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Athletes Want To Be Disruptors Now And It’s The Fucking Worst
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. Buy his book here. ...

Lauri Markkanen Beat Kristaps Porzingis At His Own Game
Remember the end of the last Knicks season, when Phil Jackson, having totally alienated and depressed the trade value of Carmelo Anthony, hinted that he might go full demon and undo the only good thing he’d ever done, drafting Kristaps Porzingis? Remember when he reportedly wanted to dangle him for ...

We Got Some Extremely Lame Pac-12 Coach Beef
Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball is about as mediocre this year as it is almost every year, but on Saturday, their home win against Arizona had coach Tad Boyle feeling a little bit cocky:...

The Fellas Are Talkin' Football
The big game is coming up this weekend. Vikings vs. Bad Guys. It’s all on the line. Who’s ready?...

Chris Paul On Ref Who Gave Him A Tech: "That's Who They Pay To See"
The relationship between players and referees has been something of a hot-button issue in the NBA recently. After receiving his 11th technical of the season, Warriors forward Draymond Green claimed that players are being punished by referees with personal grudges, and that the league should consider...

Lou Williams Drains 30-Footer In Closing Seconds To Hit 50 Points <em></em>Against Warriors<em></em>
Lou Williams exploded in the Clippers’ 125-106 victory over the Warriors tonight, including a wild third quarter in which he scored 27 points. With both the win and a personal scoring record secure as the clock ticked down—Williams had 47 points, compared to his previous high of 44—he sank this from...

Advocacy Group Asks NFL To Investigate Raiders For Potential Rooney Rule Violation
The Fritz Pollard Alliance, a group devoted to promoting diversity in NFL front offices and coaching staffs, has asked the league to investigate the Raiders for potentially violating the Rooney Rule when they hired Jon Gruden as head coach last week....

Hot Stove Glows Faintly
A few months after the New York Mets traded Jay Bruce to Cleveland for next to nothing, they’re bringing him back. Bruce, who hit a career-high 36 home runs last year and turns 31 in the spring, has reportedly signed a three-year deal with the team for $39 million: ...

Rodney Hood Does Not Care About Your Phone
Rodney Hood was decidedly not happy about being ejected from a close Wizards-Jazz game after picking up his second technical at the end of the third quarter tonight. He wasn’t interested in a photo opp, either:...

South Carolina Admits Former Louisville Recruit Brian Bowen, Who Will Try To Play Next Year
Former Louisville commit Brian Bowen, whose alleged bribery-aided recruitment was at the center of the FBI investigation that cost Rick Pitino his job, has been admitted to South Carolina, where he’ll try to play if the NCAA decides to reinstate him....

Kirk Ferentz Is In A Byzantine Legal Battle With His Neighbors Over Road Improvements
Kirk Ferentz has been Iowa’s football coach since 1999, and the Hawkeyes have been steady, unspectacular, and occasionally very good during his tenure. During pretty much that entire tenure, Ferentz and his wife Mary have been engaged in a very silly dispute with their neighbors. Those neighbors fil...

Reggie Lynch's Lawyer Warns Of Sexual Assault "Hysteria," Hopes He Doesn't Get In Trouble With His Wife<em></em>
Attorney Ryan Pacyga pulled off a stunning performance in a press conference today, barely 24 hours after Minnesota basketball player Reggie Lynch retained him as part of his appeal to avoid expulsion for sexual misconduct. Pacyga’s response to the allegations against Lynch included his concerns abo...

Court Docs: Bixby HS Football Players Admitted To Sexually Assaulting Teammate; Suspect's Parent Tried To Buy Video Evidence<em></em>
Five juveniles admitted to participating in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old Bixby High School football player at the former superintendent Kyle Wood’s home in Bixby, Oklahoma during a team event in September, according to public court documents filed Tuesday....

Ah Geez, Steph Curry Sprained His Ankle Again
It wasn’t so long ago that Steph Curry’s ankles were an existential threat to his career. They were constantly giving out and forcing Curry to miss significant playing time with sprains. But then a successful surgery and an improved training regimen helped him shed the “injury-prone” label, and he b...
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Report: MLB Agent Fired After Filming Clients Showering At His Home [Update]
MLB agent Jason Wood was fired from his position as president of baseball at CSE Talent agency after a player discovered a camera hidden in a shower at Wood’s home, according to FanRag Sports....

Report: Panthers Could Put That New Stadium On Some Guy's Farm, Sure, Why Not
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, who was recently accused of sexual harassment and getting racist with team employees, will soon sell his stake in the team. It’s not clear who will buy the team yet, though the end of the Panthers’ season on Sunday means that the process is now underway. Did...

Someone Please Turn The Hot Stove Back On, The Stove Is Very Cold
Is it that this year’s free-agent class is underwhelming? Is it a lack of suitable trade partners? Is it the widespread concerns about the changes to the luxury tax penalties acting as a soft salary cap? Is it that the next few years should have blockbuster signings? Is it that everyone is on vacati...

ESPN: It's Bad That We Keep Squeezing Juicy Quotes Out Of LaVar Ball<em></em><em></em>
“There’s always oxygen somewhere,” reads an article on ESPN.com this morning, criticizing the Los Angeles Lakers’ front-office muckety-mucks for their radio silence on the antics of hot-taking sports dad LaVar Ball, “and a firebrand like Ball will always find it.” This seems a bit rich, coming from ...

Ohio Boys Basketball Team Booted For Racist Jerseys
The best part of a rec basketball league is coming up with a team name. If you’re lucky, your league will have customized jerseys for you. Sometimes you even get to put your name (or “He Hate Me”) on the back! My rec team in college was the Love Handlers. It’s all fun....

Report: Seahawks Fire The Guy Who Didn't Hand The Ball To Marshawn Lynch
Maybe you think this headline is unfair, given that Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell has been with the team since 2011 and helped them win a Super Bowl in 2013. Maybe you’re right! But when you’re responsible for one of the most disastrous play calls in football history, that fact is go...