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John Elway Writes Letter Endorsing Supreme Court Nominee, For Some Reason
There are a great many topics on which one might seek the wisdom of former Hall-of-Fame quarterback and current Broncos GM John Elway. For instance: how to throw a football real far, or how to avoid paying a shit-ton of money to a bad QB just because he can throw a football real far....
The Roman Empire Accidentally Killed Itself
It took just 80 years for the Roman Empire to fall apart as a political unit....
Mikaela Shiffrin Is The Best In The World And She Needs A Nap
Mikaela Shiffrin looked tired. She wasn’t arcing as smoothly in this, her last race of the season; she wasn’t fighting as much. The fact that even that performance at Aspen on Sunday still put her in sixth—one many athletes on the World Cup circuit would love to have, yet considered a lackluster one...
The Chicken Is Large
All Twitter could talk about yesterday was the big chicken. If you haven’t seen the big chicken, here it is....
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NCAA Forces Writer To Delete Video Of Wichita State Coach's Rowdy Wife [Update]
Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall isn’t the only one in the family that can cause a scene, apparently....
Kentucky Staves Off Upset, Squeaks By Wichita State
No. 2 Kentucky just barely held on to thwart an upset attempt from No. 10 Wichita State with a 65-62 win Sunday afternoon. ...
Phil Kessel Flips Puck Over The Back Of The Net To Assist Extremely Cool Goal
There are five hockey games that have yet to begin today, but I feel confident in calling this the NHL highlight of the weekend. Behold Phil Kessel flipping the puck over the back of the net for teammate Patric Hornqvist to tap in:...
Michigan Upsets No. 2 Louisville For Sweet Sixteen Spot
Louisville coughed up an eight-point halftime lead in an upset loss to Michigan....
Boeheim Heir Apparent Mike Hopkins Leaves For Head Coaching Job At Washington
Long thought the heir for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, Mike Hopkins has reportedly jumped ship to be head coach at Washington. ...
Adam Jones Robs Manny Machado Homer
It was Oriole-on-Oriole crime as Adam Jones made a stunning play to rob Manny Machado of a sure home run, and holding onto the slim 4-2 U.S. lead over the Dominican Republic. ...
Giancarlo Stanton Cranks Huge Dinger, Gives U.S. The Lead
Giancarlo Stanton broke a 2-2 deadlock by ripping a massive two-run homer off the Dominican Republic’s Ervin Santana. How massive?...
Russell Westbrook's Latest Victims Are The Kings
Russell Westbrook is clearly disgusted that he has to waste his talents on destroying such unworthy victims as the Sacramento Kings....
Phillies Catcher Recovers With Diving Grab After Bobbling The Ball
Ryan Hanigan is fourth on the Phillies’ depth chart at catcher, but he got a little time in the spotlight today with this diving catch to save face after bobbling the ball. (Insofar as any player gets time in the spotlight at this point in March, at least.)...
Matt Davidson May Be Part Of The White Sox's Designated Hitter Rotation
One open question for the Chicago White Sox this spring has been just what they’ll do about their situation at designated hitter, given that they don’t have a single player ideally suited to seize the role full-time. With Opening Day approaching, it appears they’ll be going with a committee, reports...
Oklahoma State Covers Thanks To Last-Second Three
Michigan beat Oklahoma State in what was one of the more entertaining games of the NCAA tournament’s first round. The Cowboys fought to the very end, getting quick buckets in the final minute and forcing Michigan to hit their free throws. Even after Michigan grabbed a four-point lead, Oklahoma State...
Steve Kerr Warns LaVar Ball That His Hype Might Backfire<em></em>
LaVar Ball, father of UCLA freshman superstar Lonzo, has been in the news a ton lately. The ur-Sports Dad has wedged his way into every inch of airtime offered to him to talk shit about NBA legends, call their sons losers, and proclaim the supreme basketball ability of his three large sons. In case ...
Sports<i> </i>Columnist Invents Unfortunate Acronym
Chicago Tribune sports columnist Bernie Lincicome has been at this for a long time, and after so many years spent writing takes, he probably has trouble coming up with ways to keep his column fresh. In his latest piece about new Bears quarterback Mike Glennon, Lincicome tried to put together a cute ...
It's Manny Machado Highlight Time
Manny Machado helped his Dominican Republic team in a defensive battle against Venezuela tonight with a defensive play that showed the Orioles third baseman is in mid-season form....