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UConn's Starting Quarterback Has A Fantastic Mullet
UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco named Casey Cochran his starting quarterback for the season. The interesting part of this story is that Cochran, a redshirt sophomore, has a beautiful mullet....
Even Pole Vaulters Are Getting Into The Ice Bucket Challenge
As creative types seek to both participate in a nationwide movement and distinguish themselves from the herd, some very distinct videos of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge emerge. Behold, the University of Arkansas women's pole vaulters getting their ice water on with an athletic twist. ...
Very Cool Old Footage Of 16-Year-Old Kobe Bryant Taking Over A Game
Raw Sports has dug up a gem from 1995, tape of a Philadelphia-area sportscast breaking down high school junior Kobe Bryant leading Lower Merion to a playoff win. Bryant's heroics should be cued up; go to 10:10 of the video if not....
A Compilation Of People Fucking Up The Ice Bucket Challenge
My thoughts on the ice bucket challenge are complicated and not worth going into here. My thoughts on people falling down, bashing themselves over the head, and otherwise harming and embarrassing themselves are much simpler: I am staunchly pro-slapstick. ...
Steve Ballmer Carried On Like A Maniac At The Clippers' Fan Festival
Steve Ballmer, who just bought the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion and is also that guy who screamed "DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!" at a conference one time, greeted Clippers fans at a fan festival today. He spent a good portion of his speech screaming like a crazy person, obviously....
Corn Maze To Derek Jeter: "Thanks, Captain Clutch"
If you've ever wanted to know what Derek Jeter's regal face might look like as a five-acre corn maze, today is your lucky day. A New Jersey farm decided that instead of some boring-ass corn maze for kids to get lost in—while their parents wonder how they found themselves at 45 years old, wasting 10 ...
Naked Idiot On Turner Field Delays Athletics-Braves Game
In the sixth inning at Turner Field last night, an idiot on the field brief(less)ly interrupted the game between the Braves and Athletics. He was really, really, incredibly nude. ...
Time For <i>Daily News</i> Ace Mike Lupica To Grow Up
One of these days, Mike Lupica needs to remember — and that probably means before he hurts his brain again — that his job is to be a star sportswriter, not some sort of needy scold who acts as if he gets the bends when he is out of the spotlight for very long....
Al Pacino And Paul Pierce Chilling On A Private Jet
After all these years, Al Pacino finally found The Truth...and justice for all. ...
Steve Ballmer Practiced Being Owner With His Son's High School Team
The Seattle Times has a piece out today detailing incoming Clippers owner Steve Ballmer's foray into the shady world of high school prep sports and the wealthy parents living vicariously through their kids. Ballmer's son's basketball team at Lakeside School in Seattle sucked, and he wanted to make i...
Bo Pelini On Ice Bucket Challenge: "Let's Get It Over With"
I don't know how much more of the Ice Buckets we can take, but I'm going to highlight this one because glimmering ray of sunshine and source of life itself Bo Pelini took on the cold waters for charity awareness thusly: "I've been challenged, I guess, to the Ice Bucket, so let's get it over with."...
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It's been a long week and we're pretty much done, so rather than working, we're going to hang out in the comments and answer any questions you might have for us. Let's do it....
Arian Foster Continues To Troll The Media
After Arian Foster gave the exact same answer 11 times in a 90-second interview, he got a letter from the NFL threatening a fine if he didn't start being more cooperative with the media. So Foster agreed to an interview with reporters after yesterday's practice, and he added a few twists to his old ...
Steeplechaser Loses Gold Medal For Taking Off His Shirt During Race
France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad was running in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships, clear ahead of the field, when he took off his shirt in the final stretch to celebrate. That topless jubilation cost him his gold medal....
The Jets Took Fireman Ed Out To Lunch And Tried To Woo Him Back
Jets superfan Fireman Ed retired from the superfan game a few years ago, so now he's just Fireman Ed. Actually, he's retired from firefighting, too, so he's just Ed Anzalone. Anyway, the New York Jets are so desperate for that superfan-led J-E-T-S chant that they tried to wine and dine Ed back into ...
Which NBA Teams Have The Hardest And Easiest Schedules?
Yesterday, the NBA released its schedule, and everyone rushed to talk about when the big games are happening (Christmas) and where (Miami). But who got the easiest rides, and who got screwed? ...
Javelin Thrower Impales 75-Meter Sign; Judges Struggle To Remove It
This throw at the European Athletics Championships by Sweden's Kim Amb would be impressive if the point of javelin throwing was accuracy instead of distance. (Also, if Amb had intentionally aimed at the marker.) Amb didn't, though, so no points for him....
<em>Safe</em> Is The Best Jason Statham Movie
You can learn a lot about someone from his or her favorite Jason Statham movie. For instance, if your pick is Crank (or, fucking hell, Crank 2), I know you don't really like Jason Statham movies that much. Those are built on a fun concept, and they have a few great ideas, but they're Mountain Dew co...
New Yorkers! Be sure to swing by tonight's Varsity Letters reading series, presented by Gelf Magazine. Gus Garcia-Roberts, author of Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Baseball's Steroid Era, will be there, and he will be joined by EIC of Vice Sports Tomas Rios, and former...