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When You Try To Dunk On Tyson Chandler, This Can Happen
Pacers guard Lance Stephenson tried to get cute near the end of the second quarter when he elevated for what would've been a vicious tomahawk dunk in traffic over New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler. It even looked for a second like he had a chance. He didn't....
Chris Kluwe Signs With The Oakland Raiders
It looks like our boy has finally found work. Chris Kluwe punted for the Minnesota Vikings for eight years, but was cut 10 days ago to make room for a younger, cheaper option: rookie punter Jeff Locke out of UCLA. In his time at Minnesota, he carved out a resume as maybe the best punter in franchise...
Can Dennis Rodman Survive Retirement?
Originally published as "No Rebound" on June 1, 2003, in The New York Times Magazine. Footnotes from the author are included throughout the story....
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I Can't Stop Watching This Dude Eat Cotton Candy In Reverse
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Tennis Player Has Cameraman Help With Epic Tirade Against Chair Umpire
This video of Viktor Troicki's meltdown at the Italian Open goes on for four minutes, but be sure to watch it from beginning to end. It just keeps getting better and better....
Here's What You Would See If A Grizzly Bear Was Eating Your Face
Biologist Brad Josephs recently planted a GoPro camera out in the Alaskan wilderness, hoping to capture some up-close footage of bears for a BBC nature show. He ended up getting much more than he bargained for. ...
Former NASCAR Driver Dick Trickle Dead In Apparent Suicide
As first reported by ESPN's Ryan McGee, former short-track superstar and NASCAR fixture Richard "Dick" Trickle was found dead today, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71....
Phil Jackson Finally Compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant
Phil Jackson had the savvy and good fortune to coach two of the greatest players the NBA has ever known—both 2-guards, both brilliant sociopaths. But for the first time, Jackson writes about how the two measure up against each other....
Which NFL Draft Expert Had The Dumbest Mock Draft?
Republished with permission from Pundit Tracker....
Jeremy Affeldt Returned $500,000 The Giants Paid Him By Mistake
Jeremy Affeldt admits it: In 2010, he literally was an overpaid relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants....
DJ Paul Of Three 6 Mafia Recorded A New Grizzlies Anthem
After expressing his love for his hometown Grizzlies with a hat and some guns, DJ Paul decided to take the next step and turn the Grizzlies' popular motto—"We don't bluff"—into a rap anthem. ...
The Royals TV Broadcast Had A Half-Inning Of Silence For Fred White
Fred White was the radio voice of the Royals for 25 years, and remained close to the team until his sudden death yesterday, at the age of of 76. During last night's game, he was given the perfect tribute: silence, and baseball....
The <em>Someone Could Get Hurt</em> Live Funbag
If you've hung around the site for the past week, you're well aware that the Book-Whore-O-Bot 5000 has been booted up to help raise awareness for this book. I know this can be annoying. I know that, by the end of this week, you'll be like: "God, I'm so sick of that Drew. He can go fall off a fucking...
How North Dakota Lost Its Mind Over A "Choke Job"
On Feb. 16, the Northern Arizona basketball team rallied to beat North Dakota in overtime, 74-72. In a postgame interview with North Dakota head coach Brian Jones, the team's radio guy, Paul Ralston, a university employee, called the loss a "choke job." What ensued was the most pitiful college sport...
John Tortorella's High School Yearbook Entry Is All Sorts Of Confusing
Every high schooler has their inside jokes. But this being John Tortorella, we can only assume each one is a reference to strangling hobos....
Marc Gasol Makes Wonderful <em>Pulp Fiction</em> Reference In Postgame Interview
Here's Marc Gasol answering questions from the media after helping his team to a Game 5, series-clinching victory over the Thunder. At about the 25-second mark, a reporter asks him how meaningful a trip to the Western Conference finals is to the franchise. His response is priceless....