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The Old Big East Is Considering A Suitably Bland New Name
With the Big East ceding its name to the breakaway faction of basketball schools known as the Catholic 7, the old, orphaned Big East has until July 1 to come up with something to call itself. And while there's been no official announcement, ESPN's Brett McMurphy is reporting that the a favorite has ...
The Citi Field Amway Store Has A Juice Bar That Doesn't Sell Juice
Lost in all of the hullabaloo about the New York Mets' tone deaf decision to lease a Citi Field storefront to Amway was any kind of explanation regarding what exactly is inside of an Amway store. What use does a company that makes its profits via the Sisyphean efforts of Independent Business Owners...
Renaldo Balkman Choked A Teammate Today
Released from his second go-round with the Knicks last year, former first-round pick Renaldo Balkman finally caught on with a team in December. He signed with the Petron Blaze Boosters of the Philippine Basketball Association, and has apparently been playing well. But in a game tonight (time diffe...
JaVale McGee Blocks Shot, Pretends To Sign Ball
Here's JaVale McGee's latest addition to his growing repertoire of awesome celebrations. We've seen the fingerstache and the finger-lickin'-good three-point celebration, and now we have this. After blocking a Matt Barnes layup attempt in the third quarter of last night's Clippers-Nuggets game, McG...
Fernando Rodney's Cap Alignment Status Shows He's Already In Regular Season Form
The World Baseball Classic is underway, and while the quadrennial exhibition tournament of pre-authorized or discarded players has featured a few upsets (Italy beats Mexico! Holland beats Cuba!) there are, fortunately, a few things you can rely upon....
Star Akron Guard Alex Abreu Busted On Felony Drug Trafficking Charges
The Akron Zips will be without the services of starting point guard Alex Abreu after the All-MAC junior found himself in jail today facing multiple felony charges....
Somebody Turned Dennis Rodman And Kim Jong Un Into An <em>NBA Jam</em> Duo
BFFs Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un have now had their friendship immortalized by the internet jokesters at Official Comedy. Enjoy this re-imagining of arcade classic NBA Jam, in which supreme ruler Kim Jong Un reigns...uh...supreme....
Wyoming Fans Chanted "Alcoholic!" At A Coach Who's A Recovering Alcoholic
File this one next to Duke fans (maybe) chanting "How's your grandma?" at a player whose grandmother had recently died. Next month, Colorado State basketball coach Larry Eustachy will have been sober for 10 years. It's also been 10 years since Eustachy was infamously photographed drinking with stude...
Rob Parker's "Cornball Brother" Comment Is Still A Big Headache For ESPN
Well, actually, the Rob Parker cornball comment became a big headache for the CEO of ESPN's parent company, Disney. At a Disney shareholders meeting yesterday, one guy representing a conservative group, the National Center for Public Policy Research, used Parker's comment to demonstrate that ESPN is...
Nate Robinson Wore Nike Air Yeezy 2s In An NBA Game, For Some Reason
There are a few things that are bizarre about Nate Robinson's decision to wear Air Yeezy 2s during last night's Bulls-Spurs game. For one, those shoes are ridiculously expensive. Although they retail at $250, the demand for the shoes has become so high that they routinely fetch prices upwards of $2...
High School AD Accuses Opposing Trainer Of Misdiagnosing Concussion To Remove Star Player From Game
There's major controversy over an incident in a Boston girls' basketball playoff game, in which New Mission High School's star player was injured during the fourth quarter. She was examined by the other team's trainer and diagnosed with a concussion—falsely diagnosed, says New Mission's athletic dir...
Stanford-Cal Delayed 15 Minutes As Fight Results In Three Coaches Being Ejected Due To Stupid NCAA Rule
A solid Pac-12 conference season came crashing down last night as the Cal Bears found themselves on the wrong end of a 83-70 thrashing by rival Stanford. If that wasn't bad enough, a fight that broke out late in the game led to multiple ejections, six technical fouls, and three assistant coaches b...
Nebraska Stormed The Court After Beating Unranked Minnesota
It's been a "meh" season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Tubby Smith's squad jumped out to a fantastic 12-1 out-of-conference record only to shit the bed in B1G matchups against teams like Northwestern and Iowa....
Georgia Tech Upset Miami At The Buzzer
Marcus Georges-Hunt missed his initial shot, but followed up the miss with a tip-in as time expired for just his second field goal of the game. The Yellow Jackets won 71-69 in a game that saw the Hurricanes blow an 11-point second-half lead. Miami could have wrapped up outright possession of the r...
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Is Jim Boeheim Retiring? [UPDATE]
It's been a weird season for Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. From continued battles with the media to pro-gun control pressers, it's been a year that's led more than one observer to say it's time for Boeheim to retire....
College Pitcher Gets Ball Stuck In Glove On Comebacker, Throws Entire Glove To First
Quick thinking from Oregon's Jeff Gold to hurl the entire package when he realized the ball was stuck in the webbing of his mitt. But credit should also go to first baseman Ryon Healy, who was able to spot and corral the ball as it came loose from the glove in mid-air....
High School Coach Whose Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer Hits Half-Court Shot For $20,000
This happened between the third and fourth quarters of last night's Lakers-Thunder game, and it's one of the best fan-makes-half-court-shot videos of the year. The fact that Heath Kufahl's perfectly executed shot is followed by everyone on the court freaking out jumping around to a Blur song makes...
Winter's Almost Over: Steve Spurrier Is Shirtless Again
Forget Punxsutawney Phil and shadows: The surest indication that spring is just around the corner is Steve Spurrier parading around Columbia without a shirt. Right on time, there's the Old Ball Coach providing us with his annual reminder yesterday at South Carolina's spring practice. Feeling warmer ...
High School Player's Grandma Adorably Comments On Newspaper Story To Explain Why He Had A Bad Game
The Washington Post has a gamer for a 4A playoff semifinal last night, where Wise HS walloped DuVal by 31 points for a major upset. It's of interest only to that very small segment of readership who follows Maryland prep hoops, and of course, family and friends of the players. So while there's only ...
What Gift Should You Buy From Jay Cutler And Kristin Cavallari's Wedding Registry?
American royalty Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari have finally announced a date for their upcoming wedding (It's July 13. Get excited!), and like any good soon-to-be-married couple, they've registered for gifts at Williams-Sonoma and Crate & Barrel. Thanks to some sleuthing from DNAinfo.com, we are...