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Karen Sypher Wrote A Book About All The Times She Says Rick Pitino Raped Her
Karen Sypher's new book, Guilty Until Proven Innocent: "The Karen Sypher Story," might be the most perfectly planned bestseller: it was released this month, just in time for a deep run for Louisville, and it's got a ton of rape, just like The Kite Runner. ...

High School Girl Charged With Assault After Brutal Soccer Beatdown
Throw out the formalities when Lewisville and Chester get together, that's what I always say. The South Carolina schools met for a women's soccer match Monday evening, and it ended with the police being called. That New Mexico-BYU game has nothing on this one....

Here's The First Authentic Smile In Los Angeles Since The Birth Of The Film Industry
The Lakers threw Derek Fisher a party upon his return to Los Angeles, only to see their esteemed guest have his cake and eat it too. The Thunder escaped from L.A. with a 102-93 victory, and Fisher played his part by scoring seven points in his first seven minutes of action after entering the game i...

How A Career Ends: John Wooden's Pyramid Of Success Led Me From Belgium To Real Estate
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: guard John Vallely, who won national titles with and without Lew Alcindor at UCLA. ...

Danny Ainge Says The Celtics Sometimes "Look Like We Are Jurassic Park"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Ainge means they're old, not that they can open doors....

Police Raid Home Of Man Who Claims He Was Carl Pavano's Lover
A high school classmate of Twins pitcher Carl Pavano is under investigation for allegedly demanding money from Pavano's family in exchange for not going public with his story—that he and Pavano supposedly had a three-year "emotional and physical" relationship two decades ago. Christian Bedard, of So...

Jerry Sandusky's Trial Has Been Postponed Until June 5
It was supposed to begin May 14, but Judge John M. Cleland has pushed the start of the trial back because of scheduling conflicts. Cleland's decision had nothing to do with that 95-page motion to dismiss the charges filed last week by Sandusky's attorney, Lawyerin' Joe Amendola....

Impartial Observer Donovan McNabb Worries That Mike Shanahan Will Ruin Robert Griffin III
RG3? Decent QB. Everyone thinks he'll be great. The Redskins got some people for him to throw to, too....

Cheer Up, Lamar Odom And Derek Fisher: Kobe's Going To Bring You Back Home
The Lakers are like a progressive, experimental insane asylum already run by the insane, but then the incarcerated insane take over from the insane running the place, and agree to a power-sharing program where nobody's quite sure which of the insane people are in charge. All of which is to put this ...

The New Columbus Goalie Showed Up For Work In Michigan Gear
Shawn Hunwick's college hockey career ended in heartbreak, as the goaltender's Michigan squad fell to the Union Dutchmen Cornell Big Red in the NCAA tournament five days ago. His NHL career, meanwhile, came as a whirlwind....

JaVale McGee Dunked Jose Calderon Into The Front Row Last Night
JaVale steals the ball. JaVale runs the break. JaVale goes up for the power dunk and almost knocks a brave but foolish Jose Calderon out of the building. It's all so very JaVale. Great call from the Denver broadcast crew, too....

The Knicks Blew Out The Magic, But The Bigger Surprise Is That Glen Davis Didn't Eat This Knish
New York stomped Orlando 108-86 last night in a game that was less close than even that score indicates. But lost in the narrative is a single moment that speaks volumes about love, betrayal, and an uneaten knish....

Kentucky Will Win The National Championship, According To 4 Billion Computer Simulations
Ah, computers. Is there nothing they can't simulate?...

We'll Pay For Video Of Dana Jacobson Chugging Vodka From The Bottle And "Cursing Like A Sailor"
Yesterday, upon hearing the news that Dana Jacobson intends to leave ESPN, we hoped to pay our respects by posting a video clip of our favorite moment from her time in Bristol. Alas, actual footage of Jacobson chugging vodka from the bottle and "cursing like a sailor," in the words of the Press of A...

There Will Be No Jake Plummer Comeback
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the Snake has hung up his fangs....

How A Career Ends: I Made 11 Threes In An NCAA Tournament Game And Hit Rock Bottom Overseas
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: Jeff Fryer, teammate of Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble at Loyola Marymount and a record-setting NCAA tournament sharpshooter. ...

Fox Considering Launching Its Own National Sports Network
After conquering most of the cable news market, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is now taking aim at the Worldwide Leader, and is in the process of launching their own 24-hour national sports network....

Release The Crappin'! <i>Wrath Of The Titans</i>, Reviewed.
1. Everyone looks so bored in Wrath of the Titans that I honestly felt bad for them. Sure, this sequel is an obvious quick-hit money grab, the sort of cash job that it's difficult to raise one's dander for, but hey, that's the reason most movies exist, after all. No, Wrath of the Titans inspires a p...

A Cornell Fraternity Pledge Had To Dress Up As Mark Sanchez And Sign Autographs In Town
The graduates of Ivy League schools have been responsible for some of the greatest cons in American history (the Vietnam War, for example). But because Cornell is Cornell, this was the best they could come up with. For "Hell Week"—the week during which fraternity and sorority pledges are subjected t...
