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Bryce Alford's Step-Back Three Downs #7 Arizona
UCLA junior guard Bryce Alford hit a tough three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to help UCLA beat #7 Arizona 87-84, pleasing a fan sitting courtside with ripped jeans....
The UFC Is Putting Conor McGregor And Holly Holm On The Same Card And Oh My God
Here is some very good MMA news:...
Fred Smoot: The Sex Boat Wasn't Even That Cool
Former NFL cornerback Fred Smoot did a Reddit AMA today, and finally declared that he is tired of one of the funniest stories in sports history, the Minnesota Vikings Sex Boat scandal. Before getting to the questions, Smoot had a request:...
Sweet Life: A Van Man Shows You How To Dude It
Stephan Shay has de rigueur facial hair. He can be found in Southern California coffee shops, sometimes wearing a beanie. He’s tan. He’s fit. He wakes up to the sound of waves playing on southern California sand, and takes road trips up and down the coast....
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens Not Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame
The greatest hitter and pitcher of their generation were once again shut out of Cooperstown, thanks to the petty, sanctimonious, grudge-holding members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Mike Piazza and Ken Griffey Jr. did make it in, though, and they were pretty great ballplayers....
NFLPA Bans Agent Ben Dogra For Three Years
The NFLPA announced today that it has revoked agent Ben Dogra’s certification for three years and fined him $200,000. ...
Once Again, God Bless Evan Turner, Who Is Never Not Feeling Himself
It’s high time we checked in on Celtics guard Evan Turner, a perfectly mediocre basketball player whose self-absorption is so steadfast and unconvincing that it’s impossible not to find endearing....
<i>The Water Knife's</i> Dystopian Future Is Terrifyingly Plausible
Any neo-noir story worth a damn is haunted by some large and invisible system whose presence is a struggle enough to comprehend, let alone try to fight against. That looming entity can vary from politicized drug wars (The Cartel and The Power Of The Dog) to ambient ’70s malaise (Inherent Vice) to pr...
Houston Coach Tom Herman Yells On Radio Show Over Kyle Allen Report
John Lopez of Houston station Sports Radio 610 published a report on Dec. 13, 2015, that claimed Houston Cougars football coach Tom Herman had met with former Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen in Houston. Nothing came of it until Jan. 5, when the Houston Chronicle reported that Allen was transferring...
Bob Ryan Calls Mark Jackson A "Bible-Pounding Phony"
Former Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan was a guest on the Dan Le Batard Show this morning, and was asked if the Golden State Warriors turning into world-beaters right after firing head coach Mark Jackson was an indictment of Jackson’s coaching abilities. Bob Ryan was not shy about answering this que...
How To Move In With Your Significant Other
Forget your list of righteous resolutions for the new year—the best self-improvement commitment you can make is to take the plunge and finally move in with your girlfriend or boyfriend. If you do this right, you’ll achieve a transcendental state of domesticated bliss, where every day is warm and cos...
Report: Steve Sarkisian Is Looking For An NFL Coaching Job
Former USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, just a few months removed from being fired apparently due to his alcohol abuse problems, is looking to find his next job as an NFL quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter...
Is The Hall Of Fame Screwing Over Curt Schilling For His Hot Facebook Memes?
Curt Schilling is many things—a bloviator, a dummy, a bad Facebook person, a hilariously incompetent businessman—but I think the one thing we can all agree on is that, whatever his faults, the man could pitch his ass off and deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ah, but at present he is NOT. ...
Former NFL Player Shaun Smith Has A Message For Trolls: Look At This Gun
Shaun Smith, a defensive lineman who last played for the Chiefs, rattled off a couple of thoughts today about Kansas City’s upcoming playoff game against the Texans. When he faced some pushback, Smith tweeted a photo of a gun....
I Lost Almost 50 Pounds, But Not My Inhibitions
So I’m standing in line at Taco Bell sometime in the early 2000s, and up at the counter they’ve got a TV showing us security-camera footage of ourselves, and that’s how I catch sight of the hulking, disheveled, terrifying man looming directly behind me. He is the size of 3.5 normal people, even in t...
Pro-Domino's Pizza Tweets From Adam Schefter & Chris Mortensen Were—You Guessed It—Ads
Remember that pair of strange recent tweets from Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen suggesting that the two ESPN NFL insiders would be staying in on New Year’s Eve to watch the college football playoff and eat Domino’s Pizza? They were, indeed, part of an ad campaign....
Tom Coughlin Makes Eli Manning Tear Up, Owns John Mara, Rides Off Into The Sunset
Tom Coughlin, who stepped down as head coach of the New York Giants Monday, said his goodbyes at a press conference today. The 69-year-old said that regardless of the changes, he had full faith that quarterback Eli Manning would adapt. “He’s done it before, he’ll handle it again,” Coughlin said....
The Browns Just Put Baseball Guy Paul DePodesta In Charge Of The Team
The Browns are really on one right now. Just a few days removed from chucking head coach Mike Pettine and GM Ray Farmer, the team has hired Paul DePodesta to be its ... top executive? Per a gibberish-laden press release (“DePodesta will be responsible for assessing and implementing best practices an...
Brian Urlacher Got Hair
Former Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher used to be bald, but he recently got hair. Look at his nice hair. Wow, that hair’s really nice....