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David Blatt Plunked By Errant Pass
Cleveland handily dispatched Chicago tonight for their third straight win, continuing to right the ship after going 1-7 with that LeBron James fellow out injured. But while the heat on coach David Blatt's seat has somewhat dissipated—and he's not been moved around by James in a few nights—his life i...

High School Team Inbounds While Up Two With 0.6 Seconds Left, Loses
Wayne High School (Neb.) took on Dakota Valley High School (SD) in a non-conference match-up Friday, and the game featured a finish so wild it would make John Havlicek blush. Down three with under ten seconds left, Wayne's Ben Hoskins hit a three to send the game to overtime. That's when things ...

Aggravating Butthead Daniel Carcillo Banned Six Games For Cross-Check
Chicago Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo unleashed a late cross-check on Winnipeg's Mathieu Perreault Friday night, causing Perreault to leave the game early. Today, the NHL suspended Carcillo six games for the act....

Chinese Dunk Contest Features Terrible, Hilarious Dunk
The Chinese Basketball Association had its all-star game over the weekend. I really don't understand why this guy was invited to participate in the dunk contest:...

Max Scherzer's Contract Isn't Quite As Impressive As It Seems
The Washington Nationals have reportedly signed Max Scherzer to a seven-year, $210 million deal. That's a lot of money! That's damn near Clayton Kershaw money! Except that it's not, really....

Joel Embiid: I'm Not Fat And I Do Care
Over the weekend, a report came out claiming Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was fat and unmotivated while he recovered from a foot injury. Embiid disputed those claims last night....

Paul Pierce Channels Surly Russell Westbrook In Postgame Interview
On Friday night, Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook pulled a Marshawn Lynch during his postgame media scrum, answering every question with some version of "we did a good job executing" before looking one reporter dead in the face and saying, "I just don't like you." Wizards small forward and joll...

Doug Baldwin Is Probably Still Looking For Doubters To Call Out
Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin made a brief and profane cameo in the madness immediately following Jermaine Kearse's game-winning touchdown catch, but that was just the start of his postgame highlight reel. From there, he went on to call out the NFL Network's Deion Sanders for being a punk-as...

Pats Win; Gronk Dances
While Packers-Seahawks provided tons of drama, the other game did not. The Patriots scored 31 unanswered points on their way to a 45-7 demolition of the Colts....

Pantsless Seahawks Fan!
This guy was so elated with Seattle's win that he ran onto the field, pulled his pants down, and chugged a bottle of unknown liquid while CenturyLink Field drank in his legs. Go Seahawks....

Report: Joel Embiid Is Fat And Doesn't Care
The main focus of this season's 76ers is their constant, intentional failure, but here's some news about one of the players they actually care about: Joel Embiid. He's reportedly flabby and not following his conditioning....

Russell Wilson Finds Jermaine Kearse At The Most Important Time
Over the course of the game, Russell Wilson targeted receiver Jermaine Kearse six times. On four of those targets, the Packers picked Wilson off. Kearse only made one catch, but it was the one that sent the Seahawks to the Super Bowl....

Bill Belichick, Showing Off His Tube Socks
Bill Belichick, the grumpiest Teletubby, is either ready for a flood or extremely proud of his socks and shoes. This man coaches an NFL team....

Seahawks Finally Get On Board With Punter-To-Tackle Field Goal Fake
Seattle finally put a dent in Green Bay's 16-0 lead with a touchdown pass—but not from Russell Wilson, and not to a Seahawks wide receiver. No, it was punter Jon Ryan finding offensive tackle Garry Gilliam in the end zone on a fake field goal. That's what we all expected, right?...

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One-Handed Punter Catch Is The Shrine Game's Sole Highlight
The East-West Shrine Game is underway in St. Petersburg today and it's been as dull as a college all-star game can be expected. Your sole highlight so far is this one-handed snag of a lousy snap by Colorado punter Darragh O'Neill. Special teams action! Thrilling! Tune into NFL Network for the best f...

Lefty Spinning Bounce Passes Are The Best Bounce Passes
A spinning lefty bounce pass to a guy who didn't even seem to be open? Usually we only see those from Manu Ginobili, but Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell shows he has a little game, too. Even though it is probably somehow an NCAA violation, Sam Thompson should have to owe Russell for blowing the layup ...

Chelsea Is Terrifying, Scores Beautiful Goal After Intricate Buildup
Facing Chelsea is downright horrifying, and Swansea are learning that firsthand today. This is their second goal—Oscar scored in the first minute—and it is a beautiful interplay of passes reminiscent of, dare I say it, peak-Barcelona. Few teams in the world are so stocked with talent to have playe...

Report: John Fox Is The New Head Coach Of The Chicago Bears
Less than a week after mutually agreeing to part ways the Denver Broncos, John Fox has landed another head-coaching gig with the Chicago Bears. So sayeth Fox Sports' Jay Glazer:...

Key And Peele's Parody Of Football Pregame Shows Is Pitch Perfect
Key and Peele are always good when they turn their attention toward sports, and this latest bit, in which they play bloated ex-NFL players who are now pundits, is no exception....