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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....

Trainer Picks Worst Time To Claim His Fighter Will KO Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao beat the hell out of Chris Algieri on his way to retaining his welterweight world title this weekend. Pacquiao won a unanimous decision, thanks in large part to the fact that he knocked Algieri down six times in 12 rounds. One of those knockdowns was accompanied by some ill-timed yet ...

Reports: Red Sox To Sign Hanley Ramirez And Pablo Sandoval
It appears the Red Sox will not content themselves with just one premier free agent signing; credible reports have Boston inking both Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval to five-year deals, to be finalized as early as today....

It Sure Looks Like Odell Beckham Jr. Made That Catch With Three Fingers
If you haven't seen Odell Beckham Jr.'s insane catch by now, watch it here, but also check out these photos from Al Bello of Getty Images. The details of the whole highlight are beautiful, like Cowboys corner Brandon Carr tumbling out of bounds, the flag on the eventually declined penalty, and the f...

Jameis Winston Wouldn't Take "No" For An Answer From That Official
In the third quarter of Florida State's 20-17 win over Boston College, Jameis Winston attempted, twice, to physically wrest an official out of the way so he could run a play. It was a weird moment, and per the letter of the law, Winston should have been ejected. But what the hell was actually happen...