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Dolphins Fire Longtime Trainer Mentioned In The Ted Wells Report
Mort reports that the Dolphins have fired head trainer Kevin O'Neill, who's been in the organization for 18 years. So it's probably not a coincidence that he appeared multiple times in the investigation into the Richie Incognito/Jonathan Martin saga....
Minor League Goalie Fined For Tripping Mascot
That's goalie Mark Guggenberger of the CHL's Allen Americans, slewfooting poor Missouri Mavericks mascot Mac. Man-on-horse violence is frowned upon in the civilized world, so Guggenberger has been fined an undisclosed sum. [Puck Daddy]...
Once Again, It's Yuna Kim Vs. The World
After weeks of hype surrounding 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya's gold medal Sochi prospects, the Russian rising star crumbled under the pressure Wednesday, eating the ice on an uncharacteristic fall during her short program–and opening the door wide for a slew of competitors to challenge reigning Oly...
In this column, Bill Simmons presents an analogy in which the commissioner of the NBA is Simmons/a dad, general managers are small children, and basketball players are shoddily-manufactured and overpriced consumer products. A worldview has rarely been captured so well in so few words. [Grantland]...
Rory McIlroy's Errant Shot Knocks Fan Into Cactus
Rory McIlroy did one golf fan real dirty during the opening round of the Accenture match play tournament today. While hitting out of a hazard, McIlroy nailed a nearby fan with his shot. That fan then went tumbling into a cactus plant and came up with big, horrifying chunks of cactus stuck all over ...
Ted Ligety Is Skidding His Way To A Skiing Revolution
Ted Ligety is all about technique. He's precise. Controlled. Clean. He's also a complete risk-taker. Each of those so-called precise, controlled, clean turns? They're perpetually a razor's-edge (or a millisecond) from disaster. ...
Police Summons: Ray Rice Knocked Fiancée Out
The Atlantic City Police summons for Ray Rice provides more detail regarding the "very minor physical altercation" over the weekend. According to the description of the incident in Rice's summons, Rice struck his fiancée Janay Palmer "with his hand, rendering her unconscious, at the Revel Casino." E...
Arsenal Keeper Red-Carded, Leaves Pitch Making Vigorous Wanking Motion
Arsenal played defending Champions League winners FC Bayern today in the tournament's round of 16. On paper, the Gunners seemed overmatched, so much so that we asked if the Premier League's second-place team were capable of even giving the Germans a game. Turns out, they were for a while!...
A Ban On Black Players Cost The NFL Its Most Exciting Quarterback
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. This entry is written by Greg Howard. ...
The Bucks' Y2K Night Contest Has Broken Their Fax Machine
Saturday is "Y2K Night" in Milwaukee, and they are committed to the theme. 2000-era pricing, an appearance from Glenn Robinson, and a halftime performance by Coolio. But the absolute best part is the contest—for which entrants will have to somehow figure out how to use a fax machine....
Grant Balfour Has A Big-Ass Truck
This is Rays reliever Grant Balfour's big-ass truck. He is far from the only pitcher to own a big-ass truck, but his might be the biggest-ass of them all....
Ashley Wagner's Reactions Remain The Best
It's no "Bullshit!," but Ashley Wagner's response to another lower-than-expected score in today's ladies short program deserves our attention. It's almost as if she's so conscious of her reaction that she overcorrects toward glee. We like both parts....
What Everyone Missed In The Report On The Dolphins Bullying Scandal
Originally published at Bloomberg View....
Can One Of The Premier League's Finest Even Give FC Bayern A Match?
Today in the Champions League round of 16, Arsenal are playing FC Bayern, who won the competition—and everything else—last year. This matters....
The Coach Who Doesn't Care: How One Man Turns Skaters Into Champions
Gracie Gold was having a bad night. The 18-year-old figure skater was about a minute and a half into her free skate at the U.S. International Classic in September when she singled a double axel. It was a significant mistake—a loss of a couple of points—but for a disciplined skater, that kind of erro...
A Clutch of Odd Birds
Here's Pat Jordan's 1971 Sports Illustrated pool room story, "A Clutch of Odd Birds":...
That Sad Vladimir Putin Photo Is Not From Today
Yes, drink it in. Sad Dmitry Medvedev and sad Vladimir Putin will be one of the enduring images of hockey at these Olympics, given Russia's quarterfinal exit at the hands of the Finns. But despite the photo rocketing around the internet right now, just know that it was actually taken Sunday, during ...
John Calipari Just Cannot Even Deal With You Right Now
You just said what to John Calipari? Unbelievable, man....
Gerald Green Hammers A Lob On Kenneth Faried's Head
Without Kenneth Faried's defensive effort, the degree of difficulty on this alley-oop would not have been nearly as high as it is, so we thank him for doing his part to create a great NBA highlight. But, man, Faried should probably stop jumping near former slam dunk contest winners....