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76ers Sign High School Student With Down Syndrome To Two-Day Contract

The Philadelphia 76ers' playoff hopes this season don't exist, but the team's taking the opportunity to do something nice for a high school basketball player with Down syndrome....

Roger Goodell Makes All The Money

The NFL tells SportsBusiness Daily that commissioner Roger Goodell was paid $44.2 million for the 12 months ending March 31, 2013. For an inappropriate yet telling comparison, that is more than any football player has ever been paid—and almost exactly twice as much as the current highest AAV contrac...

You Can Be My Buddy Anytime: De La Soul's 25 Hour Valentine

For the next 25 hours you can download De La Soul's entire catalog over at their site....

Jim Fregosi, Dick-Waving Angel

Baseball lifer Jim Fregosi died early this morning after being taken off life support, days after suffering a stroke on an MLB alumni cruise. One of the best shortstops of his era, Fregosi went on to spend more than two decades as a manager and coach and remained a scout right up until his death at ...

Rival Fan Smokes Cristiano Ronaldo In The Head With A Lighter

Some Atlético Madrid fan did all the Cristiano Ronaldo haters a favor today by pinging a lighter off the eminently hateable star's head. Even your teammates are laughing at you, Ronaldo!...

Clippers Throttling 76ers; Here's An Example Of Their Brutal Nature

It's halftime at Staples Center, where the Clippers are having their way with the 76ers 69-30. It could be worse; they were up 52-15 early in the second quarter. The L.A. weapon of destruction has been, as always, the lob—though a completely inept Philadelphia squad has been a willing participant in...

Steve Nash, At 40 Years Old, Can Still Shake You Out Of Your Shoes

Steve Nash turned 40 last night and had a pretty solid game for the Lakers in a 112-98 win over the 76ers. He had 19 points, five assists and four rebounds. Most importantly, he let (25-year-old) Evan Turner shift his focus to offense when he caught him leaning on this behind-the-back cut to the ba...

That Font Size Is Equivalent To Yelling

Barcelona Benefit From Maybe The Worst Own Goal Of All Time

How...? So he... but then... huh? Jesus Christ, that was terrible....

Richie Incognito's Triumphant Return: A Four-Tweet Play

(Please note that the Nick Foles account is a fake.)...

This Probably Hurt

Hey, but the Nets won....

Philly Radio Host Gets All Homophobic In Email Fight With Listener [Updates]

Mike Missanelli is the host of a drive-time sports radio show on Philadelphia radio station 97.5 The Fanatic. His bio page is full of plaudits—"Mike's sports acumen, witty pop-cultural references and overall fun persona are just a few of the many factors that draw listeners to the show and helped hi...

OK, Frank Caliendo's Richard Sherman Mockumentary Is Brilliant

Frank Caliendo's a bit of a schmuck, but this skit for a fake Richard Sherman 30 For 30 has some legitimately funny impressions. Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski, and Bill Belichick are all well done, as is his more subtle Adam Schefter. Now you can go back to not caring about Frank Caliendo....

"Stone Cold" Matt Stairs Chugs Beers At Wing Bowl

Were you wondering what former MLB player/Phillies folk hero Matt Stairs was up to these days? He's living the dream, dammit....

Here's Roger Goodell Spinning A Yarn About Player Health

Roger Goodell appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and covered a wide range of topics. They discussed the weather, The Big Game, international expansion and, finally, player health. Notably, the Commish never uttered the words "concussion" or "head injuries."...

Vernon Davis Asks Roger Goodell Why Former NFLers Don't Get Healthcare

At the commissioner's press conference today, he appeared caught off guard by a question from 49ers tight end Vernon Davis: Why doesn't the league take care of its former players?...

Here's A Dude Playing With His Dick And Butt In The Streets Of Philly

So, what's going on here? ...

Non-Profit Executive Roger Goodell Made $29.5M In 2012

The National Football League, as everyone knows, is a not-for-profit charity, the chief purpose of which is to promote the growth of the sport of football. Sure, it rakes in hundreds of millions of tax-exempt dollars annually, and pays its executives tens of millions, but why not? Who can quibble wi...

Neymar Exits Copa del Rey Match With Gruesome-Looking Injury [UPDATE]

Barcelona star Neymar has been forced off the pitch after suffering a first-half injury in today's Copa del Rey match against Getafe that looks really, really bad....

For One Great Ballplayer, Philadelphia Was A Perpetual Traffic Jam

Originally published in January 1970 in Jock magazine. The author, Bill Conlin, died on Thursday. He was 79. Conlin was a legend in his native city who wrote elegantly and hilariously about Philadelphia sports in the days before he allowed himself to become a grouchy old fud. He spent the last decad...