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After Disappointing Campaign, Spanish Soccer Club Hopes This Koala Lounge Singer Will Cheer You Up
Getafe CF stunk up the joint in La Liga this year, with a 12-win, 8-draw, 18-loss campaign that put the squad on the cusp of relegation....
Stephen A. Smith's The One Starting Rumors About LeBron's Personal Life
If you tuned in to the ambient noise of the ninth circle of hell this morning, you heard Stephen A. Smith on Mike and Mike talking about LeBron James. And why yes, he did throw some shit at the wall. SportsGrid has the audio, as well as this summary:...
The Tropicana Casino In Atlantic City Is Being Devoured By Sharks
The Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City was bankrupt in 2009 when billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn sidled up with $200 million to buy the joint. After New Jersey approved Icahn's bid in 2010, the Tropicana embraced a new strategy: high stakes table games. (You can now bet $50,000 on ...
Terrelle Pryor Is Threatening Chris Leak's Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster Spot
Regina just ain't big enough for the both of 'em. Because neither is really a competent passer, and both are long separated from their former glory....
Charles Barkley: "Miami Has The Worst Fans"
Charles Barkley continued his righteous public crusade against all things Miami Heat today, when he spoke to the "Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. Nothing revolutionary here, just the special vindication that comes with hearing someone with a national audience say things that said audience has b...
Tim Donaghy On Game 4: Let's Marvel At Chris Bosh's Restless Pivot Foot
As he did for us last year, Tim Donaghy, a contributing writer for The Sports Connection (www.DannyB.info) and a former NBA referee who spent 11 months in prison for relaying inside information to gamblers, will review the performance of his former colleagues during the NBA Finals. Here's a quarte...
Maurice Clarett Is College Football's Jose Canseco
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Clarett has been right all along, but we haven't been listening....
Patrick Kane Does Something Really Nice
PK showed up at a 10-year-old fan's floor hockey birthday, because he's an all-around decent guy. See Patrick? We love you! Please come back to us, Patrick. [Chicago Tribune]...
Boom Goes Columbus
An old friend says Terrelle Pryor might have made $40,000 in a year, just signing stuff. Huh, a living wage. How strange for student-athletes....
My Lunches With Costas: A Series Of Frank Encounters With The Journalist And Shill (UPDATE)
The following is adapted from Lipsyte's new memoir, An Accidental Sportswriter, now available on Amazon....
Matt Kemp Encapsulates McCourt Era In Well-Meaning 20-Second Video
"We want more fans." Also, money....
FIFA Does Not Care For You Or Your Religion
FIFA has a lot of problems right now, and given that Sepp Blatter has enlisted Placido Domingo and Henry Kissinger to solve them, they're not gonna get solved....
Your Heat-Mavs Game Four Open Thread
Heatles won on Sunday night: They have a 2-1 series lead. Some people got on LeBron, most certainly unfairly, for deferring at game's end....
Joe Paterno Uses Skype, Wonders Why He Can't Get A Dial Tone
Obvious joke: I had no idea you could Skype on the Jitterbug. Actually, you know what, this whole post and comments section is going to be obvious jokes about old people using technology. So let's just say this is probably some sort of recruiting violation, and Paterno thought he was talking to his ...
Lady Politician Kicked Out For Rocking A Jersey
Clare Curran, a member of the New Zealand Parliament representing Dunedin South, was asked to leave the debating chambers yesterday after arriving in a Highlanders jersey to show her support for the rugby club's original colors. The Highlanders have announced plans to adopt a green jersey, which h...
A Long List Of Sports Figures Who've Also Claimed Their Twitter Was Hacked
As soon as Rep. Anthony Weiner first acknowledged his roiling Twitter-bulge scandal with a desperate "I've been hacked" defense last week, we knew he was guilty. "I've been hacked" is the first refuge of a cock-Tweeter. Weiner isn't the first to mistakenly send a private Twitter flirtation to a rel...
OK, For The Last Time: Plaxico Burress Was Not Wearing Sweatpants The Night He Shot Himself
The night he busted a cap in his thigh, Plaxico Burress was wearing jeans. This is a fact confirmed both by the New York County District Attorney's Office and Burress himself. He was not wearing sweatpants. There is as much proof that he wore sweatpants that night as there is that he wore a crinolin...
Iran Hosts The Date Rapiest Marathon Of The Year
Barring, of course, the final police report on Bay To Breakers....
Boston's Nathan Horton Will Miss Remainder Of Stanley Cup Finals
Horton suffered a "severe concussion" from Aaron Rome's brutal late hit in Game 3 last night, and will be forced to sit for the remainder of the finals. Rome was ejected from the game and will meet with the NHL for a disciplinary hearing today. [SportingNews]...
Army Football Player's Career Derailed After Run-In With Patti LaBelle
The latest college football scandal revolves around Patti LaBelle. Richard King, a West Point cadet and former Army football player, is suing LaBelle for allegedly ordering her bodyguards to attack him during an incident at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston this past March. The 67-year-old ...