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St. Joseph's Coach Phil Martelli Wants To Know Where The Weed's At
St. Joseph’s took down Cincinnati 78-76 after the Bearcats had a game-tying dunk wiped out at the end of regulation. Coach Phil Martelli was understandably pretty relaxed and happy after the game, and interrupted a question from an apparently very chill reporter to ask if they sold the devil’s lettu...
An Ultrarunner's Long Journey Back To Running
British ultrarunning legend Lizzy Hawker recently ran somewhat more than 125 miles including more than 15,000 meters of elevation gain on trails encircling Nepal’s capitol, Kathmandu, in 35 hours, 39 minutes and 22 seconds. In one go. Without sleeping, or lying down. With a headlamp, and some sandwi...
St. Joe's Survives As Game-Tying Cincinnati Dunk Waved Off
Referees waved off Octavius Ellis’s would-be buzzer-beating dunk for Cincinnati after video replay showed the Bearcats senior still had the ball as the horn sounded....
Iowa Beats Temple With Overtime Buzzer-Beater
Adam Woodbury’s tip in as time expired in overtime delivered the Iowa Hawkeyes to a 72-70 win over Temple in a 7-10 first round matchup. Iowa overcame a lousy 34.8% shooting percentage on the day to down the Owls....
Here's The Champions League Quarter-Final Draw
After a fairly uneventful Champions League Round of 16 (save the wildness in Bayern Munich vs. Juventus, of course), we now know who will be competing against one another in the quarter-finals. Things are about to get a lot more interesting....
Arizona's Sean Miller Sweated Through Your TV
I am a sweaty person. Not just a little, not merely a light sheen of perspiration on hot days or after after exercise, but sweaty. Rivulets become torrents become a full-body drenching at the first sniff of 90 degrees or after the mildest of exertions. I am a disgusting human being, more liquid than...
Looking Good, Sean Miller
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Chinese Basketball Players Brawl With Fans Outside Team Hotel
The Chinese Basketball Association finals are underway, and the Sichuan Blue Whales hold a 2-1 series lead after beating the Liaoning Leopards in Game 3. When the Leopards returned to their team hotel after the loss, they found a group of Blue Whales fans waiting for them, at which point a big ol’ b...
Third Successive Court Smacks NCAA Down, Allows Todd McNair's Lawsuit To Proceed
The California Supreme Court ruled against the NCAA, declining to review the 2nd District Court of Appeal’s December decision allowing former USC football assistant coach Todd McNair’s lawsuit against the NCAA to proceed. McNair is likely to win at least a part of his lawsuit, which in its course wi...
<i>Raw</i> Attendee Loses Her Damn Mind Watching Roman Reigns Beat Down Triple H
Last night’s episode of Raw featured Roman Reigns ambushing Triple H, much to the delight of this fan seated near the ring:...
Report: Clippers Rookie Branden Dawson Arrested For Domestic Violence
Los Angeles Clippers rookie Branden Dawson was arrested around 8:30 Pacific Time this morning in Playa Vista, Ca. and charged with felony domestic violence, per a report from TMZ Sports. The former Michigan State star was released from LAPD custody after posting his $50,000 bail a few hours later, a...
"SAVE THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN!" Wayne Selden Commits On-Court Homicide
Pray for this poor Baylor player who gave his life for the Bears, only to see it cruelly taken away by the devastating athletic ability of the Jayhawks’ Wayne Selden Jr....
Russell Wilson: She Said Yes (To Eventually Fucking)
Seahawks quarterback and outspoken non-fucker Russell Wilson is one step closer to fucking. He posted a video showing an ecstatic Ciara reacting to his proposal. Congratulations to the couple that will someday have sex....
San Antonio Spurs Owner Steps Down, Wife Named Chairman And CEO
The San Antonio Spurs announced tonight that Peter Holt has retired as chairman and CEO of Spurs Sports & Entertainment—the company that owns the Spurs and a number of other San Antonio-area sports teams—which Holt has led since 1996. He will be replaced by his wife, Julianna Hawn Holt, who will als...
NHL Says Rape Allegations Against Patrick Kane Were "Unfounded"
Well, this is a hell of a statement. The NHL has concluded its investigation into sexual assault claims against Blackhawks star Patrick Kane made in August, and the league’s release doesn’t merely say that Kane won’t be disciplined. It goes even further than law enforcement, which declined to prosec...
Ricardo Lockette Explains How He Could Have Died After Blindside Hit
Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockette said that he was close to death when Cowboys safety Jeff Heath knocked him out with a blindside hit last November. Last Friday, Lockette—who was still wearing a neck brace—visited Redmond Fire Station 11 and thanked the paramedics who properly treated his injury. H...
Man Who Tries To Grab Home Run Ball From Kids Gets What He Deserves
Today’s spring training excitement comes to you from Arizona, where a Cactus League classic between the White Sox and Angels resulted in some lucky kid walking away with a Mike Trout home run ball—and an adult walking away with a random baseball he thought was a Mike Trout home run ball....
Iowa Wrestler Only Talks About His Mullet After Winning Match
Iowa 184-pounder Sammy Brooks beat Nebraska’s T.J. Dudley to win the Big Ten Championship Sunday. After his victory, Brooks gave thanks to the big guy up top: his mullet....
The Caucasian's Guide To Talking About Race
A few months ago, I was honored to be invited to the October Secret Global White People Meeting to speak to their constituents about wearing blackface on Halloween. Apparently, I made such an impact that they recently requested a return engagement to address a less holiday-oriented topic. The follow...
Everyone Was Delighted By This Poster Dunk That Ended In A Piggy-Back Ride
Nobody likes getting dunked on, but sometimes a posterization is so good that even the poor sap on the receiving end can’t help but smile....