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We Are All Dave McKenna XXI
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 vanishes like manners at a pig trough. Our installment today comes from the Washington City Paper itself, whose publisher, Amy Austin, ran a letter...
Wisconsin Beats Michigan With A Banked-In Three-Pointer At The Buzzer
Wisconsin's Josh Gasser beat Michigan with this shot last night, and probably ended their chances at an at-large bid to the dance, too. The look on the Wolverines' faces after the shot says it all: there really is no more demoralizing ending to a basketball game, if you're not on the side that chu...
They Called The Cops On UTEP Coach Tim Floyd Last Night
Your morning roundup for Feb. 24, the day Edward James Olmos turns 63....
Italian Fans Will Miss Gallinari, Russians счастливый To See Mozgov Go, According To Ethnic Sources
Today's Times offers a second-day story on the Melo trade. You will best appreciate the piece if you read it in silly accents and embrace two of the ethnic stereotypes not often associated with the NBA!...
We Are All Dave McKenna XX
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 vanishes like a Redskins head coach after two seasons. Today's installment comes from perpetually ill-tempered new media comedian Buzz Bissinger in...
Jason Kendall Blows Up At A Reporter, Is Kind Of An Asshole
Yesterday, Nick Wright of 610 AM was interviewing Royals prospect Mike Moustakas when he asked him a wholly innocuous question about possibly starting the season in AAA to delay his arbitration clock. That's when Jason Kendall, not even part of the conversation, jumped in....
The Drunken Family Argument Phase Of "Black Thanksgiving"
We learned last week, the NBA All-Star Weekend is "Black Thanksgiving." Of course, like any holiday with family present, things can turn ugly between the meal and dessert....
Here's A Carolina Buzzer-Beater That Has Nothing To Do With Tobacco Road
Coastal Carolina offers up a case study in where not to throw the ball on a full-court in-bounds pass with seconds remaining in a tie game: a rainbow into the middle of the court is never really a safe bet. UNC-Asheville, in its second appearance on this site in two weeks, defeated Coastal Carolin...
Caltech Basketball Win Raises Record To 1-310 In Last 311 Conference Games
Your morning roundup for Feb. 23, the day Rahm Emanuel starts cursing at the phrase "staggering unfunded pension liabilities."...
Let's Watch A Cafeteria Brawl Together
This film is called "ASU Cafe Fight (Mobile vs Football Team)." Which could be either Alabama State University, Arizona State University, Appalachian State University, Angelo State University or other....
We Are All Dave McKenna XIX
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 like a Knicks' roster. Today, we take a moment to meditate on what Dan Snyder considers "fan appreciation" for dedicated Redskins fans. ...
Here's What The Dunk Contest Looks Like Without The Dumb Props
Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan says he is done competing in any "prop dunk contest" for NBA All-Star weekend. DeRozan finished third in Saturday's contest, and he lost out to Blake Griffin, who dunked over a car with a choir singing R. Kelly in the background, and JaVale McGee, who brought out an ext...
Texas A&M Recruit Jordan Green Eschews Cars, Dunks Over Defenders
Jordan Green, out of Flower Mound High School in Texas, had a pretty epic dunk this weekend. So epic, in fact, that he knocked over a player on the opposing team. So while Blake Griffin was jumping over cars in the dunk contest this weekend, Jordan Green was jumping over people. The only way to up...
Footage Shows Drunk Utah Linebacker Driving Wrong Way On Highway
A Utah state trooper pulled over to a car parked on the shoulder of S.R. 201 early Sunday morning — and facing in the wrong direction. The driver was an intoxicated University of Utah linebacker, Nai Fotu, who told the trooper he'd had "one beer, two beers" with his teammates at the University cam...
Troy "Escalade" Jackson, Not Your Typical Streetballer, Dies At 35
Troy "Escalade" Jackson, the younger brother of NBA guard Mark Jackson, was found dead in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. The Jamaica, Queens native was 35 years old. At 6'10" and 400 pounds, Jackson wasn't quick and he didn't really have leaping ability — two near requirements for streetball — but...
Before Blake Griffin Dunked Over A Car, Kenny Smith Had A Three-Minute Religious Experience
If you missed the NBA slam dunk contest on Saturday night, you not only missed Blake Griffin dunking over a silver Kia and some other confusing but exciting shenanigans — you also missed Kenny Smith, Griffin's "coach" for the evening, delivering a nearly three-minute long speech about obstacles an...
Here's Kobe Bryant Getting A Little Testy With Reporters Last Night
After scoring 37 points on 14-for-26 shooting in last night's All-Star Game, Kobe sat through a lot of post-game interviews. He seemed a little tired — irritable, even. Maybe it is from being around all the young folk, after all....
Judging By That Hickey, Kevin Love Had A Good All-Star Weekend
Thanks to reader Chris, who noticed Love's love bite during a pre-game interview. Perhaps that Kevin Love fragrance really works....
Lady Puts Hidden Camera On Her Ass, "Busts" People And Jesus Scoping It
The introduction of "Ass Cam" poses the question of whether "you've ever wondered what goes on behind your back." From there, you can decide whether the two asscamtrepreneurs accurately predicted that they "look dumb :D"...