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Danny Ainge Is Horrified By What He Sees
Your morning roundup for May 4, the day we again discovered Xanadu in Jersey....
Running Back For Popular NFL Team Apologizes For Bin Laden-Related Tweets
So much ado about nothing. Tashard Choice bowed to public pressure and apologized for tweeting that he was upset with CNBC for not airing To Catch a Predator on Sunday night at 10 p.m., as promised....
Your NBA Playoffs Open Thread
Two second-round NBA Game Twos to watch this evening: Celtics-Heat at 7, and Grizz-Thunder at 9:30, both on TNT....
Boise State Gets Hit With The Dreaded "Lack Of Institutional Control" Label
Your latest football powerhouse to run afoul of the NCAA Infractions Committee? Your once and future Cinderella Boise State Broncos....
Watch This Manny Pacquiao Puppet Sing A Sweet Ballad
Unless you have Showtime or are a boxing fan, you probably haven't noticed much buildup for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley fight this weekend. That probably has something to do with the fact that Shane Mosley is not Floyd Mayweather Jr. or a Mexican. Luckily, some dude has been playing around...
Here's A Boston Bruin Doing A Swan Dive Into The Boards
Adam McQuaid with the Bobby Orr into the boards, on a strange play where he might have been trying to go high on Mike Richards but got his stick caught. Down for a while, McQuaid left on skates with an assist from teammates. He won't return to the game....
Mark Sanchez's Childhood Best Friend, Now A Jet, Was Once A Horrible, Malevolent Teenager
On Saturday, the Jets drafted Scotty McKnight, a wide receiver from Colorado, in the seventh round, in large part because Mark Sanchez spoke highly of McKnight. The two have been friends since age 9....
And Now A Picture Of The Worst Custom Heat Jersey Ever Made
In honor of the Heat/Celtics series, this guy has made a video of how to wash your car and clean your ceiling fan with a Paul Pierce jersey. And he did it all while wearing this obnoxious custom-made Big Three jersey....
In The Future, All Communications With Ohio State Will Be Via Billboard
It's always enjoyable to see OSU put their foot in their mouths, and it's even more fun to rub it in on the side of the highway. Hot on the heels of TCU's "Little Sisters of the Poor" billboards comes this simple-yet-effective taunt along I-94 in Michigan. [via]...
Future Robot Overlord Practices Snagging Human Skulls
On to the next war: the coming robot uprising. And — OH SHIT THEY CAN CATCH NOW....
If MLB Pulls This Video, They Hate America
Your morning roundup for May 2, the day Fox News kept being wrong....
Here's Video Of People Dancing To Sir Mix-A-Lot Outside A Braves Game
This footage of "Don Doing Work" while "tailgating at an Atlanta Braves game" gets a lot less annoying 2:10 in. This is because Don cedes the parking-lot circle to some fellow tailgaters, at least one of whom has clearly interpreted "Baby Got Back" in a variety of settings before....
This Is What A Windsurfing Accident Looks Like To A Nearby Windsurfer
A couple weeks ago, windsurfer Boujmaa Guilloul was involved in a serious accident while trying to land the elusive Triple Loop at Ho'okipa. It was a water in the lungs, broken fingers type thing....
Before Returning To Lockout Mode, Every NFL Franchise Decided Against Drafting A Bone-Cancer Survivor
Your morning roundup for May 1, the day after Seth Meyers said Weekend Update stuff to people's faces....
NFL Lockout Back On (For Serious This Time)
First everyone reported that the 8th Circuit Court had issued a stay, putting the lockout back on. But then everyone said that, oops, no, nothing was decided yet. Well now they decided. Lockout!...
Manny Ramirez Isn't Really Going Away
Perhaps you thought Manny Ramirez had faded away into that flickering twilight, where we'd reminisce about what a truly spectacular athlete he was. Some folks, Joe Posnanski foremost among them, would argue for Manny's Hall of Fame credentials, while others would want him nowhere near Cooperstown....
Rick Ross Will Escort Manny Pacquiao For Mosley Fight
Today in delightful cultural crossover: über-icon Manny Pacquiao will join forces with über-icon-in-his-own-mind Rick Ross before he fights über-39-year-old Sugar "Shane" Mosley, who is but a pawn in this sick, sick game, next Saturday....
Lockout's Back On (UPDATE: Maybe Sort Of Not Yet)
Sorry, folks....
This Is Exactly What You'd Expect Jerry Jones's "War Room" To Look Like, Isn't It?
Tipster Eric asks, "Was there a little person in the Cowboys war room or a teenager?" That's easy. Totally a kid. Here's the important question: What were Isaac Chroner's specific instructions when he helped the lad* infiltrate the Dallas organization?...
Your Annual Professional-Football Player-Selection Show Open Thread
Will Cam Newton spray folks with Cammy Cam Juice? Will the Jets faithful turn out en masse? Does anybody involved with, or interested in, tonight's NFL Draft festivities not qualify, in one way or another, as Mr. Irrelevant?...