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The San Jose Sharks Join A Depressing Club By Blowing A 3-0 Series Lead
If you know a Sharks fan, hug them—unless you're a Kings fan. San Jose lost to Los Angeles 5-1 in Game 7 to completely blow a 3-0 series lead. It's history in the worst way....

<em>SI</em> Publishes Disturbing Donald Sterling Anecdote It Spiked 14 Years Ago
Here's longtime Sports Illustrated reporter Franz Lidz today, first writing something he tried—and failed—to publish 14 years ago....

Sprinkler-Turned-Geyser Delays Minor League Baseball Game
This is one of those things that I feel like only ever happens at minor league baseball games. During today's game between the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and the Great Lakes Loons, TinCaps first baseman Fernando Perez kicked a sprinkler head while pursuing a foul ball down the right-field line. Chao...

Donte Whitner No Longer Changing His Name To One That's Nearly "Hitler"
The Browns' newest safety has decided against legally changing his name to Donte Hitner, and not for the obvious reason that you totally read it as something else upon first glance....

Jose Fernandez's Fake-Out Play Was Ballsy And Awesome
One of the coolest things about Jose Fernandez is that even though he is one of the most dominant young pitchers in the league, his two most impressive highlights have nothing to do with pitching....

This Is How You Play A Ball Off The Wall
In the grand scheme of things, this behind-the-back, no-look corral by the Nats' Kevin Frandsen—a utility infielder by trade who was starting in Houston, which has the least intuitive outfield in the majors—did not ultimately affect the game. Both runners scored on the next play. But come on, how fu...

The Rangers' Slow-Motion Collapse Is Becoming An Annual Event
The standing ovation the Flyers received at the end of last night's first period was not entirely deserved. Through 20 minutes they'd been pretty well pushed around, getting outpossessed at even strength to the tune of 18 shot attempts to just 11 (37.9 percent). That, in hockey, doesn't sound like m...

The Warriors Had A Striking Boycott Planned For Last Night's Game
The Golden State Warriors claim they had plans in place for a memorable boycott of last night's game in Los Angeles, and would have walked off the court upon tip-off had Adam Silver not banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life....

Fans Brawl In The Stands During Tonight's Rangers-Flyers Game
Rangers fans and Flyers fans duked it out in the stands during Game 6 tonight at Wells Fargo Center. According to our tipsters, it was started by a couple of Rangers fans' taunts which got out of control, despite the ushers' attempts to quell things....

Russell Westbrook's Steal And Dunk Puts Grizzlies-Thunder Into OT
The Grizzlies had the ball and a chance to ice the game for a 3-2 series lead over the Thunder. But Russell Westbrook hassled Memphis point guard Mike Conley, Jr. enough to jar the ball loose and tie the game up at 90 with a dunk....

Watch The NBA's Terrific New "We Are One" Promo Spot
The Los Angeles Clippers website responded quickly to its owner being banned for life from basketball. The NBA followed suit with this fantastic spot promoting the league's more positive qualities. If you missed it, we have it here....

Bob Costas Abandons Broadcast Booth Mid-Inning To Pee
Bob Costas handed over play-by-play to MLB Network commentator John Smoltz in the bottom of the seventh inning tonight at Yankee Stadium, escaping the booth to hit the little boys' room....

Get Your Anti-Donald Sterling Shirt Outside Staples Center
Whatever the planned apparel for tonight's Clippers game at Staples Center, these shirts probably aren't part of it. But you can still pick one up outside of the arena (while supplies last). Entrepreneurship is alive and well....

There Are Already Two Rap Songs About Donald Sterling
If you had asked who would first mention racist Clippers owner Donald Sterling in a rap, smart money would have been on Cassidy. (Lil B wouldn't acknowledge the negativity of the whole situation.)...

That "Secret" NBA Constitution Is Now Online
One of the biggest surprises of the Donald Sterling mess was the the NBA's own constitution and bylaws were confidential, leaving observers to speculate on the league's mechanism for punishing the Clippers owner. Well, soon after dropping the hammer on Sterling, the NBA finally made the constitution...

You Fucked Up Now, Jay Z, The Lax Bros Are Coming For You
Jay Z has a verse on the latest DJ Khaled track, which may or may not include a diss aimed at Drake (in response to that whole fondue plate thing): "Haters wanna ball, let me tighten up my drawstring / Wrong sport, boy, you know you soft as a lacrosse team." But instead of drawing Drake's ire, Jay'...

NBA Owners Are Lining Up To Vote Donald Sterling Out
If NBA owners are to force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers, they will need a three-fourths supermajority vote. Commissioner Adam Silver said he has "the full support" of the owners, and most of them have already made their positions clear....

Here's How The Clippers' Website Responded To Sterling's Ban
The image above is all you will see if you go to Clippers.com right now. Well played, Clippers....

NBA Bans Donald Sterling For Life
Clippers owners Donald Sterling has been banned for life from associating with the Clippers and the NBA, and fined the maximum of $2.5 million. In addition, commissioner Adam Silver said he has asked the Board of Governors to force a sale of the Clippers....