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Texans Sign Brandon Weeden Because They Learned <i>Nothing</i>
The Houston Texans have signed Brandon Weeden to back up Deshaun Watson and let us for the moment set aside the silliness of a certain unemployed QB remaining unemployed—Texans owner Bob McNair was deposed earlier this month in Colin Kaepernick’s collusion grievance against the NFL, so that wasn’t a...
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Larry Nassar's Former Boss, William Strampel, Charged With Sexual Misconduct [Updated]
William Strampel, the former dean of the osteopathic medical school at Michigan State University, has been charged with criminal sexual conduct by the Michigan attorney general’s office. Strampel supervised convicted sex offender Larry Nassar while both were employed by MSU....

Dr. William Strampel, Former Michigan State Boss Of Larry Nassar, Arrested
Dr. William Strampel—the former boss of convicted serial sexual abuser Dr. Larry Nassar and dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State—was arrested this evening on undisclosed charges....

Soccer Player Delivers A <i>Mortal Kombat</i> Flying Kick To Opponent's Face
Martín Minadevino of Argentine club Atlético Brown demonstrated Saturday that his hero growing up wasn’t Maradona, but Liu Kang:...

Russell Martin Makes A Cool Catch, Trips, Falls, Gets Hit In The Face
Spring training is for trying your absolute hardest—up to but not inclusive of any effort that might land you on the DL for Opening Day. Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin very nearly tried too hard today. ...

Please Enjoy Vince Carter's Rude Blake Griffin Impression
In a game between two dead-end teams waiting for the draft, the Pistons stuck around for two-and-a-half quarters before the Kings gutted it out and pulled off the loss. Blake Griffin came up big for the Pistons, but the night belonged to Vince Carter, who moved up to 22nd on the NBA’s all-time scori...

Report: Jonathan Martin Charged With Making Criminal Threats, Possessing Loaded Firearm After Instagram Post
Three weeks after former NFL offensive lineman Jonathan Martin used Instagram to share a photograph of a gun and ammunition with a ominous message, he has been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney with four counts of making criminal threats and one count of possessing a loaded firearm...

Martín Pérez Killed And Ate The Bull That Injured Him: "Good Meat"
One of the stranger injuries of baseball’s offseason was Texas Rangers pitcher Martín Pérez’s broken elbow, the result of a bull that startled him and caused him to fall on his ranch in Venezuela. ...

Report: Larry Nassar's Longtime Boss Said In 2016 <em></em>He Didn't Believe Victims
William Strampel is the former dean of the osteopathic medical school at Michigan State University, a position he held from 2002 until last year. In that position he supervised Larry Nassar, a doctor who sexually abused hundreds of girls while working for Michigan State and USA Gymnastics. The Wall ...

Texas A&M Downs DePaul On Chennedy Carter's Three-Pointer With Three Seconds Remaining
Texas A&M is headed to the Spokane regional after the fourth-seeded Aggies beat five-seed DePaul on a Chennedy Carter three-pointer that came with three seconds remaining in the game....

Matt McQuaid Banks In Crazy Buzzer-Beater
Michigan State took a three-point lead into the half against Syracuse thanks to Matt McQuaid fielding his own rejected field goal attempt and heaving up a banked three at the buzzer....

Caleb Martin Lost His Damn Mind In Nevada's Overtime Win Against Texas
Nevada came back from a 14-point deficit to send Shaka Smart’s Texas squad packing, with guard Caleb Martin providing the final boost the Wolf Pack needed to advance to the second round. ...

UNC Greensboro's Zone Defense Nearly Suffocated Gonzaga
In its first-round loss to No. 4 seed Gonzaga, 13-seed UNC Greensboro did what they do best for 39.5 minutes, nearly knocking off the reigning national runner-ups in the process....

Alex Ovechkin Has A Painting Of Himself Riding A Horse While Playing The Mandolin
A Washington Post article today detailed Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin’s extensive memorabilia collection, which spans both his basement in Virginia and his family’s house outside Moscow. Via the Post:...

Derek Jeter On The Marlins' Dinger Machine: "It's Big. It's Big. It's Big."
Much of the Miami Marlins’ roster from last season has departed, but the team’s true centerpiece—the home run sculpture in the outfield—is set to remain, at least for now. That’s not for lack of trying by CEO Derek Jeter, who’s indicated that he’s not a fan. But the fact that the statue is considere...

Does GRRM Have No Pages Because He's Too Busy Going To Dead Shows In Mexico With Miami Radio Hosts?
Here are the facts: The Winds Of Winter, the sixth book in George RR Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire series, is still not out. Science predicted it would come out about a year ago, and the first chapters surfaced in 2011 (though they were cut from his previous book). GRRM himself claimed he was mont...

Unpaid Athlete Resolves Paid-Dinner Scandal By Giving $40 To Charity
Today in tremendously stupid updates from the FBI’s college basketball investigation: Michigan State’s Miles Bridges has officially been cleared to play. The sophomore guard has been absolved of his sins (allowing an agent to buy dinner for several members of his family last winter, which reportedly...

Report: Vile Pharma Dipshit Martin Shkreli Now Has Prison Muscles
When he was just a pasty nerd, out here defrauding investors and exponentially increasing the price of important drugs, I feel very certain that I could’ve taken Martin Shkreli. Now I am less sure, and let me tell you, it’s a sickening feeling:...

Jonathan Martin Taken Into Custody After Threatening Instagram Post Causes High School To Close
Los Angeles prep school Harvard-Westlake closed both its campuses this afternoon after former NFL offensive lineman and Harvard-Westlake alum Jonathan Martin tagged the school in an Instagram post, in which he made threats against those he said bullied him. The photo included a gun and shells on a b...
