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Holy Shit: Brad Stevens Is The New Coach Of The Boston Celtics

Humming along, day before a national holiday, late afternoon, nothing to see here—wait, holy shit, Brad Stevens just took the head coach position with the Boston Celtics. The 36-year-old Stevens had been in charge at Butler for six years, with two NCAA finals appearances, four Horizon League champio...

Photos Of College Football Player's Bloomin’ Onion Burns [GRAPHIC]

Earlier today we relayed the story of Kyle Smith, the college football player who suffered horrific burns after a cooking accident. Now we've received two photos of his burns, and warning: they are graphic....

College Football Player Horribly Burned While Making Bloomin’ Onion [Update]

Kyle Smith, a sophomore defensive tackle for NAIA Carroll College in Montana, received horrific burns last month after a cooking accident at his girlfriend's home. Smith was attempting to make a battered, deep-fried onion when everything went horribly wrong. ...

9 Out Of 10 Schools On This ESPN Map Are In The Wrong Place

As of today, the American Athletic Conference is officially a thing. ESPN has welcomed the new conference with a (since deleted) map on its college hoops Facebook page. "Map" in the loosest sense of the term....

One Alleged Vandal Of Clemson's Special Rock Arrested

Clemson University police announced today that they arrested 18-year-old Micah Rogers of Pisgah Forest, N.C., for the vandalism done to Howard's Rock earlier this month. Rogers is accused of breaking the glass case that holds the rock and chipping off a chunk of it. There is no indication how this w...

How Much Money Did The Knee Injury Cost Nerlens Noel?

If we assume that a healthy Nerlens Noel goes first or second in an historically thin NBA draft, he lost somewhere between $4 million and $5 million over the next three years—all because he vaporized his knee in February while playing amateur basketball as a nominally unpaid intern at Kentucky....

This Phone Book Cover Shows An Awfully Excited Penn State Mascot

If it wasn't obvious before, it certainly is now: The Nittany Lion has absolutely no trouble getting up for every game at Beaver Stadium....

The NCAA Has Wagged Its Finger At Oregon And Chip Kelly

The NCAA's committee on infractions has spoken: Because of payments made to a recruiting service run by a guy who steered a prospect toward the Oregon football program, the Ducks have been hit with three years' probation and other penalties, most of which they had already imposed on themselves. Thus...

Kevin Sumlin Helped Johnny Manziel Overturn His Suspension

There was almost no Johnny Football. No Heisman Trophy. No two-loss season culminating in a Cotton Bowl win for the Aggies' successful SEC debut. After being suspended for the entire 2012 season, Johnny Manziel started making plans to transfer from Texas A&M. That's when the coach stepped in....

Is This The First Vine Made In The Act By An Idiot On The Field?

Probably! Here's an Idiot making her way onto the field at the College World Series, complete with a cameo by an angry cop!...

Only One CBS Viewer Complained To The FCC About Kevin Ware's Injury

Louisville's Kevin Ware's compound fracture of his right leg in the Elite Eight, bone jutting through the skin, may have been the most horrific sports injury ever shown on national TV. CBS aired the replay twice, spurring discussion about the appropriate way to handle gruesome moments. But in the en...

UCF Unveils Striking New Black-Stained Court

I hope someone sends these photos to FIU to show them that not every Florida novelty court has to be disgusting. ...

Alabama Fan Dies, Will Miss First Crimson Tide Game Since 1945

Dick Coffee's streak would have been longer, but he put off college to serve in WWII. Then, in 1946, the Alabama freshman attended the season opener against Furman. He'd go to every single Crimson Tide game played—including road games and bowl—right up through January's national title. That's 781 st...

Here's A Nice Snapshot Of America During Last Night's UNC-UCLA Game

In the span of half a minute, there were two great American moments during the UNC-UCLA baseball game. Instead of describing them, just watch and enjoy....

Jeff Hammond, the AD who sold home games to buy out an 0-12 coach, is on his way out at Southern Miss....

CWS Fan Flips Off ESPN Camera, Then Gets Karate Chopped In The Face

While the world was watching LeBron & Co. repeat as NBA champions, there was another championship at stake on another Disney/ABC network: a College World Series elimination game between in-state rivals UNC and North Carolina State. Not everyone attending that game in Omaha, it seems, went home happ...

The most wanted person in Norman, Okla.? Has to be whoever burglarized the home of Bob Stoops and made off with one of his vehicles. [ESPN]...

"With regard to the student-athlete," wrote a senior NCAA executive in an email, "I think the focus on exploitation may be misplaced, and maybe it is not our duty to protect the student-athlete." [NYT]...

Johnny Manziel Was All Pissed Off Because Of A Parking Ticket

When Johnny Manziel said something something on Twitter something something bullshit something something he can't wait to leave College Station something something, the world wanted to know what was bugging him before he deleted his words....

Texas A&M Initially Suspended Johnny Manziel After His 2012 Arrest

The Dallas Morning News reports that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel faced a season-long suspension after a June 2012 arrest for a role in a barroom brawl, and had the suspension been upheld, Manziel would have transferred from College Station....