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Lil' J.J. Barea Got Ejected For Taking Down Blake Griffin
In the Mavericks’ 97-95 win over the Los Angeles Clippers tonight, Mavs point guard J.J. Barea, listed at 6-foot-nothing, 185 pounds, tussled briefly with the Clippers’ Blake Griffin, a hefty 6-foot-10, 251 pounds. Despite the mismatch, Barea got his hands in Griffin’s face, pushed him to the ground...
Jeff Hornacek: We're Going To Keep Doing This Stupid Thing That Makes No Sense
Anything good that is ever created inside Madison Square Garden will eventually be dragged down 34th Street and dumped into the Hudson River, where it will somehow catch on fire. Remember when the Knicks were feisty and it was fun to sit around talking about how great Kristaps Porzingis was? That fe...
Wayne Rooney's Potential Return To Everton Actually Makes Lots Of Sense
It’s long felt inevitable that one of these days Everton’s prodigal son Wayne Rooney would return home. Judging from a report in the Independent that quotes sources close to Everton and Manchester United as believing the move is “likely to happen” this summer, we might be mere months away from seein...
<i>Wheel Of Fortune </i>Contestant Completely Blows It<em></em>
Damnit, Kevin, you got so close before your horniness undid you....
The NBA Schedule Fucks Players <i>And</i> Fans
Here are some points. All of them can be, and maybe even are, valid, in the same universe, at the same time....
Mikaela Shiffrin Is The Best In The World And She Needs A Nap
Mikaela Shiffrin looked tired. She wasn’t arcing as smoothly in this, her last race of the season; she wasn’t fighting as much. The fact that even that performance at Aspen on Sunday still put her in sixth—one many athletes on the World Cup circuit would love to have, yet considered a lackluster one...
March Madness Refs Continue Run Of Stellar Accuracy In Late-Game Situations
Officials whistled Saint Mary’s Jordan Hunter for committing the foul of “being shoved in the back by an opponent.” It sealed a victory for Arizona, which moves on to face Xavier next week. The refs are really on a roll of excellence, folks....
Refs Botch Obvious Basket Interference Call, Penalize Northwestern Instead
Officials allowed Gonzaga to get away with a clear basket interference amidst a late, improbable Northwestern comeback—and when Chris Collins registered his dismay with the blown call, assessed the Wildcats head coach with a technical foul....
The Clippers Are Falling Into Their Usual Slump
For the sixth year in a row, the Los Angeles Clippers are having the exact same season. At one point this year, they were 14-2. This month, they’ve won four of their last 10. After Thursday’s loss to the Nuggets, the team’s 40-29, and the players seem glum....
Size Isn't Everything As Long As You've Got A Reliable Backhand
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.— The little guy had a problem, and knew it, running a hand through his sweat-damp sienna hair. All of 21 years old Yoshihito Nishioka is listed at 5-foot-7 and 141 pounds, straining credibility on both counts, and on Monday a heavy bandage swaddled something hurt under his right...
Should The Warriors And Cavs Be Getting Worried?
Here is a fun stat, courtesy of ESPN’s Marc Stein: In March the Warriors are 28th in the NBA offensive efficiency, and the Cavaliers are 29th in defensive efficiency....
Liga MX Cancels Weekend Games As Officials Strike To Protest Threats From Players
There are no Liga MX games this weekend, as officials for the Mexican soccer league have gone on strike to protest a series of recent threats from players. ...
Wizards Come Back From 21-Point Deficit, Win On Out-Of-Bounds Last-Second Shot
Up by 21 at halftime, the Trail Blazers had just about everything going for them against the Wizards last night. But they then collapsed in the second half and ultimately went down in overtime, falling victim to a game-winning shot from a seemingly out-of-bounds Markieff Morris with 0.4 seconds rema...
Trump's Budget: Less Housing, More Bombs
Budgets are where political and moral priorities get stated. How sick are our priorities today? ...
Markieff Morris Ejected After Kicking Mason Plumlee In The Dick And Balls
Folks, we got some twin-on-twin on violence against one of the twin’s twins. Markieff Morris got stonewalled by Mason Plumlee late in the fourth quarter and his leg popped up in what Draymond Green would call a “natural foot motion,” catching Plumlee right in the dick and balls. The look of anguish ...
After All That, Tyrod Taylor Signed A New Deal With Buffalo
The Buffalo Bills announced today that the team has agreed to a new deal with quarterback Tyrod Taylor. It was a bit of an unexpected announcement, seeing as how the Bills spent the tail end of last season doing everything in their power to set themselves up to release Taylor....
Here Come Big ESPN Layoffs
It has been widely understood for a while now that ESPN would lay people off in 2017, and Richard Deitsch has some of the details. Via Sports Illustrated:...
Markieff Morris's Wife Apparently Talks About His Nuts "All The Time"
After Steph Curry missed a go-ahead three-pointer in the final seconds of Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards, Markeiff Morris hit two big free throws to put the game out of reach, 112-108. ...
Index Pensions
This should be the most nonpartisan issue in America: don’t give middle class retirement dollars to high-priced Wall Street money managers for no good reason. And yet......
Former NHL Player Suspended For His Role In Youth Hockey Fight
Andrew Peters, who had seven points and 650 penalty minutes in six NHL seasons, has been suspended from his youth hockey head coaching duties after he jumped into the mix during a fight involving players Saturday....