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There's A Four-Letter Word On The Four-Letter Network At The 3-D Party
Well that's unfortunate....

This Is Not Actually The Halftime Score, ESPN
I mean, it is, but that team should have that much and that team should have that much. Close enough. The production truck's only half paying attention; field goals will do that....

Uncivil: How Paul Finebaum Keeps The SEC's Dixie Aroused
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is the brawniest thing in college football right now, and a scrawny man, Paul Finebaum, sits atop it....

Even The Trains In New Orleans Dislike Tom Rinaldi
Blanche: What you are talking about is brutal sappiness—Sappiness!—the name of that tear-jerking streetcar that bangs through the third hour of College GameDay, up one old narrow street and down another, accompanied always by soft piano music. [ESPN]...

The Day Democracy Came To Ottawa, And Everyone Was Sad
When All-Star voting opened for this year's game in Ottawa, Project Mayhem was launched. The idea? Stuff the ballot box with ex-Senators to stick it to the home crowd. Someone screwed up big-time, because the first six players named to the team were announced today, and four of them are current Sens...

We Simulated The NFL White Vs. Black Race Bowl On <em>Madden</em> So You Don't Have To
Earlier this week, reader Dustin asked who would win between an all-white NFL All-Pro team and an all-black NFL All-Pro team. Mind you, this question was asked without ANY ROOTING INTEREST, and without any hint of RAYCESSNESS. Are we clear on that? Good. BECAUSE WE TOTALLY SIMULATED THAT RACE WAR ...

Your Complete Guide To Which Republican Presidential Candidates Are Like Which Quarterbacks
OK, now Michele Bachmann has backed up her claim at being the Tim Tebow of the 2012 presidential campaign by being nearly shut out in the Iowa Republican caucuses. The results are in; here's how the rest of the field shapes up:...

Yes, The Yeti Is Real, And It's A Fan Of The South Carolina Gamecocks
Your morning roundup for Jan. 3, the day we learned cops don't like giving weed back. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

The Capital One Bowl Brought Us The Rare Defensive PAT
You won't see this play in the No Fun League (defenses cannot score on a PAT in the NFL) but college football still permits the glory that is sprinting the length of the field with a measly two points as reward, an opportunity of which South Carolina's Stephon Gilmore made the most....

If You Look Like Josh Elliott And Live In The Tri-State Area, This Lady Would Like To Hump You
A reader has alerted of us of a rather specific No Strings Attached request on the New York City Craigslist, and because we're still in the holiday spirit here, we thought we'd pass along the posting on the off-chance that anyone out there might qualify....

Not This Shit Again: Now It's South Carolina Football Players Promoting A Nightclub Party
Two days after we brought you the story of UNC receiver Dwight Jones's now-cancelled birthday party at a North Carolina nightclub—a party that rendered Jones ineligible, briefly—here's another fiesta being promoted on Facebook using the likenesses of some college athletes—this time from South Carol...

Nevada Has Sold 10 Tickets For Its Bowl Game
Hawaii is a long way away from everything, true. And the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl doesn't really care, because Nevada is on the hook for the entire allotment anyway. (It was 5,600 when the Wolf Pack played this game in 2009.) Sounds like a lot of military personnel are going to get to watch some free fo...

South Carolina Forward Malik Cooke's Eye Injury Was Grotesque, So Here's Multiple Angles Of Him Suffering It
In a game that's already seen the departure of Ohio State star Jared Sullinger (off to the hospital for testing) the South Carolina Gamecocks haven't avoided the injury bug either, as Malik Cooke suffered a nasty-looking cut above his left eye (courtesy a Buckeye elbow) that required locker room s...

Gifts For Gamers
Shopping for video game aficionados should be easy. There's seemingly an endless supply of games, systems, and gadgets to suit their every need. The thing is, though, gamers have are used to checking out the reviews for every perspective purchase on the market. They know the field so well that they'...

East Carolina Selling Tickets To Nonexistent Bowl Game
ECU, like many teams this December, is frantically trying to sell tickets to the team's bowl game to students and alumni. ECU, unlike those other teams, isn't actually going to a bowl game....

Tebowmania Produces Its First Cool Artifact
Your morning roundup for Dec. 14, the day we learned how to legally maim your children. Image via TecmoBowl.org (H/T Owen Good). Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

Call This Number If You Think You Can Beat Some Guy In <em>R.B.I. Baseball</em>
Your morning roundup for Dec. 6, the day we learned the word "vivisepulture." Photo via Kotaku. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

Ralph Nader Is Also Annoyed About All The Christmas Day NBA Games
We told you earlier that we were displeased with all the NBA action on Christmas Day, but we don't have much standing in the sporting world. You know who does have standing? Ralph Fucking Nader has standing....

Did You Want Two More NBA Games On Christmas Day? No? Well, You Got Them Anyway
Let's recap: Celtics-Knicks at noon, Heat-Mavs at 2:30, Bulls-Lakers at 5, Magic-Thunder at 8, and Clippers-Warriors at 10:30. Also, this is the first day of the NBA season, after a couple weeks of practice....

Dan Patrick Hosted A Category On <em>Jeopardy!</em> Last Night, The One Contestants Tried To Avoid
Radio/TV personality and ESPN gadfly Dan Patrick guest-hosted a category in the first round of last night's episode of Jeopardy!, and as is S.O.P. for all sports categories on the quiz show, contestants avoided it—choosing categories like "Corruption Junction" and "This Landfill Is My Landfill" in...