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Derrick Rose Is Out For The Season
Derrick Rose underwent a successful repair of his medial meniscus today. That's the good news. The bad news is that the Bulls have announced that Rose is done for the season. ...

Chris Long Did Not Have Much Fun Playing Against His Brother Yesterday
Everyone loves football games that come with a built-in subplot, so it's no surprise that yesterday's Bears-Rams game received some extra hype due to the brother-on-brother matchup of defensive end Chris Long and offensive guard Kyle Long. Two brothers enter, but only one can win! It'll be just lik...

Philip Rivers Wins The Game And Makes A Bunch Of Crazy Faces
Phil Rivers and the Chargers got the ball back with less than a minute and a half, down four and needing a touchdown to win. They got it, on a 26-yard throw to Seyi Ajirotutu, and then Rivers did what he does best: make a bunch of crazy ass faces and look like an insane person who has recently swall...

Derrick Rose Tears Medial Meniscus, Out Indefinitely
The Bulls announced that an MRI confirmed Derrick Rose suffered a tear of his right medial meniscus last night against the Blazers. The injury will require surgery and another indefinite absence from the team. According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, Rose is returning to Chicago and will h...

Joe Philbin Thinks Google Glass Comes Equipped With Lasers
We learn two things from the video below (autoplay, sorry), neither having anything to do with the Dolphins' lackluster running game. First, Google Glass is still basically Spy Tech for adults but second, and more importantly, these NFL press conferences are actually kind of sad....

Derrick Rose Leaves Game Early, Has Another Knee Injury
Derrick Rose exited tonight's 98-95 Bulls loss in Portland in the third quarter after suffering a knee injury that team officials say will lead him to get an MRI....

The Science Of Hangovers: Causes, Cures, And Prevention
This is one of the first rivalry weekends of the college football season, and I'll be spending it in New Haven, Connecticut, for what is perhaps the nadir of intercollegiate gridiron competition: the Harvard/Yale game. Inside the stadium, the future business leaders of America will strap on the pads...

The Best Food In Movie History, Ranked
Please note that these rankings are based strictly on appetite appeal and NOT on the quality of the scene therein. Also, desserts count and documentary scenes do not....


Southern Miss Attempts To Replace Its Murdered Mascot
In 1993, Southern Mississippi's golden eagle mascot Nugget II starved to death under mysterious circumstances, and alumni paid off the government to make questions go away. For two decades, students and alumni have been trying to bring a bird back to campus. This might be the closest they get....

After Losing, Tuukka Rask Fails Miserably At Breaking His Goalie Stick
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask gave up the game-ending shootout goal to Derek Roy for a 3-2 loss, and he was fuming. Of course, Rask tried to break his stick, because that's what one does when they're angry about a loss. "Tried" is the keyword here....

How Jimmy Graham Became The Most Productive Tight End In Football
Calling Jimmy Graham a tight end seems dishonest. Drew Brees's favorite target is a freak who's blowing the other competition at his position out of the water in 2013. Because "Jimmy Graham is good" isn't a very compelling statement, let's go a little further. Since Graham is essentially a wide rece...

Minimalist NHL Logos Might Be Even Better Than The Real Things
The true test of a sharp, resonant logo is if it can be stripped down to its barest elements and still be recognizable. That's why we'll post just about any minimalist designs we find, including two different sets of NHL logos....

Mom's Mabley": The First Female Stand-Up
Next Monday HBO will air Whoopi Goldberg's documentary on Mom's Mabley....

Fat Guy Fake Punt Hurdling Touchdown!
Kent crushed Ohio 44-13 in Athens tonight, but the highlight for all who tuned in for #MACtion was this 61-yard fake punt by Nate Terhune, a 6'4" 265 lb. defensive lineman who played up-back on the punt team and made the most of his opportunity—hurdling a Bobcat return teamer en route to the end z...

Chi Chi Rodriguez's New Trick Shot: Bouncing A Golf Ball Off His Nuts
Understandably, Chi Chi would need a do-over before swinging sword after this one. ...

The Sporting Life Of Elliott Gould
James Hughes has a fun piece over on Elliott Gould over at Grantland:...


When To Stop A Fight
On Nov. 2, heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov fought 10 hard rounds against "Irish" Mike Perez at Madison Square Garden. Today, Abdusalamov sits in a bed in Roosevelt Hospital, in a medically induced coma. It's worth reflecting on when fights should be stopped....
