was last worn by one of the most exciting teams of football's modern era...
Tennessee Track Coach Cuts Six Athletes Just Weeks Into The School Year
New Tennessee track coach Beth Alford-Sullivan cut six women from her team in September, just a month after proudly announcing her predecessor's entire recruiting class would arrive intact....
Large Blue Jackets Fan Dancing In Extreme Slow Motion Is Heavenly
Meet "Dancing Kevin." He's a Columbus Blue Jackets staple, and it seems he pulled out all the stops for Saturday's home opener against the Rangers, enlisting the help of a nearby bear to guzzle multiple cans of Labatt Blue and dance with everything God gave him. And God blessed Kevin with a bountifu...