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If Patrick McEnroe Is Talking About Andy Roddick, Then Generic Text Goes Here
It seems even the Worldwide Leader can be at a loss for words sometimes, as this SportsCenter report from Pat McEnroe about the impending retirement of tennis star Andy Roddick provided us some Fun With Graphics fodder....
Penn State Has To Return The Bowl Trophies We All Know It Won Between 1998 And 2011
There's been some confusion about this since yesterday, when Jason Bristol of WHP, a television station in Harrisburg, Pa., first reported it. Initially, an NCAA spokesperson told Bristol that the NCAA expected Penn State to return the six bowl trophies the program had won during the 14 seasons from...
How Joe Redner Invented The Lap Dance, Built A Strip-Club Empire, Became A Model Citizen, Fought For Your Rights, And Beat Cancer
Plenty in Tampa have said it or at least thought it over the years: mayors and newspaper columnists, city council members and cops, the street preachers who'd picket his business, the television callers who'd threaten his life. But last August this was no longer a question of morality. Joe Redner re...
Jimbo Fisher Uses A Weird Gun Analogy To Explain FSU's Twitter Ban
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Twitter doesn't embarrass people. People embarrass people....
Allen Pinkett's "Notre Dame Needs More Criminals" Comment Earns Him Suspension From Saturday's Broadcast
Notre Dame officials have removed broadcaster and Fighting Irish legend Allen Pinkett from this weekend's broadcast of the Navy-ND game in Dublin after Pinkett told a Chicago radio station the Irish "need more criminals" in order to be competitive....
High-Ranking Catholic Priest Has Some Horrifying Thoughts About Seductive Teens And "Poor" Jerry Sandusky
Andrew Sullivan brings us this incredible quote from Father Benedict Groeschel, who is the director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York:...
Pennsylvania School District Decides It's A Good Idea To Have Separate Showers For Kids And Grown-Ups
This is called being proactive. The Bentworth School District, in southwestern Pennsylvania, is going to construct new shower facilities to be used by coaches, referees, and any other adults who might want to clean up after games. Yes, the decision is specifically because of Jerry Sandusky, and no, ...
There Was Some Very Funny Business Going On In The Royals' Dugout Last Night
Nothing to see here, I'm sure. Aaron Crow is just demonstrating proper toothbrushing technique to Vin Mazzaro while they sit on the bench during the Royals' 1-0 win over the Tigers last night....
Dallas Cowboys Pregame Show Host Can't Remember Which Station He Works For
Mickey Spagnola's the NFL-approved beat writer for DallasCowboys.com, and this role calls for him to be an occasional pre-game host during Cowboys broadcasts on local affiliate KTXA....
Spencer Hall, The Best College Football Writer In The Land, Will Take Your Questions Now
The great Spencer Hall, proprietor of Everyday Should Be Saturday, contributor to SBNation, co-host of the pornishly lit Shutdown Fullback show, is here to talk college football with you. Week 1 is here!...
Former Fighting Irish Star And Current Broadcaster Allen Pinkett Says Notre Dame Needs More Criminals On The Team
Notre Dame football commentator and former Irish star Allen Pinkett says the team needs more criminals on the squad if it's ever going to be a successful team....
John Danks Sued For Hosting Some Brotherly Horseplay That Ended In A Spinal Injury
Danks is done for the year after shoulder surgery earlier this month, but he'll stay busy by dealing with one of the stranger lawsuits we've seen in a while....
Nobody Came To The Death Of A Dream
The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious annual sports competition in the world. Its championship match is the most-watched annual sports broadcast, with viewership that makes the Super Bowl look like a How I Met Your Mother rerun on WGN....
Tuesday Night Fights: Some Notes On Cabbie Violence, From An Atlantic City Jitney Driver
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Mass Fight TAXI Driver Punches Passenger." Tonight's commentator: Atlantic City's @JitneyGuy, who cruises the seaside resort with a motto of "You Drink, I Drive! For A...
This Is What It Looks Like To Win A Golf Tournament By One Stroke, With An Eagle On The 72nd Hole
Eugene Wong stepped to the last tee of the Canadian Tour Championship at Scarboro down a shot, staring a par-four in the face. He drove solidly into the middle of the fairway, 133 yards away. He'd need to get up and down just to go to a playoff. He put it up and in....
John Elway Has Become That Dude Playing Dollar Blackjack At The Golden Nugget
This is from Sunday, but it's so priceless we had to take a look at it. John Elway, perhaps the greatest quarterback in NFL history, stopped by the booth for a conversation with Terry Bradshaw during this weekend's 49ers-Broncos game in Denver—and he came dressed quite curiously. Maybe this is haut...
USADA Will Have To Reveal Its Evidence Against Lance Armstrong
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: USADA head Travis Tygart says the info will be released in the coming weeks....
"Touching Me, Touching You": You Won't Hear Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" At Penn State Football Games Anymore
Somehow, "Sweet Caroline" has become a staple of stadium soundtracks nationwide. The song has been played in the middle of the eighth inning at every Red Sox home game since 2002. It's also been featured at Pitt football games—enough for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to run a 1,000-word feature about...
Maria Sharapova Is Pimping Her Stupid Candy, And Other Important Storylines: A U.S. Open Preview
You could argue the turning point of the 2012 U.S. Open—which starts today—already happened. Well, three turning points, actually....