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How The World Fell For A "National Cuban Sandwich Day" Hoax
“National Cuban Sandwich Day” does not exist, but thanks to one newspaper reporter media outlets around the world celebrated it on Tuesday anyway....

Report: Dwight Howard Has Signed With The Hawks
Per a report from The Vertical’s Shams Charania, Dwight Howard has signed a three-year, $70.5 million deal with his hometown Atlanta Hawks. ESPN reported earlier this afternoon that Howard had a “really, really good” meeting with the Hawks, and had decided to cancel meetings with a handful of teams ...

Muhammad Wilkerson Is Extremely Fed Up With The Jets
New York Jets defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson has been one of the most productive defensive players in the league for a few seasons now. He’s been trying to get a longterm contract from the Jets for two years now, but the only offer he has on the table right now is a franchise tag that would pa...

Gordie Howe Is The History Of Hockey
Eighty-eight years is a good long time to be on this planet. Thirty-four years is an incredible amount of time to be a professional hockey player. But, then, there’s a reason they called Gordie Howe “Mr. Hockey.”...

Dwight Howard Says He Doesn't Take Jumpers Because Of A Crippling Fear Of Missing
Probable free agent Dwight Howard continued his soul-baring redemption tour, sitting down with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan for an extensive interview. Anything about Howard that you’re interested in—his relationships with Stan Van Gundy, Kobe Bryant, and James Harden or his exits from Orlando, L.A., and...

Make A Ham Sandwich, Dunk It In Cream Sauce, And Call It A Croque Monsieur
I often wonder whether the infamous French grouchiness isn’t born of resentment over the fact that the most fertile, bountiful turf in all of the Western world has given them only the third-best cuisine, behind both Spain and Italy. That’s gotta blow. Everything grows in France, and beautifully, and...

Let Dwight Howard Teach You How To Respond Well To Criticism
Noted doofus and Stickum enthusiast Dwight Howard appeared on Inside the NBA Tuesday night, which had much of our staff preemptively dreading his appearance. What followed was a surprisingly self-aware and measured assessment of his own reputation and motivations. While we shouldn’t overcorrect and ...

Dwight Howard Tells <i>Inside The NBA</i> Why People Don't Like Him
Dwight Howard and his Rockets got bounced by the Golden State Warriors a few weeks ago, and since then, he’s been quiet about whether or not he’ll opt out of his contract and leave to test free agency. He’s been linked to four teams, but after the ignominious way his team appeared to quit in the pla...

Petr Mrazek Boner Sends Red Wings Out Of The Playoffs
There are two ways to look at the Tampa Bay Lightning’s game and series-winning goal deep into the third period....

The Rockets Are A Miserable Basketball Team
The Houston Rockets fired their coach after just 11 games this season, finished 41-41, and are the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs. That is to say, they’re a mediocre NBA team, and therefore have some glaring problems, or else they would be better than mediocre. They get back-cut to d...

Dwight Howard Drops Mic
Dwight Howard ended his presser after Houston’s 104-78 thrashing at the hands of the Warriors by dropping the mic. He didn’t pick it back up....

Red Wings Fan Arrested For Tossing Octopus Onto Bruins' Ice
Red Wings fans have a tradition of throwing octopuses onto the ice, as the creature with eight arms used to represent the number of victories required to earn the Stanley Cup. During Thursday’s game against the Bruins in Boston, one Red Wings fan chucked the damn thing onto the ice in the third peri...

What Is The Best Non-Meat Sandwich Filling?
We had sandwiches for lunch at the office today, and they were all really delicious, except for the vegetarian options, which were frankly kind of weak and unsatisfying. Which got us to thinking—briefly—how to best construct a sandwich without meat....


Dwight Howard Cops To Years Of Stickum Use After Getting Caught With It Last Night
Scandal has ERUPTED in the NBA after Rockets center Dwight Howard was caught using Stickum spray to make his hands all sticky and stuff last night. In the first quarter of yesterday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Paul Millsap was shooting free throws when he got the ball and made this face....

Report: Dwight Howard Chose New Agent For Most Dwight Howard Reasons Possible
Dwight Howard is in the market for a new agent, after firing agent Dan Fegan in February. According to a report from Shams Charania, Howard is hiring an agent who doesn’t represent any current NBA players. So why’d Howard leave one of the more powerful agents in the game for somebody barely even in ...

Mike Commodore Calls Leafs Coach Mike Babcock "The Biggest Piece Of Shit"
Former NHL defenseman Mike Commodore despises Mike Babcock. The pair’s relationship consists of Commodore publicly talking about how much he hates his two-time ex-coach, particularly the time he signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings, only to be scratched and traded away after 17 games. With the ...

Irritable Bearded Men Fight At Blue Jackets Game
Two clowns at Tuesday’s Red Wings-Blue Jackets game argued and threw punches at each other before security intervened. It’s unclear what prompted the brawl, but it was most likely very important....

If You Like Making Fun Of Dwight Howard, You'll Like This Picture
Dwight Howard, a guy who probably voted himself Class Clown in high school, is apparently not very good at locking his iPad. At least that’s what this tweet from Rockets rookie Sam Dekker implies:...

Gus Johnson Says Dwight Howard Told Him He Almost Ended Up In Milwaukee
Dwight Howard was much closer to being traded at the deadline than previously reported, according to a probably reliable source: Dwight Howard....