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Study: College Basketball Refs Suck, Too
A couple of professors watched a bunch of college basketball games and came to the very reasonable conclusion, in a peer-reviewed academic journal, that they were all being reffed by Dick Bavetta....
It's Too Bad The Title 'Psycho' Was Already Taken
So, Ron Artest is making a movie about his life. That's...um, interesting....
NFL Mercifully Ends Stupidest Product Placement Ever
Philly's Brent Celek was fined 15 yards for an idiotic TD celebration Sunday, when he raised his right leg just like the doofuses in those Captain Morgan commercials. And yep, the awful rum maker was behind the whole thing....
He Got You, My Pretty
Former Wisconsin Badger Darin Schubring lost a bar fight was sucker-punched by a man wearing a Flying Monkey costume. That's slightly more embarrassing than being referred to, 25 years later, as "Baraboo local legend." But only slightly. [Baraboo News Republic]...
Upon Further Review, Baseball Is Stupid
Baseball won't be expanding instant replay anytime soon, because baseball doesn't want its outcomes to be an accurate reflection of what transpires on the field so much as an expression of the yearnings in Tim McClelland's heart....
The Situation Where A Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Appeared In Blackface For Halloween Will Probably Not End Well
When are people going to learn that you cannot upload photos to your Facebook page if you don't want them to get out? What we have here (allegedly) is a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader dressed as Lil' Wayne. In blackface....
Bad Beats: The Bane Of The Bookie
A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe. Send your stories to [email protected]. Subject: Bad beats....
Here's Your Duke Haterade Open Thread
Shouldn't that read DoucheFellas? Really, I have nothing to add here, other than this photo gave Dick Vitale a boner. Commence inspired commentary. [Sports Crackle Pop!]...
Messing With Our Heads: A Former Player's Lament
With the brains of football players now a matter of national concern, writer Michael Oriard, a former Chiefs offensive lineman and a cultural historian, worries about both his own fate and the NFL's....
Another Rough Night For The Umpires
The World Series umpires managed to botch two double play calls in back-to-back innings last night leaving fans to once again wonder if a trained beagle couldn't do a better job refereeing playoff baseball games....
Bad Beats: The House Always Wins
A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe....
Um, Gotta Support The Team?
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Share Your Gambling Misery With The World
A reminder to send in your sad gambling stories, for inclusion tomorrow in our weekly chronicle of degeneracy, Bad Beats. E-mail us at [email protected]. It's like therapy, but with more anonymous mockery and schadenfreude....
Tim McClelland Believes In His Heart That Nick Swisher Didn't Tag Up
Anyone else getting tired of umpires holding postgame press conferences to breakdown their poor decision making processes? It's bad enough we have to listen Joe Girardi explain his terrible bullpen moves, but this is getting out of hand....
Bad Beats: Can Subliminal Messaging Lure Browns Bettors?
A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe....
Baseball's Robot Revolution Is Coming
The umpires managed to not screw up the Phillies-Rockies game last night (I think), but that hasn't stopped people from continuing to talk about how horrible they are. Today's solution? Let's turn baseball into tennis!...
What Is Wrong With Our Fragile Baseball Umpires?
It's been a pretty rough offseason for the men in blue, as it seems like nearly every game of the incredibly brief Division Series (plural) has had at least one horribly blown call. These umps are anything but championship caliber....
Bad Beats: Do Not Bet This Man
A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe....
Does This Look Foul To You?
Good thing that Major League Baseball adds two extra umpires to cover those close plays down the line in the playoffs. That way no one will have any grounds to complain that a bad call completely ruined their season....
Alabama Father Pleased Daughter's Domestic Dispute Won't Interfere With Football Season
Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw and his girlfriend both agreed to dismiss charges filed against the other after a lover's spat this summer. No one is more excited about this than the girl's father who exited the courthouse shouting, "Roll Tide!"...