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Jim Harbaugh Hired The Parent Of A Top Recruit Again
Recruiting college athletes is an unpredictable process in which players can change their minds at the literal drop of a hat. ...
How In The World Did LeBron Make This Pass?
A half-baked theory: LeBron saw John Wall’s otherworldy self-nutmeg pass last night and decided to one-up him tonight. And, uh, yeah he sure did....
Is Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal's Longtime Coach, Really Cool With Stepping Down?<em></em>
Rafael Nadal will split ways with his longtime coach, Uncle Toni, at the end of the 2017 season, according to an interview Toni Nadal gave to the website Il Tennis Italiano over the weekend. Instead of traveling with his nephew, Toni Nadal said he will spend next season overseeing the Nadals’ tenni...
Michigan State Suspends Football Staffer; School Police Continue Sexual Assault Investigation
Michigan State spokesperson Jason Cody confirmed that the football team’s director of college advancement and performance Curtis Blackwell was suspended with pay as of Tuesday afternoon....
Tom Brady Is A Cockroach
Zoo Atlanta and Rhode Island’s Roger Williams Park Zoo made a cheesy Super Bowl bet, in which the losing zoo would have to name a baby animal after the winning team’s quarterback. Since the Patriots won, meet Tom Brady, a baby Madagascar hissing cockroach:...
How Many Squares Of TP Do You Use Per Wipe?
Hey, it’s Valentine’s Day! They actually banned candy from valentines at my kid’s school this year. I assume this is because at least one child in the class has a deadly LOVE allergy. Regardless, the candy ban instantly rendered Valentine’s Day meaningless to every student. They’re now as indifferen...
SB Nation Writer And Former NFL Player Denies Child-Abuse Allegations
Last week, the Tampa Bay Times ran a story about Kendrick Morris, who faces sentencing for two rapes he committed in 2007 and 2008, when he was 15 and 16 years old. During a sentencing hearing, a doctor who examined Morris testified that Morris felt remorse for his crimes and could be rehabilitated....
New Canadian Citizens Sing Anthem At Flames Game
To pass your Canadian citizenship exam, you have to learn the entire history of your new home country, from the First Nations to the fur trade to the War of 1812 to Confederation to whatever happened in the next 150 years right up to the Flames’ post-lockout futility (it gets a whole chapter in the ...
Steve Young Insists He Gives A Crap About His ESPN Job
Steve Young is in damage control mode, apologizing to ESPN after participating in a profile that sure made it look like he’s not that into the NFL or his Monday Night Football analyst job, and even seemed to imply his MNF job is merely a means to bolster his private equity firm. ...
Trump's National Security Czar Resigns Over "Compromising Position" With Russia<em></em>
Donald Trump’s national security advisor, Michael Flynn, resigned tonight after just 24 days on the job after revelations that he’d “misled” the administration about a phone call with the Russian ambassador, had likely committed a crime, and was potentially vulnerable to blackmail....
Runner Foiled By Pole Vaulter's Giant Rubber Band
Aengus Meldon of the National University of Ireland Galway was caught in the final stretch of the 800-meter preliminary at the Irish University Indoor Championship on Friday, but not by another runner....
We Must Regulate The Price Of Stuff At Airports Because It Is Pure Extortion In There
“Making flying suck less” has long been an obvious winning issue for any politician brave enough to stand up to the airline industry. In fact, an easy way to start is to make airports suck less. ...
Grigor Dimitrov Is A Guy To Know
Halfway through February, Grigor Dimitrov—not long ago ranked No. 40, written off as a burnt-out prodigy who’d never rise to meet the hype—has already racked up two ATP titles and a Grand Slam semifinal. This past weekend the 25-year-old beat David Goffin to win the Sofia Open in his homeland of Bul...
Italian Soccer Guy Scores Most Bellissimo Goal Of His Vita
Mamma mia! Here’s Perugia forward Francesco Nicastro serving up the spiciest of meatballs with this outrageous jumping, spinning, backheel volley in Italy’s Serie B:...
Look At The Big Stupid President's Big Stupid Golf Club
Donald Trump, a wide-set dingus, spent the weekend entertaining Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. The pair played some golf at Swamp Versailles, and Trump was spotted swinging around a big, stupid, gold driver....
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Jerry Sandusky's Son Charged With Child Sexual Assault [Update]
Jeffrey Sandusky, the 41-year-old adopted son of former Penn State football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor, among other counts....
77-Year-Old Bill Snyder Plans To Coach Through Throat Cancer Treatment
Bill Snyder, Kansas State’s 77-year-old head coach, announced on Monday morning that he’s been receiving treatment for throat cancer for the past three weeks. In a statement, Snyder said he plans to continue coaching the Wildcats while he undergoes treatment. ...
NHL Referee Wes McCauley Puts A Little Extra Into His Fighting Call
The best kind of referee is usually the one who isn’t noticed, but maybe there’s an exception for hockey’s Wes McCauley. He was really into his duty of announcing the penalties after a fight between Torey Krug and Andrew Shaw Sunday:...
That Was A Vintage Pest Performance By Alex Burrows
The hockey boys were rowdy last night! A few hours after Gustav Nyquist tried to embed his stick in Jared Spurgeon’s facehole, Sabres netminder Robin Lehner and Canucks agitator Alexandre Burrows spent the evening going at each other—with Burrows the clear winner....