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Mark Cuban Is Fighting To Make HGH Legal In The NBA
Mark Cuban is an ideas man, and he's got a hell of an idea. In late November, Cuban announced that he had asked the NBA Board of Governors to consider letting injured players use synthetic human growth hormone (HGH) while rehabbing and that he was willing to fund the necessary clinical studies to en...
Derek Jeter Announces Retirement After 2014 Season
Get the farewell tour ready. Present Derek Jeter with only the rarest and most expensive presents. You will be judged by your gifts, and if found wanting you will be shunned by the baseball community....
Lebanese Olympic Skier Under Fire For Topless Photoshoot
Lebanese slalom skier Jackie Chamoun is facing criticism in her home country, with even the Sports Minister calling for an investigation, after images from a topless calendar photoshoot emerged on the internet Monday....
NFL Executives Say The League Isn't Ready For Michael Sam
There are layers to former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam's coming-out. The first is that it happened, and the sun came up with no more than the expected amounts of bigotry. The second is how it happened, and OutSports has a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the lengthy and complex preparati...
Here's How The NFL Reacted To Michael Sam Coming Out
When Michael Sam came out tonight, likely becoming the first publicly gay active NFL player next season, we knew there'd be some shocking reactions from people on Twitter, including some of those in the NFL. Here, to preserve them publicly, are those tweets:...
Ashley Wagner's "Bullshit" Moment Is The First Meme Of The Sochi Games
It's safe to say American figure skater Ashley Wagner was expecting a better score than that. Her face—along with all pretense—dropped after seeing the judges' thoughts on her short program in ladies team competition....
Austria Is Having Problems
[A member of Austria's delegation lies on the ground after falling during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium. Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images]...
Tonga's Olympic Luger Is An Underwear Marketing Stunt
To be clear, Bruno Banani deserves to be here. He qualified with a 28th-place finish at a World Cup race in December. But everything about him—from his background to his biography to his very name—is the whole-cloth creation of an underwear company....
Max Pacioretty Misses Two Penalty Shots, Scores Hat Trick Anyway
Canadiens winger Max Pacioretty became the first player in NHL history to miss two penalty shots in one game. While I can't find the specific record, I'm pretty confident in adding that he's the first player in NHL history to miss two penalty shots in one game while scoring three goals....
Meet The Underdogs Of The U.S. Figure Skating Team
The figure skating competition is already underway in Sochi, and I have to break the bad news to you: For the first time in years, no American man or woman is expected to seriously vie for an individual gold medal. Which doesn't mean this won't still be the most fascinating, nerve-wracking competiti...
Hey! The Olympics Have Started
Though the opening ceremony doesn't begin for another day, today has already seen the start of qualification in the men's and women's slopestyle snowboarding, and in a little bit, women's moguls and the first parts of the new team figure skating competition. ...
No, Pete Carroll Doesn't Have A "9/11" Tattoo On His Wrist
One photo taken immediately after Super Bowl XLVIII shows an unidentified Seattle Seahawk—with a "9/11" tattoo on his wrist—holding the Lombardi Trophy. One tipster asked if the ink belonged to head coach Pete Carroll, which would be interesting, considering his thoughts on the September 11th attack...
Skeleton Helmets Are The Coolest Thing At The Olympics
Skeleton, which has only been a regular Winter Olympic event since 2002, is every bit as fast and intense and as scary as luge. Scarier; the sliders go down face-first. But that gives the sport an aesthetic edge over its cohorts. Look at those helmets!...
Richie Incognito's Triumphant Return: A Four-Tweet Play
(Please note that the Nick Foles account is a fake.)...
The Dogs Of Sochi
This is not a commentary on Sochi authorities' reported (and apparently ineffective) plan to exterminate the city's stray dogs ahead of the Olympics. It is also not a condemnation of Russia, which, like most parts of the world, has strays roaming its urban areas....
Super Bowl Fans Spent A Record $94.60 Per Person On Food and Drinks
The NFL prints money; we knew this. But some of the numbers are now out on what fans spent once they got to the Super Bowl, and it's big money....
Redskins Lied About Not Paying Horrible People To Defend Team Name
This became news a few days ago—the Friday evening before the Super Bowl, to be exact. Because of that timing, we can only assume the Redskins didn't want anyone to notice. Don't let them get away with it....
Shirtless, Drunk, And Champions: Scenes From The Seattle Celebrations
When cities—especially certain cities—win championships, it's become a morning-after tradition to check in on the fans and see how much trouble they caused. Seattleites were pretty well-behaved, all told!...
The Seattle Seahawks Burn The Broncos' Touchdown Factory To The Ground
The best offense-best defense matchup should have been a grinding, tough, watchable-for-all-60-minutes game with a million lead changes, or so that's what we envisioned. Instead, the Seahawks devoured everything in front of them. Seattle embarrassed Denver's NFL-best offense, 43-8. It wasn't even cl...