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Donte Whitner No Longer Changing His Name To One That's Nearly "Hitler"
The Browns' newest safety has decided against legally changing his name to Donte Hitner, and not for the obvious reason that you totally read it as something else upon first glance....
The Rangers' Slow-Motion Collapse Is Becoming An Annual Event
The standing ovation the Flyers received at the end of last night's first period was not entirely deserved. Through 20 minutes they'd been pretty well pushed around, getting outpossessed at even strength to the tune of 18 shot attempts to just 11 (37.9 percent). That, in hockey, doesn't sound like m...
The Warriors Had A Striking Boycott Planned For Last Night's Game
The Golden State Warriors claim they had plans in place for a memorable boycott of last night's game in Los Angeles, and would have walked off the court upon tip-off had Adam Silver not banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life....
Fans Brawl In The Stands During Tonight's Rangers-Flyers Game
Rangers fans and Flyers fans duked it out in the stands during Game 6 tonight at Wells Fargo Center. According to our tipsters, it was started by a couple of Rangers fans' taunts which got out of control, despite the ushers' attempts to quell things....
The Footage USATF Doesn't Want You To See Doesn't Show Much
Earlier this morning, USA Track & Field accidentally released 37 minutes of footage used to disqualify, then un-disqualify, Gabe Grunewald at the 2014 USA Indoor Championships in February. For a video so important, it doesn't show much....
Report: Former Warriors Assistant Was Taping Conversations
In the Pacific division, you should probably just assume everything you say is being recorded....
Yankees Fans Boo Picture Of Robinson Cano, Until The Real Cano Shows Up
This is another great gag from Jimmy Fallon, along the same lines as the Matt Harvey prank Fallon pulled on Mets fans. The setup here is pretty simple. A producer gets Yankees fans on the street to boo a large picture of Robinson Cano and after they boo and turn back to the camera, the producer tel...
The Incredible Paintings of Frank Frazetta
Via the cool blog, This, That & Also, Etc. check out Donald Newlove's 1977 Esquire profile of Frank Frazetta. ...
Carlos Gomez Hug Makes Young Fan Cry
The hugs and tears are great, but the sweetest part is the tentative little wave she gives him to say hi....
Still Diggin': Museum Of Natural History's Digital Archives
Sam Roberts on the digitized images now available from the Museum of Natural History. ...
Joey Crawford Gets A Real Good Look At This Steph Curry Shot
Golden State is handing it to the Clippers today—leading 53-36 with just under four minutes to play in the first half—thanks in large part to the three-point shooting of Steph Curry. He hit his first five threes of the games and looked unstoppable, until Joey Crawford got in his grill. ...
Warriors Fan Protests Sterling, Brings Black Guy To Game
Well played, Golden State. ...
The Clippers Protest Donald Sterling With Inside-Out Warm-Ups
Jalen Rose hinted that this might happen and before starting their pre-game shootaround, the Clippers removed their shooting shirts and revealed inside-out warm-ups, hiding the Los Angeles Clippers logo as a silent protest against owner Donald Sterling. ...
Ryan Braun Hits Jean Segura In Head With Bat
In the first inning of Saturday's game against the Cubs, Ryan Braun—going through his typical warm-up routine in the hole before making his way into the on-deck circle—struck Jean Segura in the head as he whipped his bat around. Segura was taken out of the game and helped back into the locker room. ...
Fan At Mountain Bike World Cup Gets On Course, Has Ugly Crash
This video is from Cairns, Australia, site of this year's Union Cycliste International Mountain Bike World Cup. In it, a spectator is seen riding a bike down the course and crashing violently, smacking his head several times on the ground before coming to a stop....
Blues Fan Has Facepalm For The Ages After Toews Goal
A hearty thank you to reader Justin for pointing this out because it is wonderful. Look at this man who probably smacked himself in the face with such force that his whole section heard the thwack! Go ahead and expand this one to get the full experience, but don't stop there. There's a lot more goin...
Jonathan Toews's Overtime Winner Was As Close As It Gets
There's not much space at all between Ryan Miller's skate and the post, but Jonathan Toews used all of it on his backhand winner in overtime against the Blues. Toews gave the Blackhawks a 3-2 overtime win in Game 5 after he found himself at center ice all alone with the puck thanks to a Duncan Keith...
Story About Teacher Who Gives Child Lap Dance In Class Is Very Weird
Houston CBS affiliate KHOU dropped a story on its website this morning about a middle school teacher who admits she gave a student a lap dance during class. Somehow, the lap dance part is the least weird thing about it....
This Is Not How You're Supposed To Throw A Jump Ball, Ken Mauer
As much as we enjoyed watching you deploy the Fling 'n Hide technique to perfection, you probably shouldn't do this again, Ken Mauer. ...
Warriors Fan With "King Slayer" Jersey Has Gone Too Far
This is all your fault, basketbloggers....