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Report: Bowl-Eligible UAB Won't Receive A Bid
This is small beans in the grand scheme of things, but it still hurts. When UAB announced it would shutter its football team at the end of the season, the 6-6 Blazers still had hopes that the season—the program—could go out with one more game. Time to give up on hope, according to this ESPN report....
Couple Pantomimes Eric Garner's Death Behind Live Shot Covering It
Your worst videobomb of the day (and week, and probably year, and maybe ever) are these shitheads who decided it would be funny to pretend to be Daniel Pantaleo killing Eric Garner behind WPIX's Allison Kaden, who was reporting on today's decision....
Will These Running Shoes Make You Faster?
Look what just vaulted into the already crowded running shoe market—another crazy-looking shoe and its, so far, single-product brand. With a carbon-fiber flanged sole, the Ampla Fly is designed to give a little boost, maximizing the force of each push-off, say the creators, athletic shoe industry ve...
Robert Kekaula Apologizes For Calling Fresno "The Armpit Of America"
Hawai'i football broadcaster Robert Kekaula got a dig in on Fresno at the end of Saturday's game against Fresno State, signing off by calling the California city "the armpit of America." Tuesday, Kekaula apologized for his accurate description....
The Time Manute Bol Hit Six Three-Pointers In A Half
Reader Max sent along this video because he'd never seen it before, never even heard of one of the weirdest NBA happenings of all time, and he thought more people should see it. I support that sentiment entirely: everyone should watch highlights of the night 22 years ago when 7-foot-7 Manute Bol dec...
Screencap Classix: Has It Been Five Years Already?
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What Was This Thing Sticking Out Of Tony Hawk's Thigh?
Warning: the following picture is kind of gross. But if you're interested in a strange object jutting from a gash in Tony Hawk's leg that looks like Jupiter's Great Red Spot, check out the uncropped pic:...
UFC Gets A Reebok Deal, Possibly No Longer Aesthetically Destitute
The UFC just got in bed with Reebok, and in doing so, threw out a load of its old sponsors. It's the sort deal a grown-up company makes, and also the sort of deal that reminds you that the UFC has some growing up left to do....
Bengals Fans Pummel Bucs Fan Right Outside Of Raymond James Stadium
Despite their best efforts to lose, Cincinnati escaped Tampa with a win yesterday over the Bucs. Their fans, it seems, did too—teaming up to beat the crap out of this Buccaneers fan who, it can be assumed, was getting a bit mouthy....
Report: Mickey Rourke Knockout Victim A "Homeless Drifter"
62-year-old Mickey Rourke won a farce of a boxing match Friday in Moscow, earning a TKO against 29-year-old Elliot Seymour in the second round. Today, the New York Post reported Seymour is a homeless drifter, paid to take a dive....
Nebraska Players Are Pissed At AD Shawn Eichorst For Firing Bo Pelini
Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst fired head football coach Bo Pelini today, and boy, are Huskers players pissed. (Even Nebraska alum Ndamukong Suh is taking shots.) A number of current players aired their grievances through Twitter....
Former Oklahoma RB: DeMarco Murray Had An Affair With My Wife
DeMarco Murray should have been relaxing on his Sunday off, but his spot just got blown up this morning. Former Oklahoma running back Brennan Clay went on Twitter and claimed that Murray was having an affair with Clay's wife. (The two were teammates on the Sooners in 2010.)...
Nebraska Fires Bo Pelini After Seven Seasons
Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst fired Bo Pelini this morning. The Huskers went 9-3 this season under Pelini; the coach had a 67-27 record in seven years with the program....
Bayou Classic Halftime Show Features Marriage Proposal In Formation
We make fun of Jumbotron marriage proposals a bunch, but using Southern University's Human Jukebox to propose? That takes some confidence....
High School Team Wins Game On Miracle Double-Tipped Touchdown
Down three with just six seconds and 61 yards to go, Owensboro (Ky.) High School quarterback Nick Locher chucked the ball as far as he could. Unfortunately he threw it straight at a North Oldham defensive player; fortunately that player doinked the potential interception up into the air, off of a Ow...
2014 Music Box Sets: A Guide For The Bemused And Disgusted
Rock box sets are indefensible cash-sponges that will endure for as long as baby boomer parents require Christmas presents. Honestly, you don't care if they're any good any more than you worried about whether that tie you bought Dad last Father's Day was ugly. But let's pretend, just for fun, that y...
62-Year-Old Mickey Rourke Wins "Boxing Match" By "Knockout"
Mickey Rourke has made his living as an actor, and if you expected his sanctioned boxing match today in Moscow against a 29-year-old to be totally legitimate then you've been watching too many movies....
Odell Beckham Jr.'s Catch Was A Culmination: A Former WR Explains
A few days ago, in the Cowboys-Giants game, Odell Beckham Jr. made a very difficult catch. How? He just did it....
Mark Sanchez Redeems Himself; Eagles Rout Cowboys 33-10
As his former team continues to be lost at the quarterback position, Mark Sanchez is having solid second act of his career. Given a new lease on life in Philadelphia, the former fifth overall pick had a winning performance today, as his Eagles stole the NFC East division lead from the Cowboys....
The Worst NFL Family In America Must Be Stopped
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....