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Doc Rivers On Out-Of-Bounds Call: "We Got Robbed"
Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is not happy about a call referees appeared to get wrong even after replay that allowed for a bonkers Oklahoma City Thunder comeback, saying he's "pissed" and that the replay situation was "a bunch of crap."...

The Wild End To Clips-Thunder, Thanks To A Controversial Review
The Clippers and Thunder don't feel like closing out games cleanly as of late, but we all benefit from it. Comebacks for everyone! Tonight's OKC rally couldn't have happened without a questionable decision by the officials on an out-of-bounds call, though....

Former New York Giant Flees On Scooter From Police, Gets Tazed
Tyler Sash, a safety who played two seasons for the New York Giants, wasn't able to evade police via scooter at around 1 a.m. last Saturday....

No, Halfwit, Donald Sterling Isn't The Real Victim Here
Clay Travis, author of Fox Sports's Outkick the Coverage blog, sure is bent out of shape about ... uh, some damn thing. Internet mobs? The Baltimore Ravens? Something called "fauxrage"? The Real Racists? People all thinking the same thing all the time? Sure!...

What <em>Louie</em>'s Fat-Girls Tirade Got Wrong About The Dudes Who Love Them
As you are probably aware by now, "BBW" means "big beautiful woman." I know: patronizing, annoying to say out loud (bee-bee-dubbleyew), sometimes confused with Bath and Body Works. But nonetheless, this is the three-letter PIN that you would Google (or Craigslist, or OKCupid) in order to find a fat ...

Sub-4 Miler Blames Smoking Medication For Murder
Tim Danielson, the second high school boy to break four minutes in the mile, was convicted by a San Diego jury today for the first-degree murder of his ex-wife in 2011. They had reportedly had a disagreement over her boyfriend. ...

LeBron Is The Human Analytic, And He's Unstoppable
Last night's Game 4 between the Heat and Nets came down to a three-play sequence that was laced with a fun bit of irony. With just under two minutes to go, game tied at 94, the Heat—the team paced throughout the night by its star cannon-balling his way to 49 points—rode out the game's crisis point w...

Samir Nasri's Girlfriend Is Not Happy With France's World Cup Team
It's been a bit of an up and down week for French star Samir Nasri. On Sunday, his Manchester City team won the Premier League. Way up! But today, Nasri found out he was left off France's World Cup squad. Way down!...

Terrible Dude Takes Selfie With Collapsed Cyclist
David McCarthy is a junior cyclist who learned a valuable lesson while attending the Giro d'Italia in Dublin: snapping a selfie with an exhausted cyclist who just collapsed to the ground in agony is a not-cool thing to do....

God Help Martin Freeman, The Pathetic Soul Of <em>Fargo</em>
Forgo Fargo at your own peril. Is the 10-part miniseries, which reaches its halfway point tonight on FX, worthy of the masterful 1996 Coen brothers film from whence it was adapted? You betcha. Oh yah, real good. ...

Player-Tracking Technology Is Coming To Hockey. It'll Change Everything.
Nothing happens quickly in the NHL. Fighting still exists. Visors were only mandated for incoming players last year. But the league is reportedly preparing to test player-tracking technology, and if it takes, we're not far away from a complete and sudden revolution in how we understand the sport....

Why <em>Inside The NBA</em> Could Never Happen In The NFL
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Matt Brown Got Violent This Weekend, And It Was Awesome
On Saturday night in Cincinnati, Ohio, Matt Brown and Erick Silva beat the hell out of each other for a while, and then things turned. In the end, it was Brown delivering and Silva absorbing a frightening thrashing, to the delight of nearly all, both his local fans in the arena and all those watchin...

Which NBA Teams Does Your Town Root For?
Like they did for baseball fandoms, The Upshot has put together a map of which zip codes root for which NBA teams, based on Facebook data. It's pretty cool....

You'll Never Flop Alone: Sad Scenes From The Last Of Liverpool's Season
On Sunday, I watched the deflating end of Liverpool's season from various points along Anfield Road, not far from the team's stadium and headquarters. The result was the culmination of a slow-motion regression to an unhappy mean. Having entered the stretch run looking like a lock to win the Premiers...

José Fernández Is Hurt, And We Aren't Allowed To Love Anymore
José Fernández is 21 years old and unquestionably one of the most exciting players in baseball. I use "player" in place of "pitcher" with purpose, because it's not just Fernández's ability to mow down hitters that makes him so much fun to watch; it's the fact that he milks every ounce of fun he poss...

Sooner's Girlfriend Had To Sign Affidavit Confirming Their Relationship
Former Oklahoma center Gabe Ikard signed as an undrafted free agent with the Titans this weekend, and it sounds like he's ready to get out of college. On a radio show last week, Ikard revealed that OU made both him and his girlfriend sign affidavits declaring that their love is real and not an imper...

Damian Lillard Going To The Rim Makes No Damn Sense
Kevin Harlan has the best jump-stop in the NBA. The timing is generally easier; spend enough years talking through NBA games and you'll get a feel for the cadence of a pick-and-roll, or how to ride out the crowd noise after a big play. But Harlan is great because when that timing gets thrown off and...

Anaheim's Ducklings Have Them On The Verge Of An Incredible Comeback
There's nothing quite like hockey players to make you feel old. Even if you're a hockey player yourself....