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Oscar Pistorius Cleared Of Most Serious Charges
South African judge Thokozile Masipa said prosecutors failed to prove the Oscar Pistorius committed premeditated murder, saying the evidence was "purely circumstantial." The judge will rule later today on a lesser charge of culpable homicide, a finding of negligence which could still carry a sentenc...
Cam Newton Gives Same Answer Five Times, Talks About "Donkey Kong Suh"
Cam Newton's media session today was entertaining, to say the least. Reporters asked Newton, who was held out of the Panthers' Week 1 game with a rib injury, about his health and a possible contract extension. Taking a page from Arian Foster, the Panthers quarterback pretty much ignored them....
Cardinals Linebacker John Abraham Suffering From Severe Memory Loss
Arizona Cardinals linebacker John Abraham suffered a concussion in the team's win over the Chargers on Monday night, and it may have been one too many for him. According to Adam Schefter, Abraham left the team after the game, possibly for good. ...
Marcus Stroman Narrowly Escapes Taking A Liner To The Face
As far as we know, Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman did not poop his pants after juuuust getting his face out of the way of this screaming line drive....
Fake Quote About Derek Carr Getting Mall Tacos Makes It Into AP Story
On Friday night, a story on Raiders DE Justin Tuck moved across the Associated Press wire. It contained the following quote from coach Dennis Allen about rookie QB Derek Carr, emphasis mine:...
Dude Eats Cereal Out Of Box At Panthers-Bucs Game Like It's No Big Deal
How'd he sneak that cereal box into the game? It most likely wouldn't be sold at the stadium, right? Just full boxes of cereal? Whatever. Do you, dude....
DeAngelo Williams Dyed His Hair Pink For His Late Mother
DeAngelo Williams's mother, Sandra Hill, died of breast cancer last May, and Hill's four sisters—Williams's aunts—all died of the disease from 1992 to 2011. Today, Williams is playing with his hair dyed pink to help raise awareness about breast cancer. ...
Sometimes You Have To Shove The Trombone Player So You Can Kick
Sure, it’s inconvenient when you want to kick and you’re hemmed in by some big stupid marching band. But on the other hand, do you know a better way to simulate kicking in the midst of an onrushing defense?...
Maurice Jones-Drew Bicycle-Kicks His Fumble Into Derek Carr's Hands
Maurice Jones-Drew was fortunate enough to kick his own fumble back to quarterback Derek Carr. He definitely knew what he was doing. No fumble luck here. Seriously though, impressive awareness by Carr to watch the play and reel in the ball....
That's A Bad Opinion, Cris
Look at this list of PEDs I'm pointing at! Accountability! What do you guys think?...
NASCAR Race Goes Yellow Due To Idiot On The Catch Fence
Tonight's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond went under caution with 70 laps remaining after an idiot Idiot climbed the catch fence to, according to bystanders, take a selfie. ESPN's broadcast didn't want to say much about what happened, so here is some video....
Stanford Refuses To Beat USC
Seven times, Stanford ventured inside the USC 35-yard-line, and in those seven trips, they picked up an average of 1.43 points. Advanced metrics say that is bad. They fumbled four times, all in USC territory, and lost two of them. In fact, the game ended when Stanford fumbled one last time inside th...
Wozniacki Advances To US Open Final After Peng Collapses, Retires
In today's Women's US Open semifinal, Caroline Wozniacki won by default after her opponent, Peng Shuai, was forced to retire due to injury. Above, you can see Shuai dropping to the court in pain and being wheeled off....
Old Cardinals Fan: Porn-y Fast Food Ad Made Stan Musial Cry In Heaven
A gentleman by the name of Steve Rupp has penned a letter to the editors of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and it is a wonderful letter that you should go read. It is a letter that could have only been written by a very old man who is also a Cardinals fan....
The Seahawks' Read-Option Fake Was Just A Gorgeous, Perfect Play
What have we learned? The Seahawks are still good, as it turns out. Percy Harvin, when healthy, is one of the most fun players to watch. ("Lord have mercy," Russell Wilson said afterward, "we've got Percy.") And the read option is alive and well....
Reports: The NFL's Drug Policy Could Become A Lot More Logical
Pro Football Talk reported last night that the NFL and the players are "very close" to a sweeping overhaul of the league's drug policy and procedures, one that may or may not include the long-debated HGH testing. But multiple sources are reporting other changes, ones that if they had been in place o...
Melky Cabrera Does Not Like Thunder. Not One Bit.
A big-ass thunderstorm rolled through the St. Petersburg area last night, and it was bad enough to briefly knock the lights out at Tropicana field while the Rays took on the Blue Jays. It was also bad enough to scare the crap out of poor Melky Cabrera....
Toronto Film Festival 2014: 10 Movies We Can't Wait To See
The Toronto Film Festival, which starts Thursday, is always excellent one-stop shopping for many of the major films hoping to crash the Oscar and best-of-the-year conversations. Beyond the world premieres, it also features the best of what played at Cannes, as well as plenty of films that alread...
U.S. Open Ballgirl Runs Down Rogue Bag
That's some good hustle. ...