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Kevin Smith "Didn't Want No Fucking Bitches" In Lions Locker Room
We ran the "Why Your Team Sucks" preview for the Lions a week or so ago, featuring the usual assortment of aggrieved fan email. But one story, in particular, was too good to bury in that post. Here now is a reader describing her encounters with former Lions running back and eternal PUP lister Kevin...
Does The NFL Have A Growing "Low-Hit Culture?"
On Saturday, Houston safety D.J. Swearinger dove at the knees of Dolphins tight end Dustin Keller. Keller tore his ACL, MCL, PCL, and dislocated his patella. Swearinger says that's better than targeting someone's head....
Soccer Coach In Coma Wakes Up When He Hears About Team's Comeback Win
Wayne Thorne was just starting his second season as the manager at English soccer club Larkhall Athletic when he was involved in a head-on car collision. He ruptured an artery in his heart and crushed 16 of his 24 ribs. He punctured a lung and shattered his hip and pelvis. He broke his sternum and h...
Report: The Government Read Every Email And Text At The 2002 Olympics
A secret government program, with the help of a telecommunications company, spying on all texts and emails in and out of an entire city during the Olympics. Sounds like something England's security state would have whipped up for the London games. But no, that's reportedly what happened in our own b...
NFL Sunday Ticket On YouTube? That Could Happen
The worst thing about NFL Sunday Ticket—the broadcast service that offers access to every NFL game, including out-of-market ones—is the part where you have to subscribe to DirecTV. The $225 you have to spend during the season to watch any game you want? Not that bad. So, what if you could just watch...
Ty Lawson's Girlfriend Is Pregnant, And She Told Police He Pushed Her
Now there are more details on the arrest of Ty Lawson and his girlfriend after a weekend altercation at Lawson's home....
Tim Duncan Finalized His Divorce In A Secret Hearing
After five ugly months, Tim Duncan's 12-year marriage is officially over. Tim and his college sweetheart, Amy, finalized the paperwork in a secret hearing that didn't take place in a courtroom and didn't show up on any docket—the judge paid a rare "house call" to get this done without the media taki...
Astros Player Gets First MLB Hit, Then Wanders Off And Gets Tagged Out
Otherwise, Max Stassi's debut with the Astros went quite well....
Ty Lawson And Girlfriend Arrested For Breaking Each Other's Phones
Allegedly. They were also allegedly "yelling at each other," according to what the sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colo., told the Denver Post....
Got Beef? Cassavetes Mixes It Up At A Lakers Game
Via cupofcoldsick, dig Peter Falk's story about John Cassavetes at a Lakers game:...
Just Nate Robinson Dribbling Around Random People At The Airport
He plays for Denver now. And the Nuggets never take a day off....
"I've Got A Book To Write"
Mike Lupica remembers his friend Elmore Leonard:...
Pedro Alvarez Scored On His Own Single
Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez, all 6-foot-3, 235 pounds of him, is not known for his baserunning—or for much of anything besides hitting home runs and striking out. But he managed to circle the bases last night on an ordinary single because Padres right fielder Chris Denorfia did this. ...
Mark Sanchez's Mustache Is Glorious
For the first time in his career, Mark Sanchez has been challenged for the starting job. He responded by growing a horseshoe mustache. It is intense....
Here's Mike Tyson Playing <em>Punch-Out!!</em> For The First Time, Maybe
Mike Tyson's had a major presence on Fox Sports 1 in the nascent network's first few days, and last night he took part in a bit where he claimed to play his eponymous NES game for the first time—though he told TMZ last month that he "sucked" at the game. We're shocked at the idea a Fox network might...
Sketchy Reports: Gareth Bale To Be Sold For All The Money
According to a variety of dubious reports in unreliable foreign outlets, Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale is actually, really, finally, supposedly about to be sold off to Real Madrid for (at present exchange rates) $145.81 million, with Spurs supposedly then buying up everyone this side of George ...
Woman's Vine Captures Exact Moment Truck Flies Over Guardrail
Here's a Vine, via Alex Stack:...
Twins Third Baseman Betrayed By Own Glove
Trevor Plouffe made a damn good play here, at least initially. He dived to his left to stop Juan Lagares's sharply hit grounder, then ... nothing. Plouffe's glove refused to give him the ball....
Pool Dunks Have Graduated To Multi-Ball
This is a remarkable addition to our ever-growing repository of pool basketball dunks. ...