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Are Triple-Doubles More Common In The Playoffs? (Also: Why?)
So far these playoffs, Russell Westbrook is the only player to score a triple double—and he's already got three. He nearly came up with his fourth triple double of the playoffs last Friday, finishing with 23 points, 13 assists, and 8 rebounds in 37 minutes. It was an awesome game, but the weirdest t...
Dan Bylsma Was Doomed By His Roster, Not His Coaching
Changes are coming in Pittsburgh but they're not going to be the right ones. After the Penguins punted a 3-1 series lead and home Game 7 to the Rangers, you can bet any amount of money you like that coach Dan Bylsma will be fired. Only because it's easier to fire a coach than it is to find six decen...
The 2013-14 Premier League Season Was Well And Truly Fucking Awesome
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. There was pessimism, hope, and ultimately failure. There was schadenfreude; oh, was there schadenfreude. There were also huge games, mesmerizing goals, and more twists in the title race than a M. Night Shyamalan movie (but actually good). To cap o...
Sooner's Girlfriend Had To Sign Affidavit Confirming Their Relationship
Former Oklahoma center Gabe Ikard signed as an undrafted free agent with the Titans this weekend, and it sounds like he's ready to get out of college. On a radio show last week, Ikard revealed that OU made both him and his girlfriend sign affidavits declaring that their love is real and not an imper...
The Minnesota Wild Are Learning The Hard Way: You Can't Buy A Cup
When the Minnesota Wild made the only real splash in team history by signing the top two free agents of the Class of 2012, people thought it would usher in a change for the troubled franchise. They were right. Instead of just missing the postseason, the Wild are primed to bow out early in the playof...
The Habs Gave Away The Series In The Name Of Toughness
This was a game the Canadiens 100 percent needed to win, so of course they handed major and crucial minutes to the league's single worst defenseman—all in the pursuit of toughness, naturally—and watched as he gave the game away....
Browns Fans Love "Cocky Asshole" Johnny Manziel
With their second pick in the first round of the 2007 draft, the Browns took Brady Quinn at No. 22. With their second pick in the first round of the 2012 draft, the Browns took Brandon Weeden at No. 22. With their second pick in the first round last night, selecting at No. 22, the Browns took...wel...
Here Are The NFL Draft Prospects' Selected Walkup Songs
Thanks to Dan Hanzus at Around The League, we know the walkup songs picked by NFL draft prospects at Radio City Music Hall before they cross the stage. You can probably guess Johnny Manziel's pick without looking....
GIF Explainers Explained, In Thomas Pynchon Explained In GIFs Form
As an Internet user, you're probably seeing an increasing number of GIF explainers lately, and also probably wondering what the deal is. They're pretty confusing, after all! The sites that run them just assume that you know what an animated image of the Insane Clown Posse has to do with scientists c...
Greatest Ever La Liga Season Gets The Barça-Atlético Final It Deserves
The stage is set. As our search for the rightful champion of La Liga enters its final act, the protagonists make their way to center stage, swaying, stumbling, and trying to keep their feet about them to avoid face-planting into the orchestra pit like the third title aspirant, Real Madrid. The curta...
White Sports Columnist Mad About Today's Vulgar Rap Music
Washington Post columnist Mike Wise was in the Indiana Pacers' locker room before tonight's game against the Wizards, and he could not believe the music they listened to these days....
NFL Draftees Picked Their Own Walk-Up Songs This Year
At this year's NFL draft, the songs that play when the draftees walk out on stage will be chosen by the players themselves. It's going to be great, or terrible, or just the same Jay-Z song 30 times in a row. ...
Surprise: A Hockey Player Lied About His Concussion
I read this quote from Columbus's James Wisniewski with more resignation than frustration. From the Dispatch, he's talking about going head-first into the boards in the sixth and deciding game of the Blue Jackets' first-round series loss to Pittsburgh:...
French Professional Soccer Team Hires Woman As Manager
French soccer team Clermont Foot have hired Helena Costa as their manager. The club made an official announcement today:...
Matt Williams Rear-Ended By Hit-And-Run Driver During Radio Interview
Nationals manager Matt Williams's weekly spot with the Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan was a little more eventful than usual this morning, when his SUV was rear-ended by a driver being chased by police....
What The Hell Happened With This Bruins Column?
Montreal beat Boston 4-2 last night to take a 2-1 series lead. But forget about that. Just read Joe Haggerty's column at CSN New England. Or, rather, read the cached version of the column posted at 2 a.m., about six hours before editors finally replaced it with something that isn't gibberish. ...
The Pirates Win MLB's First Walk-Off Video Review
With two outs in the ninth in a tie ball game, Starling Marte tripled off the right field wall, and came home on a throwing error on the relay. He was called out at the plate. A year ago, this game would have gone to extra innings. But thanks to replay review, the Pirates got to enjoy some delayed g...
Sidney Crosby Finally Scored. Will Rick Nash Before It's Too Late?
When Sidney Crosby scored early in the second period last night, his reaction was noteworthy. Here was the best player in the world celebrating a breakaway goal like someone who hadn't done this in the playoffs 40 previous times....
Eric LeGrand Will Speak At Rutgers's Commencement After All
Calling it a "miscommunication" (a pretty freaking big one, and one that apparently took 14 hours to clear up), Rutgers has announced that paralyzed former football player Eric LeGrand will indeed give a commencement speech....
Police Report: Jameis Winston Avoided Store Security
Surveillance video shows Jameis Winston appearing to go out of his way to avoid walking past store security with his 30-odd dollars worth of crab legs, perhaps putting the lie to his claim to officers that he had forgotten to pay. ...