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Rivalry Match In Brazil Ends In Massive Brawl, Sending 5 Fans To Hospital

The gruesome stomping out you see above was just one instance of fan violence that occurred during this weekend’s CSA vs. CRB rivalry match. After the game ended 0-1 in favor of CRB, which won them the local state championship at stake, dozens of opposing fans streamed onto the pitch and started fig...

Canadian Politicians Have Pushed Their Way Into The Dwyane Wade "O Canada" Controversy

One Canadian legislator is demanding an apology from Dwyane Wade and Toronto city politicians are speaking out after the Miami star was caught on camera warming up during the performance of “O Canada” before Saturday’s Raptors-Heat game....

PSU Prez Slams "Unsubstantiated" Accusations From Alleged Sandusky Victims

Penn State president Eric Barron responded to revelations that Joe Paterno may have known about Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children as early as 1971 and that as many as six of Paterno’s assistants personally witnessed Sandusky molesting children with an angry open letter declaring that the stories “s...

That Is Not How The DC Comics Universe Works

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Running Back Greg Bryant, Of Notre Dame And UAB, Has Died From Gunshot Wounds

Greg Bryant, the 21-year-old former Notre Dame running back working toward a comeback with the UAB Blazers, has died of gunshot wounds he suffered while driving in south Florida early Saturday morning. West Palm Beach police said Bryant was declared braindead Sunday afternoon, and are treating his d...

Nation Angry At Dwyane Wade For Ignoring "O Canada"

Dwyane Wade put up 38 points in a losing effort for the Heat against the Raptors yesterday, but it’s some shots that didn’t count that have him drawing the ire of an entire nation as the Miami guard continued warming up through the pre-game rendition of “O Canada.”...

Be A Decent Child Today (And Every Day)

Every year’s calendar is predictably laced with holidays, but there is one that has a way of sneaking up on you and then pouncing, like a panther made of guilt: the second Sunday of every May, i.e. Mother’s Day. Despite its repeating pattern, I find myself forgetting it on an annual basis, the way I...

Florida State has dismissed Mario Pender after the senior running back was arrested Saturday on charges he committed domestic violence by strangulation....

UAB Running Back Greg Bryant, Shot On A Florida Interstate, Is In Critical Condition [UPDATE]

Greg Bryant, a 21-year-old running back at UAB, remains in critical condition after someone shot him early this morning in Palm Beach County, Florida. The graduate of American Heritage High School in nearby Delray Beach and a passenger, Maurice Grover, were found at 4:45 a.m. Saturday in the southbo...

The Memphis Grizzlies Have Fired Coach Dave Joerger, The Lucky S.O.B. 

Having served Dave Joerger a cold supper of radioactive gunge and watched him lick the bowl clean, the front office of the Memphis Grizzlies announced his firing today. First as an assistant, Joerger had been with the organization for the past nine seasons, a.k.a. the bulk of the Grizzlies’ relevanc...

David Ortiz Held Back From Ump After Striking Out With Bases Loaded

Red Sox coaches had to restrain David Ortiz after his outburst following a ninth-inning strikeout with the bases loaded in a game the Yankees went on to win, 3-2....

NBC: As Many As Six Penn State Coaches Witnessed Jerry Sandusky Molesting Children

As many as six Joe Paterno assistants personally witnessed Jerry Sandusky abusing children, NBC News revealed today. That report comes on the heels of testimony given in Penn State’s lawsuit against its insurer revealed this week, alleging Paterno knew of Sandusky molesting children as early as 1976...

Be Like This Bear

We all got shit going on, you know? Too much shit, if you ask me. I was on vacation last week, and I’ve spent most of this week sighing and thinking, “Whaaaaat is it with all this shit I got going on???”...

Taxpayers Cover $34 Million Arena Renovation, Hockey Team Leaves Two Years Later

What is the absolute worst, most jarring way to learn your team is leaving town? Nope, not that. Nope, that’s pretty bad, but this is worse:...

Patrick Sharp Leads The League In Great Sports Babies

Winger Patrick Sharp scored on the power play—the Stars’ first in 13 chances—and set up Cody Eakin’s overtime winner to tie the second-round series with the Blues at two games apiece. But more importantly than all that, the Stars are headed back to Dallas for Game 5. And Patrick’s headed back to see...

The Sharks Thought They Got Screwed On Joe Pavelski's No-Goal

What would a triple-OT game be without some controversy? Two periods before Mike Fisher won it for Nashville to knot up the series, San Jose’s Joe Pavelski thought he had finished things off, scoring from his belly (and with Pekka Rinne pinned beneath him). It was a mess....

Mike Fisher Goal Gives Predators Triple-OT Win Over Sharks

Nashville’s Mike Fisher scored off the rebound at 11:12 of the third overtime period to give the Predators a 4-3 win and even the series against San Jose at two games apiece. It was Fisher’s second goal of the game—though it came more than 100 minutes after his first....

Court Opinion Reveals Joe Paterno Reportedly Knew Of Jerry Sandusky Molesting Children As Early As 1976

Philadelphia County judge Gary Glazer’s opinion today in a lawsuit between Penn State and its insurance company revealed that witnesses testified Joe Paterno knew about Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children as early as 1976. Other witnesses in the case report members of the coaching staff observed “ina...

Katie Nolan Wants To Adopt A Bench In Central Park For David Ortiz [Update]

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will be receiving gifts from MLB teams for his farewell season—the funniest outcome would be the Yankees giving him nothing—and Katie Nolan is hoping to add to the pile. On last night’s episode of Garbage Time, Nolan shared her plan to get Big Papi a gift while simultaneo...

Nelson Cruz Sent This Pitch To Goddamn Pluto

The Seattle Mariners wrapped up a sweep of the Oakland A’s today in the Bay Area, and the club is now first in the AL West (the A’s are weirdly twice as good on the road than at home this season, perhaps owing to the fact that their stadium is a cavernous wind trap without adequate plumbing.) Seattl...