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Mark Davis Travels 500 Fucking Miles To Look Like That!
Probably no haircut in human history has communicated as devastating a summation of its owner’s entire life as the insane orange Moe Howard bowl cut sported by Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis. Carve the shape of it into the wall of his father Al Davis’s mausoleum and it will tell a richer and truer...
The Raiders Are Less Metal Than We Thought, Will Paint Gold Marks On Field
Dammit, Chris! You lied to us Chris!...
How To Hold Elected Office: A Civics Lesson For Meat Suits
Congratulations on your election to public office! Surely this inauspicious-seeming moment marks the beginning of a dramatic rise through the political ranks, a high-minded and principled siege upon the levers of power, a triumph for the little guy, and so on. Before you set off on your journey, tho...
Anthony Davis Agrees To NBA's Richest Deal
At midnight last night, NBA teams were allowed to begin negotiations with their players. One minute after that, the Pelicans and Anthony Davis agreed to a max extension that could keep the 22-year-old star center in New Orleans through 2021. One minute after that, Davis announced the news:...
49ers Lineman Anthony Davis Retires To "Take A Year Or So" Off
The San Francisco 49ers continue to lose players. Offensive tackle Anthony Davis announced today that he’d retire, though the 25-year-old’s statement implies that it won’t be permanent....
Alvin Gentry Will Be Responsible For The Future Of Anthony Davis
The New Orleans Pelicans hired Alvin Gentry as their newest head coach, the team announced Saturday. Gentry takes over for Monty Williams, who was somewhat surprisingly let go after leading New Orleans to the playoffs this season....
Brewers Successfully Challenge Home Run Hitter Called Out At Home
Today in “manager challenges you didn’t expect to see”: Craig Counsell successfully challenging the Brewers’ Khris Davis being called out after hitting a home run. Home plate ump Will Little called Davis out after the Giants appealed, tossing the ball to the plate claiming the Milwaukee outfielder h...
Chris Paul Is Up To His Old Tricks: Tapping Nuts And Dominating Games
The Clippers and Trail Blazers were locked into a fierce battle in Portland tonight, as the two teams were tied (along with the Spurs) for fourth place and the all important (though apparently not for the Clippers) home court advantage in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. ...
Glen Davis Fined For Kicking Seat Cushion Into Crowd
Glen Davis punted a seat cushion into the stands during a timeout in Sunday's Clippers-Celtics game, and now the forward is out $15,000. Treat those chairs with respect, NBA players. (He got some good distance on it, though.)...
Who's Smooching In The Background Of Rajai Davis's Interview?
As Rajai Davis was talking to Fox Sports Detroit during today's Marlins-Tigers game, a player wandered into the frame, waved at the camera, sat down, and smooched a gal before the two left. The reader who gave us the heads-up believes it was Joe Nathan, and it sure looks like him....
Seth Davis Is Still Promoting His Mom's Hoax Cancer Cures
During BYU-Ole Miss, you might have been perplexed by this tweet from Sports Illustrated writer and CBS Sports analyst Seth Davis, after Cougar guard Chase Fisher did something good....
Purdue's Rapheal Davis Dives For Loose Ball, Takes Out Gregg Doyel
Purdue guard Rapheal Davis jumped into press row for a loose basketball during today's game against Penn State, and ended up knocking over a bunch of electronics and Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star. Everyone was fine, so if you want to guiltlessly enjoy Doyel falling on his ass, here you go....
How Anthony Davis Gives The Pelicans Open Looks They Don't Deserve
Good ball movement generates open shots. This is Basketball 101, so fundamental to the game's primary education it may as well come down on stone tablets to every young player. It's proven: perhaps to the relief of youth coaches around the country, SportVU player-tracking shows that ball movement in...
Seth Davis Promotes His Mom's Hoax Cancer Cures
There have never been more options for those convinced that the medical establishment is hiding secrets from them. Look at the Google ads running down the sidebar of just about any website you visit, and you're almost certain to see ads about "natural" cures—gluten-free diets and alkaline water, s...
Damn, Baron
Norman Powell just slammed home a nice dunk, but at best it's only the second best dunk by a UCLA Bruin ever. Or maybe it's lower? Did Tyus Edney ever do anything sweet for UCLA?...
Mo'ne Davis Hits Kevin Hart With The Spin-O-Rama
I'll forgive you for spending your Friday night doing something other than watching the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. In summary: some shots were made, some shots were missed, one of the teams won, and Little League phenom Mo'Ne Davis threw Kevin Hart into the blender and chopped him up....
Anthony Davis Falls Off Rim, Hits Floor Hard After Alley-Oop
Less than 24 hours after his unexpected heroics in Oklahoma City, Pelicans star Anthony Davis suffered an injury due to falling off the rim after this alley-oop. Davis headed to the locker room with a hurt shoulder....
Anthony Davis Buzzer-Beater Downs Thunder In Bonkers Ending
The New Orleans Pelicans avoided an embarrassing meltdown when Anthony Davis's double-clutch buzzer-beating three delivered his team a 116-113 win over the Thunder in Oklahoma City....