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Panthers Lock Up Cam Newton
According to reports from ESPN and the Charlotte Observer, Cam Newton and the Panthers have agreed to a deal that will see him bring in $20 million annually for the next five years....

Atlanta Hawks Unveil New Logos
The recently eliminated Hawks officially revealed their new logos today, and the primary logo is mighty familiar. It’s a fleshed-out version of the “Pac-Man” logo the team began using as an alternate last season, which is itself an update of the one used for most of the team’s history....

Alvin Gentry Will Be Responsible For The Future Of Anthony Davis
The New Orleans Pelicans hired Alvin Gentry as their newest head coach, the team announced Saturday. Gentry takes over for Monty Williams, who was somewhat surprisingly let go after leading New Orleans to the playoffs this season....
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Falcons LB Prince Shembo Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Dog [Update]
Second-year Atlanta Falcons linebacker Prince Shembo has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony, according to WSB-TV reporter Tony Thomas. Shembo is accused of kicking and killing his girlfriend’s dog....

The Hawks Were Fun, Occasionally Terrific, And Not Revolutionary
The Finals matchup is set, and thanks to a scheduling quirk and two mostly non-competitive conference finals series, we’ve got nearly an entire week with no basketball. It’s a good time to revisit how we got here....

Garrick Sherman Goes On Alcohol-Fueled Anti-NCAA Twitter Rant
Garrick Sherman played two years of college basketball at Michigan State, before transferring and playing his final two years at Notre Dame. He graduated in 2014, and now plays professionally for Dinamo Tbilsi in Georgia (the country). ...

Chris Connelly Named Interim Editor-In-Chief Of Grantland
ESPN has just announced that Chris Connelly will take over as the editor-in-chief of Grantland, on an interim basis. ...

Kris Bryant Nails Top Of Wrigley Scoreboard With 477-Foot Bomb
Kris Bryant has been hitting great since his ignominious introduction to the big leagues. He was batting .282 with six home runs before tonight’s game, and his OPS was 24th best in the majors, which is fantastic for a rookie. ...

Storytime With Vin Scully: Jonny Gomes Vs. A Wolf
Please enjoy this video from yesterday’s Braves-Dodgers game: Vin Scully, the official narrator of summer, tells the tale of the time a young Jonny Gomes saw his life flash before his eyes when he was tackled by a wolf. I don’t want to ruin the ending, but the wolf did not eat Jonny Gomes....

Ducks Overcome Miracle Toews Goal To Win In OT, Take 3-2 Series Lead
The Anaheim Ducks took a 3-2 Western Conference Final lead with a Matt Beleskey goal 45 seconds into overtime that erased an outstanding performance by Jonathan Toews in the final minutes of regulation—including a miracle shot that found the net with 38 seconds remaining....

Giancarlo Stanton Slams Into The Wall To Take Away An Extra Base Hit
Giancarlo Stanton is featured on this website a lot because we, like all right-thinking humans on earth, enjoy watching him smack the crap out of baseballs. But hey, as it turns out, he can play defense too! ...

Brewers Successfully Challenge Home Run Hitter Called Out At Home
Today in “manager challenges you didn’t expect to see”: Craig Counsell successfully challenging the Brewers’ Khris Davis being called out after hitting a home run. Home plate ump Will Little called Davis out after the Giants appealed, tossing the ball to the plate claiming the Milwaukee outfielder h...

Bah Gawd! It's An Al Horford-The Rock People's Elbow Mashup!
After Al Horford’s ejection for dropping The People’s Elbow on Matthew Dellavedova last night, it was only a matter of time before we compiled every angle of Horford’s move and mixed it in with some vintage footage of The Rock. And, yes, there’s the usual presence of “J.R.” Jim Ross in there too....

LeBron Notches Triple-Double, Cavs Beat Hawks In Mostly Bad OT Game
LeBron James scored 37 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and dished 13 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 3-0 series lead on the Atlanta Hawks with a 114-111 overtime win Sunday night. ...

Al Horford Ejected For Dropping The People's Elbow
Hawks star Al Horford earned a Flagrant 2 and ejection from the game for dropping an elbow on the Cavs’ Matthew Dellavedova late in the first half of tonight’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 3....

Report: Kyle Korver Out For The Rest Of The Playoffs With Ankle Injury
The Hawks were probably already dead. Losing the first two game of a series on your own home floor will do that. But now they’re REALLY dead. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Hawks beat reporter Chris Vivlamore reports that the above ankle injury that Kyle Korver suffered in last night’s Game 2 will kno...

Will Smith Ejected For "Foreign Substance"
Brewers pitcher Will Smith earned an ejection tonight from crew chief Jim Joyce after Braves skipper Fredi Gonzalez raised an objection over the existence of a foreign substance on Smith’s wrist....

Madison Bumgarner Is The First Pitcher To Take Clayton Kershaw Deep
Madison Bumgarner’s newspaper wasn’t wet today. The Giants pitcher hit a strong solo home run off Clayton Kershaw in the third inning....

"School's Out" Forever: The Secret History Of Alice Cooper's Classic
Before he became the makeup-wearing, chicken-killing, parent-scaring degenerate known as Alice Cooper, Vincent Furnier was a happy kid. He loved art, ran cross country, and fronted a band that booked so many gigs in his hometown of Phoenix that he had the money to buy a 1966 Ford Fairlane GT 390 by ...

NCAA Rules Make Pitt's Pat Narduzzi Sound Like A Huge Creep
New Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi talked about the upcoming season and expectations at an event Wednesday in Philadelphia. Because of NCAA recruitment rules involving conversations between football coaches and high school players, everyone in attendance was made aware that Narduzzi “is not permit...