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Kansas State Player High-Fives Invisible Teammates Between Free Throws
Kansas State's Wesley Iwundu took technical free throws against Texas Tech tonight, meaning that there were no teammates on the lines to high-five between shots. Iwundu still went through the motions, though....
Female Radio Host: I Was Nearly A Human Trafficking Victim In Sochi
Brittney Cason, a radio host based in Charlotte, thought she had verified every aspect of the supposed reporting gig offer for the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The situation still felt sketchy to her, so she searched further, and that may have saved her from being a victim of human trafficking....
Aaron Hernandez Reportedly Beat Up An Inmate Who Harassed Him
Former Pats tight end Aaron Hernandez fought a fellow inmate at Bristol County Jail today, according to a report. If true, the other guy sure is stupid for choosing Aaron Hernandez as a target....
Who's Your State's Distinctive Musical Artist?
Over on his blog Music Machinery, Paul Lamere has taken an interesting look at the geography of American musical tastes, based on zip code data from a quarter million U.S. music listeners who use a variety of streaming services (online music listeners might not be a perfectly representative sample, ...
Pills, Bullies, And Pink Weights: Life As A Fringe Major Leaguer
From Bigger Than The Game: Restitching a Major League Life (Kensington). ...
When Do Umpires Mess Up Balls And Strikes Calls?
Baseball umpires are not immune to psychological biases, and it's an old adage of baseball commentating that strike zones get smaller when there are two strikes, and larger when there are three balls. In their Sloan finalist paper "What Does it Take to Call a Strike? Three Biases in Umpire Decision ...
The FBI Believed Clay/Liston I Was Fixed
There has long been chatter that Clay/Liston II, in which Sonny Liston went down to a phantom punch, wasn't on the up-and-up. But documents obtained by the Washington Times show the FBI suspected that their first fight, in 1964, may have been fixed by the mob....
A Knicks Season Recap In 90 Seconds Of Play-By-Play
The Knicks lost to the Mavericks last night, in a game that had a few different Knicksian sequences (and a felony weapons charge at the end). It also contained a 90-second stretch of play that is essentially a flip book of the Knicks season so far. ...
This Seems Like It Should Be Illegal
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Raymond Felton Arrested, Charged With Weapons Possession
Hours after a killer last-second loss to Dallas, Knicks point guard Raymond Felton was arrested and charged with three counts of weapons possession....
When Should Managers Pull Their Starting Pitchers?
"A Data-driven Method for In-game Decision Making in MLB" is easily the worst title of the eight Sloan paper finalists, which is a shame, given that it's actually an interesting application of machine learning that's directly related to one of the most important aspects of baseball game management. ...
For Some Stupid Reason, Everyone Was Shocked When Clay Beat Liston
Fifty years ago tomorrow, in Miami Beach, 22-year-old Cassius Clay beat the hell out of Sonny Liston and took the world heavyweight crown from the Big Bear. According to the great New York Times sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, "only three of 46 sportswriters covering the fight had picked Clay to win." ...
So, Which Countries Had The Worst Olympics?
After the usual agonizing about who's winning the Olympics—Do you use medal count or gold count? What about something weighted? WHAT ABOUT GDP?—Russia made things relatively easy at the end of the day, seemingly establishing itself as the consensus winner....
Yeah, Whatever, Kid
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NFL Prospect Leaves Combine Because He Says God Told Him To
Some draft prospects don't take part in drills at the NFL Combine due to injuries, but Adam Muema was healthy. His reason for departing from Indianapolis early was unique....
Dee Ford: Jadeveon Clowney Plays Like A "Blind Dog In A Meat Market"
Folks, we have some hot NFL draft prospect beef. THIS BEEF IS HOT....
Greg Oden Will Start An NBA Game For The First Time Since 2009
LeBron James is sitting out today's game against the Bulls with a broken nose, and Greg Oden, in a surprising decision, will take his place in Miami's starting five. The last time Oden started was Dec. 5, 2009; he fractured his left patella in the first quarter of that game. But in Oden's case, what...
Canada's Men's Hockey Team Celebrates Second Straight Gold
Even though the United States lost, the men's hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics continued, for some reason. Canada shut out Sweden 3-0 for their second straight gold medal. The result produced a few excellent photos of jubilant Canada players....
Young Child Foolishly Taunts Nightmare Bear
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Report: Nets Will Sign Jason Collins, Have First Openly Gay NBA Player
NBA center Jason Collins will be the first openly gay active athlete in the four major American professional sports when the Brooklyn Nets reportedly sign him to a 10-day contract today, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports....