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What's Next For The Sacramento Kings?
The Sacramento Kings suspended DeMarcus Cousins for one game on Thursday, the day after he screamed at coach George Karl in a loss to the Cavaliers:...
How The Hell Did Alberto Moreno Get Away With This Tackle?
I mean, c’mon man. This is, I suppose, what happens when you have a reputation as a diver, even the obvious calls can look like acting....
Dutch Guy Chips Like Four Dudes To Score World-Class Goal
Look at all the dang dudes our friend Jonhatan Opoku chips here. I’m gonna lump the keeper and that last hapless center back in as a pair, making four....
This Is The Most Blatant Hockey Dive You'll Ever See
New Jersey Devils forward Joseph Blandisi attempted a hilarious, ineffective hockey dive during tonight’s game against the Flyers....
This Spanish Teen's Flop Makes A Strong Case That Diving Should Be Punishable By Death
Most dives are fine. Some dives are bad. But few dives are so egregious that you skip over the whole “Should the player get a yellow for that?” logic and instead head right to the barn for the pitchfork. Valencia youth teamer David Pascual pulled off one of those:...
Report: Kings Minority Owners Want To Take Control From Vivek Ranadivé
Vivek Ranadivé bought the Sacramento Kings and saved them from being relocated to Seattle in 2013. But ever since then he has been a disaster, and according to a report from Chris Mannix, the Kings minority owners are trying to get him out of the paint:...
Hilary Duff And Mike Comrie Divorce
It’s officially over for that slightly confusing hockey player-celebrity marriage that wasn’t Mike Fisher’s and Carrie Underwood’s—Mike Comrie and Hilary Duff have finalized their divorce, according to TMZ. What hope is there for the rest of us lovelorn saps in this crazy world?...
Middle Schooler Wins League Championship On Insane, Three-Quarter-Court Buzzer-Beater
St. John of the Cross was a 16th century doctor of mystic theology who was chiefly famous for living a life of poverty, and, according to newadvent.org, being “saved from certain death by the intervention of the Blessed Virgin” twice....
46-Year-Old Goalkeeping Coach Forced To Play, Holds Opponents Scoreless
Barry Richardson has enjoyed a long, meandering career as a goalkeeper across the English soccer pyramid. He played most of his career for Lincoln City and Northampton Town in the early and mid-90's, and hasn’t played a league game since 2002 or any game since 2005. Richardson signed on with League ...
Andy Reid Is Still Andy Reid
When Andy Reid was fired by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, our own Tom Scocca called him a “powerful but slow football thinker,” and described what it was like to watch Reid’s offense slowly, painfully deny itself a shot at a Super Bowl victory:...
Josh Norman's Freelance Sack Was As Brilliant As It Was Ballsy
It’s hard to call any play made by a team that was up 31-0 at halftime and led through all four quarters a true “game-saver,” but there’s no denying that the Panthers were in need of a big play after the Seahawks’ successful fake punt late in the third quarter. That’s when Josh Norman went off-scrip...
The Dos And Don'ts Of Divorce
Roughly 27 months ago, I separated from my wife of 10 years; early last year, our divorce was finalized. In works of fiction, newly emancipated men inevitably spiral into eyebrow-raising excess to evade grief and (perhaps) eventually fishtail toward self-understanding. It turns out that in real life...
Jimbo And Candi Fisher Are Divorced
Jimbo Fisher and his wife of 22 years, Candi, are officially divorced, GossipExtra.com’s Jose Lambiet reported today. The process didn’t take long; Lambiet reported that the Florida State football coach filed for the split less than five months ago and the couple has been separated since May. ...
Leyton Orient Owner Runs On The Field To Kick The Assistant Manager After Boxing Day Win
Leyton Orient got themselves a big win yesterday over Portsmouth down in League Two, the fourth-division of English soccer. After the 3-2 win, Orient owner Francesco Bechetti ran onto the field and delivered a kick to assistant manager Andy Hessenthaler....
Herm Edwards Is Mad As Hell
Herm Edwards, a former NFL coach who will scream on TV if you pay him, screamed on today’s episode of NFL Live. The gang was talking about the beef between Bills running back LeSean McCoy and his former coach Chip Kelly. Greg Schiano(!) played the part of Chill Coach, while Edwards was Mad Coach. He...
Referee Screams Profanity At James Neal After Whistling Him For Embellishment
Nashville Predators forward James Neal appeared to go down from little to no contact in the second period against the Bruins tonight, causing a referee to whistle for embellishment and then scream at him. “Fuck you, you’re getting a fucking embellishment” is what it sounds like on this end. To compl...
Butt Goal
Cambridge United beat Notts County 3-1 in League Two yesterday, thanks in part to Ben Williamson’s butt, which scored the go-ahead goal. The butt in question is the second-highest scoring ass of League Two, after Josh Windass, who has 10....
How Towson University Handled Its Locker Room Recording Scandal
Forty days after members of the Towson University women’s swimming and diving team discovered a phone recording them in their locker room, most details about the incident remain unknown to the public. But behind the scenes, the school was working feverishly—and not always entirely effectively—to dis...
Towson University Diving Coach Charged In Locker Room Recording Case
Towson University diving coach Maureen Mead has been charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with felony interception of a communication, as well as misdemeanor peeping tom and altering of physical evidence charges, according to online court records. The charges relate to an October incident where...
Towson University Women's Swimming And Diving Team Rocked By Locker Room Recording Scandal
Something extremely fishy is going on with the Towson University women’s swimming and diving team....