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Nancy Grace Derails Oscar Pistorius Analysis With Porn Obsession
An otherwise serious discussion of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial on Good Morning America today barely managed to finish without Nancy Grace hijacking it to talk about the amputee sprinter's porn habits....
If <em>NBA 2K14</em> Is Any Guide, Kevin Durant Better Watch Out For Lil B
As far as we know, Kevin "The Servant" Durant hasn't yet taken up Lil B's invitation to get served in 1-on-1, so the real and Based World alike are left to speculate. Luckily, Pitchfork has taken things one step further by creating the Based God in NBA 2K14 and pitting him against Durant....
Damon Bruce Was Banned From The Giants' Clubhouse For Taking Creepshots
We haven't heard much from former KNBR radio host Damon Bruce since he went on a dick-twirling rant during one of his shows. But Bruce's recent move from KNBR to 95.7 The Game elicited a column from the Press Democrat's Lowell Cohn, in which he dishes some serious dirt on Bruce....
Race Abandoned After Cyclist's Horrifying Crash Into Starting Gate
Earlier this week in the South American Games, Chile faced Brazil in the bronze medal women's team sprint race. The starting horn sounded and both teams of cyclists exploded out of their respective starting gates, only for the officials to call a false start. That's when disaster happened. ...
The NFL Made EA Sports Take The Ambulance Out Of <em>Madden</em>
Over at SI's Extra Mustard, Jon Robinson has a wonderful look at eight features the NFL forced EA Sports to remove from its Madden series of video games. They are, roughly, what you'd expect: a whole lot of things related to player safety, including helmets popping off, coaches being run over on the...
Here's What The New <em>R.B.I. Baseball</em> Game Will Look Like
Anyone who ever owned an NES was excited to hear that MLB Advanced Media was bringing back R.B.I. Baseball. Now, we have pretty good idea of what the game will actually look and feel like....
Conan O'Brien's Virtual Wrestler Looks Like An Underfed Donald Trump
Conan O'Brien has an occasional segment on his show called "Clueless Gamer," and for the latest installment, he played WWE 2K14. He followed his Irish roots and chose Sheamus as his wrestler, accurately describing Stephen Farrelly as "Louis CK crossed with Bart Simpson." ...
Frank Martin To Player: "Answer The Fucking Question, Asshole!"
Frank Martin, the scariest college basketball coach in the world, has been suspended for one game by the University of South Carolina after being caught cursing out one of his own players during Tuesday's game against Florida. ...
Miami Pitcher Throws Perfect Game On Night Brother Does Play-By-Play
Miami senior Javi Salas threw a perfect game for the Hurricanes last night against the Villanova Wildcats. Even if the final score wasn't that dramatic—Miami won 17-0—there was another hook: Salas's little brother, Jorge, had the call for the Miami student radio station. It's awesome....
The NCAA Debated Allowing Player Names In Video Games
It is no secret that the NCAA Football game series included actual players—jersey numbers, heights, weights, hometowns, etc.—an EA Sports producer admitted it under oath, and documents show the NCAA was well aware. So why not go whole hog, put their names on the backs of jerseys in the game, and cut...
Sochi's Most Memorable Moments As Rendered By Old-School Video Games
We're loath to see the Sochi Olympics go—truth be told, a few of us are starting to miss Nightmare Bear—so we enlisted the help of old video game consoles to help recreate some of the Winter Games' most memorable moments. Hockey, freestyle skiing, curling—they're all here, backed up by an NES, a Seg...
Is Time For Give NFL, NBA, MLB, And NHL Medals, Olympic-Style
Even though our gaze has drifted back home after being fixed out in Sochi for so long, we still have Olympics on the brain. Yes, that means we're still making "Is Time For" jokes in bad Russian accents, but it also got us thinking: what would it look like if we awarded medals instead of trophies in ...
NBA Players Are Pretty Good At Inventing Smoothies
If there's one thing we know about our friends at The Starters, it's that they know how to ask the important questions. Since this year's all-star game was played in the Smoothie King Center, they decided to ask a handful of NBA players to come up with their own signature smoothie....
Inflatable Mascots Bring Dance-Terror To NBA All-Star Game
The only thing these unsettling abominations are good for is suffering for our amusement....
Watch All The Best All-Star Game Highlights In Super Slo-Mo
You know what's cool about the NBA all-star game? All the dunks and crossovers and alley-oops and stuff. You know what makes all those dunks and crossovers and alley-oops even better? The Phantom cam! ...
Yao Ming Next To An Average Person Is Amazing, As Usual
It's not news that Yao Ming is a gigantic human being, but it's still astonishing when he's juxtaposed with a regular-sized person. Take this AP photo from the All-Star Game, and know that it wasn't edited at all....
Aloe Blacc Proves Beats Headphones Are Shit With Tone-Deaf Performance
Aloe Blacc sings that "The Man" song used in all the Beats Audio headphone commercials. Fans in attendance at tonight's NBA All-Star Game festivities in New Orleans probably wish they had some noise-canceling technology like Richard Sherman or Kevin Garnett, because Blacc's performance there was tru...
Secretary Of Education Arne Duncan Owned The All-Star Celebrity Game
United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had a double-double in last night's All-Star Celebrity Game. That's a real sentence. He can also feed teammates like Rajon Rondo....
Bar Games, Ranked
Wait a minute, you can only watch the real, live Olympics on weirdo foreign computer TV at 3:00 in the morning? So my fellow ancients and I don't get to see our beloved curling and snowboarding, or even any of the lesser face-first sledding events, until whichever not-Costas is working finally deign...
Charles Barkley Does A Dreadful Rendition Of "Gin And Juice"
Charles Barkley is in New Orleans for NBA all-star weekend, and last night he made an appearance at The Cat's Meow, where he attempted to rap "Gin and Juice" on stage. It did not go well....