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These Newborns May Never Have A Chance To Develop Their Own Identities
The staff of St. Clair Hospital's Family Birth Center has taken to wrapping all newborns in gold Terrible Towels this week. Something about the professional team that may not play next season being in a big game next week....
Aaron Rodgers Thinks Less Of Injured Packers Who Don't Stand By Their 53 Men
Aaron Rodgers will play in the Super Bowl next weekend. But this weekend, he was asked his thoughts on injured Packers who chose not to stay in town to, you know, support the side enough to warrant team-photo inclusion....
Is Erin Andrews' Reebok Endorsement Deal Journalistically Unethical?
Two weeks before Reebok signed ESPN's Erin Andrews to pitch the ZigTech line, she reported "Texas Christian players were slipping in their new Nike cleats during the Rose Bowl." Now, according to the New York Times ......
Get Your Art On: Judging The Paintings Of The Super Bowl Bet
Art museums in Pittsburgh and Milwaukee have made what's become an annual bet: a loan of one their more famous pieces to the Super Bowl winning city. This gives us a chance to critique small-town art museum collections....
See? Not All Footballers Are Cheating, Diving BLAH, BLAH, BLAHs
This bloody lovely bit of sportsmanship happened last Saturday when Havant & Waterlooville were playing Boreham Wood in the Blue Square South....
Suspicious Package Found Outside Cowboys Stadium
Police and the FBI are on the scene. Terrorist without a calendar? A jealous Jerry Jones making sure if he can't play, no one can? Arlington, sick of all the attention Dallas has been getting? [KTLV]...
Mark Sanchez And The Phantom Booger
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Sanchize clears up snotgate....
Hubristic Schadenfreude: Guy In Tapout Shirt Gets Floored
Remember, just because you buy the shirt, doesn't make you an MMA fighter. Or in this kid's case, maybe it gives him Keith Jardine's glass jaw....
Pigs Will Eat The Poop Right Out Of Your Butt
The two weeks in between the conference championships and the Super Bowl are downright shitty. So let's tell some poop and fart stories to pass the time, shall we? It's the Pooporoo!...
Bobby Valentine Will Show You The Way
And here we were thinking Valentine's role as Stamford's Director of Public Safety was just a figurehead role. Bobby V was out on the snowy streets this morning, directing traffic. [Stamford Advocate]...
I Guarantee You've Never Seen A Ball Ride The Rim This Long
Little Earl Boykins circles the drain for the rare 1440° mid-range jumper. I think the broadcast misses the entire second quarter while showing the super slo-mo replay....
Could This IHOP Brawl Put "I Ride The Ride" On The Catch-Phrase Map? (NSFW)
There's a lot going on in this two-minute piece of artistry from the IHOP in Orangeburg, S.C. on Saturday. Drinks being thrown. Canes being swung. Gibberish being yelled. And, a chilling effect being felt....
Here's Some Thundersnow Telestrator Dong (Updated With Motion)
This red telestrator dong was brought to you by John Bolaris of Philadelphia's Fox29. Looks to be more than 100-miles long. (H/T R.A.)...
Don't Want To Play For A Crappy Team? A Former Player Says That's Too Damn Bad
Evgeni Nabokov was claimed on waivers by the Islanders, but has no intentions of reporting. Justin Bourne's been in that situation, and says Nabby needs to suck it up....
A Former UConn Football Player Puts Robert Burton In His Place
Booster Robert Burton made some news yesterday thanks to the obnoxious letter he sent to UConn's athletic director, Jeff Hathaway, explaining why he will no longer donate money to the school's football program. Robert Lunn, a former UConn player, responds....
Some Chick From <em>The Bachelor</em> Says Carlos Boozer Cheated On His Wife With Her
I know what you're thinking. An NBA player cheating on his wife? A reality TV "star" selling her story to a tabloid magazine? Hard to believe, I know. But it's true! Allegedly....
Here's The Angry Letter That UConn Donor Wrote Demanding His Money Back
Robert G. Burton didn't want Paul Pasqualoni. He wanted Steve Addazio. As a result, he's taking his money and going home. Here's what he wrote to Connecticut AD Jeff Hathaway....
Just Who Is Hosting The Super Bowl Anyway?
Dallas is, to the casual and logical observer. But don't let the mayor of Arlington hear you. He might get mad....
Drogba Kicks The Ball Hard And Does A Goal
The Spoiler loves a cheeky little chip or an intricate Tiki-taka goal, but sometimes you just can't beat someone kicking the ball proper hard....
The Record For Worst Televised Bowling Ever Was Set Yesterday
In the semifinals of the Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions in Vegas on Saturday, Tom Daugherty needed every ball at his disposal to reach 100 in his televised-bowling debut. His foe, Mika Koivuniemi, needed them to reach 299....