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Assault Victim Files Lawsuit Against Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon
Amelia Molitor, the victim of a 2014 assault by Joe Mixon, filed a complaint against the Oklahoma running back in San Francisco’s U.S. District Court Friday....
Iowa Football Player Playing <i>Pokémon Go</i> Mistaken For Bank Robber, Held At Gunpoint By Police
Faith Ekakitie, a rising senior defensive lineman at Iowa, was minding his own business—he had taken a walk to a park to play some Pokémon Go, as one does. That’s when he was confronted by Iowa City police with guns drawn....
Two Punters Dead In Wisconsin Car Accident
Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler are dead after an an auto accident this weekend in Wisconsin, where the pair were attending a weekend kicking camp....
Tim Kaine, A Mizzou Grad, Roots For The Kansas Jayhawks
In a more perfect world, our national leaders would be judged by the content of their character, the way their strong wills contest against their empathy in difficult situations, and their willingness to do what was right as opposed to what would get them re-elected. But that’s just the plot of Mr. ...
Oklahoma State Basketball Player Tyrek Coger Dies After Collapsing Following Team Workout
Oklahoma State University announced that 21-year-old basketball player Tyrek Coger died this evening after he collapsed during a team workout. Coger transferred to the Cowboys this month after last playing for Cape Fear Community College in North Carolina....
George Washington Basketball Players Accuse Coach Mike Lonergan Of Verbal And Emotional Abuse
The George Washington men’s basketball program has seen 13 players transfer out of the school in the last five years. According to accusations made by current and former players in a thorough Washington Post investigation, players keep transferring because head coach Mike Lonergan is a nutjob that n...
Ohio State RB Bri'onte Dunn's Girlfriend Calls 911: “My Boyfriend Hit Me Really Bad"<em></em>
Ohio State running back Bri’onte Dunn was dismissed from the team on Monday for an unspecified violation of team rules. According to a report today from the Columbus Dispatch, Dunn’s dismissal followed a 911 call Sunday from his girlfriend in which she told a dispatcher that Dunn hit her in the face...
Jim Grobe Doesn't Think Baylor Has A Culture Problem<em></em>
Given the Baylor sexual assault scandal and its subsequent fallout, Big 12 media days were always going to be the most interesting and anticipated event leading up the college football season. Unfortunately, things have more or less played out exactly how one could and should have expected, with new...
Lou Holtz Is Really Going For It At The RNC
Donald Trump may not have been able to convince any famous athletes to speak at this week’s Republican National Convention, but he did get Lou Holtz’s support, dammit, and Lou Holtz is giving it everything he has....
Jim Harbaugh, Who Is Cool And Smart, Is Doing A Thing
“Who’s got it better than us?” asks Bailey, a Bay Area rapper, as he cavorts about the Big House with Jim Harbaugh. The answer, of course, is Jim Harbaugh, winner of the “Most Insane Coach” award at the prestigious Deadspin Awards. He’s got it better than all of us....
New Baylor AD Says He Will Fix Program Because He Has Daughters, Just Like The Last One
The introduction today of Baylor’s incoming athletics director, Mack Rhoades, included the expected platitudes about change and doing things the right way—less than two months after Baylor admitted it willfully made life hell for students who reported they had been sexually assaulted, especially (th...
Woman Punched By Joe Mixon: "Almost Immediately, I Was Made To Feel Like It Was My Fault"
Amelia Molitor was just another college student at Oklahoma—until Sooners running back Joe Mixon punched her in the face at sub shop Pickleman’s Gourmet Café*, fracturing multiple bones in her face and requiring surgery that left her jaw wired shut. Afterward, she told the Oklahoman that she worried...
Baylor Has Figured Out How To Bury Its Scandal
It remains a stunning display of arrogance, of cynicism, of self-preservation, and of downright evil. Baylor’s conscious decision to not produce a report on its failure to handle multiple sexual assault cases was made with one goal in mind: to protect Baylor. It is not possible to remind yourself to...
Rejoice! The College Football Playoff Is Probably Going To Abandon New Year's Eve
Those running the College Football Playoff wanted to institute a new sports tradition by scheduling the semifinal games on New Year’s Eve. The tradition they inaugurated was slightly different: sports fans not watching the semifinal games because it’s freaking New Year’s Eve and who the hell wants t...
Duke-Albany Game Canceled Over North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Law
The Nov. 12 game between Duke and Albany is off the schedule, thanks to New York’s policy banning certain types of official travel to North Carolina in the wake of that state’s anti-LGBT HB2 law. ...
Virginia Tech Basketball Coach Is A Purveyor Of Dank Memes
Today, Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams tweeted (and then deleted) the above meme, which a) is very perplexing, in terms of what it means, but also b) fucking rules so hard....
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Police Report: Draymond Green Acts Like That In Real Life, Apparently [UPDATE]
Draymond Green was arrested on Sunday for an alleged assault. Details started to trickle out that Green had slapped a taunting fan, who was later rumored to be Michigan State football player Jermaine Edmondson. The incident report came out today, and it confirms that the altercation took place betwe...
Nick Saban Gets Testy When Paul Finebaum Asks About Cam Robinson, Keeps Arguing With Him Off-Air
Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, who never seems pleased, seemed especially displeased with radio host Paul Finebaum today on SEC Network. Finebaum asked about his decision to not suspend two players after they were arrested on drug and weapons charges, and Saban pushed back....
Former Penn State AD Timothy Curley Pleaded The Fifth To Nearly Every Question He Was Asked
The last question that former Penn State Athletic Director Timothy Curley gave a real answer to in a June 2015 deposition regarding his alleged protection of Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky was, “Are you currently employed?” He responded, “No,” and then refused to answer whether or not he was the AD....
Cops: Drunk Georgia Lineman Fell Asleep Behind Wheel, Wouldn't Wake Up For 20 Minutes
Georgia defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter was arrested on DUI charges early Sunday morning in Athens, Georgia. According to police, Ledbetter was found sleeping behind the wheel of his car, and was so drunk that it took 20 minutes to wake him up....