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I Was Shot And Raped By An FSU Player. I Still Cheer For The Seminoles.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was in the process of driving the Seminoles 80 yards in 1:06 to win a national championship, and Ashley Witherspoon, class of '91, was getting loud....

So, Why Was John Calipari Hanging Out With Tucker Max?
It may have been the worst Tweet ever. A photo of internet ur-bro Tucker Max just chilling on a private jet with Kentucky pomade model John Calipari. How the hell did this happen? Short answer: Max paid for it....

Players Boycott Return Of Coach Fired For False Child Porn Charges
The story of Todd Hoffner, the former Minnesota State-Mankato football coach who was fired after being falsely accused of possessing child pornography in 2012, took a strange and sad turn today as he attempted to reclaim his old job—and players refused to practice for him....

First-Person Footage Shows Us What It's Like To Play Linebacker
At this year's spring game, the Miami Hurricanes put a camera on linebacker Denzel Perryman's helmet, so as to show the rest of the world what a pain in the ass playing linebacker is....

Everything The Cops Didn't Do In The Jameis Winston Rape Investigation
"I believe that Mr. Winston cannot be convicted," Florida's chief assistant state attorney tells the Times. "I don't necessarily believe that he's innocent." ...

Cuonzo Martin Leaves Tennessee, And His Players Don't Sound Surprised
Cuonzo Martin took the Cal job today, after an up-and-down three years with Tennessee that saw his job security deteriorate even as he led the Volunteers to a Sweet 16 appearance. His players seem sorry to see him go, but don't sound shocked that he left....

Brittney Griner Says Baylor Wasn't A Good Place To Be Gay
Brittney Griner came out early in high school, but while being recruited, was concerned that her sexuality would be an issue at Baylor, a Baptist school. "Big Girl, I don't care what you are," Griner said her future coach Kim Mulkey told her. "You can be black, white, blue, purple, whatever. As long...

Bill O'Reilly Questions John Calipari On "Hip-Hop, Rap Stuff, Hustlers"
Kentucky head coach John Calipari appeared on The O'Reilly Factor tonight on Fox News, and managed to keep his cool despite a series of leading questions about the ability to maintain discipline in a "coarser" age of "rap stuff," "hip-hop stuff," and "hustlers."...

Minnesota "Idiots" Riot Over Lost Championship, Piss Off TV Reporter
Union College defeated Minnesota for the NCAA men's hockey title tonight, and Golden Gophers fans flooded the streets of Dinkytown to fuck shit up—especially all of KMSP reporter Jonathan Choe's live shots....

Bo Pelini Leads His Team Out The Tunnel With A Cat
Nebraska football head coach Bo Pelini walked out of the tunnel with a cat for today's spring game. Even if you don't get the inside joke, it's still pretty funny....

Proof That America Fills Out March Madness Brackets Like Idiots
You're looking at a chart from Stephen Pettigrew's look at 11 million brackets yesterday. Pay special attention to the spike at 680 points, though. It's the strangest damn thing you'll see today. ...

Missouri's Dorial Green-Beckham Kicked Off Team
Tigers star WR Dorial Green-Beckham was dismissed from Missouri's football program today, after the release of a police report concerning an allegedly burglary and assault incident from this past weekend. ...


<em>The Daily Show</em> Takes Down The NCAA
With the NCAA tournament at a close, and the recent decision allowing Northwestern football players to vote on forming a union, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show decided to tackle an issue near and dear to our hearts. Never has the exploitation of teenagers been funnier. ...

Minnesota Wins Frozen Four Semifinal With Buzzer-Beating Goal
While this year's NCAA basketball tournament left us mostly in want of buzzer-beaters, the NCAA hockey Frozen Four delivered as Minnesota's Justin Holl scored a shorthanded buzzer-beater past North Dakota goalie Zane Gothberg and delivered the Golden Gophers into the national championship game....

Police: Victim Pressured To Not Press Charges Against Green-Beckham
Columbia police announced today that Missouri star wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham will not be arrested in connection with an incident that occurred this weekend, when Green-Beckham allegedly forced his way into an apartment trying to locate his girlfriend and injured one of the residents. That v...

UMass Guard Derrick Gordon Comes Out As Gay
Derrick Gordon, a sophomore starter on the UMass men's basketball team, has announced that he is gay. ...

NFLPA Comes Out In Support Of College Players' Union
In recent days, high-ranking NCAA and university executives have had op-eds placed in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal arguing against the right of college players to unionize. One of those papers then turned down the NFLPA's attempt to get a response published. ...

What Was The Most Rewatched Moment Of The Final Four?
TiVo released a neat chart with the most rewatched moments from this year's Final Four. (Apparently, they have the ability to keep track of this.) The top three are from the championship game, naturally....

Derek The Joyless RA Responds, Says We Didn't Get His Sarcasm
Derek, the UConn RA who sent his residents the electronic manifestation of a wet blanket before last night's NCAA championship game, has resurfaced. He's got a message for all of us who made fun of him for being such a schoolmarm: We just didn't get his sarcasm, man....