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Chael Sonnen Gave An Olympian Money So He Could Go Train In Russia
One of the annoying things about Fox Sports pundit/middling professional fighter Chael Sonnen's troll routine is that if you talk to fight people, they'll swear that in real life he's actually a pretty good guy. Occasionally he'll even drop the pro wrestling heel bit in public and come off as unusua...
Witness: Kellen Winslow Was Jerkin' It In His Car Before Pot Arrest
New York Jets tight end Kellen Winslow was arrested for alleged marijuana possession in a parking lot last November, but a newly released police report from the incident reveals that smoking weed may not have been the only thing Winslow was up to that day. He may have also been masturbating in his c...
A Photog Remembers When, And Why, "Uncle Tom" Frazier Kicked Ali's Ass
Today is Muhammad Ali's 72nd birthday. Four decades ago, after three-and-a-half years away from the ring, he was half-assedly gearing up for a title fight with the reigning champ, Joe Frazier. LIFE photographer John Shearer remembers that winter well....
An Oral History of Kurtis Blows' "Basketball"
Dumb fun from SB Nation. ...
What You Need To Know To Bet On The AFC/NFC Title Games (Late Edition)
Below is your late betting info for the AFC and NFC championship games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread and over/under movement is now included, and the money lines, over/unders, and bet trend have been updated....
Old Video: Christian Laettner Gets His Head Slammed Into The Floor
Here's a nice little throwback for all the Dook haters out there. That's Rod Sellers doing the head-slamming, by the way....
Ken Pomeroy has kicked off his 2014 player of the year watch list, a quantitative ranking based on a "player's value to his team in combination with his team's strength." Doug McDermott (Creighton) holds the top spot for now, followed by Lamar Patterson (Pittsburgh), and Nick Johnson (Arizona). [Ken...
How Many Ads Are In Your College Sports Broadcast?
In O'Bannon vs. NCAA, the defendants made a stunning claim. Collegiate athletes cannot be paid for appearing in televised games, the NCAA argued, because those games—like, say, the Vizio BCS National Championship—are First Amendment-protected news programs, and not commercial broadcasts....
Big Trouble With A Capital "T"
"The Gulf Stream," By Winslow Homer (1899)...
Who Is The Greek Freak? Your Guide To The NBA's Coolest Rookie
Unless you are a big Milwaukee Bucks fan or a basketball nerd who lives on the internet, it’s very likely that you have not yet been properly introduced to Giannis Antetokounmpo. It’s time for that to change, because he is the most exciting rookie in the NBA....
IOC Forces U.S. Olympic Goalie To Take Constitution Off Mask
That up there was the mask U.S. women's hockey goalie Jessie Vetter was going to wear at the Sochi Olympics. At least until the IOC forced her to take an image of the Constitution off the back....
We All Suck At Watching Football Now
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
No, Fans Won't Stop Watching If College Players Get Paid
Defending itself in the Ed O'Bannon lawsuit, the NCAA has made some stunning claims. One, backed by an NCAA-commissioned poll, is that people so hate the idea of paying players that they will stop watching college sports if amateurism ends. In the filings, ex-CBS Sports President Neal Pilson estimat...
The Wizards' Bandwagon Cam Is Brilliant
If you show up to a Wizards game decked out in the opposition's gear, prepare to be shamed on the jumbotron. This is the Wizards' bandwagon cam (we got a glimpse of this last night, but now we have video), which picks out fans who flaunt their flimsy affiliations with powerhouses like the Heat so th...
No, Paying Athletes Won't Bankrupt College Sports
The NCAA's biggest and most bruited argument against compensating players is that athletics programs couldn't take on the additional burden of player salaries without going bankrupt. The argument has a certain appeal to a certain kind of fan, the one who thinks sports took a turn for the worse at ro...
James Harden Shakes Austin Rivers Right Out Of The Arena
The next time this happens, Austin Rivers should probably just accept his fate and hit the ground. Stumbling backwards and then throwing up his hands as if it was someone else's fault that James Harden jellied his legs wasn't really a good look. There's no defensive rotation that can save you in th...
Are Knicks Tickets The Biggest Ripoff In The NBA?
Going to an NBA game can be damn expensive, or it can be incredibly cheap, depending on which city you're in and where you want to sit. But which cities and teams will let you see a game from a decent seat for less than your car payment?...
Which NBA Teams Are The Best And Worst Road Draws?
Want to know when to score the cheapest resale tickets for your home team? Chances are, it's when the Bobcats, Magic, or Suns are in town. An analysis of ticket prices (as of Dec. 16) on Vivid Seats reveals that Charlotte is the worst road draw in the NBA—on average, a visit from the Bobcats results...