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EMU Player Rightfully Pissed Only 373 People Came To Watch Them Win
Eastern Michigan beat Norfolk State at home in their first game of the CIT Tournament for the program's first postseason victory in almost 18 years, and fewer than 400 people were there to watch. Glenn Bryant, a senior on the team, was justifiably angry at the turnout....
Panthers' Shitty Offseason Gets Worse With Cam Newton's Ankle
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will undergo ankle surgery Wednesday. The recovery will keep him sidelined for an estimated four months, another piece of crappy news added to the pile that is Carolina's offseason....
Six Ways The Florida Panthers Want To Screw Broward County
The Panthers want public funds to fix up the BB&T Center. Something in the neighborhood of $80 million in tax subsidies would be nice. They're asking because it'd be corporately negligent for a franchise not to at least try to milk taxpayers out of cash for something that won't economically contribu...
If <em>NBA 2K14</em> Is Any Guide, Kevin Durant Better Watch Out For Lil B
As far as we know, Kevin "The Servant" Durant hasn't yet taken up Lil B's invitation to get served in 1-on-1, so the real and Based World alike are left to speculate. Luckily, Pitchfork has taken things one step further by creating the Based God in NBA 2K14 and pitting him against Durant....
Anthony Davis Is Everywhere
While working his way through a 40-point, 21-rebound beatdown of the Celtics last night, Anthony Davis made a number of plays that would make anyone in the arena think they were watching the best big man in the NBA. ...
Little Girl Deals With Loss Of Steve Smith Better Than Crying Brother
The dad taping his son's reaction to the Panthers cutting Steve Smith is certainly rubbing it in a bit—"they fired him,"—and sad sports kids aren't as cute as they used to be, but the real star of the video is the pragmatic sister....
Bonnies Upset A-10 Top Seed SLU With Bonkers, Buzzer-Beating Finish
First-seed St. Louis has just been knocked out of the Atlantic 10 tournament by ninth-seed St. Bonaventure thanks to a deep, buzzer-beating three from junior Bonnies guard Jordan Gathers. The game itself was incredible, as St. Bonaventure fought back from a 10-point halftime deficit, but the last 45...
Damon Bruce Was Banned From The Giants' Clubhouse For Taking Creepshots
We haven't heard much from former KNBR radio host Damon Bruce since he went on a dick-twirling rant during one of his shows. But Bruce's recent move from KNBR to 95.7 The Game elicited a column from the Press Democrat's Lowell Cohn, in which he dishes some serious dirt on Bruce....
Steve Smith Is <em>Pissed</em>
Steve Smith is not the most measured man even in the happiest of times. So after being cut by Carolina after 13 years, it's no surprise that he's out for revenge. On WFNZ in Charlotte this morning, Smith had a promise for his new team—and a threat for his old one....
There Is A Sad Little "Save Steve Smith" Rally Going On In Charlotte
As expected, the Panthers announced the release of veteran wide receiver Steve Smith this afternoon. (Presumably they told an intern to break the news to the temperamental Smith, then quickly left the building.)...
Ben Hogan Isn't Walking Out Of That Sand Trap
And speaking of Dan Jenkins, our pal Bryan Curtis recently profiled him for Grantland. It's worth your time:...
Report: Kobe Bryant Has "No Interest" In Playing For Mike D'Antoni
You have to feel a bit for Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni, who was brought in to a bad team that didn't fit his style, but if various anonymously sourced reports have any validity, players don't have a ton of love for him either....
MLB Sees First Play Overturned On Review
The first 20 instances of umpires invoking baseball's new expanded review resulted in the call being upheld. But yesterday in Tempe, the replay system finally earned its keep....
Barry Bonds Says He Should Be In The Hall Of Fame "Without A Doubt"
Barry Bonds showed up at camp today, and put on a Giants uniform for the first time in seven years. At age 49, he looked good—smaller than in his playing days, but nothing that would be embarrassing if he were in spring training to play. He's here to teach. And he was immediately asked about PEDs....
Giancarlo Stanton Crushed A Big-Ass Home Run Today
This happened in the seventh inning of today's spring training game between the Marlins and the Mets. Can anybody mash a tater as hard as Giancarlo Stanton can? No, nobody can mash a tater as hard as Giancarlo Stanton can....
Panthers Pull Off History's Worst Line Change
Even given the customary leeway and not counting the four players by the bench, that's still way too many Panthers on the ice. With the win yesterday, the Bruins have now taken eight straight from Florida, so you can't fault the Panthers for trying to even the odds....
"Fuck KD" Is The Latest Chapter Of The Lil B-Kevin Durant Beef
Bay Area rapper Lil B had seemingly retracted his curse of Kevin Durant back in 2012, but the Durant hate has returned with his new track "Fuck KD."...
Bill Simmons Met Jared The Subway Guy. Looks Fun!
Both Simmons and Jared Fogle were at SXSW and stopped for a quick photo. Good times. Maybe they shared a sandwich with Fritos on it. ...
Grantland Editor Not Sure If This Pullquote Is Sexy Enough
That's a pretty sexy pullquote, Grantland editor. Nothing gets people going like a well-placed semicolon....
Joe Maddon Is Already Hard At Work Exploiting MLB's Replay System
The truth is, no one knows how MLB's new replay review process will shake out until every last exigency is put into play. Joe Maddon isn't going to wait. He's already planning how to take advantage of the system....