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Romo Back
Future Jet/Brown/Bear/Bronco Tony Romo will reportedly see some action this weekend, because at this point his health is a lot less important to Dallas than Dak Prescott’s....

The Child, Now A Man, Waited 10 Years For This Day Of Revenge
Way back in 2006, an 11-year-old boy sent a letter to his favorite hockey player, young Caps superstar Alexander Ovechkin. The letter contained a hockey card, and a self-addressed stamped envelope, and a note to Ovechkin. No, not a note—a threat....

Russell Westbrook Ends Bad Night With An Ejection
Russell Westbrook will probably want to forget tonight’s game against the Grizzlies. Not only was it one of his worst performances of the season, it ended with a third-quarter ejection....

Avery Bradley Should Probably Start Keeping An Eye Out For LeBron James
LeBron James has been doing the chasdeown block for so long now that any player who finds himself the victim of one either has a very bad memory or enough hubris to think he can escape LeBron’s shadow....

Malik Monk Is The Truth
We’ve noted before how Kentucky’s magic freshman Malik Monk can transform games. Here he is tonight stealing souls from some poor kids from Ole Miss. Don’t look too closely if you value your own afterlife....
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Report: Arkansas Tight End Suspended For Trying To Shoplift Despite Having $450 Gift Card [Update]
Arkansas tight end Jeremy Sprinkle will miss his final college football game after he was suspended for his team’s matchup against Virginia Tech today in the Belk Bowl. The school announced the suspension prior to the game’s 5:30 p.m. kickoff. Head coach Bret Bielema released a statement, but did no...

Baseball Hall Of Fame Voting Is Fascinating Right Now
Dec. 31 is the deadline for BBWAA members to submit their Hall of Fame ballots, and nearly one third of them have already made their ballots public. And here’s a hell of a thing: Probably not this year, but Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will make the Hall of Fame within a couple of years....

Mell Lazarus And <i>Momma</i> Got The Last Laugh
For nearly 35 years, Mell Lazarus knew exactly how the end would go for Momma. In 1982, when the cartoonist began dating Sally Mitchell, who would become his second wife, he confided to her that he had already decided what the final installment of his comic strip would be, and he told her the idea....

Dillon Brooks Nails Second Coolest Three-Pointer Of His Career
Through 14 games, Oregon forward Dillon Brooks has taken a step to the side or backwards in nearly all major offensive categories—his long ball is hitting just 30 percent of the time. Still, as he has throughout his career, the third-year player from Ontario has focused on basketball’s fundamental t...

Autopsy Reveals That Rashaan Salaam Shot Himself In The Head
Former University of Colorado and NFL running back Rashaan Salaam was found dead in a park in Boulder, Colo. on Dec. 5, 2016. According to an autopsy report released today by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, Salaam died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head....

K-State Defensive Back Teabags Opponent, Receives Comeuppance
Kansas State beat Texas A&M 33-28 in their bowl game last night, but their cause was not helped by cornerback Donnie Starks....

Andre Iguodala Passes The Ball Between His Legs And Behind His Back For No Good Reason
Not only was the Globetrotting flair on this pass completely unnecessary to transport the basketball from his hands to Shaun Livingston’s, it didn’t even count since there had already been a whistle on the play....

Jimmy Butler Sinks A Game-Winning Buzzer Beater After Not Breaking His Ankle
In the fourth quarter of a game against the Nets, the Bulls Jimmy Butler landed awkwardly after a jumpshot and came up clutching at his ankle....

IV Treatment Center Might Have Helped Samir Nasri Cheat In More Ways Than One<em></em>
Things are only getting worse for Samir Nasri....

It's Never Draymond Green's Fault
Warriors forward Draymond Green received a technical foul during Sunday’s game against the Cavaliers, his seventh of the season, and because he’s never really proven himself to be all that adept at self-control, he was asked what he needs to do to avoid further technicals by reporters yesterday....

The Rockets And Mavericks Really Dislike Each Other
Beef! We’ve got beef! Fire up the grill and lay out your finest red checkered tablecloth, because the Rockets and the Mavericks engaged in some tender, juicy, USDA prime, high-marbled beef....

Jonathan Villar Takes Initiative, Steals Home<em></em>
How about a little late-December baseball highlight to remind you that 2017 can’t be all bad? Pitchers and catchers report in just 47 days!...

Mike Leach Football Philosophy: Don't Bunt<em></em>
Asked about how he thought the first half went for his Washington State Cougars, Mike Leach gave us his thoughts on bunting....

Samir Nasri Tweets, Deletes Claims Of "Full Sexual Service" From L.A. IV Treatment Center<em></em>
It looks like Samir Nasri took a quick trip to L.A. while Sevilla is on winter break. How relaxing: the sun, the sand, the IV vitamin therapy, the “full sexual service.”...

The Only Thing Better Than A Halfcourt Shot Is One You Call
Here’s LaMelo Ball, brother of Lonzo Ball and 2019 recruit prospect in his own right, doing something dirty as hell for his Chino Hills (Calif.) HS team in a tournament over the weekend....