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Is Jason Varitek A Hall Of Famer?
Please stop smoking drugs. [MLB] Image via Getty...
Here Is The Joe Paterno Statue Being Removed
As we told you earlier, the Joe Paterno Statue outside Beaver Stadium was taken down this morning behind tarp-covered fences. It took about nine construction workers aided by a forklift less than an hour and half to take down the statue, covered in a blanket. [WGAL]...
Report: NCAA To Hit Penn State With "Unprecedented" Penalties
Tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. in Indianapolis, the NCAA will reportedly announce how it intends to punish Penn State following its handling of the the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The penalties have been termed "unprecedented" and will be leveled at both the school itself and the football program....
Penn State Has Removed The Joe Paterno Statue
It was inevitable and shortly after 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning Penn State began blocking off access to the statue of the disgraced former coach in front of Beaver Stadium. The statue will be placed in storage. President Rodney Erickson announced the decision Sunday morning, saying it was a divisive sy...
Colorado St. Recruit Injured In Colorado Shooting
Zack Golditch, a high school senior who recently committed to play football for the Colorado State Rams, was among the injured following the shooting at the midnight showing of The Dark Knight in Aurora, Colorado. Golditch, along with current and future teammates were in the theater adjacent to the...
Will Foursquare Take Down Joe Paterno Statue Check-In?
As Rodney Erickson struggles with the most important decision ever in the history of Penn State, we're left to wonder when will foursquare tear down its Joe Paterno Statue check-in. As everyone knows, the foursquare page has become the symbol of this social media statuary controversy and emotions a...
Patrick Kane Says He Doesn't Have A Drinking Problem
We're no strangers to Patrick Kane, with evidence of the Kaner's antics often finding its way into our tips box. Most recently, there were rumblings that the Chicago Blackhawks were looking into getting Kane some professional help in order to deal with his boozing ways....
Major League Soccer Wants Nothing To Do With The Boy Scouts Anymore
Just days after the Boy Scouts of America confirmed it was still a haven for the ignorant, Major League Soccer announced that it will not renew its relationship with the badge-obsessed group before the ink could even dry on the agreement. The two organizations announced their relationship, termed an...
Feeding Seagulls Laxatives Ends Exactly As Expected
This is terrible. If you've ever had a bird shit on you, you know this. It once happened to me, actually—my fault for going to Shea Stadium....
Playing Basketball For Team USA Sure Seems Like Fun
From USA Today Sports, which has its own Pinterest board(!), comes this sunny photo gallery of Team USA basketball players practicing in Spain. We'll never know if this iteration of the Olympic team could have beaten the '92 Dream Team, but I think it's safe to say that the 2012 team has the edge i...
Major College Football Program Still Operating Like A Major College Football Program, Says Yahoo's Don Quixote
"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind." [Yahoo, via]...
Here Is The Most Insane Review Of <em>The Dark Knight Rises</em> You Will Ever Read
Do you remember those kids in your college literature course who were the absolute worst during discussions? The ones who would make completely off-the-wall statements about even the most straightforward pieces of literature. The ones who would say shit like, "Actually, I think Bartleby The Scriven...
Tim Tebow Is Working On His Mechanics With An Expert (In Something)
Tim Tebow is doing everything he can to prove he is a legitimate NFL quarterback to all those doubters out there. Everything now includes working with former major league pitcher Tom House....
U.S. Open Videobomber "Jungle Bird" Checks In At The British Open
When last we saw "Jungle Bird," he was caw-cawing his way through the trophy presentation at the U.S. Open. The deforestation activist has now made his way to Royal Lytham & St. Annes for the 2012 British Open Open Championship....
Franco Harris On Joe Paterno: Yep, I'm Still Hopelessly Deluded
Franco Harris read "most of" the Freeh Report (the stuff about the massive, program and university-wide cover up must have been in the last chapter) and has come to this conclusion: "there was no cover up." Even, for the sake of argument, assuming the existence of a cover up, Harris "feel[s] even m...
Rick Ross Has Opinions On Sports, And They Are Quite Sensible
Rick Ross is great, not just because he has an awesome beard and likes to eat honey-buns with cheese melted on top, but also because he isn't afraid to express his opinions about sports. Ross recently stopped by Power99, a Philadelphia radio station, to give some #HotSportsTakes to the people of Ph...
Rob Gronkowski: Offical Zubaz Spokesman
It was only a matter of time, wasn't it? Rob Gronkowski, who has been seen wearing the quintessential early nineties fashion disasters and little else this off-season, is now officially promoting the Magic Eye and cotton sweatpants....
Decision On The Paterno Statue Coming Soon
According to Don Van Natta, Jr., Penn State president Rodney Erickson is expected to make a decision on the removal of the Paterno statue within 72 hours. Kim Jones's initial report is looking more and more accurate. The point of contention trustees had was with Bonnie Bernstein's report that a vot...
Every Winner Of The Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, In Descending Order Of How Much They Look Like Ernest Hemingway
Every year, on the third Saturday in July, Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West hosts the Hemingway Look-Alike Society's Hemingway Look-Alike Contest. The 2012 champion will be named tomorrow. We went through 31 years of winners, and ranked them all on how much they look like Ernest Hemingway, starting with...
Say Hello To Offensive Coordinator Brett Favre
According to a pair of reports out of Mississippi, Brett Favre is expected to soon be named offensive coordinator for Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg. It's not yet official, but the school board will meet on Monday night, Favre will meet with the Warriors' head coach within the next week....