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Bootsy Collins Made A Christmas Song About Peyton Manning
We have Sports Illustrated Kids to thank for this, which is fairly ironic seeing as how it's very unlikely that any kids who see it are going to know who the hell Bootsy Collins is. ...
11 Of America's Most Scenic And Significant Basketball Hoops
Robin Layton's new book, Hoop: The American Dream, is the fruit of a cross-country trip during which she photographed basketball hoops of every style, shape, and size. A selection of her photos is below, accompanied by her commentary. ...
There's No Place Like Home
From a recent Jamie Jackson article in the Guardian:...
On-Field Idiot Kicks Player, Gets Stomped On By Two Others
In European soccer, where idiots on the field are tolerated more than they are here, sometimes the only modicum of justice can be meted out by the players themselves. At least that's what two Besiktas players must have thought when they decided to stomp out one fan who reportedly kicked their teamma...
André Villas-Boas Out At Tottenham After Humiliating Loss
Well, that was fast. Today, Tottenham Hotspur have announced that André Villas-Boas and the club have mutually agreed to terminate his contract on the heels of a 5-0 home routing at the hands of Liverpool. This is his second mid-season sacking in three seasons, and we wouldn't be surprised if he nev...
Aaron Dana's Sports Illustrated
It's a Long Season is a killer tumblr site for you baseball junkies. This morning I saw a post featuring Aaron Dana's work. ...
Your Washington Quarterback Family Portrait
Free Rex Grossman! [Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images]...
Why Didn't The Cowboys Just Run The Damn Ball?
When the pass-happy Cowboys offense works, it really works. And when it doesn't, like in yesterday's crushing come-from-ahead loss to the Packers that denied Dallas first place in the division, the failure tends toward the spectacular. The Cowboys spent an entire half with a huge lead throwing the b...
Packers Rally, Revive Dumb "Tony Romo Is A Choker" Narrative
The Packers were down 26-3 at halftime. They won the game 37-36. It is all Tony Romo's fault, apparently....
Kyle Orton's Hair Is Glorious
The middle part is a good look. You are beautiful, Kyle Orton....
We're Going Streaking (Except When We're Not)!
It's been over three weeks since the run-at-least-a-mile-every-day streak began and I've been true (almost). It's an incredible nuisance. ...
Is This Babe Ruth's Big Swinging Dick?
Have you ever wanted to see Babe Ruth's dick? That looks like Babe Ruth's dick....
Bruins Goalie Baffled By Nasty Center-Ice Shot
On the replay, Jannik Hansen's goal looked more like a baseball pitch than a slap shot, so Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask's inability to stop it made sense. The puck deflected off of Zdeno Chara's stick and dropped, leaving Rask attempting to figure out what the hell just happened....
Drunken SantaCon Brawl Features Six Santas
For the unfamiliar, SantaCon is a holiday bar crawl in which bros dress up like Santa and get shitfaced. When SantaCon winds down and Santas have imbibed more than they can handle, a pedestrian can usually witness Santas puking, sleeping or—in this case—fighting. So get that warm, fuzzy holiday feel...
Report: Mack Brown To Resign As Texas Head Coach
ESPN just came back to commercial in Kentucky-North Carolina to report that Mack Brown will resign as head coach of Texas. According the Longhorn Network (operated by ESPN) is reporting that Brown has informed his team and recruits that he will resign following the Alamo Bowl against Oregon....
Nick Saban Will Not Be Replacing Mack Brown At Texas
Nick Saban and Alabama have agreed on a contract extension and Kirk Herbstreit broke the news. All that's known at this point is that it is a long-term extension and his base salary will be somewhere between $7 and $7.5 million per year. None of this means anything. ...