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After Brawl, Matt Kemp Confronts Carlos Quentin In Parking Lot
Nobody was angrier about Carlos Quentin's decision to charge the mound and break Zack Greinke's collarbone last night than Matt Kemp. He was so angry, in fact, that he confronted Quentin in the parking lot after the game, and the two had to be separated by police officers. Thankfully, an AP photogra...
<i>The Daily Show</i> Takes On NCAA, Leaves Smoking Crater
The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi ventured into our familiar waters last night with a lengthy piece that delved not just into Minnesota wrestler Joel Bauman's NCAA-verboten singing career but Ed O'Bannon's megaton lawsuit....
Your Primer On 14-Year-Old Tianlang Guan's Prodigious 1-Over Day At Augusta National
Winning after the first round at Augusta National is the boy tied for 46th place: Tianlang Guan, the 14-year-old who as the youngest competitor in a major since 1865 sits just on the cut line at 1-over....
The Major Leagues Were Never Really As Black As You've Been Told
Today Tyler Kepner’s New York Times story about the dearth of African-American players in the Major Leagues quietly distinguished itself from other articles in that vein, in that it didn’t cite a popular and wrong figure about the peak of black representation in baseball....
Please Enjoy This Photo Of Morgan Freeman Nuzzling Robert Griffin III
Such a warm embrace....
UConn's Logo Was Once A Very Sad Dog
The University of Connecticut today unveiled a new, ugly logo—seriously, did the Northeast Manitoba Frozen Wolves fold before they could pay their graphic designer?—but that's not why we're moved to write. Look instead at the top left corner of this image....
The Feds' Latest Gambling Bust Hauled In Some Great Aliases
Before the federals busted it on account of its being an illegal sports gambling operation, the illegal sports gambling operation known as Legendz Sports looked like a fine place to punch a clock....
How Quinnipiac Tore Up And Rewrote New Haven's Hockey History
You would expect to find the nation's No. 1 college hockey team here on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. This is true hockey country, even by New England's impossible standards. You would expect to find a team that built a 21-game unbeaten streak from November to February, a team that posted...
Danny Amendola's Father Sues Cowboys Stadium Over Runaway Golf Cart
Willie Amendola, father of Patriots receiver Danny, has filed a lawsuit in Dallas County court. It names as defendant Cowboys Stadium, which is operated by Jerry Jones, and seeks at least $1 million for injuries and "great personal anguish and embarrassment" caused when Amendola was run over by a se...
Five Places Jason Whitlock Won't Go Because The Food Is Too Good
Earlier today, Fox Sports's Jason Whitlock told Twitter that he wasn't covering this year's Masters. His reasoning was unexpected....
Tiger Woods Drops His First F-Bomb Of The Masters
Tiger Woods wasn't exactly angry at the result of his approach shot on the eleventh hole of his opening round at the Masters—I'd say he was more bemused—but that didn't stop him from dropping a big ol' f-bomb in range of NBC's CBS's microphones. Looks like he's having a good time out there, though!...
Here's Vin Scully Going Off On Hashtags And DogTV
This is what happens when you try to brand everything and force stupid fan interactions during sporting events: you upset and confuse our most treasured senior citizens. ...
The Masters Starts Tomorrow; Take A Look At All The Changes At Augusta National
Over the years, Augusta has gone through its share of changes and if you've ever been looking to see all those changes (most of them, anyway) in one place, here you go. ...
Here's An Easier Way To Compare Those Two Atlanta Heat Maps
We got our hands on some sweet heat maps that show how the Final Four boosted retail sales in Atlanta from the previous week. For an easy comparison, use the slider above....
The Grambling State Baseball Team Lost A Game 30-0
We did our best to keep you abreast of Grambling State's historically awful season on the basketball court, but it turns out that the school's futility sometimes extends to the baseball diamond as well. ...
Heat Map: Did The Final Four Pay Off For Atlanta?
Do stadiums really generate revenue for cities? It's a complicated question, but the short answer is: 1) Yeah, some, but 2) Not nearly enough to offset the enormous public costs of these developments. ...
