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Let's Start The Day With A Story About Kindness
Your morning roundup for March 27, the day people continue to concern themselves with Dennis W. Peterson losing his front teeth at a Hooters....
The Best Soccer Player On Earth Will Likely Embarrass The Americans At Some Point Tonight
There's a scene in Vision Quest in which Louden Swain's boss Elmo gets to talking about why he took the night off of work, sans pay, to watch Louden wrestle the mighty Gary Shute. He got to talking about Pele....
Hooters Girls Are Working The Field At Today's Phillies/Blue Jays Spring Training Game (Updated With Video)
Just a few moments ago, the ballgirl at the Phillies/Blue Jays game got shouted-out for eluding a Jimmy Rollins bouncer. Here's the announcer exchange:...
Here's Video Of The Game-Winning Backdoor Alley-Oop In Last Night's Blazers/Spurs Game
The box score will show that the Portland Trail Blazers (42-30) defeated the San Antonio Spurs (57-15) by a score of 98-96 last evening. The replay shows the fantastic manner in which the game's final two points were scored....
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Is Really Upset That Joe Girardi Blew Him Off, But Why?
Bob Raissman has the story today of what happens when the manager of the New York Yankees skips a scheduled radio spot with a satellite host best known for tantrums and rhotacism. Apparently Chris "Mad Dog" Russo is quite angry, which isn't new, but there's actually something interesting about the s...
This May Be An Email Account Roger Goodell Only Gives Out To Important People
An anonymous tipster sends along this report:...
Cats vs. Dogs: Let The Sweet Sixteen Begin!
On the first day, there were 32. Two by two, mighty warriors — Lassie, Keyboard Cat, Chihuhua —fell. Now only 16 remain. The stakes get a little higher, the matches a little more intense. Put on your pacemaker, because this will leave your heart racing. [Jezebel]...
Photoshop Contest: Jim Tressel Signing Things!
We had some photos of Jim Tressel signing things at some kind of luncheon last week. Ohio State's alumni organization left Tressel in front of a matte backdrop. Easy pickings for Photoshops, plenty of source material....
Who Wants To See A Guy Kickflip His Bike?
This impressive trick from Estonia's Ingvar Neumann seems to officially be called the lateral bike flip, although we've seen it referred to as the "Neu Flip," or, in Neumann's words, the "HD." ("For Heavy Drug, High Definition and Happy Day.") Whatever, it's a kick flip on a freaking bicycle, and ...
You May Have Missed Emeka Okafor's Absurd Buzzer-Beater Last Night
While his alma mater advanced to the Elite 8 last night, Hornets center Emeka Okafor went for some Laettner-esque heroics (too soon?) at the buzzer in Salt Lake City. This nifty shot sent the game into overtime, and even playing without David West in the extra period, New Orleans won 121-117....
Jimmer Left The Court With A Bandage On His Chin, But Kyle Singler Probably Saw His Mom Crying
Your morning roundup for March 25, the day rockhopper penguins fight for their oil-slicked lives....
Female Boxers Get No Love, Sighs Female Boxer
The profile of boxer Keisher McLeod-Wells in the New York Times today includes details about her persona as "the Boxing Diva" - she likes Gucci anything, pink Juicy Couture knee-socks, Prada platform heels, Tory Burch tops and Bulgari eyeglasses. But some of the facts from the piece are plain-old de...
We Can Now Laugh At This Canadian TV Reporter Who Spoke Gibberish On Monday
Global Toronto reporter Mark McAllister had a Serene Branson moment on air earlier in the week, as he attempted to report on Canada's involvement in the Libya effort. McAllister is reportedly doing fine after experiencing what the network called "a moment of disorientation," so it is probably safe...
Cats vs. Dogs: The First Round Goes Out With A Bang
Round one of our March Madness Dogs vs. Cats tournament ends today with our final two matches, after which we'll have sixteen of the sweetest competitors. Grab your flashlights, 'cause no one's going gently into the good night. [Jezebel]...
Watch Old Zinedine Zidane Abuse A Young Goalie
The Magician will be doing this until he's 80. Class. Pure class. I like how after Zidane finishes toying with this poor lad at some recent Adidas event, he goes over to see if the kid will ever recover....
Calculating The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air's Usage Rate, And What It Can Tell Us About Ball Hogs
This is Regressing, a numbers-minded column by our clever friends at the Harvard College Sports Analysis Collective. Over the next few days, they'll be applying rigorous statistical analysis to some of the finest basketball movies in the history of cinema (and also Hoosiers). Today we have some b...
Rajon Rondo Won't Shoot If You Pay Him
Via TBJ, Rajon Rondo pulls up on the breakaway rather than attempt the risky (for him) uncontested layup. Rondo finished the night shooting 2-12, which brought his season percentage down, but not by much....
The Florida Basketball Team Has No Comment On Premarital Sex
A reporter for the Orlando Sentinel attended the Florida Gators' press conference yesterday to ask Billy Donovan and Chandler Parsons about premarital sex, and then he wrote nearly 800 words about how the BYU honor code "lifted college athletics up." Donovan passed on the question — "How hard woul...
Rodney Stuckey Is The Latest To Embarrass Chris Bosh
Since Miami beat Detroit last night, 100-94, and since the Heat (49-22) are already in the playoffs while the Pistons (25-46) decidedly are not, all we can really say about this game is that Chris Bosh still found a way to make it embarrassing for the guys in red. Here's Rodney Stuckey, the doll o...
One Girl Lost A Weave While Another Parted With A Fake Arm During An H&M Brawl In Philly
While the fight itself is nowhere near the caliber of the I(ride the ride)Hop, Oakland B.K. or Chuck E. Cheese's brawls, there's something to be said for a headless mannequin wearing a "Knot Violence" T-shirt....