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The Bulls Clearly Like Bobby Portis More Than The Guy Whose Face He Broke
Bobby Portis returned this week from an eight-game suspension for concussing and breaking two bones in Nikola Mirotic’s face with a punch in a practice fight, and Portis was unexpectedly great: 21 points and 13 rebounds in 24 minutes coming off the bench. But it doesn’t take a very close between-th...
Jimmy Butler Fell Into A Lake
Sam Alipour took Texas native Jimmy Butler to explore the beauty of his new home in Minnesota for an ESPN piece, and while Butler already looks comfortable on the basketball court further north, he’s a little more nervy about the unfamiliar environment....
Giannis Antetokounmpo Denied By Older, Smaller Opponent<em></em>
Giannis Antetokounmpo turned in another monstrous night against the Cavs, scoring 40 points on 16-21 shooting. But this was not one of his finer moments. The Greek Freak looked guaranteed to score when he got the ball right under the basket, with only Dwyane Wade anywhere near him....
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Chuck Person And Rashan Michel In NCAA Bribery Investigation
Auburn assistant coach Chuck Person and former NBA official Rashan Michel became the first two men indicted as part of the FBI’s investigation into the bribery of college basketball recruits, when a federal grand jury in New York charged them each on six counts on Tuesday....
Report: Bucks Trade For Eric Bledsoe, Who Better Not Mess This Up
The word from Woj is that the Phoenix Suns have finally found a suitable trade partner for talented but grumpy point guard Eric Bledsoe, who hasn’t played for the team since tweeting “I don’t wanna be here” on October 22. Bledsoe appears to be headed for Milwaukee:...
Here Are Some Young NBA Players Who Are Butt
Many of the NBA youths are fun and good. Kristaps Porzingis, Ben Simmons, et cetera. Good youths. But in addition to the fun and good ones, there are also some youths who are sorry butt scrubs. Here is a list of some of that latter group....
Jameis Winston's Pregame Speech Didn't Do The Trick
Before yesterday’s game against the Saints, Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston gave a fiery speech to his teammates. It was ... something:...
Mike Evans Lays Out Marshon Lattimore With Cheap Shot To The Back
Tempers appear to be hot all throughout the NFL this afternoon, as not long after A.J. Green went full GSP on Jalen Ramsey in Jacksonville, the Buccaneers’ Mike Evans came out of nowhere to lay a cheap shot on the Saints’ Marshon Lattimore during a stoppage in play in New Orleans. Lattimore was exch...
Dan Girardi Flattens Matt Calvert With Shoulder-To-Shoulder Check
For a brief moment in yesterday’s Blue Jackets-Lightning third period, veteran Tampa defenseman Dan Girardi brought back a lost art. As Columbus’s Matt Calvert focused on bringing the puck into the offensive zone, Girardi laid him out in the middle of the ice, delivering a clean shoulder check with ...
Bundesliga Keeper Confidently Kicks An Old Memory Of The Ball
Sure-footed and not at all hungover Mainz keeper Robin Zentner made a curious and nearly catastrophic blunder today after lingering on possession for a beat or two too long in a match against Mönchengladbach:...
Auburn Takes The Easy Road, Lets AD Jay Jacobs Resign At His Convenience
After a 13-year run at Auburn that was equal parts success and scandal, Tigers athletic director Jay Jacobs made use of the Friday news dump to announce that he will retire either next June or whenever Auburn hires his replacement....
Russian Media Refuses To Believe Tatiana Gutsu When She Says She Was Raped<em></em>
Last month, 1992 Olympic all-around gymnastics gold medalist Tatiana Gutsu said that Vitaly Scherbo, the 1992 Olympic all-around champion, had raped her in 1991. Gutsu was just 15 years old at the time....
Auburn Suspends Two Players Likely Tied To FBI Investigation
Auburn announced on Thursday that men’s basketball players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy have been suspended indefinitely. While the school did not specify the reason for their suspensions, the fact that they were recommended by the school’s compliance department confirms that they are “Player 1" ...
Are The Bills Actually Good? They're Getting There<em></em>
The Buffalo Bills are 5-2. If the season were to end right at this moment (which it won’t, probably), the Bills would be in line for the No. 5 seed in the AFC. And with a win tonight at the Jets, they could pull even with the Patriots for first place in the AFC East. But are the Bills really any goo...
They’re Going To Demolish This Gorgeous Baseball Stadium
Christine Whitman was governor of New Jersey, and she knew just what could fix the ailing city of Camden: A baseball stadium....
Giannis Is Shaq Now
Here’s a fun Giannis Antetokounmpo fact, from ESPN’s weekly NBA player rankings blog:...
Everyone Failed Braxton Beverly<em></em>
On the same day that NCAA president Mark Emmert told a crowd at the Knight Commission that allowing schools to dictate a college athlete’s ability to transfer “never made any sense” to him, the NCAA denied N.C. State guard Braxton Beverly’s appeal to play for the 2017 season. Wolfpack head coach Kev...
Pitt Gymnasts Belly Flop Into Ice Water As A Training Exercise
The women’s college gymnastics preseason training is well underway—the competitive season begins in January—and teams have been releasing video snippets of training on social media for the past month....