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Reporter Captures The Fleeting Glory Of Youth In One Spring Break Photo
Some Alabama students and football players traveled to Florida for their spring break, as many college students do. While posing for a reporter's photos, this well-hydrated motley crew—from the University of Arkansas—posed with their hands, cups, and cigs. One girl in the middle of the photo took it...

How Roberto Luongo Saved Vancouver
In time, any serious hockey market will destroy its $64 million goaltender....

FSU-Florida Fight Generates More Jameis Winston Rumors Than Punches
Earlier tonight, a fight broke out between the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles in the eighth inning of their baseball game in Jacksonville. Not long after, sports blogs posted articles alleging that Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston had either punched a Florida player or had been the v...

Patric Young Baits Pittsburgh Into Vicious Block
Patric Young just slow-played himself into an awesome block. Young let Pitt Guard James Robinson slide past him—watch how he is making an effort to hold his hands down—and once Robinson makes his move to the basket, Young swats the shit out of it from behind. ...

Six Ways The Florida Panthers Want To Screw Broward County
The Panthers want public funds to fix up the BB&T Center. Something in the neighborhood of $80 million in tax subsidies would be nice. They're asking because it'd be corporately negligent for a franchise not to at least try to milk taxpayers out of cash for something that won't economically contribu...

Police: Florida WR Andre Debose Thrown Through A Window In Altercation
Florida Gators receiver Andre Debose was a victim in an "armed confrontation" which occurred in Gainesville Saturday night....

Panthers Pull Off History's Worst Line Change
Even given the customary leeway and not counting the four players by the bench, that's still way too many Panthers on the ice. With the win yesterday, the Bruins have now taken eight straight from Florida, so you can't fault the Panthers for trying to even the odds....


Tim Thomas Torn From Loving Arms Of Roberto Luongo
Tim Thomas will take his tire-pumping efforts elsewhere. He's heading to Texas, which, let's be honest, is cosmically right. His newest old teammate took it poorly:...

Canucks Finally Trade Roberto Luongo, Prepare To Blow Everything Up
The NHL trade deadline isn't until 3:00 EST tomorrow, and today has already been fantastic. From the nonexistent to the impactful to the hilarious to the Bryzgalov, each deal has been more fun than the last. Now Roberto Luongo is heading back to Florida, this time to hang out with his old buddy Tim ...

Florida Man Chases Bear, Falls Down, Lies About Being Attacked By Bear
Florida Man has done a lot of ridiculous things, but his destructive lifestyle may have finally taken him one step too far beyond the bounds of good taste, for he has besmirched the reputation of an innocent bear....

Tim Thomas Makes Outstanding Save After Falling On His Ass
OK, Panthers goalie Tim Thomas deserves some crap for falling over in the first place in front of Mike Green's breakaway, but man, he recovered for an excellent save. Green's also an enabler for not aiming anywhere at the roughly 80% of open net....

Louisville Commit Arrested After Allegedly Impregnating His Cousin
Sharieff Rhaheed-Muhammad, a Florida HS linebacker who recently committed to Louisville, was arrested yesterday and charged with a felony count of lewd lascivious behavior. He's accused of fathering a child with his 14-year-old cousin, who later got an abortion....

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You Can Trade Losing Lotto Tickets For Florida Panthers Seats
Florida seems the appropriate place for an intersection of broken dreams and poorly attended hockey, but the Panthers are getting a bit literal: A new promotion allows fans to trade in $10 worth of losing scratch-off lotto tickets for seats with a face value of $20. You'd have to be a fool not to pl...

Coach Fired For Playing In High School Girls' Soccer Matches
High school coaches: Even if you get that itch to relive your athletic career and make one more comeback, don't do it, because you'll probably be canned....

The Florida Panthers Want $80 Million In Taxpayer Money, Just Because
The use of public funds on sports stadiums and arenas is bad enough, but at least there's a concrete goal: a new building, or renovations. The Florida Panthers have asked Broward County for $80 million in tax revenue with no specific end in mind; they'd just really like the cash....

Former NFL Player Dies Mysteriously At Age 35
Todd Williams, who briefly played as a reserve right tackle for the Tennessee Titans in 2004 and 2005 after playing college ball at Florida State, was found dead in Bradenton, Fla. on Monday. ...

Corso, Saban, Red Lightning All Cameo In Title Game's Turning Point
For most of the first half last night, Auburn looked unbeatable while Florida State looked like a team that spent its season beating up on nobodies. Just before halftime, that changed. A masterful Jameis Winston scramble on third down sparked FSU's first touchdown, one that cut the Tigers' lead to ...

Now <em>That</em> Was A Damn Football Game
We didn't know if Jameis Winston and Florida State could do it. That's not an impugnment of their talent, only a fact: These Seminoles, dominant on both sides of the ball, hadn't trailed in a game since September. But that's what practice is for, and every week, FSU runs a drill. The first-team offe...