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A Breakdown Of The NFL's New Rules, And The Ones That Didn't Pass
At the NFL meetings in Orlando, the league's owners voted on a number of proposals. The highlight: it looks like we're closer to longer, harder PATs. Here's a rundown of the NFL's rule changes, and the ones that didn't quite make it....
We Need To Talk About Paul George's Wardrobe
This is the outfit that Paul George put on after his team lost to the Bulls last night. That is a lot of leather. Just so, so much leather. But this outfit shouldn't shock anyone, because Paul George has been doing this for a while....
Bob Knight Can't Stay Away From The Rape Metaphors
Bob Knight, who famously told Connie Chung in 1988 that ''if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it,'' once again went to the well of sexual assault-themed metaphors on Mike & Mike today....
Bill Belichick: Still The Best
Bill Belichick is taciturn, curmudgeonly, ruthless, secretive, quite possibly evil, and we're going to miss him so much whenever he decides to hang up the hoodie. The Patriots coach was one of his rare expansive moods when speaking at the NFL meetings this morning, and when Belichick is on, there's ...
Report: Senior FIFA Members Tried To Halt Corruption Probe
Every time FIFA does something right—like forming an independent investigation into allegations of corruption surrounding the votes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups—it manages to shoot itself in the foot. Reports out of Switzerland claim that "senior FIFA power-brokers" attempted to derail the inves...
Paul George Says He Was Not Catfished, But Knows Who Sent Dick Pics
Paul George talked about his genitals today and denied that he was Catfished. While George says the story itself—that a man duped him into sending penis pictures—is fake, he does not deny that it's his dick we've all seen. All he's saying is that he's not directly responsible for it being part of t...
Over 1,200 California Wineries On Two Beautiful Maps
Following up their poster of 2,500+ American breweries, Pop Chart Lab has put together two lovely maps featuring 1,200+ California wineries. If you're real hardcore, you can go compare them to some soil maps and impress people with your intimate knowledge of terroir. If you're less hardcore, take a ...
Marcus Smart Did The "Right Thing" And Look Where It Got Him
Remember when Marcus Smart was the best story in college basketball? A top-three pick who opted out of a historically weak draft and into a historically loaded one, turning down millions because he wanted to improve and he wanted to win at Oklahoma State, he was Everything Right About the Game. ...
Graphic: The History Of NHL Home Jerseys
Reddit user Tomer139 has created this fantastic chart showing the evolution of the home sweaters of every NHL team. It's massive, so click below or here to see it at full size....
Jared Remy's Horrifying History Of Second Chances
Jared Remy should never have been allowed near Jennifer Martel, the girlfriend and mother of his child, who the son of the longtime Red Sox broadcaster is accused of stabbing to death last summer. He should have been locked up in prison for any of his dozens of previous run-ins with the law, includi...
She Didn't Care For What She Saw
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Mark Cuban: "Greedy" NFL Is 10 Years From Implosion
In the worlds of both sports and television, the NFL is a behemoth. But is there something uniquely and grossly profitable about pro football that it can continue to grow indefinitely, or has it hit its ceiling? Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thinks the end is nigh....
And Now The Phillies Have A MRSA Problem
The Phillies announced today that infielder Freddy Galvis has been hospitalized with a staph infection and will begin the season on the disabled list. Now the Daily News reports that it is indeed MRSA, the particularly nasty antibiotic-resistant strain that struck the Buccaneers locker room last yea...
Aroldis Chapman Shares Post-Surgery Photo Of His Stapled Head
Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman Instagrammed this photo of the aftermath of his surgery, to treat injuries suffered when he was struck in the face by a line drive on Wednesday night. ...
Where Are The Tight Satin Men's Basketball Shorts Of Yesteryear, Damn It?
So much has changed since the Long Island University Blackbirds were a force to be reckoned with in men's college hoops. But surely the gear — specifically, the oh-so-short shorts, the BDSM-ready knee pads, the grimy sneakers and such — worn by the lads is way up there among the many features of the...
Cool Site Lets You Explore The IMDB Ratings Of Your Favorite TV Shows
For lovers of television and charts, Graph TV—a clever interactive tool built by Kevin Wu—let's you visually explore the ratings of TV shows in the IMDB database. Over on the site itself, you can scroll over the dots for the titles and scores of individual episodes; the regression lines show the tre...
Oh C'Mon, His Butt's Not That Big
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The Atlanta Hawks Created An Enormous Paul Millsap Statue
Oh, hey there. Just Atlanta Hawks power forward Paul Millsap and his gigantic likeness hanging out, shooting the breeze....
Andrea Pirlo Just Scored Another Incredible Free Kick Goal
This is Juventus's Andrea Pirlo. He's 100 years old, and, aside from the greatest flowing mane of hair to ever grace a human's head, looks older than that. No one has seen him move in earnest in six or seven years, but he scores stunning free kicks all the time. This is one of those times. ...