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Mickael Pietrus Taken Off Court On Stretcher After Scary Injury In Celtics-Sixers Game
It was a rare and terrifying scene during tonight's Celtics-Sixers game as Boston swingman Mickael Pietrus was immobilized and wheeled off on a stretcher after a hard fall directly onto his spine in the second quarter. The incident was reminiscent of T.J. Ford's 2004 injury, as it's an uncommon s...
Baylor's Quincy Acy Delivered The Highlight Of The NCAA Tournament Thus Far With An Inbound Dunk
After three and a half rounds without anything breathtaking, the payoff finally came tonight when Baylor's Quincy Acy slammed home this inbound pass and helped hold off a surging Xavier team that was down big early to the Bears. [CBS]...
Dead Letters: "I Will Pray That GOD Will Help You Mature And Cleanse Your Mind And Mouth"
Subject: Retaking the SAT...
Jets Fan Who Died Last Week Had Strong Premonition That New York Would Acquire Tim Tebow
The New York Daily News brings us our strongest evidence yet that, with Tebow, we've crossed over into an entirely unfamiliar, Unsolved Mysteries-echoing realm....
How The Heck Did We Get Here? The Baylor Faithful Wander Out Of The Desert
We're running a series of dispatches from fans of unlikely Sweet 16 teams: Ohio, North Carolina State, and Baylor....
How The Hell Did We Get Here? An N.C. State Fan Warms His Championship Memories On A Hotel Hot Plate
We're running a series of dispatches from fans of unlikely Sweet 16 teams: Ohio, North Carolina State, and Baylor....
How The Hell Did We Get Here? An Ohio Fan (Sorta) On Rooting (Maybe) For His School Because Of A Hot Tub (Definitely)
We're running a series of dispatches from fans of unlikely Sweet 16 teams: Ohio, North Carolina State, and Baylor....
Goodbye, Old Friend: The Last Oddibe McDowell Water Bill We'll Ever See Is $80.55
The Broward County department of Waste and Wastewater Services is instituting password protection for viewing and paying customers' utility bills. This could be the last Oddibe McDowell water bill we ever see. It's $80.55, including a semi-annual stormwater fee....
DeMarcus Cousins Chases Errant Shot, Runs Face-First Into Basket
The irony is that Cousins really does everything he ought to be doing here. John Salmons pretty much tosses a jumpshot into the stands, and Cousins gets after it to try to maintain possession for the Kings. It's the basket stanchion that's recklessly sitting there. But that's good hustle....
Hornets Fans Gave Jason Smith A Standing Ovation After His Ejection For This Kill Shot On Blake Griffin
The Hornets' Jason Smith earned a Flagrant 2 foul and an automatic ejection after this hard foul on Blake Griffin, but earned the admiration of New Orleans fans on his way out. ...
Samuel L. Jackson Announced The Clippers-Hornets Starting Lineups With A <em>Pulp Fiction</em> Theme
The New Orleans Hornets welcomed Chris Paul back to the Crescent City with pomp and circumstance, including inviting actor Samuel L. Jackson to perform a take as his Jules Winnfield character from Pulp Fiction in doing the introductions. It wasn't exceptionally interesting after his Ezekiel 25:17 ...
Bill Raftery Thinks Derrick Coleman Is Fat
Former Syracuse great Derrick Coleman is in Boston to root on the Orange in tonight's game against Wisconsin, and is looking a bit girthier than in his NBA playing days. Given the massive amount of debt he's been in, you'd think he might be living a bit leaner. [CBS]...
How Not To Land A Helicopter
That's $20 million worth of AH-64 Apache crashing into the snows of Marzak, in southeastern Afghanistan. According to Stars and Stripes, the accident occurred last month, and no one was injured. The pilots, presumably showing off, could face criminal charges. [Jalopnik]...
How A Career Ends: The State Of Iowa Begged Me Not To Go Pro
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Dolph Pulliam, defensive leader and emotional catalyst for the 1969 Drake Bulldogs....
Glory Days: I Came Off The Bench To Score A Touchdown And Helped Postpone A Rival Coach's Retirement
An occasional series featuring our readers' tales of momentary sports glory. If you've got a video of your own brush with athletic greatness, send it to [email protected], subject: Glory Days....
Which Grantland Writer Does Dave Chappelle Follow On Twitter?
Dave Chappelle joined Twitter recently, and although he hasn't yet mastered the medium, he has a bunch of followers. (Several reputable comedians tweeted out that @chappelledavidk was the man's real handle, and the masses naturally flocked—he was not so long ago among the world's most prolific funny...
Tim Tebow Is In New York, And That's Good News For Everyone
Yesterday morning, after the Jets' interest in Tebow was made public but before any deals were made, these were some of the things written in the New York tabloid papers:...
JaVale McGee Does JaVale McGee Thing, Wins Game For Nuggets In His Debut, Because JaVale McGee Is The Best
JaVale McGee has come in for some affectionate ribbing 'round these parts, but nobody better say nothing about his game-winning play in the Nuggets-Pistons game last night. It was McGee's first appearance in a Denver uniform and he made the most of it when it counted. I don't care how many times ...
Are Messi And Barcelona Sending Secret Messages To Help Rebels Smuggle Guns Into Syria?
The answer is, no, obviously not. That would be stupid. But we can't ignore it, because at least one entity is buying into the conspiracy theory that Messi, Pedro and their Barcelona teammates are sending hidden messages to the Syrian resistance via their on-field play in a recent Clásico: Syrian...
Darren Rovell Thinks This Jets Logo With A Crucified Jesus Christ Is Worth Your Attention
There is absolutely no reason why the Jets would need to redo their logo just because Tim Tebow, who happens to be extremely religious, is about to bring his own unique brand of "football" to the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Therefore, we're confused why CNBC's Darren Rovell would feel com...