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Siri, Unaware Women Play Four Quarters Of Basketball, Convinced Every Game Is Double-OT
NCAA women’s basketball switched from halves to quarters two years ago, but Siri didn’t get the notice. Ask Apple’s digital assistant for a women’s tournament score, and she’ll excitedly inform you that the game was a thriller—going to double overtime....
High School Football Coach Suspended After He Allegedly Put His Dick In A Hot Dog Bun And Showed Players
A high school football coach in Spokane, Wash., has been suspended with pay while the school investigates complaints that he exposed himself to students at a leadership camp last summer. According to public records describing the allegations, which were obtained by local news organizations, the coac...
Bastian Schweinsteiger Becomes Latest Old Guy To Head For MLS<em></em>
Three years ago, Bastian Schweinsteger was on top of the soccer world. He was starting for the best club and national teams in the world, winning the Champions League for Bayern Munich in 2013 and the World Cup for Germany in 2014. The do-it-all midfielder won eight Bundesliga titles with Bayern and...
Netherlands Baseball Player, Busy Gloating Over A Single, Gets Thrown Out At First
In the World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and the Netherlands, Dutchman Jurickson Profar got ahead of himself while celebrating a first-inning single to right field. Puerto Rico’s right fielder threw a rocket to catcher Yadier Molina to hold up the runner at third, and then, as Pro...
War Machine Found Guilty On 29 Of 34 Charges Of Violence And Sexual Assault
A Las Vegas jury found former MMA fighter War Machine (born Jon Koppenhaver) guilty today on 29 charges for when he brutally beat ex-girlfriend Christy Mack and her male friend Corey Thomas back in 2014. The jury deliberated for a day and a half before finding War Machine guilty of most of the charg...
Lonzo Ball's Second-Half Performance Was Worth Staying Up For
Sunday was the fourth straight day with nothing but back-to-back great basketball games on the tube, with the slate kicking off at noon (if you’re on the East Coast) and finishing about 12 hours later, when UCLA put down Cincinnati to claim the final spot in the Sweet 16. If you tapped out before th...
The Deadcast Is Returning<em></em>
Hey you! Do you like awful takes? Do you like awkward pauses? Do you like hearing two people agree on topics because they didn’t put enough planning into preproduction? Do you like the sounds of dogs barking in the background? Well, do I have good news for you: The Deadcast is BACK. I think. I mean,...
The Rockies Think They Can Win, Now They Just Have To Go Do It
This is part of an occasional series comprising MLB season previews....
The NBA Schedule Fucks Players <i>And</i> Fans
Here are some points. All of them can be, and maybe even are, valid, in the same universe, at the same time....
Okay, Let's Dive Into This Incredibly Stupid Warriors-Thunder Beef
The Golden State Warriors visit Oklahoma City for a nationally televised game against the Thunder tonight, but more than the actual game, the story is about how they are apparently still smarting from February’s emotionally-charged matchup, Kevin Durant’s first in OKC since leaving the Thunder. ESPN...
The Roman Empire Accidentally Killed Itself
It took just 80 years for the Roman Empire to fall apart as a political unit....
Ray Allen's Old Celtics Teammates, Who Are Extremely Mature Adults, Won't Invite Him To Their Cool Party
Rajon Rondo and other members of the 2008 Celtics are planning a party to celebrate the upcoming 10-year anniversary of their NBA title. For some reason, Rondo talked to The Undefeated about how the party planning is coming along, and he indicated that Ray Allen is not invited....
Mikaela Shiffrin Is The Best In The World And She Needs A Nap
Mikaela Shiffrin looked tired. She wasn’t arcing as smoothly in this, her last race of the season; she wasn’t fighting as much. The fact that even that performance at Aspen on Sunday still put her in sixth—one many athletes on the World Cup circuit would love to have, yet considered a lackluster one...
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NCAA Forces Writer To Delete Video Of Wichita State Coach's Rowdy Wife [Update]
Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall isn’t the only one in the family that can cause a scene, apparently....
South Carolina Does Nation Favor, Eliminates Duke
Duke was unable to handle the Gamecocks as South Carolina eliminated the second-seeded Blue Devils, 88-81....
Kentucky Staves Off Upset, Squeaks By Wichita State
No. 2 Kentucky just barely held on to thwart an upset attempt from No. 10 Wichita State with a 65-62 win Sunday afternoon. ...
Michigan Upsets No. 2 Louisville For Sweet Sixteen Spot
Louisville coughed up an eight-point halftime lead in an upset loss to Michigan....
Boeheim Heir Apparent Mike Hopkins Leaves For Head Coaching Job At Washington
Long thought the heir for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, Mike Hopkins has reportedly jumped ship to be head coach at Washington. ...
Jeff Van Gundy: Resting The Cavs' Big 3 Should Be "A Prosecutable Offense"
Before last night’s nationally televised game against the Clippers, the Cavaliers announced that they’d be resting their three best players. LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving took a seat while L.A. breezed to a predictably easy victory. The NBA was, just as predictably, not pleased. ...