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Sidney Crosby Catches Teammate's Stick In Mid-Air

When Patric Hörnqvist had his stick slapped out of his hand, he probably thought he was going to have to do that awkward thing where you chase the puck with your hands spread out wide and try to throw your body in front of every shot. Instead, Sidney Crosby miraculously caught the damn thing and han...

Is This Black-And-Blue Dress In Fact Black And Blue?

Yes....

Rip Hamilton, who hasn't played basketball since the 2013 playoffs, officially announced his retirement today on ESPN's His & Hers show. [His & Hers]...

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Maple Leafs Somehow Rid Themselves Of David Clarkson's Contract

The Maple Leafs earned a small victory today. Ha, no, not on the ice. Toronto found a team willing to take on the albatross that is David Clarkson's contract. Congratulations, Blue Jackets!...

Talented Hockey Bloke Falls Down On Breakaway, Scores Anyway

The Cardiff Devils' Chris Culligan had a tight breakaway Wednesday, but when Coventry Blaze defenseman Craig Cescon caught up, Culligan turned around, stuck with the play, and snuck in a goal from his knees. Lovely....

When Miami-Dade residents voted on building the Heat an arena, they were promised a waterfront park. It became a parking lot, with the Heat pocketing the proceeds. Now the county wants to at least charge reasonable rent for the land. The Heat's lobbyist says there's "room for discussion."...

Rex Ryan Got A Giant Bills Logo Painted On His Truck

I will always find Rex Ryan's willingness to go full fanboy on whatever team he's coaching to be immensely charming. It was great when he got a picture of his wife wearing nothing but a Jets jersey tattooed on his arm, and it was great when he got that Jets jersey turned into a Bills one. So I am 10...

I Don't Get Ed Sheeran 

Here's what I know about Ed Sheeran: He's British, he's ginger, he sings, and he recently did his own version of O.T. Genasis's "Coco." I listened to that, and I turned to stone. It did not need to exist, but now it does, and it has done no favors in helping me figure out Ed Sheeran. ...

The Panthers traded for Jaromir Jagr. They'll send New Jersey a second-rounder and a conditional third-rounder....

Racist Dutch Soccer Fans Throw Inflatable Banana At Black Player (Update)

Feyenoord fans continue to expose themselves as douche bags of the highest order. First it was trashing Rome before the first leg of their Europa League tie against Roma, then it was threatening further shenanigans ahead of the return leg, and now they've gone ahead and gotten racist....

Blue Jays' Michael Saunders Steps On Sprinkler, Needs Knee Surgery

Blue Jays fans received their sucker punch early this season. Outfielder Michael Saunders stepped on a sprinkler head in spring training, and now he needs surgery. He might be out until the All-Star break....

How To Survive A Long-Distance Relationship

I'm sorry we're here. Or rather, I'm sorry that the Love of Your Life is way, way far out over there. It's not easy being in a long-distance relationship. Trust me. While absence makes the heart grow fonder or whatever, that absence is also exhausting, depressing, and can drive you crazy. You may fi...

Llamas On Llam Llose Llawmen

A pair of lost llamas led Sun City, Ariz. cops on a lengthy chase this afternoon, tying up law enforcement resources and leaving the city free for plundering by the handful of criminals who weren't watching, rapt, in their offices. Watch the entire, hilarious pursuit here, set (of course) to "Yakety...

Roger Goodell: "I'm a big fan of Jimmy Haslam and what he's doing."...

Local News Segment On Sledding Leads To Multiple Crashes

Today's edition of "People from the South Learning About the Cold" takes us to Greenville, S.C., where WYFF news sent a reporter into the field to do some sledding. Unfortunately, she failed to adhere to the first rule of sledding, which is to never sled face-first into a dirty-ass block of frozen s...

Barclays Center Trademarks Two "Brooklyn Hockey" Logos [Update]

Nets Daily (via Sporting News) has discovered the above two logos, filed on Feb. 12 and Feb. 17 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, by Brooklyn Arena LLC—the company that runs the Barclays Center, where the Islanders will begin play next season. ...

Finally, A Sierra Nevada Beer We Can Talk Shit About

Yesterday afternoon, I got a nice, simple email that nevertheless caused much undue consternation at Drunkspin Headquarters. It was from the new head of media relations (or whatever) at Victory Brewing, a mid-sized, widely distributed Pennsylvanian operation of which I am quite fond. I have public...

FSU's Xavier Rathan-Mayes Scores 30 Points In A Five-Minute Stretch

Wednesday night, for about five minutes, FSU guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes was unstoppable. He kept hitting buckets against Miami; at one point, he had 26 straight points without missing a shot....

Chelsea To Fans: Guys, Please Don't Be Racist This Weekend

In contrast to the sentiment expressed by some fans in Paris last week, Chelsea feel that, though some of their fans may be racist, that is definitely not the way they like it. In light of this and this weekend's opponent, the club is threatening to come down hard on any supporters caught being raci...