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Report: Mickey Rourke Knockout Victim A "Homeless Drifter"
62-year-old Mickey Rourke won a farce of a boxing match Friday in Moscow, earning a TKO against 29-year-old Elliot Seymour in the second round. Today, the New York Post reported Seymour is a homeless drifter, paid to take a dive....
Johnny Manziel Is "Definitely Ready" To Start
After coming on for Brian Hoyer in the fourth quarter, Johnny Manziel led Cleveland to its only touchdown of the game. That—or Hoyer's general effectiveness—appears to have been enough to earn Manziel the job. From everything coach Mike Pettine had to say afterward, it sounds like this season's most...
Gerald Green Throws Off-The-Backboard Alley-Oop To Himself, In Traffic
Gerald Green has established himself as the new era's human highlight reel, and tonight against the Magic he performed yet another of his miraculous stunts: an alley-oop, off the glass, to himself in the half-court offense. (This is more an indictment of the Magic than a celebration of Green's skill...
This Whole Report For A H.S. Football Title Game Is A Local News Gem
You probably don't care about Michigan high school football, but FOX 2's Charlie Langton's report about a title game between Warren De La Salle and Muskegon Mona Shores should entertain you anyway. It's perfect. The damn thing starts out with Langton yelling as he's walking across the field, and...
Valencia Fans Drill Messi In Head After Barça Score Last-Second Winner
Lionel Messi earned a yellow card for complaining to the referee after angry Valencia fans cracked him in the head with a thrown object as Barcelona celebrated a late added-time Sergio Busquets goal that gave them a 1-0 road win....
Nebraska Players Are Pissed At AD Shawn Eichorst For Firing Bo Pelini
Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst fired head football coach Bo Pelini today, and boy, are Huskers players pissed. (Even Nebraska alum Ndamukong Suh is taking shots.) A number of current players aired their grievances through Twitter....
Johnny Manziel Gets Into Real NFL Game, Immediately Rushes For TD
The Browns handed the reins to Johnny Manziel today for the first time in a starring role, and he didn't disappoint—leading Cleveland down the field and rushing ten yards for a touchdown....
Rams Players Enter Field With "Hands Up, Don't Shoot"
St. Louis Rams players recognized this week's Ferguson protests with an emphatic gesture during player introductions when several members of the team's receiving corps entered the field in the "hands up, don't shoot" pose....
Nebraska Fires Bo Pelini After Seven Seasons
Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst fired Bo Pelini this morning. The Huskers went 9-3 this season under Pelini; the coach had a 67-27 record in seven years with the program....
Report: Buccaneers Employ Indentured Servants As Concessions Workers
In a system labor experts are calling "outrageous," the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are among several professional sports teams a Tampa Bay Times investigation found employ unpaid, destitute people to sell peanuts and beer to fans at the stadium....
Daniel Carcillo Channels His Inner Pageant Queen After A Fight
Blackhawks forward and noted shit-stirrer Daniel Carcillo didn't appreciate Brayden McNabb's forearm in his face in last night's game, so he fought McNabb, and "won." Carcillo, a former King, then waved like a pageant queen to the Los Angeles crowd as he exited the ice. How polite!...
George Mason Wins On 75-Foot Buzzer-Beater
Jalen Jenkins rebounded a free throw missed on purpose and launched a 75-footer at the buzzer that helped his George Mason Patriots down Manhattan 64-63 in Fairfax....
Jaylen Walton Goes 91 Yards In One Of The Best Touchdowns Of The Year
Oh, you thought Ole Miss could be ignored? That the Egg Bowl would be a cakewalk for the Bulldogs? Nah....
Argentine Soccer Broadcaster Is A Rollercoaster Of Emotions
Make sure you have turned YouTube's closed captioning on, and then watch this glorious video of an Argentine second division match from February. When Talleres de Córdoba scores in the 89th minute, the homer broadcaster sings a lyrical description straight out of Galeano (well, not quite). When Almi...
SEC Network Screwup Replaces UT-Vandy Kickoff With Dick Stockton
Fans who tuned into ESPN's SEC Network for the kickoff of Tennessee-Vanderbilt today were instead greeted by an eerily silent Dick Stockton, who is calling a different game on an entirely different network....
Israeli Cricket Umpire Dies After Deflected Ball Strikes His Chest
An Israeli cricket umpire has died after a ball came off a batsman's bat, hit the wicket, and then struck him in the chest and neck region, according to Haaretz. The amateur league umpire—Israel has no professional cricket league—was in the proper position behind the wicket, but unlike in baseball, ...
Georgia Tech Beats UGA In Bonkers Finish
Georgia Tech blew the lead despite having the ball in the red zone with less than three minutes remaining. Georgia lost despite having the lead with 18 seconds remaining. Georgia Tech did all it could to lose, and won. Here's all the major plays from the final three minutes—and overtime....
Kentucky Takes Lead On Louisville Thanks To Fat Guy Touchdown
There are many great ways to score a fat guy touchdown, but Mike Douglas doing it to take the lead against your in-state rival with bowl eligibility on the line is a pretty damn good one....
Tyler Ennis Scores No-Look Backhanded Goal While Falling Over
As Tyler Ennis skated towards the net early in Buffalo's game yesterday, Montreal defenseman Alexei Emelin probably thought he had done a decent job shepherding him to away from a dangerous position. Then Ennis managed to kick the puck past the crease, hurdle Carey Price's pads, and then slap a no-l...