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How Is Madison Bumgarner Even A Real Person?
If you were to judge Sports Illustrated's big Sportsman of the Year feature on Madison Bumgarner simply by the magazine's cover and Tom Verducci's lede—"In one of Earth's great hardwood forests, that wind swoops and soars through white pines, maples, oaks, chestnuts and poplars..."—you might roll ...

The 2014 Hater's Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog
It's a difficult world out there, people. War, poverty, brutality, corruption, social and racial injustice … these are not civil times we live in. Which is why, more than ever, we NEED the comfort and warmth that only life inside the Williams-Sonoma catalog can provide. Follow me, America. Fol...

The Golden State Warriors Still Love The CoCo (On The Low Low)
Yesterday, we learned that the Golden State Warriors were no longer allowed to celebrate victories by singing along to O.T. Genasis's head-knocking drug anthem, "CoCo." But judging by Steph Curry's latest Instagram post, pictured above, the team isn't letting the fun-hating puritans who rained on th...

ESPN Duped By Fake Ken Rosenthal Twitter Account
At 1:12 a.m. ET, Jon Heyman broke the news that the Oakland A's had traded Jeff Samardzija to the Chicago White Sox: ...

John Wall Collapses In Tears After Emotional Post-Game Interview
Last season, Wizards guard John Wall befriended cancer patient Miyah Telemaque-Nelson and helped the little girl meet Nicki Minaj. Miyah died today at the age of six, and an inspired Wall scored 26 points with 17 assists in leading Washington to a double-OT win over the Celtics. After the game, he...

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Bahamas-Bound CMU Players Were Threatened With The Specter Of Detroit
Central Michigan is on its way to the Bahamas for its bowl game, which must surely be an even greater reward than either of the national semifinals. But the program made the players sweat before the big reveal....

Fans Were Just As Drunk And Stupid In 1941 As They Are Today
This newspaper clipping, from the January 2, 1941 issue of The Bend Bulletin, is a welcome reminder that football fans have always been drunk and dumb....

Man Loses Fantasy Football Bet, Does Worst Al Pacino Impression
This reenactment of Al Pacino's famous Any Given Sunday speech has no business being funny, but it is, somehow. The reader who sent it along says the guy half-heartedly playing Tony D'Amato lost a fantasy football bet, and had to make this video as punishment....

Golden State Warriors No Longer Allowed To Be In Love With The CoCo
The Golden State Warriors started a fun tradition this year, where they all sing along to O.T. Genasis's "CoCo" on the team plane after a win. Marreese Speights usually posts videos of these team-bonding moments to his Instagram page....


Video: Art Briles Confronts Bob Bowlsby Over Big 12 "Co-Champs" Snub
Reader Alex L. sends along video he shot of Baylor coach Art Briles confronting Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby following the Bears' win over Kansas State on Friday. Briles said he was angry at the conference's insistence on co-champions—something he (accurately) predicted would strand Baylor on t...

Elton John Fell Out Of A Chair
Elton John was at a tennis thing this weekend—some kind of exhibition tournament called the Statoil Masters at which Sir Elton was a team captain, or something—and he fell right the fuck out of a chair. Look at him fall out of that chair....

Santa Clara Police Attack Fan At Pac-12 Championship Game
Here is a good example of how to not to police people, as seen at Friday's Pac-12 championship game. According to the video uploader, this confrontation started when the man in white walked down the wrong pathway. The situation then quickly escalated, for no clear reason. A lieutenant from the Santa...

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This Is Why You Didn't Make The Playoff, Baylor
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Alabama, Oregon, FSU, And Ohio State Make College Football Playoff
Your college football playoff selections are here, and Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, and Ohio State will face off to decide this season's national champion....