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Why Conor McGregor Went Ballistic And Ruined UFC 223<em></em>

As the dust has begun to settle following Conor McGregor’s bus attack at a UFC media event yesterday, it’s clear that UFC 223 is more or less ruined. McGregor has been charged with three misdemeanors and one criminal count of criminal mischief, and after spending the night in jail, he faces arraignm...

Entire U.S. Men's Curling Team Combines For Total Of One Respectable First Pitch

The gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic men’s curling team stopped by Thursday’s Minnesota Twins game to throw out the first pitch, and boy were their deliveries crummy. The combined efforts of (from left to right) Joe Polo, John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, and John Landsteiner resulted in one...

Why The Rams Are Going For It Right Now

The Los Angeles Rams have been rather aggressive this offseason. By signing Ndamukong Suh and making several trades—the latest being Tuesday’s big deal with the Patriots for wideout Brandin Cooks—the Rams have made significant upgrades to a roster that won 11 games and an NFC West title last season....

Liberty University Settles Claim That It Expelled Football Players To Make Up For Hiring Disgraced Baylor Officials [CORRECTED]

Liberty University appears to have paid settlements for hiring several key athletic-department officials who had been accused of creating “a hunting ground for sexual predators” when they worked at Baylor, then allegedly overcorrecting by expelling three football players on unfounded sexual-assault...

Voting is now open in all regions of the Name of the Year bracket. I’m not going to tell you how to vote, but Mike Diaper is currently losing his matchup so go fix that. [NOTY]...

Dead Letters: "Evil Prevails"

Subject: fake news...

Six Games In, Everyone Already Hates Gabe Kapler

On Thursday, the Phillies won their home opener for the first time since 2011. They did so easily, in a 5-0 win over the Marlins where Miami had just four baserunners. The game even ended in 3 hours, 3 minutes. Pretty quick for a game where the Phillies saw 177 pitches! It was a great day at the bal...

Conor McGregor Charged With Assault

(Former?) UFC fighter Conor McGregor has been formally charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of felony criminal mischief, according to the NYPD. McGregor turned himself in to police last night after storming a media event in Brooklyn and throwing a bunch of shit at a bus car...

Notre Dame Scores Last-Second Goal To Break Michigan Hearts In The Frozen Four

An incredible national semifinal between Notre Dame and Michigan looked to be heading to overtime, then ended with no warning whatsoever thanks to the Irish’s Jake Evans, who scored an Arike Ogunbowale-esque dagger with 5.2 seconds remaining to win the game 4-3....

Conor McGregor In Custody, Will Be Charged With Assault For Rampage At UFC Press Event

After crashing today’s UFC 223 press event in Brooklyn—throwing a barricade, injuring multiple fighters, and sparking a huge damn mess—Conor McGregor is reportedly in custody and is expected to be charged with assault....

Tony Finau And His Bum Ankle Finish 4 Under, Near Top Of First-Round Leaderboard

Yesterday, Tony Finau’s first time at Augusta looked like it might be over before it even got a chance to start; today, he’s sitting pretty in second place after one of the best Masters debuts in a decade....

Sergio Garcia Does The Thing From That Golf Movie, Hits Five Straight Shots Into The Water On One Hole

This is almost as excruciating to watch as Tony Finau’s ankle popping out. Defending Masters champ Sergio Garcia handled the opening round’s par-5 15th hole by putting five consecutive balls into the damn water. He finished with a 13, which ties him with Tommy Nakajima and Tom Weiskopf for the highe...

"The Most Dangerous Man In College Basketball" Dodged FBI Charges By Pocketing Money Meant For Athletes<em></em>

Brad Augustine was described and profiled by Yahoo! Sports as “the most dangerous man in college basketball” just six months ago; now, that dangerous man is skating on any punishment for his alleged crimes....

Reports: Taekwondo Coach Banned Due To "Decades Long Pattern Of Sexual Misconduct” 

A former coach of the U.S. taekwondo team was banned from the sport this week for sexual misconduct. The ban of Jean Lopez, which is not yet permanent, was based on a report done by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, an organization created by the U.S. Olympic Committee to investigate sexual abuse. Lope...

Sumo Ref Tells Women To Leave Ring After They Rush To Aid Man With Brain Hemorrhage 

Ryozo Tatami, the mayor of a small town in Kyoto prefecture, was delivering a speech Wednesday before an exhibition sumo match when he suffered a brain hemorrhage and collapsed, according to the New York Times. Even though women comprise a large part of the sumo fanbase, they’re forbidden from ente...

Conor McGregor Crashes UFC 223 Presser, Throws Barricade, Injures Fighter, Flees [Update]

Boat hobbyist Conor McGregor is apparently pissed that the UFC will strip him of his lightweight championship belt and give it to the winner of this weekend’s Max Holloway-Khabib Nurmagomedov fight. McGregor won the belt in Nov. 2016 and has functionally ruined the promotion’s most compelling divisi...

The Making Of The Golden Boy

Originally published in the July 1996 issue of Playboy and reprinted here with permission. ...

Bob McNair Regrets His Apology For His Regrettable "Inmates" Remark<em></em>

Texans owner Bob McNair had a tense standoff with his players last season after he remarked, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” during an October owner-player meeting about the national anthem demonstrations. Star receiver DeAndre Hopkins skipped practice in protest; a number of Texans ...

The <i>L.A. Weekly</i>'s Cheesy Astroturfing Campaign Against Its Former Writers Can't Stop The Boycott

In the four months since a mysterious group of rich people took over the L.A. Weekly, news outlets across the country have continued to experience brutal cuts to newsroom staffs and other harsh austerity measures. More than 50 journalists from the East Bay Times and the San Jose Mercury News were la...

Holy Diapers, It’s Time For Your Name Of The Year Deadcast<em></em>

Every year we make a point of reading the Name of the Year bracket out loud, and every year the bracket succeeds in reducing me to a puddle of tears. But THIS bracket … my god man, this year’s bracket nearly killed me. I know I say every bracket is the strongest bracket ever, but holy shit. When you...