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Amar'e Stoudemire Is Contemplating Founding A Hebrew School
Per today's New York Daily News gossip pages:...
Kyle Orton Doesn't Just "Happen"
A Reddit user has created this handy-dandy flowchart to trace just how Kyle Orton ended up as the man in Kansas City. Featuring cameos from Tim Tebow and Jay Cutler, it just goes to show you that everything in the NFL comes back to Bernard Pollard and Tom Brady. [Reddit]...
Tyler Palko Is Not The Next Kurt Warner
During Monday Night Football last week, Ron Jaworski briefly speculated that Tyler Palko was following the Kurt Warner archetype, of a guy who bumbles around for a while before finally getting his shot in the NFL. As Jaws pointed out, Kurt Warner didn't get his first NFL start until he was 28 year...
The Capitals Axed Lovable "Fat Fuck" Coach Bruce Boudreau
You'll recall that Alex Ovechkin, the supremely talented, supremely underachieving, similarly fat Caps winger, called Boudreau a "fat fuck" after being benched late in a game less than a month ago. Things have not gone well since....
Roy Helu Leapfrogs The Seahawks For A Touchdown
This play brought the Redskins within three and they would take a 20-17 lead shortly thereafter on a 50 yard touchdown from Grossman to Anthony Armstrong....
Onterio McCalebb's Kickoff Return Touchdown Left This Auburn Bro Feeling Awfully Smug
Auburn's Onterio McCalebb opened the second half of the Iron Bowl by taking Alabama's kickoff to the house, but it only brought the Tigers within ten of their rivals—which makes you wonder what this bro is feeling so smug about. [CBS]...
The Look Of Horror On This Punter's Face Is Priceless
Michigan punter Will Hagerup's muffed attempt to receive a snap in the second half of the Wolverines' battle against rival Ohio State left him mortified—and it's even better when slowed down 20x and set to indie music, this time "Scared of Love" by Small Factory. [ABC]...
High School Football Coach's Wife Changed Grades For Over 40 Of Her Husband's Players
Well, "Say What, High School Football Coaches?" rolls on, this time with the Significant Other Edition. Sara Glashagel, the wife of Antioch Community High School's football coach, Brian Glashagel, took it upon herself to change the grades of over 60 students, 41 of them football players. Glashagel,...
High School Reunion Horror Stories: Hey, You Look Familiar
This weekend, freshly minted adults will have awkward high school reunions all across America. We asked you for your reunion horror stories, and picked four of the best. This one comes from Bobby....
LSU-AlabamaArkansas: And Just Like That, It's Tied At 14 Thanks To The Honey Badger
Tyrann Mathieu made his name—and his Honey Badger moniker—on defense, but it was this 92-yard punt return touchdown in the second quarter of LSU's matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks that has been the play of the game thus far. [CBS]...
Arkansas Takes 14-0 Lead On Top-Ranked LSU Courtesy Alonzo Highsmith Jr.'s Fumble Return Touchdown
In a game proving to already be more interesting than the LSU-Alabama "game of the year" three weeks ago, the third-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks have a 14-0 lead on LSU in the second quarter courtesy this wild play, only the seventh turnover all season for the LSU Tigers. Nothing makes a man feel ol...
High School Reunion Horror Stories: Wives Gone Wild
This weekend, freshly minted adults will have awkward high school reunions all across America. We asked you for your reunion horror stories, and picked four of the best. This one comes from Matt....
High School Reunion Horror Stories: Magical Mystery Reunion
This weekend, freshly minted adults will have awkward high school reunions all across America. We asked you for your reunion horror stories, and picked four of the best. This one comes from Andrew....
High School Reunion Horror Stories: Back Yack
This weekend, freshly minted adults will have awkward high school reunions all across America. We asked you for your reunion horror stories, and picked four of the best. This one comes from RDM....
Sandusky Victim's Mother Recalls Town Reaction: "Our Football Team Is Going To Lose And It's All Because Of Your Son"
Two stories have been published today that shed a harrowing light on the awful circumstances faced by the boy identified by the Penn State grand jury summary as Victim 1:...
The Man Who Invented The End-Zone Dance
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Rhode Island NBC I-Team Investigates Dangerous New Game Called "Beer Pong"
What a week for Old People Discoveries: On Monday, the New York Times alerted the world to a curious new trend called "planking," and yesterday, NBC's Providence affiliate launched a special investigative report into the "potential dangers" of a "new game" called beer pong....
New Abuse Allegation Against Jerry Sandusky Came From A Family Member, His Lawyer Says
More disquieting news from the Patriot-News, which is withholding the details of the child's familial relationship to Sandusky: "The attorney for Jerry Sandusky says one of the two new cases of alleged sexual abuse under investigation by Children and Youth Services was made by a family member. ... T...
Chiefs Fans, Time To Bet It All On Red
Are you a Missourian inspired by the St. Louis fan who rode the Cardinals at 999/1 when all hope was lost? Maybe now's the time to throw some dough at Tyler Palko and the miracle Chiefs. (Does that roll off the tongue? Not so much.) Two games out of first in the AFC West, KC is being offered at 500/...
How Grand Juries In Pennsylvania Make It Impossible For Jerry Sandusky To Get A Fair Trial
Pennsylvania grand juries don't issue indictments. They issue detailed and often-provocative "presentments" of alleged crimes. Because of that, "The name "Sandusky" is already synonymous with "monster" without a witness ever having been sworn in open court." [Huffington Post]...